New-York tribune., 1908-02-26
MOTING PICTURE W4R ON.
Studio TO Be Built Here for Pro
ducino FOREIGN City Scenes.

Following dispute over motion picture Machine
patents the Edison Manufacturing Company and
the American Microscope and Bograph Company
have entered into a competition which viii affect
the entire moving picture industry this country
II is said that the two concerns have the back
ing OF foreign film manufacturers who yearly i'm
port from $4,000 600 to s120OO0o0 worth of films for
the picture machines. Not only the large film
manufacturing concerns affected. but the combna-
tions will include all the renting companies which
deliver the moving picture films 10 the show places
According to the American Mutoscope and Bio
graph Company. the Edison Manufacturing Com
pany began the organization Of the film renters
when il had formed q combination with the French
film manufacturers Pathe ct Freres, whose
studio is considered OF the largest abroad The
renters then enlisted and after several other
manufacturers had joined the Edison Manufactur-
ing Company il was announced that the films
would all be rented through the combination. L is
said that an attempt was made to corner the raw
films but this plan failed of the camera
concerns which manufactures nearly all the films in
use refused TO be allied with either combination
When the film renters joined the Edison organi-
zation the American Mutoscope and Biograph
Company entered into association with Messrs
CIaunlont. Lux. Rossi. Warwick. Paul and the So
cietv OF Italian "Ciues'' which comprise the next
largest film manufacturers in Europe At the same
time the company arranged with film renters who
had not yet entered the rival organization TO ac-
cept their films at a lower rate of rental and with
out restrictions OF any kind
While the two organizations we're being perfected
the Mutoscope company began suit against the
rival company. alleging infringement OF certain
ratents Until this and several other suits are
settled the combines Will wage bitter va,
and II is said that the rates for rental of films Will
he SO far cut that the small amusement enter
nrtses which are nearly every block IN
the city and in every small town will be enabled
10 operate al a largely reduced expense The first
rir cut was made by the AIutoscope company and
: further reduction is expected when the American
manufactures who are allied with the company
complete the pictures, which sre being made as
rapidly possible.
At present the largest number Of films are made
in Europe as the moving picture audience prefers
said that th, manufacturers Will produce pictures
similar to those taken abroad According to one OF
The officers OF a moving picture manufactures
concern ARRANGEMENTS are being made 10 build 4
studio near this city where houses and scenes rep
-asentire German and French cities viii be photo
craphed Actors will be rehearS@d in native dress
and pictr1res will be taken. which viii appear
genuine when they are placed on the screens.
While these methods being adopted the
United States government will lose considerable
the films imported taxed = per cent At 10
cents q pound The number Of subjects on films i'm
rorrad every week aggregate fifteen thousand feet
These films are duplicated abroad and sent 20 at
1eas- = dozen different concerns here The change
nj vaudeville houses moving picture show places
has heeu so great within the last six months that
:, &c estimated eight hundred motion theatres are
NsVv York.