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MOVING Published Eveby Saturday. Copyright, 1908, by Tbo World Photographic PoMiaMiigS Company, Haw Tort AtraSO n. SAUHBEES. Bditer. J. ?. Cfealaaora. Anadato Salter asd BmSaeos Mtuat. . Vol. 2 MARCH 7 No. 10 SUBSCRIPTION: 02.00 per year. Post free in the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, Porto Bico and the Philippine Islands. CANADA AND FOBEIGH .COUNTBIES: $2.50 per year. All communications should be addressed to P. 0. BOX 450, NEW YORK CITY. Advertising Rates: $2.00 per inch; 15 cents per One Editorial. What Boeo it Mean ? We stand, look on, and gasp! and then ask ourselves if we understand aright. The members of the Edison combine met in New York City last week, and we are told that very heated discussions took place at 10 Fifth avenue. The results of these discussions are far-reaching, if we are correctly informed. First, that the combine agreed to allow the Film Service Association a further discount of 20 per cent, on all films purchased for the next three months, commencing March 2; Secondly, that the Association are allowed to purchase Biograph films. We asked if this included the licensed firms of Biograph as well, but our informant could not answer. We began to. wonder what next, and lo! the answer came. Tele- grams have been sent out to renters not in the Associa- tion, begging them to come in at the Chicago fee, not the $5>°oo, but $200. The recipients tell us they are out for good. Their applications were turned down. A pro- hibitive and restrictive fee was made and they were told they were not wanted, there were enough mem- bers in the Association without them. But now?— well, well Who can answer our query? But this is not all. An overwhelming blow, like a bolt from a clear sky, falls on the members of the Association, who, after priding themselves that undercutting was at an end, re- ceive a schedule of prices that takes the Wind out of their sails, and leaves tUem helpless! ■ It reduces the' Buffalo scale of prices $6 per reel. _, PICTURE WORLD 179 The following is the Buffalo scale: Weekly Contracts. Price for service 12 3 4 5 67 when changed ' Reel Reels Reels Reels Reels Reels Reels Once a week. $16 $32 $48 $64 $80 $96 $112 Twice a week 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 3 times a week 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 4 times a week 28 56 84 112 140 108 196 5 times a week 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 o times a week 36 72 108 144 180 216 252 Everyday.;. 40 80 120 160 200 240 200 Note the new schedule: Once a week 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Twice a week.. 14 28 42 56 70 ' 84 98 3 times a week 18 36 54 72 00 I08 120" 4 times a week 22 44 60 88 no 132 154 5 times a week 26 52 78 104 130 156 182 6 times a week 30 60 90 120 ■ 150 180 2ip Everyday. 34 68 102 136 170 204 238 Again we ask the question, What does it mean? Is this ah attempt to wreck the Film Service Association? It looks very much like it. It is treating the members as if they were children, and is the grossest piece of bad management we have seen for a long while, and which will undoubtedly cause a panic if not a mutiny in the ranks. By whose authority is this change made? Not the renters, who, we understand, are to vote by postal their approval. We hope the answer will be decidedly nega- tive. A more retrograde move it is impossible to con- ceive. It shows weakness, and instead of the much- vaunted victory, an ignominious retreat, holding the Asso^ ciation up to ridicule and making it the laughing-stock of the whole cinematograph world. We arei«guainted with several renters whose scale of charges aremgher than the new schedule. Will the com- bine refund them what they lose if they adopt the lower scale? One renter told us he stands to lose $800 a week by the reduction, while another said he has already lost three good exhibitors because he would not reduce his prices lower than Buffalo scale, and now he questions the possibility of ever recovering his position with the new. Again, we would question the legality of the re- duction. Buffalo meeting passed the scheme and every member should be allowed to speak on the question of so far-reaching an amendment. Another point. The value of every member's share in the association is $5,000. This is the amount passed as a standing charge for any newcomers into the ranks. To amend this resor lution or rescind it it is necessary for the convention to be called together. So that the request for non-mem- bers to join on the $200 fee is illegal and unconstitu-f tional. These are points every member of the Film Ser- vice Association should ask Secretary MacDonald to elucidate and make plain. We know the by-laws adopted were made specially elastic, but in the stretching a little common sense should be used and care taken that in the rebound no one is hurt;. We are given to understand that the exhibitors in New York city are getting together and promise to pledge themselves not to use any film issued by the combine, and further not to patronize any film renter who runs a nickelodeon. We hope that better counsel will prevail; but in the face of all now transpiring we have the right on behalf of our readers to ask: What does it all mean? Send th© M* first foa» a Subscription to get posted Willi information.