The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-03

to l,ean the bins full and the macnlpery o,,ad and all the rest will be done auto matically. He and hs machines VIII De doing the work that in a present oay erocerv shop it requires 50 men to do.'
 "Groceries are practically the onns things that could be sold in an automauc shop. aren't they?' asked the reporter
 "coal is an item-an important item that the automatic shop will retail. fe- tatoes and similar vegetables Will aiso be dealt in Neither the coal nor 'ne ve~etables will be tied up in packases' The customer will have to prins a oas ,ret box or scuttle and place 1t penea,l ,hs nroner opening before dropping ms ,,io,,aI .n Tn the slot. The machine above Will s,mnIv measure out the proper quanitlls
 "rhe automatic shop will retail oriea codfsh and similarly prepared nsn s,',. anu meats. Of course it will not pc poss.Die for if to do the business or an oroin'is butcher shop. ,. family could live the year round without usihe anything but good package 1ooo
 .J have some hesitancy In being qoo.eu to that effect, because there are SD n,ass fake package foods that are oe,ns 1ysat t,.ad as brain and nerve foods. wha. ' t'Set reter to are the foodstuffs that are cook ad at inc factories and then done up Ill na ckages for the retail trade.
 "rhe central Kitchen has been trieo Ill
 nanv nlaces and found to be sucee,' If not only saves time but greatly silp eas tha servant problem. It Is only neces- sa rv to carry this step further ana sup stitute the factory for the cehtrai N',s ,,.. an The service area of the iatter ID .a tied. but the factory that COOKS anu .nua ,.a boxes or cans the looo ea"
 product anywhere. ooo,,ea nI he,ieve that these factory cooked ,oods are going to come more and more into use | believe that the day IS coii- ,ng when 1t will only be necessary 'o heat q little water in order to prepare ,,.si And I should add that that wa ter will be heated by electricity. e,d- z. shioned cook-stove will. be TOT gotten relic. ,,;,o
 ..Jow far have you gone in oeveiopins the plans for an automatic storef
 "Why, I've had a draftsman "orN ou' a good part of it. As mecnahicai piop os;tion 1t is simple. I'd like to nave soma nhilanthropist take hold of this schsme and build a number of these au- tomatic stores in the tenement olstricts of the big cities He wouldn't need to pc so much of a philanthropist. either. l can show him how these stores Will net mn ner cent on his investment.
 .1r anyone wants to take hold or tnls' wil nrepare the plans and make 1t a mechanical success without any cnarse' My interest in this matter IS simpiy a desire to help the poor man-to give lls nickel the same purchasing power 'ha' mine has.
 .erbere's so much talk nowadays about he,n,nr the poor man! Most of 1t results in noth,ne but talk. The rich man wants to help but he doesn't know how. NOW, h.re,s a sure thing. It's the pest Kino ,f philanthropy, for 1t helps man 10 be,n himself. He puts his nickel In the slot and has no one to thank.
 "If no one else takes this matter up' I'll build one of these automatic stores myself There are two tninss on s
 mind thatNI have got to get rid or hrs.. Tha orrt and most important of these IS inc storage battery. I have got that in .uch shape that I'll be able very soon to dismiss 1t from, my mind. The second thing Is my project of making concrete hnmsa. in iron rnolds the whole house to he completed in Dix days and to cost not more than $l200.- This Is a scheme 10 heip the poor man. l don't intend to make anything out or it' III veiy so. time I'll be ready to begin pouring these concrete houses
 "Then I'll take up this automatic store: I'll build one in the tenement district or New york, and I'll call 1t the Samaritan Market. It will be for the poor man. selling goods in five-oent lots; ln,s nn.e store
 "5ow general these automatic stores .,,l then become 1t would be difficult to rronhesy. But so far as an automatic age [. concerned, I have no hesitancy in say ing that its coming. No piece or ma. chinerv manufactured is more than 10 n.r cent perfect. AS the years go on this will be improved upon tremendously; nore automatic machines will be de- vised. and articles of comfort and lux urv will be produced in enormous num- bers at such small cost that all classes viii be able to enjoy the benefits of them"