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2644 Robert G. Peltier, Direct Examination.
Q. How many motion picture theatres are there in Mount Clemens? A. Two in operation at present, and there is still another one there, but not operating now.
Q. Do you use the licensed or unlicensed pictures? A. The licensed.
Q. What is the name of your competitor, or what is the name of his theatre? A. The Lyceum.
Q. What is the seating capacity of the Lyceum? A. About 240.
Q. And that uses, I think you stated, the unlicensed service? A. Yes.
Q. Mr. Peltier, have you always used the licensed service in the Bijou Theatre? A. Yes, sir.
Q. From what rental exchange were you obtaining motion pictures in 1908 and 1909? A. The National Film Company, of Detroit.
Q. Did you continue with the National Film Company until it sold its property to the General Film Company? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Have you since continued to take your service from the General Film Company? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Before the General Film Company began to do business in your field, did you find it possible to advertise a program in advance? A. I did not.
Q. What was your experience at that time, with respect to keeping your program clear from your competitors? A. Well, there was comparatively no trouble, from the fact that I had no opposition, except for a short time I had a little opposition.
Q. While you had this opposition, did you have any difficulty, then, in keeping your program clear? A. Very little.
Q. From what source was this opposition house securing its service? A. For a while, from the Superior people of Toledo, and also the Vaudette Exchange, of Grand Rapids.
Q. How long did that opposition continue? A. Oh, I should judge, a couple of months.
Q. After the General Film Company began to serve you, did you find it possible to announce a program in advance, and to advertise it? A. A week, or two weeks, or three weeks, or four weeks, in advance.
Q. And you could produce the program on the date designated in your advertisement? A. Yes, sir.