The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-02
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer Peo-
pie Are Interested in
Central Idaho
OFFICIAL PAYS SIG.
TON A VISIT
Country Makes Great Impression on
Visitor from a Picture Making
Viewpoint and He Sends Tele-
gram Urging Company to Locate
in Central Idaho.

1
billiard, representing the Metro-Gold-
WIN Mayer Picture Corporation, ar
rived in Challis fo- the purpose of
giving the country the once-over with
the idea in view Of taking motion pic
lures here.
He was met out the road by com
mittee Of local business men and take
en- from the stage and brought into
Challis by a private car
From the very first Mr.. billiard was
greatly impressed with our scenery
and its diversified possibilities for
making suitable backgrounds for four
winter pictures the studio work on
which is now about completed
Although his visit was brief and
he was unable to see the best part of
our scene-- he saw enough TO con
vince him that his company should
get in on the ground floor in this big,
viroin scenic section and SUNDAY he
wrote the following telegram which
T ehChallis Commercial Club sent ont
Challis. Idaho, Nov. 90, 1925.
Irving Thalberg.
Metro-Goldwvn-M MAYER Studios,
Culver CITY. California.
About . months ago Dan Spen-
Ger. general agent Oregon Short
line Railroad. wired Chsllls
Idaho Commercial Club that Har-
~ Schenek was on wav 10 Chal-
lis looking for location for out
door pictures. He was sidetrack-
ed and sent to Victor. Idaho.
These people extremely anxious
someone from studios see their
countrv thy will give whole
hearted cooperation TO anyone
coming into this country. There
i more honest-to-goodness real
be-men. Wild and rugged eoun-
nv thru this section than in any
other of Western states, all cas-
;lv reached from city OF Chai-
lie Have lust returned from
lin tbr1, this country and l have
rayer in all nv life seen suen
scenery Am informed that the
Cballis Commercial Club IS send
mo Won a letter inviting You INTO
tb;s country, they are also send
nc vou some very wonderful pho
~ IF close surrounding terri
tory Am personally interested
n Salmon river country ana
1ronld certainly like to see Ne
a., coldwvn in here first. fou
Iii ~eceive most wonderful co
o,,.,,si;on from entire community
uons Won will take this wire IN
la aU shirt it is written. KIND
Sasla,s sc A. BILLIARD,
once MGR. Salt Lake Branch
m Sunday evening a dinner lor
or n;I,.rd was given at the Boards
i I~,' Hot Springs to which about wen wen
!. .r, svs Commercial Club members anu
!, ives turned ont. At TINS time
,nelr n Sr. explained the functions
a ~ .hs 5;fferent departments OF .ne
,,;etnre producing and Distribute. .a ~
psn,s and stated that the a'ela
J. go .a,.,o,l Of casts ont on loeation NorA
lEss 100000 per week, thas n thst
was sl ,,ssl help was required, tna1
er '.. S,n mir, suited their needs as me
our 800: 49, which have ben in use Tor
sew ,,us- had grown stale and mar ne"
50 lollS ,, rar required to please "a "a
scene os n;eture shows and ree'ted &c
r. .n "a the many features % o.
| ,oest;ou here which were n'oS' W
sirable, n,:.l.u Gee
uu Of the Commercial G,2 pTs
retar, a.. ~ following letter 70 VIZ u
pared r 1n5 sa,V vicepresident Of Mr.. Mr.
T ing, t1 = company and it, ;s'rsa ',
p i.h rome two hundred views r.,a a'',;-
Win h so,,l' in large album snd snas
y |, - ae '.Central Idaho, the swlt .sst Of
LED ;es,, was send ont to 'hS' W
ieial. The letter follows w. herewith.
we a st showing various s see re-
,ctnrs t, s'' !ssho which may ess'iv ,,; De
n w.. .,.nS from This e'tv, lues so,t at
cached ) i IRIS letter are beng Sen1 ..
pr, ,., 0,,e of Mr. G A. D,llS ,s Civ.
,ssn ,sb'' manager cf Sal, Lax sSl ve
' ''ha was here last sunday s'
vno "aS .bc once ovs-.