Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13
MOVING PICTURE
CAMERA man ON
Student TRAIN
Animated Scenes Taken En-.
Route Of Train THROUGH
North Dakota
VIII be Used TO Exploit Ag-
riCulturaI Resources Of
the State

w. N. Sclig, the Chicago moving pic
turc magnate, who Is undoubtedly tn
leader in Introducing educational subject
on the screen, has a fully equipped Sc
Of apparatus on the North Dakota Agri
cultural college students life special trail
in charge Of probably the highest price,
operator in the world. Arrangement
have been made by the publicity depart
mcnt Of the Great Northern railway Il
facilitate the work Of the motion pictur.
people and Mr.. Sclig's representative viii
make the four-dHy tour of the demon,
S@tration train over the state.
Mr.. ScIig many years ago began col,
Letting negatives of industrial ana agri,
cultural processes which are being nsct
in educational institutions all over thi.
country and Europe. The tour of the
students from the Agricultural college
offered to him Il most unusual Opportuni-
ty OF securing pictures showing results
accomplished by college work. The un-
GucStionnbly high physical and menta
qualities Of their robust frames, clear
eyes and smiling intelligent faces will be-
appreciated in foreign lands as through
lliS country. the fact seems to be over
looked when Americans see Il picture
made abroad they are deeply interested
in the character Of the people shown.
The same idea applies when the mega
lives of one section of America are
shown elsewhere. and even in Il greater
degree in Europe.
IN this North Dakota stands ont in
monumental proportions when comparcd
with other colleges. The young men
ana women are distinctive types Of high
est quality and their zeal in following
their study courses as well as personal
knowledge of agricultural conditions are
readily visible to even a novice in read
ing character from faces.
The moving pictures made in Fargo,
Devils Lake, Minot, Bismarck, James
town and other places will have an al
most unbelievable circulation. Under the
peculiar business system connected with
the handling of films more thar 1000
picture shows in America will receive
the reel at the same time on what is
known as release day. These theatcrs,
OF course, are the very highest grade
ana pay the highest price for their film
service. They show from six to four
times Il day to seldom less than 900 pcO-
pie at each performance. A conservative
estimate will place the number of pat
rons who will fgurativcly see North Da-
kota at 5000, 600 for the first day. The
INNS are then put in circuit. constantly
going from the larger TO the smaller CT
ties and towns in the country with a
life service Of a year. During the year
the pictures will be seen by between 80
million and so million patrons of picture
houses in the United States.
In addition to this Mr.. Sclig sends COP
les of the negatives to the large ccnters
of population in Europe, and to all civil
i%cd countries where the pictures arc re-
leased and shown for even longer ne
RODS than in America. Considered as
Il whole, the amount of favorable ad.
vertising which North Dakota will re-
ccivc as a result of the pictures alone
would be impossible to estimate from
Il monetary basis.
The views being taken under favora-
bic circumstances and based on the care
ful judgment Of an experienced operator
Will, OF course, show that winter in
this section is more enjoyable than in
less favored communities farther south,
This point alone will be of wonderful
advantage to correct the erroneous idea
or polar conditions which seem to pre-
vail in some sections. And from any
point of view Mr.. Sclig's enterprise in
providing the equipment INC standing
the expense arc worthy Of un-
limited appreciation IN the part Of the
people not only in the towns visited, but
by the state in general and the American
Northwest as {. whole.
This work in motion pictures fits cy- !
actly into the campaign Of Louis "
Till. chairman of the board Of directors !
OF In" Great Northern railway. to al
vance the American Northwest. Mr.
llill became very enthusiastic over lax
success in interesting and securing thn
cooperation of Mr.. ScIiE in the p~ulIirj., |
ana general exploitation end Of TN. .vnrl.
ana while the motion picture man really
directs and handles the placing Of N1r.h
Dakota before the eyes OF mIJiiGng NJ
people, it was Mr.. Hills first cnncn1tinn
OF the work that inauguratDd the movn-
mcnt and he is personally entitled IN
great credit for the campaign which will
the Northwest ever more IA vnro h,,,
known throughout the world in ycars n
than it is today.
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