New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-19
PHONES TO BE REMOVED. NOW AFTER RACETRACKS.
Jeromc Satisfied Western Union
Order Is in Good FAITH.

The western Union Telegraph Company
.n-o,eb its executive committee. early yesterday
o-asred the immediate discontinuance OF the col
,..+ion and distribution of racehorse reports on
zee r-irss throughout the United States. The or
Der followed Mondays action directing the as
continuance Of the delivery of reports TO all
classes Of subscribers in this city.
II is understood that Morris h. Jesup. Jacob
II ScbiT and Senator Depew. well ds
other directors. consulted with George j. Could
and decided that the Western Union service 10
noolrooms must cease, whatever the cost. Messrs.
Jesup. Schir and Depew were extremely grau-
fed TO find that Mr.. Gould's views were IN mar
rnony with their own, and that he was ready
10 carry out ali necessary practical measures
The result Of the conference was the order Tor
shutting off the race news service to poolfoolhs
from all Western Union wires.
The order followed a meeting Of the executive
committee. of which Morris K Jesup. Jacob H.
schif, John T Terry, Russell Sage and Samuel
Sloan are members. It was as follows
New-York May IS. 1904.
B. Brooks. General Superintendent, western
Union Telegraph Company, New York;
Theodore Z. Cook, General superintendent
Western Union Telegraph Company, Cnlcago'
Frank Jaynes. General Superintendent, West
err Union Telegraph Company san Francisco
J. Levin. General Superintendent. Western
Union Telegraph Company, Atlanta, Ga
Il has been decided 10 discontinue forthwith
the collection and distribution by this company
of horse race reports You will please act accord
''''''' ROBERT c. CLOwRY.
President and General Manager.
The order IS taken to mean that Western
Union employees at racetracks will no longer act
as collectors OF news, but without showing pref
erence and on a strictly commercial basis trans
NIT such messages as may be passed TO them
over the counter IN the usual way.
The Western Union will lease no further
private racing wires Colonel Clowry's secre-
tary told a Tribune reporter afterward. He
added that it meant simply that racetrack mes
sages would be sent TO the nearest New-York
Office, and distributed by messenger boys in the
ordinary commercial way.
The cutting out Of the wires" said he. rs
only question Of detail"
AT its meeting the executive committee act
ed like an absolute unit" Mr.. Terry told the re-
porter. "As to present contracts do not be-
heve there are any that cannot be forthwith
cancelled. The Western Union will take no fur
ther action on the matter. That the racing SER
vice will be discontinued is as certain as the
TACT that you VIII eat your dinner tonight. The
Western Union viii not lease its wires 20 pool
rooms, either Our skirts are clear"
In the minutes recorded at this meeting Of the
executive committee was the following:
The president reported that on the 18th of
May, he had ordered the immediate dscontinu-
aAce OF the service OF reports of horse races IL.
me city Of NewYork, and that he had to-day
crcered the immediate d!scontinuance of the col
lectlon and distribution OF such reports by this
company upon its wires in all parts of the
Nnteo states. Thereupon It was
resolved, That the action Of the president be
Sauhed, approved and confirmed
no RETURNS FROM MORRIS PARK.
Al Morris Park yesterday everything tended to
kho" that the Western Union had discontinued
als poolroom service. The place in the press
.ana Which has been occupied for years by the
SPsiatof who sent out the calls was vacant
Hi,r tne telegraph instrument gone.
-. me operators In the Office under the grand
sis5 =. SAG M they were transmitting all messages
ss So N me regular way. in accordance With the
- f. q VI me executive committee.
-vs ~ - sald that agents from the big poolrooms
ths aas@sed during the afternoon in supplying
OF s,ot ss1Ty information to poolroons by means
.nas 1Sn I'll measures. All the evening newspaper
bsere were compelled 20 file their news instead OF
II Mashed" as formerly.
a view OF the Western Unions decision the
OA quotation Company whose ticker" ser
-, has hitherto been fed by the Western
-'''A employees at the tracks. yesterday sent
o"A men 70 Morris Park.
we did this in self-protection. Superintend-
Np4N lIlc ItIotlti " Siiiii'J Aai~
.,'eA ne names OF the winners, first. econd and
-'lN' and the track odds on the first and Sec
=. 80 70 our customers the clubs. saloons. etc.
s assure ourselves that the ticker service is
- FURNISHED 20 poolroonls. and indeed it is OBJ
uS ulat II would be of little service TO these"
-'oe The least interesting development yester-
80 was the promise Of the New-York Tele-
l"'he Company to take its wires and instru-
s,e"1s out OF the poolrooms OF the Mahoney syn
,.''e' and TO cooperate further with Police
- commissioner McAdoo in every possible way.
Ne New-fork Telephone Company assured Mr..
@Aooo that It would furnish no further tele-
s4Oi'e service 70 the East Forty-second-st.
-suHe feputed 10 be a poolroom Exchange"
/, sNich was raided on Tuesday by Inspector Nc
usHiih and which was alleged TO have bef n
.F headquarters and central" of the Mahoney
sI'ih OF poolroorns. Further. the company had
ssOihiseo' said Mr.. MeAdoo TO refuse tele
1A''ie TO any place TO which extension wires
"eie run from the alleged exchange" Com
missioner MeAdoo promised TO issue a compre-
.-eiisi'e statement as 10 the telephone company's
assurance OF cooperation.
AZ AacAdoo said that the telephone company
nnRAS x&eyf fIr