In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants (1914)

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2584 James B. Clark, Direct Examination. Q. Is that net? A. Yes, sir. Q. You mean ten cents per foot? A. Yes, sir, and we pay the Mutual twelve cents. Q. Is that net? A. Yes, sir. Q. Now, let me make myself clear in this respect: you mean, when you say you pay ten cents a foot, that is after all deductions are taken off? Is there any discount? A. There is no discount. Q. So that is a flat rate that you pay of ten cents? A. To the Universal. Q. And of twelve cents to the Mutual? A. Yes, sir. That twelve cents went into effect January first. Q. What was it before that? A. It was eleven cents before that. Q. Would you say that the standing order system was an advantage or a disadvantage to the exchange? A. It is an advantage. Q. In what respect? A. Well, you are able to program or schedule your service in advance, because you know exactly what you are going to get. Q. Can you give an exhibitor a program in advance and deliver it to him under the standing order system? A. Yes, sir. Q. Before the standing order system was adopted, did you have any difficulty as an exchange man, in supplying exhibitors safely? A. Yes, sir. Q. What were your chief difficulties at that time? A. Well, we had difficulty in getting the right number of films on the days we needed them, and to get them in just when we needed them. Q. And were you able to keep your agreements with the exhibitors under those conditions? A. Not always, no, sir. Q. Did you ever have complaints from exhibitors localise of your inability to keep your agreements with them? A. Yes, sir. Q. At that time was it possible for the exhibitor to advertise a program in advance with any certainty that he could produce the program on the date advertised? A. It was not. Q. What is the situation now in that respect? A. He