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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2594: James B. Clark, Direct Examination. Q, Is it frequently? A. Yes. Q. Well, when your house and your competitor's house does not take its service from the same film exchange, is it not necessary for them to take it from exchanges having different programs in order to avoid a conflict? A. No, sir. Q. How in that case do you avoid a conflict? A. The film exchange keeps you scheduled apart. Q. By an agreement with the other exchange? A. I suppose so. Q. Are you referring to two exchanges dealing in different programs, or to two exchanges dealing in the same program? A. The same. Q. I am now referring to your particular theatres. When your theatres take a program from one exchange, and your competitor is taking a program from another exchange, how do you keep apart? A. You mean another exchange handling the same program? Q. Yes? A. Well, the exchanges keep you apart, Q. What two exchanges do you refer to? A. The General Film Company's. Q. So that in reality it is one exchange, is it not? A. They have two locations here. Q. Two branches? A. Yes, sir. They operate the exchanges practically together. Q. Prior to the formation of the General Film Company did you have any difficulty in keeping the programs apart? A. Well, I was not in the exhibition business then, but as an exchange man, I did. Q. Were you able to do it all the time? A. Not always, no, sir. Q. Was there any instance where you did keep two exhibitors apart who had complained to you? A. Yes, sir. Q. How did you do that? A. Well, by getting them both to deal with one exchange. Q. You found that that was essential and necessary in order to keep them apart, did you not? A. Yes, sir. Q. If they were dealing with two different exchanges, which had no community of interest whatever, or no desire to keep them apart, there was an inevitable conflict? A. Yes. sir. Q. How long did you remain in charge of the General Film Company's Pittsburgh office after the sale of the Pitts