La Junta tribune., 1915-07-24
FIVE MILLION DOLLAR DEAL.
Motion Picture Masnates Pull or
e5,OOO.OOO Deal at Harvey
House Last Tuesday.

@5,OOO.OOO Deal at Harvey
House Last Tuesday.
La Junta was the scene of = S5,-
100000 deal In the picture world
last Tuesday and Wednesday. Ten
Of the leading motion picture mag
mates Of the United States-seven
from New York City. and three from
Los Angeles. Calf. met at the half
way point. In order to save time. and
In the seclusion Of suite Of rooms
at the Harvey House pulled off q
$5.000.000 deal in the motion pic
ture world. They wanted nice,
quiet place. where they would be
sure Of being undisturbed by flock
OF metropolitan newspaper report
ers. and they picked La Junta as
the place. They were not disap-
pointed. as not newspaper man in
town knew OF their presence until
after they had left town.
Included In the party OF motion
picture magnates were Charles O.
Baumann. II. T.. Aiken, w. N. Sells
berg. Charles Kessel. A. b. Graham,
A. Kessel. Jr.. aud b. Banxhof. all Of
New York. and Thomas II. Ince.
Mack Sennett and Arthur Wright, all
Of Los Angeles. The party from
New York arrived on No. 1 Tuesday
morning. and from Los Angeles. ON
No. 4 the same morning.
While the residents Of La Junts
were either busy or sitting quietly
In their homes last Tuesday evening
they little dreamed that . business
deal involving the sum Of 4S.0o0,-
600 was being transacted In the par
lors Of the Harvey House. Such,
however. was the case. Another
gigantic motion picture enterprise
was formulated. and = new motion
picture COMPANY was organised.
Among those pr9ooqt we're A. Kssoei.
Jr.. Of the New YORK Motion tic-
turs Company. rsprsssatiAt d. Kay.
Bee. Broacho. Ksystoas cad Donjno
ftlnA .sad chaysss o. Baumeea.
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onh11eA - H-.Rs sAitlIaa. 81, ehsas
attorneys. Whsa ths meeting q.
journed on Wednesday The triangle
Film Corporation was fully launch.
ed-snd from Ia JuntA. "Tri.
angle" was the name adopted BY
the now organization. ~ Il is formed
from the Keystone Company. the
New York Motion Picture Company.
and the Majestic Company.
II was intended that the meeting
BE- kept profound secret. hut when
anything regarding the picture bus.
iness or amusements IL about To be
projected around this section. Il Ii
indeed u difficult natter to keep
that old scout and sly fox. e. W.
wondsriy. from finding out about II.
and 10 when = little bird Informed
him that some motion picture peo-
pie were In La Junta. Mr.. wonderiy
strstghtway went % the Harvey
House. and after introductions. hs
cordially invited the members To a.
tend the performance at tho Rourke
Theatsr. The members Of tho par.
~ thanked him. and explained that
~ their business Vas very urgent
they would b. unable 10 attend. They
then Let NJ. wonderiy In on the
deal and expiained the cptirc pro.
jcct. While others In the city knew
that there wcr~ some picture people
here. yet no one had any inkiing ~
10 what the nature Of the meeting
was TO be. and NJ. woaderiy 10
probably the only one here who
knew the exact details ~ To this
deal. hence We are Indebted 10 him
for this Information. ~ otherwise
Ia Junta might never have known
that . big deal iavoiving millions
was going on right under their noses
without Knowing aaything about Il.
The new corporation Will die.
tribute ons lace feature. one Orif.
flth feature aad one two.rsst Key.
stons feature each week % the e..
elusive basis. NJ. Griffith. Mr. lace
asd NJ. osaaset afs I'll Dse1ucsss ee
national rsOutasios. " former hav.
ias pst est that woadssfui psctsrs
The Dleth Of . Nattoa."
We tsuse hat ws nay shortly 80
some Of he rev Deoductteas Of The
Trssssts Pin CesDeratiea. The -.
tsrpstss shse haA its aallsa lauacA.
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