Brief for the United States (1914)

Record Details:

Title:
Brief for the United States
Date:
1914
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : United States. Government Printing Office. Office of the Public Printer
Volume:
Brief for the United States
Leaf #:
000220
Language:
English
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
{"Media History Digital Library","Richard Koszarski",Domitor}
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 06, 2024
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208 PAET IX. What had been a profitable and growing business, bringing him more than $100,000 a year, dwindled practically to nothing. (I, 312, foL 4.) ALFRED WEISS, of the Alfred Weiss Film Exchange, New York City (VI, 3364), had a talk at his office with Mr. Wright, general sales manager of the Kalem Co., in June, 1910, shortly before Weiss sold his exchange to the General Film Co. Weiss described the interview (VI, 3366) ; He said, Weiss, you had better wake up and see that you close up some kind of a deal with the General Film Co. ; it will be to your advantage; they will pay you a good price for your exchange ; they will make a stockholder out of you and give you a very good position, and you will have a steady income on the order like life insurance, or so." That was his advice he gave me. ^ * * I asked Mr. Wright in case I would refuse to sell my office to the General Film Co., what would happen. Mr. Wriglit told me first that he advised me in a friendly way it is much better to sell, and he told me, he said, **Mr. Weiss, you know how it is; to-day the licensed manufacturers control the market; they have got you right in their hands ; they can cancel your license in no time ; now you had b(^tter sell and be one of us. " About a week later P. L. Waters, g(^n(a*al manager of the General Film Co., called upon Weiss and took him to see Kennedy, who gave him $31,000