The morning call., 1892-05-14
OVERREACHING PARSIMONY.
The NickeI.in. the.SlOt NeWSbOy Is
a Failure.
1T WILL NOT ENRICH ANYBODY.
The Public Wants to See the FleSh.agd.
Blood NeWSbOyS Make a
Living.
1T WILL NOT ENRICH ANYBODY

''Drop nickel in the slot and take away
the widows bread"
That is the cry of those who are fighting
the silent newsboy" scheme.
It is surprising to find how many people
are already sTrsyed against those who up
hold the heartless device.
1t is simply a question of whether one
cares more for a boy than he does for
machine.
There are creatures-not men. but crea-
tures-who would just as soon patronize
machine as they would a poor boy. But
there are not many such.
Most persons would be ashamed TO be
caught sticking a nickel in the slot and TAX
ing away a newspaper when there is a
newsboy within hailing distance.
The boys work 10 support themselves and
the needy ones at home. They get 21a cents
apiece for each paper they sell.
When you have dropped two nickels into
the machine you have taken one loaf of
bread away from those poor ones whom the
boy is trying to support
When you have dropped in four nickels
you have taken from them the 10 cents
worth Of chops which they could buy with
the money, or the quart Of milk or the few
ounces of butter.
You going TO give butter to newsbOys"
Yes, and we would give them ten times
as good iare as we would give you had we
the giving of IL
The newspaper which announced that 1t
intended to use the nickel-in- lhe-slot news
boy all over the city is making slow prog
Tess with the scheme.
To tell the truth it is a dismal failure.
The CALL showed the thinking public
the merclleSsness, the cold blOodeduess Of
the plan and the public says:
I'VE Will buy from the fesh-and- blood
newshOy. We prefer to give him a chance
TO earn an honest living rather than nave
our money 60 TO enrich some corporation.
Then, too, the people read with disgust
the eXultiDgly woTded articles which an
nouneed the silent newsbOy to them as
wonderful invention, beautifully pol
ished," neat" handy" and honest"
aud particularly that paragraph which said
The new company will give employment
to about 200 machines to commence with.
and will increase their force as soon as the
machines can be obtained"
We do not think that the increase" in
the force" will be anything wonderful.
The 200 machines may be set up, but they
will never make their owners millionaire a
they hope to be.
That the live, fesh-and-blood newsboys
know who their friends are is clearly ap-
parent from the following, which was
handed over the counter of THE CALLS
branch Office, on Market street, by COM
mttee OF hye news6Oys yesterday morning:
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, May 49, 1892.
To The cal: The newsboys OF San Francisco
offer you their hearty congratulations and many
thousand thanks for writing up tie slot-machiue
which would tahe The bread and butler from
many OF the hard. working boys who strive to
make ,ir livelihood on the street by selling The
morning papers.
Tie machine would make the capitalist Of the
Slot independent, for It would rob tie poor boys
OF 21s cents for every nickel that would be
dropped into IL.
We thank you from our hearts for showing up
TO The public The De Young slOt-machlne. We
remain your earnest friends.
NEWSBOYS OF SAN FRANCISCO.