The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-19
UNIVERSAL MOTION PICTURE COMPANY SEEKING A NEW
 AND PERMANENT HOME,
WILL LEAVE PACIFIC COAST
Officials Have Promised to Consider Hot Springs-Is Mammoth Institu- ton, Employing Thousands of Per sens and Expending Millions Yearly.

Prospects of securing a million-dol- lar enterprise for Hot Springs opened in the preliminary development yen ( terday, and it is altogether probable that the first definite act of the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce, recent securing for Hot Springs one of the greatest enterprises in the country, an establishment which eXpends millions in it's annual plant expense, would bring between 5000 and 10000 addi- tional people to the city, and put this great national resort on the map as it has never been before through a ney- CT ending series of publicity in every city. village and hamlet in the United States, as well as in foreign couh- tries
 The Universal Motion Picture Con- pany, owning and controlling more than twenty different producing com panies, now located at Los Angeles, Cal. has decided to leave the coast city and seek a more central location. Manager l. Bernstein of the Univer' sal Company, and President Carl Lem ly of New York have given notice to the mayor of Los Angeles that this big industry wih leave that city
 Already the management of the rcr,csnv bas hpen scgnnine the fna1. of the central west, that section which lies in the south, where the climate and atmospheric conditions and suitable. and among the cities be- ing considered are two in Arkansas Hot Springs and Little Rock
 Manager w. F Hall of the Lyric theatre. which shows the Universal pictures in this city, was notihed day or two since of the intention or the Universal Company. He at once got busy on the wire and has secured tentative promises from both Mana ger Bernstein and Pres. Lemly that Hot Springs will be considered ID seeking a new and permanent nome for this mammoth institution. MT HIaFl was requested to write both or ficials at length in the matter and ne has done so. As soon as the receives replies from the managers he "'h at once lay the matter before tHe Young Mems Chamber of Commerce.
 This company manufactures thd controls the output of the entire Ohl- yersal Film Exchange, composed o' the following leading companies; Crys' tai. Eclair Frontier Gold Seal mp "l01" Bison, Joker, Nestor, PoWerS' Rex and Victor Each one or ttese producing companies has three to SIN companies of motion picture arlis'0 constantly at work producing the reg ular weekly programs Of the uhi'o'' sal and all the big feature produc'iono made by them. The entire concern employs from 5000 to 10000 peopie' III the more than fifty companies ol players. the army of plant emp'oyes' stock aud animal keepers ofhce Stdi'' etc, and the plant expenses run i"'0 the millions every year
 In addition to the large numoer o' people employed. the company owns and keeps at the plant thousanus o' head of live stock, wild anlmals' all endless amount of paraphernalla anu equipment, all of which is mainVaineu at the pIant. oo
 In the preliminary correspoiiu'"I1 the bonus requirements are 1o' nitely known, but it is beileVeu .no company asks the city securing 'ii0 plant to donate 1000 acres of lailu i' close proximity to the city. ms i0 uuirement in return for the vast es- tablishment to be located IS honiiii"'' and it is believed that Hot springs could and would donate such tlaO' in return for the permanent locati0n of this big institution
 In connection with the other requ''0 0 ments. 1t is known to the hlahaeo mcnt of the Universal Company 'n"' Hot Springs is surrounded py 'n' most beautifui scenery, moun'ain hiehwavs. streams and iagoons TOT wa ter scenes, palatial hotels anu o'no' buildings needed for street. scenes Nhe climate is also well known Vo o' just the right kind to permit '"' work to be prusued the year rounu The atmospheric conditions have peel repeatedly tested as to it's aaap'"'''