Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

2082 ACCESSORY NEWS SECTION Vol. 14. No. 13 To Get the (ipRight Along= row Give them the sharp, clear, snappy pictures that bring out the full interest of the footage. That counts quite as much as catchy titles, famous stars or thrilling stories. You can be sure of this result with the pauscli'lomb Projection [enses They are a great help to the success of youi reels — and success there means success at the box office. Bausch & Lomb objectives and condensers are considered as the standard by leading owners and operators — and they prove their worth from the start. Edison and Nicholas Power machines are regularly equipped with Bausch & Lomb Lenses and vour film exchange can get them for you. Bausch ^ Ipmb Optical (o. 569 ST. PAUL STREET ROCHESTER. N.Y. Leading American Makers of Photographic and Ophthalmic Lenses, Microscopes. Projection LaiitcJits (Balopticons) , and other h\gh•imdc optica} p'oditcts. 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If they pass this test the core is then inserted, after which they are again placed in specially constructed ovens, and haked, which takes for from three to five hours, to thoroughly dry out the core, this obviating the possibility of blowing out the core, which many operators experience with inferior carbons when using high amperage. .'\fter the core has been dried out they are again removed from the ovens, cut to size and pointed, cleaned and polished, after which they are run through gauges to see that they are perfectly straight and true as to diameter. They are then taken to the shipping room and packed for shipment. The machinery vised in the manufacture of these carbons, from the largest to the smallest machine, is of the highest possible quality. The employees, including the office force, number two hundred. They are thoroughly trained and highly efficient. I might add here that all of the employees are residents of St. Marys, Mr. Speer believing in employing his own townspeople, which does him great credit. The efficiency of the workers is such that the waste, which is a powerful factor, has been reduced from fifty per cent, to ten per cent. The average output of the plant is 20,000 carbons per day, running at minimum. Mr. Speer claims that working at a maximum capacity night and day he can maintain an output of 35.000 per day. As soon as the new machinery which has been ordered, arrives and is installed, there i;i no doubt but what this capacity will be doubled. The plant of the Speer Carbon Company consists of ten buildings, the general offices, factory No. 1, which is devoted to the manufacture of carbon brushes, and factory No. 2, which is devoted exclusively to the manufacture of projector carbons. They have their own box factory for the making of shipping cases, testing laboratory, and other buildings used for various purposes in connection with both plants. MCHOLAS POWER RETURNS TO NEW YORK AFTER ABSENCE OF SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER an absence from New York City for several months, enjoying a well-earned vacation at Lake Bomoseen, Vermont. Nicholas Power, the man who put " The Move in Mories " returned to this city, and is again at his desk at 90 Gold street. Mr. Power, in spite of his enormous success, is a very hard worker, and takes personal charge of the experimental department of the Nicholas Power Company, working as many hours each day as the skilled mechanics employed by him. ^^'hen asked regarding the outlook, Mr. Power is very sanguine and believes tlie present quiet time will soon give way to big business. He is well pleased with the amount of business done by his company during his absence as a good showing was made in spite of the paralysis epidemic and other unfavorable conditions. Mr. Power was sixty-three years old on his last birthday, but his energetic application to business belies this fact. >1 Nicholas Power I LOCAL 384, L A. T. S. E., HUDSON COUNTY, N. J. A brand new Powers 6-B Cameragraph has been placed in the executive office of the above local for tlie purpose of instructing the members on the care and maintenance of same. It is also to be used by the examining board when examining candidates for membership into the organization. Editor's Note — The Nicholas Power Company are always to be found in the forefront when they can be of benefit or ser\'ice to the operators, and other manufacturers would find it to their advantage to pursue a like course, for it is ooly through the education of the operator that the manufacturers are able to have their machines handled to the best advantage. Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers