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General Office, Detroit Exchange all night every night to make sure that films are in perfect condition ; and a night shipping force is required to get them to destination on time. Work in this exchange never stops from one year's end to another. The corporation maintains its own delivery service to pick up and deliver films with the least possible delay. Branch No. 2—No. 145 Franklin Street, Buffalo, N. Y.; Richard C. Fox, branch manager. This exchange has for its territory the city itself and one- fourth of the Empire State, making the total population served, 2,500,000. Branch Manager Fox has a force of 37 and a working floor area of 4000 square feet; but the demand for Paramount-Artcraft pictures is growing so rapidly that the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation has been obliged to erect a building of its own at the corner of Franklin and Chippewa Streets which will provide an area of 9000 square feet for the exchange. This will be ready for occupancy late in 1919. Distances are short and train service of the best in this territory. District No. J —W. E. Smith, district manager; headquarters at Philadelphia, Pa. Branch No. 1—No. 1219 Vine Street, Phila- delphia, Pa.; J. D. Clark, branch manager. Philadelphia has the proud distinction of pos- sessing the most beautiful motion picture ex- change in the world. The exchange occupies two floors, the ground floor being fitted up with mahogany partitions and furniture and fittings in keeping, so that the general impression is that it houses a big bank. Branch Manager Clark with a force of 59 serves the city, 60 per cent of Pennsylvania and 30 per cent of New Jersey, with a population of 5,800,000 and 800 theaters. Like all Famous Players-Lasky branch exchanges, Philadelphia has the most modern a labor-saving office equipment the market affords, such as billing and adding machines, Remington automatic bookkeeping machines, stamping machines and everything else that affords speed combined with accuracy; for the territory, while small in area, has a very large number of accounts. Branch No. 2—No. 421 Tenth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C; J. L. Reardon, branch manager. A force of 37 persons and a floor area of 8000 square feet is required to take care of the business here. From the standpoint of patronage, the national capital is unequalled, for motion picture devotees here include the most distinguished people, not only of America but also representatives of foreign lands. The motion picture theaters are new and handsome; and only the best pictures are shown, very largely those bearing Paramount-Artcraft trade-marks. In addition to the capital, the territory served includes all of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, 15 per cent of West Virginia and 75 per cent of North Carolina, having a total population of 6,000,000. District No. 4—W. H. Buxbaum, special representative; headquarters at Pittsburgh, Pa. Branch No. 1—1150 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.; F. C. Bonistall, branch manager. The Pittsburgh exchange employs a force of 49 persons, occupies 12,000 square feet in a new fireproof building devoted exclusively to motion picture ex- changes. Pittsburgh territory in- cludes 40 per cent of Pennsylvania H. A. Ross Branch Manager, Detroit Exchange Personnel of Detroit Exchange