. Electrical world. ttention to the development of it. Poolroom Wires, A sharp and vigorous attack was made last week by the CityClub of Xew York upon the Western Union Telegraph Company forits practice of supplying poolrooms—or race betting resorts forbiddenby law—with telegraph service. The club asserts that if the com-pany did not lease its wires to the pool rooms they would have toclose their doors. The company asserts that its business requires itto give service to all and sundry without discrimination: at leastthis appears to be the attitude of the officials and the o
. Electrical world. ttention to the development of it. Poolroom Wires, A sharp and vigorous attack was made last week by the CityClub of Xew York upon the Western Union Telegraph Company forits practice of supplying poolrooms—or race betting resorts forbiddenby law—with telegraph service. The club asserts that if the com-pany did not lease its wires to the pool rooms they would have toclose their doors. The company asserts that its business requires itto give service to all and sundry without discrimination: at leastthis appears to be the attitude of the officials and the of the newspapers have put in caps the names of the direc-tors and have inquired what they mean by it and what they aregoing to do about it. The rate is said to be $30 per day. and $10for the operator, and the company, or one of its officers, guaranteesa man who has a large experience, who knows the ropes and knowsenough to climb out of the window when trouble comes. Electricity at the St. Louis Exposition, Fig. I.—Electricity Building. THE St. Louis Exposition celebrating the purchase of the Louis-iana Territory from the Emperor Napoleon by the UnitedStates was opened with great ceremony and rejoicing onApril 30. Over a hundred thousand people were present on thegrounds and elaborate ceremonies marked the occasion, while Presi- features and comparing it with its predecessors, not only with re-spect to the application of electricity but also in respect to otherdetails. As usual, the Exposition is not quite ready. One or twoof the views which we present are sufficient to demonstrate thisfact. No exposition ever was ready when its doors were thrown
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