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William T. Murray, Direct Examination. 2859
Cross examination by Mr. Grosvenor:
Q. What was the occasion of your leaving the licensed service? A. I could not get as many first run pictures daily as I wanted, and I could from the other concern.
Q. Were there a good many other theatres showing the General Film Service in Atlanta at the time? A. Well, yes. Yes, I think possibly they had a majority of them at that time.
Kedirect examination by Mr. KinCxSLF.y :
Q. Is your theatre the largest theatre in town? A. I think we have more seats than any of the others.
WILLIAM T. MURRAY, the next witness produced on behalf of the defendants, being of lawful age, duly sworn by the Examiner, deposes as follows:
Direct examination by Mr. Kingsley :
Q. Do you live in Atlanta? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Are you in the motion picture business? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you own a motion picture theatre? A. I own two of them.
Q. Will you give us the names of your theatres, and the seating capacity of each? A. Alamo No. 1 seats about 240 people.
Q. Yes? A. Alamo No. 2 seats about 400.
Q. How long have you had these theatres? A. Well, No. 1, I have had it just about three years. No. 2 I have just had it just about two or three months.
Q. During the period that you have been operating theatres in Atlanta, have you had any experience with conflicting programs? A. Well, you take before ever I went to the General Film Company, I was using independent service in Alamo No. 1. At that time there was two independent exchanges open, one here which is known as the Consolidated Film Exchange, and one in New Orleans which was known as the Dixie Film Exchange. WTe were getting film from the Dixie. And of course we conflicted at that time witli the Savoy Theatre, which Mr. Olenoh was running. Of course this is independent service I am speaking of now. And then