The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-01-08
MOTION
PICTURE
COMPANY
ASSURED

The removal to Canon City from
Denver of the field work and studio
OF the Colorado Motion Picture com
pany is now fully assured and the
production of western scenarios will
begin at once. The company is in
corporated under the laws of the state
with a capital stock OF 100000. paid
up and worcestershire. The Catlin
building at the southeast corner Of
Main and Second streets has been
purchased and is being fitted up by
the company as a studio for the de-
velopment of films. and its equipment
when completed. we are informed.
will be second to none OF its kind in
the west
The catiin structure. famiiiarly
known as the A. o. u. W. building, IS
a large two-story brick building and
is admirably located and adapted for
the purposes for which it viii be used.
Its capaciousness will afford ample
room for seventy-fve or a hundred
photographers and their assistants
without crowding and its surround
ings are exceptionally favorable in
other respects. notably for obtaining
all of the light and sunshine neces-
sary for the development OF pho
tographic negatives.
Cortland Dimes OF Denver is pres
ident OF the company and Will re-
move TO Canon City and assume gen.
eral management and supervision of
the concern. \. E. Wilson. {. f. Reeves
and o. b. Thayer will be the resident
members of the directorate. the for
mer being its treasurer. and the lat
ter managing director. having charge
OF the staging and production Of all
scenarios. A. A. Thayer, late Of Dem
yer and previously connected with the
American Motion Picture company OF
Chicago and Los Angeles. will be in
charge OF the studio as supervising
photographer. A number of other gen.
fIemen, experts in the staging and
production of out-of-door plays. have
e.een secured by the company and will
contribute to the success of the en-
terprise by their skill and experience.
The Warner Feature company, in
oorporated. ia New York City has a
contract with the Colorado Motion
Picture company under the terms Of
which the latter agrees to furnish II at
least one three-reel picture every
three weeks. II will. In fact, take the
entire product of its studio IL the
films reach the degree of excellence
that is expected of them. With a steady
market for its output the Colorado
Aotion Picture company enters the
Seid with a prospect unequaiied by
sny other concern of its character in
this section of the country. Its sue
cess under the circumstances seems
TO admit OF no doubt.
The company states that u will in
all probability have any where from
fifty TO seventy-five men in it's EN-
pioy In the course OF the next six or
seven months and that its payroll
when In full operation will be from
collars a week. II the hopes If the Of
ficers Of the company are realized. as
there seems a strong likelihood that
they will be. the Colorado Motion Pic
ture company is about the biggest
Industrial enterprise TINT has come to
Canon City in a long time. The head
quarters Of the company will BE- here
as controlling interest in the stock
is owned by local people and every
film that leaves the studio will snow
that II was made in Canon City. ~
will be such an advertisement rs the
community never had before and Il
will be a big boost foT our scenic at
fractions and a stimulus 10 tourist
travel in tbs direction.
O. u rua-er. who a. managing d.
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