Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-24
DISCLAIM intent
TO HURT 4 RIVAL
General Manager of Industrial
Moving Picture Company
Writes to The Argus.
PRAISES JOSEPH HOPP
Says Owner of Majestic Theatre Is
Rock Island Booster and Is
Working for City.

Regarding the recent exploitation of
Rock Island by two rival moving pic
ture houses Of Chicago. w. r. Rot
hacker. manager OF the Industrial Nov
ing Picture compny. sends the follow
ing to the editor of The Argus:
ITO begin with, permit US to thank
you for the courtesies you extended
our operator during his recent visit
al Rock Island, while he was in the
commission of Joseph Hopp. president
OF the Standard Film exchange of Chi
cago and owner of the Majestic thea
ire of your city. Your kindness was
helpful and is duely appreciated.
We regret that the other film COM
pany who We're at Rock Island during
the presence there OF our operator la
bored under the impression that our
work at Rock Island was timed to
conflict with their plans. This is
absolutely untrue, and l want you TO
know it.
$50 that you may know the facts
in the case We wish to say that many
months ago Mr.. Hopp gave us a COM
mission to take moving pictures Of
Rock Island The date was not
settled definitely until recently, and
when Nj Hopp ordered us to send our
camera man TO Rock Island. neither he
nor ourselves were aware that other
film people had similar plans. AS a
matter Of fact, our plans are not at
all similar for the films We made are
paid for exclusively by Mr.. Hopp ana
the monetary assistance of the mer-
chants and citizens of Rock Island was
not solicited The reasons for this
are: In the first place, Mr. Hopp
wanted to shoulder the entire expense
as a material evidence of his desire
10 advertise and exploit Rock Island,
and he considered this means an OPP
pOrtrnity to prove his appreciation of
the Rock Island patronage at his Ma
jestic theatre. In the second place,
il is difficult to secure a representa-
tive city picture, where the camera
Iuan is hampered by minor considera-
tons such as he is up against where
an individual company may contribute
money for the privilege of represen-
tation on the film. Where this plan
is pursued lit is strictly against our
policy most of the film is taken up
with scenes which are there solely
because they were paid for, and mer-
chants who do not contribute are omit
ted even though their business or per-
sonality are part of that which repre-
sents the best in the city.
As for the pictures we recently
cook at Rock Island, MIR. Hopp pays
the entire bill out of a most commend
able spirit of civic pride
HAVE GOOD RECORD.
BY looking over the enclosed de-
scriptive booklet and testimonial let
ters you viii see that we are the first
and leading specialists in moving pic
lures adapted for municipal adveItis-
ing industrial exploitation and COM
mcTsIal education. We hold this posi-
ton hy virtue Of a make good record,
petty competition as was suggested by
. the other people, who happened to
be at Rock Island during the time
we had man there following M.
Hopp's Instructions.
AS matter Of fact, We are glad
that two sets of films were made at
Rock Island, for now your city will be
dcubiy advertised. That is. OF course,
if the films other than those we made
for Mr.. Hopp are given the wide cir
culation Mr.. HOpp has planned for
his. Mr.. Hopp is a Rock Island boost.
er. and his enterprise in the matter
Is prompted by a pure intention to do
things for Rock Island We happen
to be the means to that end, in the
instance
Again we thank you for the cour-
tesies you extended our operator.
Respectfully
w r ROTHACKEp