New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
LUNCH IN 50 SECONDS.
The Latest Thing in Fleet Feed
inq Is Here.
AUTOMATIC AND DEMOCRATIC
A Smashing Blow to Records
for the Nimble Absorption
Of Nutrimept.


Eeoe~aph, a tho number OF place, has
, multiplied their patronage has increased.
one day not long ago $50 persons
! Mod by tho "ashier, aindop of 4 certain
. autcl, luncheon establishment during the
{ ff'crn minutes preceding - 80 ociock.
Nor poe trat an unprecedented condition.
/ n tact. IT is said tha. if the number shoulG
} fan n.uch below that ic,ire the lnnchoor
! room would soon he On IT, "a" 80 The re-
"eiyer
! From 'hr placid procinct' Of Philadelphia
! oas just con-" . COMPANY ~ rapid food dis
! pousor, To- add to ,he comfort aud celerity
of the million " ho must bolt their nourlsh.
/ '-qnt Tie old hole.in .the-Wall luncheon
room. with 't- ri"korius lisht> IT'S smoky
atmosphere. it- -reasy walls and say dust
,arpeu,cd ooor. j. = Thing Of the past.
Il may bo met occasionally, hVt % may
! tho horseclr
! The reWest thing IN fleet feeding ri the
multitude has stained glass windows thai
many moro pretcntious structure might
envy. and il IS situated IN the heart OF the
, lobster palace district You insert 8 coin
! and out comes YOUR not m,ncc ar chicken
uie.
! II Is automatic, democratic, the latest
! type OF lardcr from which the citys hun
grr Will extract such creature comforts a
hash stew. kckshaws and fricassee. The
! immense stained glass windows Will trans
/ form plain alnnent into aInbrosia.
! Philadelphia has approved Of the system,
and the proprietors Of the newest quick or
| transit luncheon ARRANGEMENT 10 Ce started
10 the metropolis have spent money for
| door space and location with the evident
intention of doing a large business at
! least twenty-foUr hours every day.
| Whether - per cent Of the custom OF the
automatic luncheon room here will be pro-
ided by women or children, as Is the ease
/ I'm philadelphia remains 10 be seen. Il is
popular In tho Quaker city with shoppers
| Who Sit AZ the little round tables and let
their children norl. tho slot-beef peno.
machine.
! Children IN PhiIadelphia arc rewarded
for good behavior during trying expedi-
ton into tho mur,s of dollar values az 81
cents by the promise when luncheon tim
comes. of being permitted 70 operate tie
autoinat. RroadWay, in tho neighborhood
of 18th street. H. not 80 likely 10 bc hled
with shopper a. with thousands Of men
and wOr n otherwise engaged.
Many persons have been interested 10
note the construction OF such large and
brilliantly WinioRed Gegluttion depot 10
he operated at such cheap prices In the
very midst ~ the champagne agents
pasture When the stained glass windows
are III up az night thousands Of passersby
ar. struck by the audacious splendor OF
tho showing and find 81 hard to realize
that behind such sparkling exterior the
= Lalcvou bean. tir electrically delivered
, egg tho fast frying napjack Will be OBJ
, ,ainahl. within few days upon the eX-
+ u.nGiture Of almost No time a. all and
only a n,tle money.
! only = few short Years agd the rotunda
OF the Astor House was the highest eX-
ponrnt Of thn uinbe injection ot MONDAY
nutriment VIC are growing more and moro
eNpeditious in these matters, even 4 We 90
stop an hour and watch safe carried 10
the Slth story from the Sidewalk.
/ There are certain physical consequences
ube-o srecd ~ luncheon Is the paramount
reouirerent. bur the clerk and merchant
md many representatives Of other branch
as Of activity crowd on sail a noon. merely
demanding that the food be good ana the
eating place clean.
/ The chair lNfGl - ON Wy ~ " '''~''
time T., saved certain revenue Is eX-
pected from each chair, and 70 accomplish
this result q is necessary that the chairs
i. kept constantly occupied during II" rush
/ hours
| Th. financial district offers hne exhibits
of csnnon-bali velocity, where messengers
, with ostrlrh-lik" digestions attack the
/ cranlnrtcr and saucrkraut vender, who
! gives swift service at low prices.
But TN. last word uudoubtedly viii be
the automatic delivery of a fun meal.
/ You inspect what you eat before you insert
! th, coin The food lies behind small plate
| glass Windows. You pun out your hot
OYSTER pie. your cup Of coffee. lee cream
and cruller. and begin a more or less dan
rerous tourney toward your table. where
/ you may bolt your food to your hearts
| content
| Complaints of the service will. 1t Is be-
! Icvrd be- rare. customers wait upon
! themselves. There is 40 opportuult> to tip
/ any one. unless you feel down Oh your
| Im,k and wish ;o pay something 10 the
nan wn" picks up IN" joIIed dishes for
| listening :" your troubles.
! II MAY b. necessary. "a IT is In some fast
/ foudcrivs already established. Ia reserve a
chair bv laying ones hat on the seat. And
| this may result in IN, au;omat a" II has
! iu the Older restaurants. iu tn" destruction
- ino hat b, som, person ignorant Of
| Oh, ctjruett. ot = Jaw glmua -um. IN
/ ,,hirb event th. lr"priotorS may 40 counted
i,u. no doubt 70 post legible piacards alb
, solving themselves from all responsibility
20, hat, or caps crun"h"d ~ thc uihblrg
plrlor.
Duc, before man started an automatic
! restaurant ~ New York city. Tho owners
If tho new equipment say that the reason
| h,. failed was that he was a Shirtmakcr
| I.y profession. and did not know. except IN
| , most general sense. th" difference be-
! tween = peeled egg and fried uy ster
! The Philadelphia company has been IN
! t..siurss for twenty seven wears and now
{ has there hftccn luuchrooms and four auto
mats.
! II WAS expected that the Broa iway auto
y p,ot would bo opened some time ago. but
/ y.rious strikes among the lnhorcrs and
a,rur SURPRISES IN the matter of rock found
vhere TN. basement now is have de-
lived the serving of tho first meal. II
| eyarvth,ng runs smoothly from now on the
slots will receive their first metropolitan
money ON June II. The rental for the new
l.nchrocm f. said to $4,000 year
The machine Is divided into sections. one
| section may contain cakes, pies or hot
dishes. another may have ice cream. The
prIc,s will range "A little lower than asked
bv most OF the bath tiled restaurants with
women walters.
,sked if they would have armchairs, the