The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-26
SElF-OEN|Al AND
MUCH ROMANCE N
PlTHE'S CAREER
Pioneer in Picture Business
Travelled Third Glass and
Carried Films With Him in
Early Days of Industry.

The romnnces of a great business
often exceed imagination and prove
more Interesting than ficticu. Tho
hesitGting beginning. the slow and
stumbling progress, the costlY mis-
takes. the various ailments which SO
often prove fatal 20 an intaht indus
tfy do not make an impression upon
the mint Of "a casual observer. II *
only when the process ~ evolution rs
complete and the great fabric has
been woven that h. notices, and then.
lorgctful of the past, he is prone to
believe hat. like the dragon = teeth
of mythology. a particular business
has sprung into life fun. equipped
aud formidable Ia the p%anoply OF
might.
gomcmbering how much the motion
picture business. now ranking hith
IN importance of all industries of the
United States. owes To the house OF
Pathc. q uewspdpcrman duriug "a re-
cent trip to rance made "a visit to
several of the huge factories and
studios of that great international or
SANITATION.
Located on the boulevard dos HAL
lens. the glory of Paris and wonder
nll center where the i've PAL q of the
world meet together. are the head
offices Of Paihe Frcres, sumptuousiy
housed IN u building when nv its
beauty and permanent character
might well DE "a great art museum or
government offices. Here alone ia
times Of peace are housed some -four
hundred employees. a small portion oi
the arny of nearly 10000 scattered
an over the world who draw their
s~allrics In rathe envelopes. In VIM
ccnncs. the birthplace OF the motion
picture industry, the city which saw
The Carlt struggles Of the Brothcrs
patho. are ~ cral of their huge fac
tories and studios covering an area OF
IS. OOp square meters aud employing
over leo employees Of 10Th scNcs.
Here are culut.d hay the Pattc process
those beautiful pictures OF which the
Relieved Nagahond' Is sucn ap excel
lent and recent example. in these
factories is also produced raw tilm
ttock uuounting Co over goo urN me-
tcrs q day. q quantity which make
pathc one OF the principal sources of
law lilm material IN the wor'd. 9th
- great studios are located IN Mon
treuil-sur-bois and Nice, aud m them
,aily, before the war, met the greatest
actors ara actresses at France. ~
1uint Ilc-le- Puut ls another huge FAC
tory with q payroll OF Loo persons.
where nims are developed, edited,
printed ~ then forwarded 10 all
parts of the world In PARE j. stili
uunthsr. vhti, are manufacturer
tafncrls and accessories. ,tNployinf
nearly @ thousand persons. i.rmem-
boring that other large factories are
located IN England, Russia. italy, the
United states and other countries, as
are studios and selling organizations.
Que finds II difnCuit To believe that
this great organization NJ only about
twenty years OLD, and represents the
growth OF an idea In the minds OF
Two men. poor of pocket but large ni
vision.
Harking back those twenty years.
Drama comedy and opera sal all
powerful and apparently inviulute ON
the throne OF the Speaking stagc. and
he would have been u rash man, in
deed. who would have p%rophe-icd that
they must eventually yield supremacy
To- the long rolls ot celluloid film and
the flashing of mytlads ot uny pic
lures upon u snowy screen hut
Genius gives Vision and I" Mossrs.
charles and Emil, pathc VT must
coucrde true Genius. with two other
brothers they put al then savings
into % business which then was but
"a mof, Idea. The combined capital
amounted tu but y2O00 ana after only
three weeks the other two brothers.
horrired by their rashness, Withdrew,
taking their money with them Messrs'
Emile aud Charles Pathe who held
true o. their faith ma stuck To their