The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14
FARO is On THE DECLINE.


Du9 O&oo00 Ho6 MISUNDERSTANDING On
Heavy Dstfsrs mas DetArsnetl
kiag Fase-Nest ~ the Ganblins
II Now Done ~ SMALL Spectator
II am frequently In gambling houses"
said the manufacturer Of fipe cabinet fur
niture. hut. notwithstanding, have never
yentured . cent in game Of chance In my
hfe"
Just like to 20 and look orr suggested
q friend.
Indeed / do not" returned the manu-
fscturer. with some sharpness. 1T II bust
ness pure and simple which takes me into
such places. and that business / transact
~ soon a. possible and get out. The more
gambling. though. going on the more money
make, which may be said Of several other
men In my line It's an III wind which
blows NOBODY good. and by that token,
when gambling Is nourishing. more and
more implements are required. These are
supplied by the makers OF fine cabinet fur
niturs. and our business Ii . sort OF gam
bles's barometer. You can always correct
~ estimate tho amount Of gambling going
on In the country by the number Of orders
which We cabinet-makers have to dil.''
What In the state Of the barometer
nowr' pursued the friend.
High" replied the manufacturer.
Nearly every man In my line II buster
today than he has been in years. and most
OF IN are away behind In our orders. al
though running with an extra force. These
orders are principally for tools used by the
roulette houses, to whosa already ample
number. II seems to me, daily additions
are being made. There are SIX factories
which have no time TO turn out anything
b.sxA - - A~tf nR~ IA
concerns are making the accessorfes. such
rs layouts. spreads. racks. cases. boxes,
markers. chips and the scores OF trininS
little essentials which are found In gam
bling rooms However. the trade In faro
tables and outfits 10 not so large by any
means as the business In roulette materials
The game OF faro seems to be waning. and
there are really comparatively few gam
bling houses which support Il.
Roulette the FavoPite Game.
''Rouistte has the call, ana the reason
for Thu IL obvious. The rambler who once
stakcd thousands on th4 turn OF card
or bet hundrsd-dollar stacks Of chips IL
passing away and in hss place steps the
young man who has q great deal Of money
to win and little TO risk In the acquire
ment Faro does not appeal to the young
ster who has only dollar. or, perhaps.
I'VE At time to wager. 1t 10 too swift
a game for him. whereas he can ind scores
and scores OF roulette games where he can
buy q stack of twenty chips for = and.
playing them one At time, make his
expenditure so further than In faro game
where the smallest sum represented by q
check Is likely to be IS cents.
1T IL on these young men that the gam
bling houses are beginning to depend for
their support nowadays. There was time
when their presence was barely tolerated
-
house and stood for a considerable part OF
The houses expenditure for cigars. liquors.
etc. That was the day, however when
something like tall gambling was going on.
But with the passing Of the tall gamblers
the fortunes Of the gambling houses began
TO wane and several OF the shrewdest
among the managers saw there was profit
10 be made out OF the young men with only
a few dollars at time In their pockets.
although the pront was considerably less
than that to which they were accustomed
They reduced the price OF their chips and
made features Of those games which SEEM
ed to appeal most to the young mems
fancy
When a man has iiitls money TO risk,
of course he 10 apt TO stake IL upon that
game which offers the largest opportunity
tor gain. Dollar for dollar. the chance
offered by faro does rot strike the fancy
OF the majority Of young fellows, but roui-
etIe with chance 20 make 800 per cent
ON a single Ret is allurinss 40 roulette has
become tho popular game, However we
may have regretted the games In which
tens OF thousands were wen and lost, this
little gambling. az IL Is technically known,
10 far more pernictoua ana far-reaching ir
Its disastrous effects upon the morals of
tho community. for the majority of the
patrons of the modern gambling houses are
young clerks on small salaries. car con-
dectors. porters. statesmen and men in 9TH
CT trades. mercantile pursuits or profess
sions who's. ray IL small. IL is very easy
for NEST OF them 20 play away a weeks
wages within half an hour. and when they
must meet current expenses, desperate
means ara often sssoftsd 70 as a alrec,
result Of their patronage az the roulette
wheel
Cost ct Ranainx q Game.
When new gambling house is opened
what furniture - reQuirea?"
THE usual complement consists az a eoa-
ple of roulette wheels, tw-nty-fous inches
ia diameter. which cess anywhere from So
10 $3.50 each. twe or three aok.- tables
each efa carved pedestal 81 mahogany or
ether hard and stable wood warth SIS
apiece. and saN chips ard racks TO held
:earn worth In al aSaSs; sssa The CAPITA!
required 60 start the business depends a
great deal afna the nerve 81 Tire promoter
Sorue roulette hanks have opened With no
mere than sac IN their titl ard tfourtshed
As rule should thsns between s.. &c
ana soc ~i!i help a professional gasa0ler
10 suceeet. T1lts IL much less thar tae
capital formerly required 20 hank q fare
game Ia the Cd aass there were many
Banks going here that had a stake 81 from
tS,ae 20 So ne behind them, SoSne had
fear ard sve times tsase Perhaps the
fact that 50 insignificant 3 capital Il re-
cofrea - aass roulette makes that game
popular NTH gambling hoase keees,ers.
Nest cg cur heavy or&ass fer tools some
sr>sn I'll WeEg. and are rsvaa through com
mission 10@sSx which are now resCxasxsd
AGENTS TAey are the wal. Between the
gambler aaa the manufacturer % caesae4
furniture, much 80 the relief 90 ths latter.
Tsacse commission houses pay the manu-
saesGrer his nlas-y. ard II Is invariably
sy.sA cash, ard coolest from iss easraser In