. The Street railway journal . Vol. XXV. No. 17. SLOT MACHINES FOR PLEASURE RESORTS Probably few realize the magnitude of the coin-in-the-slotamusement machine business in this country. When one stopsto consider, however, how frequently these machines are seenin public placets, it must be evident that they fill a public de-mand for amusement that is not met in any other way, andmust be a source of profit to their owners. This branch of theamusement business cannot fail to be of interest to all managersof electric railway parks and pleasure resorts, because it offer;a chance for the company ope
. The Street railway journal . Vol. XXV. No. 17. SLOT MACHINES FOR PLEASURE RESORTS Probably few realize the magnitude of the coin-in-the-slotamusement machine business in this country. When one stopsto consider, however, how frequently these machines are seenin public placets, it must be evident that they fill a public de-mand for amusement that is not met in any other way, andmust be a source of profit to their owners. This branch of theamusement business cannot fail to be of interest to all managersof electric railway parks and pleasure resorts, because it offer;a chance for the company operating the park to realize a goodprofit on its operation as well as making the park more attrac-tice. In this way these amusement machines are unlike manyother park attractions which have to be operated and main-tained for the sake of the induced travel. To those not acquainted with the immense number and va-riety of coin-in-the-slot amusement machines that are beingturned out daily, a visit to the factory of the Mills Novelty.
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