Film Year Book 1927 (1927)

St. Louis Becker, L. J., Film Delivery, Thrush Ave. Blankenship, Earl, 711 Main St. (Office in Marion, 111.) Busy Bee Motor Car Co., Taylor & Manchester St. Fo.x Film Delivery, 3400 Lindell Blvd. Kahn Film Delivery, Harry, 1301 Elliot St. Lewton, G. B., 3824 Lee Ave. Newmon, Floyd, 305 Maple St., Farmington. MONTANA Butte Butte Rapid Transfer Co., 116^ West Broadway. Lynch Taxi Co., 116^2 West Broadway. Yellow Taxi Co., 116>^ West Broadway. NEBRASKA Omaha Film Service Co., Jack Martin. (Office in Davenport, la.) NEW YORK Albany Fitzpatrick Delivery Service, Educational Exchange, 659 Broadway. Howells Trucking Service. (Office in Syracuse). Buffalo Howell Trucking Service, Franklin St. (Office in Syracuse). New York City (Operating in Greater Neiv York, Northern Nezv Jersey and Long Island Territories). Anderson Film Delivery, Dick, West Hoboken, New Jersey. Daily Film Delivery, 723 7th Ave., Bryant 9213. (Brooklyn Branch: Flatbush 4300). Dexter Film Delivery, Cedarhurst, Long Island, Cedarhurst 1765. East Side Film Delivery, Brooklyn. Hudson Film Delivery, New Rochelle, New Rochelle 3752. Long Island Film Delivery, Hempstead, Long Island. Newark Film Delivery, 729 Seventh Ave., Bryant 7868. Palisades Film Delivery, Millvale, New Jersey, Oradell 125. Prudential Film Delivery, 727 Seventh Ave., Circle 6625. Rosen Film Delivery, 729 Seventh Ave., Bryant 8897. Tacme Film Delivery, 729 Seventh Ave., Bryant 4770. NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte U. S. Film Transport Co., 213 South Church St., Telephone: 6012. OHIO Cincinnati Columbus-Cincinnati Trucking Co., 22 East Chapel St., Columbus. Film Service Co., 2137 Reading Road, Canal 1168-L. Lahmann, Clifford, 3827 Llewellyn Ave., Kirby 1090-R. Lahmann, Robert R., 1705 De Armond Ave., North College Hill, Clovernook 7511-X. Sheppard Film Service & Express Co., 2915 Sidney Ave., West 4795-L. Cleveland Gross, L. C, Film Exchange Bldg. Johnson, E. S., Film Exchange Bldg. Transit Film Service Co., Film Exchange Bldg. Smith Messenger Service, Film Exchange Bldg. PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia B. & B. Messengers, 307 North 13th St., Spruce 1937. Horlacher Film Delivery, 247 North Juniper St., Locust 4844. Pittsburgh Exhibitors' Service Co., George Callhan, 1014 Forbes St. Pinkney Film Service Co., 1028 Forbes St. TEXAS Dallas Good Service Transfer Co., 2038 Jackson St., Phone: 7-2614. Liberty Motor Express (Waco & Ft. Worth), 2012 Jackson St., Phone: 7-3808. WASHINGTON Seattle Pielow Transfer Co., 1925 Third Ave., Elliot 2288. WISCONSIN Milwaukee Pyle Film Delivery Service, Charles Pyle, 185 Seventh St., Grand 1630. Film Transportation Regulations MOTION PICTURE FILM will be accepted by the United States Post Office and the American Railway Express Co. only when certain rules and regulations have been strictly adhered to. These rules and regulations are presented below. They were obtained from the U. S. Post Office and the American Railway Express Co., and are, therefore, authentic. A list of local film deliveries throughout the country will be found on page 460. POST OFFICE REGULATIONS (a) Motion-picture films must be packed in spark-proof metal boxes or cans complying with Specification No. 32 of the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations for the shipment of dangerous articles. Case and cover must be lined throughout with hard fiber board at least oneeighth inch thick. Each outside metal case must be plainly and permanently marked in the metal by embossing the following symbol consisting of a rectangle and the following mark : I. C. C.-^32 A. The letters and figures in this symbol must be at least one-half inch high, and the final letter may be either A , B., C, D., E., or F. (b) Motion-picture films may also be packed in outside wooden boxes complying with Specification No. 19 of the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations for the shipment of dangerous articles, provided each reel is placed in a tightly closed inside metal container. Each box must be plainly marked with the words : "Companies with I. C. C. Spec'n No. 19," or, if desired, this marking may be indicated by a symbol consisting of a rectangle as follows : I. C. C— 19. The letters and figures in this symbol must be at least one-half inch high. (c) Short motion-picture films (not exceeding 25 feet in length) may be accepted when placed in tightly closed metal cans and in outside containers of corrugated strawboard or other suitable material. (d) Non-inflammable motion-picture films may he accepted without other restriction when packed in sufficiently strong containers; each outside container must be plainly marked "Motion-picture films — Not dangerous." (e) Pyroxylin plastics (celluloid, fiberloid, pyralin, viscoloid, zylonite, etc.) in sheets, rolls, or tubes, must be packed in strong spark-proof wooden boxes, or sheet pyroxylin may also be packed flat in double-faced corrugated strawboard packages, provided that the total thickness of sheet material in one package does not exceed one-half inch in thickness. The pyroxylin plastic must be wrapped in paper and the box must not be less than two thicknesses of double-faced corrugated strawboard at all points. When material is in rolls it must be placed in fiber or strawboard cylin 461