Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-01
Capeuani Explains
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Sentinel copied the article, and made
lot of capital out of it by passing
some very unnecessary criticism, and
holding Mr.. Capellani up to public
ridicule for the daringness of the
dream" as the enterprise was
called. With a view of ascertaining
the real truth of the proposed enter
prise that has created such wide
spread interest, the "Palisadian" this
week sought out Mr.. Capellani al
his home in Palisade and asked him
if he had seen the criticism of his
proposed movie enterprise?
With characteristic courtesy Mr.
Capellani replied
eyes, / read with some amaze
ment the article as reproduced in ths
Fort Lee Sentinel. There isn't any
thing l would really care to say tt
the gentleman conducting this Fort
Lee newspaper. He has a perfec
right to his opinion Of me, but l re
serve mine of him. In fact, / do MOI
need to give expression to anything
at all, except to say that the enter
prise which have suggested fol
Fort Lee, is perfectly sincere at
tempt to do something the worth
ness of which no one has a right tt
question in any manner. Of course
there were some inaccuracies in the
the article as published in the New
York Morning Telegraph. But be thai
as it may, there is no need of the
Sentinel attempting to hold me up tt
public ridicule."
"Then you think your proposal is
liable to take form and come to g
successful head?" he was asked.
"Quite right, yes. The enterprise
is not only worthy, but l believe we
shall make it such an overwhelming
success that it will have imitators in
other large centers like Chicago OF
Los Angeles. I cannot begin to tel
you how much regret I have that the
home people of Fort Lee should have
been misled into believing that we
are going to try to trick them out Of
their time-honored name. No such
thought was ever in our heads. Fort
Lee is good enough for another thou.
sand years, hope, for we have not
the slightest desire to put it off the
map. We have in mind to give oul
location and enterprise name that
will become nationally famous, and
we hope to be the means of adding
lustre to the good old name of Fort
Lee. You will be doing me cour.
tesy, my dear sir, if you will only
assure these good people of Fort Lee
that we have no other thought thar
their interests, in connection will
our own. But tell them that if oul
plans carry we shall have one CRANE
enterprise indeed and no mistake"
"Will you elaborate some of tn,
features of the work you propose p
he was asked.
"No, no, not now. That would b.
calling what you say is begging thu
question. 1t is yet too soon for that
But when we speak it will be to the
point, and something New York would
like to have but cannot get. 1t may
mean great deal for Fort Lee.
could name a great deal for the en-
terprise, but hesitate. If we do mo-
fail, it makes necessary getting tn
great crowds up to Fort Lee. 1t may
mean the building of other ferries
or it may stimulate the building O.
the bridge across the Hudson, Oh
tunnelling the Hudson. Or, still
again it may mean the building of
scenic moving railway up the Pail
sades to connect at the top with new
electric lines. Now, without dream
ing too far into the future, if w
succeed, our worthy Sentinel maj
will have to say for once he wa.
wrong, eh?"
"Will other moving picture con
Germs besides your own be interested
in your proposed great show place?
"Oh, yes, indeed. We hope to hav
the general interest of all the com
panies now operating here take stocl
in our work. Why not? 1t will b
directly appealing to all, and the
will not fail to come in, / am sure.
"You think the moving picture in
| terests in Fort Lee permanent"