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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2808 Henry R. Slocum, Direct Examination. Q. Is there any competition for the business of a new customer or a new house? A. Yes, sir. Q. In your territory are there any big houses which are using the unlicensed service? A. Yes, sir, quite a number. Q. Can you name some of them and give us the seating capacity of the different houses and the places of location? A. Well, speaking of big houses, I suppose you have reference to a leading theatre and a popular theatre? Q. Yes. A. Koontz Bros., Grand Theatre, Springfield, Illinois, is using the Mutual program and the Universal. Q. What is the seating capacity of it? A. I will have to give a guess on it. About four hundred. In some of the leading theatres in the smaller cities, the capacity is not very large, although they have the leading theatre. Mr. Gus. Karosods, he is using the Universal program, and Bernstein & Sheppard, of Springfield, Illinois. — at the Palace Theatre, or at the Capitol. Kimball Theatre at Cairo, Illinois, I would say is the leading theatre of that city and is using the independent program. Q. What is the seating capacity of the Capitol and the Kimball? A. In Springfield? Q. Yes. A. About 400 for the Kimball and I would say about seven hundred at the Cairo. Those we consider pretty fair size houses in the smaller cities. Q. How long were you connected with the Standard Film Exchange at Chicago? A. About nine months. Q. Who was the manager? A. Mr. Joseph Hopp. Q. Were you with the Standard Film Exchange when Mr. Hopp gave up his license? A. No, I went with him after that. They were an independent exchange when I went with them. Q. Do you know whether or not he voluntarily gave up his license? A. No, I don't know. That was some year and a half after 1910 when the Swanson-Crawford was formed. Q. Was the Standard Film Exchange a prosperous concern when you were with it? A. Yes, sir, very much so. Q. Were they competing actively for business? A. Yes, sir. Q. What sort of program did they offer — prospective customers? A. When I was with the Standard Film Exchange Mr. Hopp was buying from twenty-four to thirty reels of film per week.