02497cam a22003733u 4500 71819 UtSlPG 20260610134648.0 m cr n 260607r20231957utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Davis, Chandler, 1926-2022 The statistomat pitch Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Infinity January 1958 Release date is 2023-10-06 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Statistomat Pitch" by Chandler Davis is a science fiction story written in the late 1950s. The narrative revolves around a clever salesman who introduces a sophisticated investment device known as the Statistomat to a wealthy potential client, Jed Borch. The book explores themes of finance, ethics in investment practices, and corporate competition, as the protagonist grapples with the implications of the salesman’s pitch and the hidden motives behind it. In the story, Borch meets with the salesman who attempts to convince him to adopt the Statistomat for personalized estate planning and investment management. As the salesman elaborates on the features of the Statistomat, Borch grows increasingly skeptical and inquisitive about the machine's claims and the actual risks involved. Eventually, after probing deeper into the salesman's assertions, Borch reveals his true identity as an investigator for the Fair Trade Corps, exposing the salesman for promoting dubious investment practices. The narrative concludes with Borch’s brother, a junior executive at a competing firm, expressing satisfaction with their efforts to protect their company from potential fraud, encapsulating the competitive tension within the corporate world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1957 Science fiction Short stories Sales personnel -- Fiction Business -- Fiction Schoenherr, John, 1935-2010 Produced from Infinity January 1958 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71819 112545 112545