The Nickelodeon (Feb-Sep 1909)
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October, 1909.
THE NICKELODEON.
105
Convention of the Independent Alliance
By Laurence F. Cook
THE inevitable coalition of independent forces has been started on what promises to be a successful career. The first movement took place in Chicago September 11 and 12. Film exchanges from all over the country — San Francisco, Boston and New Orleans being represented — met in convention at the La Salle Hotel on the above dates to take the necessary steps to form an organization that could go out and fight the Motion Picture Patents Company, carrying the warfare into the enemy's camp in an organized and energetic manner. Before the meeting the following letter had _ been sent to the press :
Since the formation of the trust, the independents have lacked the one necessary element of success — concentration of effort. It was justly to be expected.
When the trust was formed, it took in the important firms in every branch, leaving a number of firms in the field whose objects and interests differed so greatly as to make co-relationship almost impossible.
The atmosphere has cleared since then and the independents have all learned through hard experience that to achieve the success which the cause deserves, a common purpose and a common goal must be in mind.
This sentiment took root in the meetings held irf Chicago and the Independent Film Service Protective Association was formed. The membership of this association will include, beside the manufacturers of moving picture films and the film exchanges, also manufacturers of machines and accessories, and in fact all manufacturers and handlers of any commodity used in the exhibition of moving pictures.
Since this movement has already the support of many of the best independent concerns, there is no question but what it will be carried through to successful issue. Its purposes will be fourfold :
First : To cause to be created and to assist in creating an ample supply of high-class American film which will take first rank in artistic and photographic qualities and to provide a ready market for the manufacturer who invests his money and efforts in the production of such film.
Second: To assist the independent film exchange, through sound advice and necessary regulation, to gain the support of the exhibitor so as to enable him to purchase new film and practically consign the junk to the furnace.
Third: To instill into the minds of the exhibitor a confidence in the product of the independent manufacturer and in the business methods of the rental exchange and to cause him to lend his moral and financial support to attain the permanent supremacy of the independent films.
Fourth : To provide a common fund to resist legal oppression which the trust by virtue of its power and wealth would be enabled to impose upon individuals, whose weakness otherwise would be an easy prey for unjust attacks.
I am sure that the exhibitor will be glad to know that this movement is now being fostered by the entire independent industry; that the plans will be worked out on clean, honest lines, and that the entire working out of the business end will be placed in charge of men whose ability and integrity is sure to gain for the independents the recognition of high merit.
J. W. Morgan, Chairman Organization Committee.
The call for this meeting was sent out under the auspices of the Independent Renters' Protective Association, and the meeting was called to order at 11 :30 a. m., William H. Swanson, president of the above association, presiding. The register at the opening of business showed the following names :
N. W. Rubel, Phoenix Film Co., Chicago, 111.
Dr. R. A. Gamble, Columbia Cinematograph Co., Petersburg, Va.
Ingvald C. Oes, Great Northern Films Co., New York, N. Y.
J. E. Brulatour, Lumiere Co., New York, N. Y.
Charles V. Bauman, New York Motion Picture Co., New York, N. Y.
A. I. W. Ullman, Columbia Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
American Photomograph Co., A. T Moore, New York, N. Y. _ J. J. Murdock, International Projecting & Producing Co., Chicago, 111.
W. E. Jones, George A. Knaak Co. (cameras), Milwaukee, Wis.
Max Lewis, Chicago Film Exchange, Chicago, 111.
McM'ahon & Jackson, Cincinnati Film Exchange, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Louis C. Wurzer and William F. Klatt, Michigan Film & Supply Co., Detroit, Mich.
H. A. Fitzgerald, ConsoHdated Amusement Co., Baltimore, Md.
P. D. Stratton, Eureka Film Exchange, Akron, Ohio.
C. J. Scherer, Bijou Film & Amusement Co., Kansas City, Mo.
H. E. Smith, Toledo Film Exchange, Toledo, Ohio.
M. C. G. Fearis, Oklahoma Film Exchange, Oklahoma, Okla.
A. S. Davis, Independent Film Exchange, Pittsburg, Pa.
L. Truscott, Independent Western Exchange, Portland, Ore.
A. I. Eldred, Eldred Film Service, Chicago, 111.
W. N. Barlow, J. Frank Hatch, Pittsburg, Pa.
W. S. Smith, Central Film Supply, Saginaw, Mich.
Eugene Cline, Chicago, 111.
J. M. Hayes, United States Film Exchange, Chicago, 111.
J. Schuchat, United States Film Exchange, Chicago, 111.
R. G. Bachman, 20th Century Optiscope Co., Chicago, 111.
Joseph W. Engel, Wm. H. Swanson & Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Alfred Harstn, Harstn & Co., New York, N. Y.
New England Film Exchange, Boston, Mass.
Keystone Film Co., Scranton, Pa.
Granite Film Co., Burlington, Vt.
Wm. H. Swanson, Wm. H. Swanson & Co., Chicago, 111.
H. Fichtenberg, Dixie Film Co., New Orleans, La.
American Film Exchange, James Lee Riley, Pittsburg. Pa.
T. A. Riley, Southern Film Exchange, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Swanson Omaha Film Co., Omaha, Neb.
M. Fleckles, Laemmle Film Service, Chicago, 111.
L. Lesser, Golden Gate Exchange, San Francisco, Cal.
I. Wagner, Wagner Film Co., St. Louis, Mo.
J. W. Morgan, Joplin, M,o.
C. R. Plough, Anti-Trust Film Co., Chicago, 111.
E. W. Peters, Texas Film Exchange, Dallas, Tex.
Motion Picture Supply Co., Rochester, N. Y.
Arthur Lucas, Savannah Film Co., Savannah, Ga.
James L. Mclntire, Electric Film Exchange, New York.
Charles V. Bauman, International Film Exchange, New York.
George F. Kearney, Wolverine Film Exchange, Detroit, Mich.
W. M. Swain, Indianapolis Calcium Light, Indianapolis, Ind.
A. F. Hamacek, Sprocketless Camera & Projector, Chicago, 111.
William H. Havill, President Board of Examiners Moving Picture Operators, City of Chicago, Chicago, 111.
George A. Knaak, Peerless Kinematograph, Oshkosh, Wis.
H. Meredith-Jones, Patented Camera, New York, N. Y.
A. Kessel, Jr., Empire Film Co., New York, N. Y.
Mr. Baker, Globe Film Service, Chicago, 111.
Mr. Miller, Royal Film Exchange, Chicago, 111.
Philip Lewis, Chicago Film Exchange, Chicago, 111.
Louis Less, Superior Film Exchange, Toledo, Ohio.
H. J. Streyckmans, proxy Park Film Exchange, St. Louis, Mo., and W. E. Greene, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Swanson read the call for the meeting and the object of the meeting, copies of which had been distributed to all registered members.
The proposed purposes of the organization were given as follows :
ARTICLE 1.
Section ' i. The name of this Association shall be the National Independent Moving Picture Alliance.
Sec. 2. This Association is organized for the purpose of