The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
MANKATO A GEM CITY;
THE SCENERY IS GRAND
Enthusiastic Declaration Of Harry
Weiss, Picture Man.

Harry Weiss, promoting represen-
tative of the american Amusement
Film company, arrived in the city
Saturday to complete the arrange
ments for the large company of ac-
tors who will arrive here shortly
10 rehearse for the big motion pic
ture, which was formerly called Cir
cumstantial Evidence" This name,
it was found out, was copyrighted,
and new name will be given it,
Harry Weiss, in company with :
brother William, and Manager j. III.
Raymond of the Unique and Won
derland theatres, went over the pro
posed scenes in this county ycster-
day in an automobile and marked
all the spots i'm the country districts
where the actors will play their
parts. They covered about $50 miles
and all points are within radius
of about forty miles.
Enthusiastic About This Locality.
Mr. Weiss was very enthusiastic
about this locality as center for
moving picture companies. He was
especially pleased with the fine
scenery and the power dam at Rap
idan. Minnehaha Falls, he said,
could not compare with those at Min
Deopa, and one scene will be taken
at the falls, when Manager Raymond
will make sensational leap over
the falls into the water below.
why. there is no necessity for
doing much advertising for Man
kato. This is the finest city | have
run across yet said Mr.. Weiss to
q reporter, land the people here
don't know it. If the world could
know what a garden spot this is,
they would not wait to take ordl-
nary methods to secure transporta-
ton to Mankato. 1t has the great
est of opportunities right at its
door.
Great Praise For Mankato.
81 have passed through here a
large number of times, but not UNI
til yesterday. did | get chance
TO get out Of the city proper and
see the grand scenery. Mankato is
the logical center of the state. both
for transportation and manufacturing.
1t is nearer the states south of here
than the twin cities, has excellent
railroad facilities. and that power
dam at Rapdan is the best | have
seen yet. When we took these
Twenty Years in Sing Sing pictures
we thought we photographed some
fine concrete work at the prison, but
this dam is Incompatible. Power
ought to be cheap here
A large amount of money will be
spent here Oh these pictures also.
At least $4,000 will be spent on
them, and the money. which is now
in the banks at Chicago will be
transferred to local banks soon, ac-
cording to the plans. In going over
the scenery yesterday, Messrs. Ray
mond and Weiss figured out that
one scene alone would cost $4,000,
A large number of automobiles will
be used, and some photographs
in Mankato will make big sum,
said Mr.. Weiss, as large number
of the pictures will be developed
here. This money will all be spent
in and about MankatO. About $50
"supes" or local people will take part
in the production, as prisoners. etc
in the prison scene.
Actors to Come Here.
The company of actors will arrive
in, bat ing
ishing details can be completed,
which will be in about two weeks.
Mr.. Weiss extends an invitation to
the public to come out and watch
the operations and taking of these
pictures. A complete program OF the
next days scenes will be published
in the daily papers the night before
so that those who wish can go by
automobile out to the scenes the
next day.
A large number of scenes will be
taken in Mankato on the principal
streets here. What the company
wants is the cooperation of the
Commercial club and the city of
ficiaIs to grant, some favOrs such as
the use of the streets, etc, which
will in nowise do damage. They ask
no bonuses, or cash outlay, but in,
stead will do much to advertise
MankatO.
Manager Raymond, who will take
the leading part in the pictures and
will be managing director of the
company of actors, has stipulated ir
the contract signed with the com
Eany that these words, Scenes oil
this picture and action of this drama
laid in and about MankatO, Mime
Sofa" must be put on the films, sc
that they will advertise Mankato