The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-30
Secretary Of the Panama Exposi-
lion Commission Here to Ar
range to Take Motion
Pictures Of Chickasha
EXPLAINS The PLAN
FOR RAISING FUNDS
Movies" Will be Shown Through
out the State and viii Be
Viewed by Crowds at
the Fair

Does Chickasha want to have her
glories displayed in motion pictures
all over the state and at the Panama
Exposition and al the same time aid in
an enterprise OF untold value to Okla
IONA?
This is the question which A. r.
Taylor, secretary of the Oklahoma
Panama Exposition commission is
here to place before the citizens. The
commission is organized and incorpor-
ated for the purpose of furnishing a
state building and exhibit for Okla
homa at the Panama-Pacafic Interna-
tional Exposition to be held at san
Francisco beginning February. 1915.
Mr.. Taylor is here to arrange for
taking motion pictures Of ChIckasha.
provided he can close contract with
the citizens In explanation Of his
plans he said
TO obtain the best results from
this splendid advertising opportunity
from our state we must have. in addi-
tion TO an adequate and creditable
state building. an exhibit which is
unique. up to date and different from
that OF any other state We must
have something that will demand and
obtain the attention OF every worlds
fair visitor With the money being
tby necessity raised by popular sub
scription, every portion OF this state
should there be represented in proper
ton to the interest and investment in
the needed fund
we win show Oklahoma in moving
pictures, every city. every community.
every industry, our wonderful agricul-
tural and mineral resources. as well
as local and historical points OF inter-
est in proportion to local interest and
investment Taken purely from bus
iness standpoint, the advertising prop
osition this commission is offering to
the various parts Of the state becomes
to every community advertising value
worth safely 100 cents on every dol
lar invested no individual or com
pany gets one penny Of profit but
every cent Of profit goes to the proper
representation OF this state and every
part Of it, at what will be the greatest
OF all worlds fairs
In the Oklahoma state building
will be a theatre room wherein all mo-
ton pictures taken under the direc-
tion of this commission. over this
state. will be shown, during the period
OF the exposition. free to all visitors
from all over the world The pictures
OF each community. so taken shall be
shown first in the city where taken
and after that mas be shown by this
commission in this and other states
until taken to San Francisco all such
exhibitions, except at San Francisco.
10 be with paid admissions for the
benefit OF the above mentioned state
building fund. All motion pictures
shall be taken by a standard motion
picture camera. operated by a skilled
and competent operator. shall be sub
sect to the approval Of a local repre-
sentative selected BY the local con-
tributors, and the operator shall take
scenes and pictures as directed By
said local representative, to whom this
commission shall give ample notice
before the arrival of the operator to
take the pictures At the close Of the
exposition the positive film shall be
returned to the local representative OF
the city where taken.
''All Of the benefits offered by this
unequalled advertising opportunity to
any community will be furnished by
this commission at only 80 per cent
more than is regularly charged by
motion picture companies who have
taken motion pictures Of various sec
tions Of the state and exhibit them
only in the city where taken. How
much more is it worth to have your
city and her industries. enterprises
and environments exhibited under the
auspices Of this commission in all tbs