Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
WILL PHOTOGRAPH
SCENES IN IOWA
COMMISSION is BUSY GETTING
PICTURES TO BE SHOWN
Q, AT BIG FAIR.

The Greater Iowa association is
working hard these days toward get
ting photographs of Iowa scenes and
industries for the state building at the
San Francisco exposition which opens
next February. Moving pictures to-
gether with all kinds of colored plates
and photos will be shown to the many
thousands who will visit the fair. The
secretary of the association makes
the following announcement:
Where are the prettiest spots in
Iowa?
The Iowa commission to the Pan
ama-Pacific International exposition is
very anxious to find out where the
pretty places are in Iowa-pretty
enough to be included in the moving
pictures which will be taken by the
commissions representatives and
which will be displayed at the ex-
position in the Iowa building during
the entire term of the worlds fair. At
ter the fair is over these pictures are
to be shown in all of the motion pior
ture theaters in Iowa and other rolls
Of the same film are to be sent to pic
ture houses all over the country-and
possibly abroad.
This means great deal of advertis-
ing for Iowa, and the commission is
anxious to have the very best views
it is possible to secure. A contract
has been signed by the commission
with motion picture company with
headquarters at Sioux City. Five or
six men are now securing the state for
views. OF course these
men are going to take picture of fac
tories and manufacturing processes,
as well as pictures of farming opera
lions. Two or three good rolls were
taken at the state fair at Des Moines.
But what the commission is directly
in at this time is the secur-
ing of 5000 to 10000 feet of what 1t
calls feature films" 1t wants to
show the pretty places, some of the
river scenes-improved water fronts
any of the scenery of which Iowans
are proud.
There are only eleven men on the
Iowa commission explained the Sec
rotary of the commission at Clinton
yesterday. 1T is very important that
we do not overlook any section of
Iowa. We do not want any county to
come back at the commission next
year and say we overlooked the best
section of the state. Knowing the ex-
tent of pride which each county has in
it's scenery, the commission has no
course left to pursue but to ask the
people throughout the state to write
to the secretary at Clinton and tell
him just what they think is the proper
subject for this feature film.
These movies which the commits
sion is going to show at the Iowa build
ing will be sort of permanent adver-
Using. We hope to be able to show
them in every city and town in the
state of Iowa, and arrangements al
ready are being made to take these
Aims throughout the United States
md even into some Of the foreign
from which Iowa might rea
,onably expect to receive emigration.
"The Iowa building is going to be
,ne of the best buildings at the
worlds fair, although it is only cost
ng 100000, with everything included.
The moving picture theater will seat
bout two hundred and fifty and it
S the intention of the commission to
lave a continuous performance from
bout 10 o'clock in the morning I'M
il 10 o'clock at night. This will give
IN opportunity not only to visiting
owans but to many visitors from 9TH |
II states and also the one hundred
thousand Iowans who are in the west
I'm states, to view the beauties, and
,lories of the Hawkeye state.
"But to make the show successful,
We simply must have help from the
generally. If anybody |
,nows of anything that could be pho
ographed, they should advise the
ecretary at Clinton