Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1913 — Selections [ARTICLE]

Selections

AUTOMATIC SHOPS. Edison Prediets T>wy Will Com* and Do Away WMi Charity. "If some rich msuwrnnlrlng a worthy outlook for his mdaey would install a series of auto«natic*Btores to be located in the poorecdf; sections of our targe cities, M saga Thomas A. Edison in ‘Business,’ "he could make 5 per cent on the .'fcrrectxnemt and oo eliminate the wood charity and yet accomplish a benefit greater than any produced through < the millions given in the peat. “With the pnrchurlng power these Stores would haws they could bay everything at whcfceala. Then let them dispense only- the necessaries, put up in penny and five cent lots, we already know vdi&t can be done with automatic wending machines, and.these could bepadapted to the sale of packages of tea, *coffee, brans, peas, flour, sugar and alUother staple foods, as well as fuel. “At present theh market for such waxes is just the newerse of what it should be. The riehUwith theif ability to buy In quantity** are able to purchase their foods and fuel at a little more than a fraction of the prices paid by the poor, aad by our present methods this may not be obviated. “The automatic store —and it will fust as surely cameras will new Inventions designed to reduce hand, labor through the adoption of more efficient machinery—will not only save through Its ability to . make quantity purchases, but will do away with clerks and cashiers, will in fact demand only the pneeence of a single person, whose duty twill be that of a general overseer. “These stores, built of concrete, will demand little if«any fire insurance end may be kept, sanitary even in the most congested fdistrict by giving them a thorough washing with a hose at night. Theif economical operation combined, with their purchasing power, will?make it possible for the man who earns a dollar and a half a day to cheaply as the rich man.” ——sSli