According to the New York Times article, the growth of the motion picture industry in the United States could be summarized by the following statistics:

Capital Invested: $40,000,000
Value of films made annually: $102,000
Value of picture machines in use: $2,000,000
Weekly wages drawn by employees: $2,000,000
Receipts per week: $3,000,000
Number of picture shows in the United States: 30,000
Number of employees at exhibitions: 100,000
Persons attending shows every week: 45,000,000