The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-10
PROPOSE TO LOCATE
BUSINESS IN BARRE
Distributing Point For the Eureka Ven
ding Machine With Massachusetts
as the Field To Be Covered
By the Local Branch.

Before small gathering of Board oi
Trade members at the granite manu-
facturers' headquarters last evening, J
Edward Alexander introduced a plan fol
| organizing sub-company to sell Eureka
vending machines in Massachusetts. The
parent company is now located in st
Johnsbury and it was Mr.. Alexander
proposition to form an organization OF
Barre business men which would pur.
chase the Massachusetts state right OF
| the st. Johnbury firm, from corpora
| tion and manufacture the vending ma
Chimes in Barre for the Bay state mar
| ket
BE it said that Mr.. Alexander is a
man OF many statements. And he Sim
ply radiates ideas. Better than that he
was able to back up every statement
with some pretty conclusive figures last
night and to cross-fre questions which
his auditors SHE'D his way, Mr., AleXan-
der was always prepared to furnish a
satisfactory answer. lie came up smil-
ing, and his manner and bearing brooked
no skepticism on the part OF the men
whom he was trying to interest in the
project. Then, too, he had the vending
machines there for demonstration and
statistics which came out quite as read-
ly as the chocolate bars slid down from
the shelves in the machine. How in
viting proposition MIR. Alexander had
to show may be gathered from the fact
that a tentative agreement was signed
by several business men before the
meeting closed and portion of the stock
necessary to incorporate the proposed
,Ixe.
in the manufacturers room, the amount
being $4,000 out of $4,000.
According to Mr.. Alexander's propos
al, the company shall be known as the
Barre Vending Machine Co. From the
parent company it shall purchase the
state right of sales for Massachusetts
and confine its business to the bounda-
ries of that state During the next few
days, subscriptions will be received for
the remainder of the stock and it is
planned to take out papers Of incorpor-
alton for $4,000 before 1912 is very
old. Last night at least two locations
were suggested for the new manufac
turing enterprise, although as the pro- |
moter stated, the selection of quarters |
will come later. 1t is not known how
many hands will be employed at the
outset, although as many as a dozen or
sixteen men will be needed. The mum
Der will be rapidly increased according /
10 the expectations Of Mr.. Alexander.
The Eureka vending machine is de- /
signed to act as silent salesman fof
sanitary drinkign cups, sanitary paper,
.hoeolate bars and chewing gum. With I
he exception of the chocolate bars,
L, ii. I. a1tl [a nj M t,,f
differing slightly in eonstruc-
ion from the penny-operated vendors,
III of the goods sold in the machines
ring only one cent The manufaetur
ng company makes its profit by leasing 4
liz machine and never by selling it.
The Eureka Is the only patented self
ending machine in the country, ac-
onling to Mr.. Alexander, and it does
ot operate with lever or button
Last night Mr.. Alexander gave an
stimate of machinery and Dol equip
lent necessary to embark upon the man
facture of the vendor and made the
usiness men an offer on the state
ights of Massachusetts. Also, he fur
ished other figures which would neces-
arily be withheld if the company be-
anne reality. One sub-companv for
he sale OF the machine in New York
as been established in Burlington and j
is Mr. AleXander's desire to estab-
sh second sub-company in Barre. In
ne meantime. the parent company at
t. Johnsbury has whole charge OF the
OF the tool equipment
ld of the business. Mr.. Alexander says
iat Burlington business men took fa !
,rably to the proposition and he was ]
lnguine of the projects success in the {
ueen city. He will return to Barre !
riday and by that time it is expected 4
Iat business sentiment in favor of the /,
an will have become more crystallized, /,
though q large number of men along !,
e street have already signifed their .
adiness to assist in launching the !
oject. q