Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1920)

The Money I Make out of peoples fondness for pop corn « OTlON piCTURf\ IVUCWVZINI "J By H. D. MATHERS I suppose I am like the average business man or merchant. I want to make money, but I want to see surefire proof of the cash money in any proposition before I take it on. "Paper profits" mean little to me. I can't put them in the bank or pay rent with them. What I want to see is the hard — and what I want to know is iiow much of the hard cash is net profit for me? That is how I felt when the ButterKist Pop Corn Machine was called to my attention about three years ago. The possibilities of making $3,000 a year clear from a little space 26 by 32 inches looked awfully good to me. But I wanted to make sure. So I looked into the thing. What I Learned First I wanted to know something about the firm that manufactured and sold the Butter Kist Pop Corn , Machine — the Holcomb & Hoke Mfg. Co., of Indianapolis. I found the concern to be a large one. They had been in business for year-, had a high standing throughout t h c country and were successful. This made me feel certain that the machine was a money getter. Successful concerns naturally mean a successful product. Then I looked into what others were making with the Bntter-Kist Machine. I was given the figures in black and white as actually reported by the various storekeepers who were running the machine. I was given names to write to. I was shown actual letters received from storekeepers, setting down their Butfr-Kist profits. I was shown indisputable records. und that the size of the town made little or no difference as to the :nonev-:naking ability of the I'.utterKist Machine. I saw that it paid in is ranging from a population of ill the way to the millions of New York. Chtcaeo and San Francisco. In 1918 I made a net profit of $3,029.00 and would have made more, but we were quarantined against Spinal Meningitis and "Flu" for II weeks in 1918. That is an average of $252 per month, and many men, holding responsible positions, do not make as much. For the first six months of this year I made $2,000.00. In 1918. I paid for the machine, bought $300.00 Liberty Loan Bonds, $50.00 War Savings Stamps, and lived well. On May 19. this year. I bought me a 5-room cottage on a fine lot and now own my own home and all made out of profits of Butter-Kist business. H. D. M. .'--'.-.V.K. J. Picture of Mr. Mathers' Home which was purchased out of his Butter. Kist earnings. said to myself: I can make money if the rest of them can. I didn't have a great deal of available cash to lay out. But I didn't need it. The Holcomb & Hoke people are very liberal in their terms. And I got the outfit on easy payments— no questions asked and no red tape. In this way I could pay for the machine out of its earnings. The m achine paid fine right f r o m the start. The machine itself— the motion of it makes people stop and look, as does the fragrance of the pop corn. The Butter-Kist flavor can't be beat. The people hanker for that flavor and come back for more Butter-Kist. How it pays I "go to it' I in short order that the Huttcr-Kist proposition was O. K. and I determined to "go to it.' I I am so highly pleased with my Butter-Kist Machine that I just can't help "crowing" about it. In 1918 I made a net profit of $3,029 and would have made more but we were quarantined against Spinal Meningitis and "Flu" for eleven weeks in 1918. That is an average of $252 per month and many men, holding responsible positions, do not make as much. For the first six months of 1919 I mad $2,000,00. In 1918, [ paid for the machine, bought $300.00 Liberty Loan Bond-. $50.00 War Saving Stamps and lived well. On May 19. 1919. I bought me a 5-room cotta.ge on a lot and now own my own home, an'! all made out of profits of Butter-Kist business. Three things ha 1 1 il uted to my success— First, I keep the machine clean — Second, I use only the best material — Third, I am courteous to patrons. Anybody operating a Butter-Kist Machine is hound to make money if they will follow the above. For the amount of investment, am! tlie space occupied, 1 know of no business that will come up to or even equal tin Butter-Kist; if you do please lead me to it. I am ready to go. Write for free book Mr. Mathers' success is not at all unusual. Indeed, many men are making twice as much with the ButterKist Machine. And the proof is in our free book, "America's New Industry." This book will open the eyes of every retail merchant and theater owner. It is a startling revelation of the big money that storekeepers are making with the Butter-Kist Pop Corn and Peanut Machine. It shows letters written by the merchants themselves telling of the new profits and new trade the Butter-Kist Machine makes. It shows photographs of the machines in different kinds of stores. It proves to you in actual figures that the Butter-Kist Machine does pay $600 to $3,120 a year in extra net profits. Write for this book today. It is sent free and post-paid to every merchant who requests it. With the free book we will also send full particulars of our easy payment plan. Write today. Mail the coupon or a post-card. Mr. Mathers and his Butter-Kist Machine. Ho Is not the only one making big money with Butter-Kist. Writo for free book and read other amazing letters. THE HOLCOMB & HOKE MFG. CO. 586 Van Buren Street Indianapolis, Ind. HOLCOMB «. HOKE MFG. CO.. 586 Van Buren St.. Indianapolis. Ind. Wit!., i Butter J Ind! iiii J rds .-iii.i estimate "f bow n • ake with your mai liini I ■ I ■ i I Addn • "l21