He appeared to be much better and stronger to-day and he entered eagerly into a discussion of the plans in detail.

Together they made a list of a string of twenty theatres, to be built in towns reaching from Santa Barbara on the north to San Diego in the south.

The film factory was to be located in the San Fernando Valley, just north of Hollywood.
This consumed the entire forenoon, and after lunch they met a prominent real estate man whom Jones had summoned to the hotel.

This gentleman was given a copy of the list of locations and instructed to purchase in each town the best site that could be secured for a motion picture theatre.
This big order made the real estate man open his eyes in surprise.
"Do you wish me to secure options, or to purchase the land outright ?" he asked.
"Be sure of your locations and then close the deals at once," replied Jones.

"We do not wish to waste time in useless dickering, and a location in the heart of each town, perhaps on the main street, is more important than the price.