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Show A COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE The following communication was recently received by the Satchwa Amusement Enterprises, a local concern, employing half a hundred people and one which will employ many more is it has proper support. The letter follows: Satchwa General Amusement Enterprises, Mining Evchange Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah. Attention of Mr. F. E. Havens, Sec'y. Gentlemen: Replying to yours of recent date, addressed to the Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, I beg to advise you that Los Angeles is now the motion picture capital of the world. The industry had its inception here some five or six years ago and there are today fifty large film companies with headquarters in this vicinity. vicin-ity. It is estimated that these companies bring between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 to our city annually. an-nually. Los Angeles city has 120 motion picture pic-ture theaters and most of them are doing a splendid business. In some instances one has to stand in line to gain admittance. The motion picture industry gives support to over 10,000 people in Its different lines of activity. ac-tivity. Many of the companies are erecting costly cost-ly buildings, to stand for all time. The officials offi-cials and players of all these companies are always al-ways made welcome by our people and the industry in-dustry is looked upon with great favor by our citizens generally. Very truly yours, (Signed) A. W. KINNEY Industrial Commissioner. Salt Lake is an ideal location for a moving picture concern and the city will not only benefit bene-fit from it because it is a payroll ibuilder, but because of the extent to which local affairs and passing events taking place here will be exploited. ex-ploited. There is every reason why the moving picture business, which has reached such proportions pro-portions elsewhere, should become an important local industry, and it would be shameful to have it go by the board through neglect while such a generous boosting spirit is manifested for a number of enterprises which do not need the money, but only the assurance that there is enough raw material hero to make the.m pay. Tho Satchwa amusement enterprise, under the management of Brlant S. Young, warrants fine support from local citizens. |