AN IDEAL FUN WAY FOR A COMMUNE TO MAKE HEAVY BREAD
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Mankato Tent & Awning Co.
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Transportation shouldn't be a big problem, either. If you can haul the gang around, a few supplies and a tent should fit in somewhere.
OK. How do you get booked? Well, if I were to give this a try (and I may), I'd write or call the chairman of every EAA and other fly-in (since I'm a home-built airplane nut) and arrange for space at every possible meet. Then I'd travel from one to another all summer. If you're an old car enthusiast or dig muzzle-loading guns or want an excuse to tour all the antique swap meets or whatever, you can do the same thing in almost any field.
To go the carnival route, your best bet is to subscribe to Amusement Business Magazine, 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45214. Each issue of this weekly publication has pages of ads soliciting stands for various fairs and AB puts out some special issues that are even more helpful.
There's other possibilities, of course: Making a deal to set up in a shopping center parking lot, for instance, or a city park on weekends or at rock festivals, etc.
But is it worth it? If you're in it for the money, judging from what I saw last summer, your tribe might gross as much as $400-$500 a day in a good location. Maybe more. After all expenses, you might net $150 to $200. A few good weekends can make the down payment on that farm! Not bad on, say, a $50.00 investment.
And will you be doing a good thing? Well, since most refreshments now served are pre-fabbed plastic and since your product is definitely fresh and as authentically "old time" as a porch swing . . . yes, of course, you'll be doing a good thing. And, since you'll be working and sticky to your elbows before the day is over, you most certainly won't be ripping anyone off. You'll earn your money.
Of course, if you're on the wholesome foods trip, you may object to selling that much white sugar. If so, forget it.
The really beautiful part of the whole deal, of course, is being able to wrap up travel, pleasant work with the people you dig and a fair return on your time and investment all in one bag while you strike a small blow against the pre-packaged world.
If you decide to give it a whirl, line up the lemons from a good wholesaler, sugar from a grocery broker or wholesaler and ice from whatever source (ice company, grocery store or gas station or your own machine) is cheapest. The cups are handled by any good paper wholesaler or you can get them from Gold Medal Products Co., 1825 Freeman Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45214.
Needless to say, make a trial run or two to make sure you have your system down pat . . . and keep your stand clean and neat. Let me know how you do. - JS
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