| Show GREAT electrical ELECTRIO AL COMBINE the witt oppose able tn houston when the thompson houston electric company reached out a few v w alib acs ics ago end dud absorbed all of its most moet powerful rival in the country its ita of officers ficere calmly prepared to enjoy an absolute monopoly of the ture lure and sale of electrical apparatus the giant combine was launched auspin loudly it had bad a capital of fW and it controlled nearly ull all the valuable paten tsou on electrical apparatus that bad been leaned issued in this country but uia the westinghouse company was ignored it was thought to bo be too weak to form A factor in ID the combine tuesday it was wag learned that the company had bad formed a 6 rival combine and would open a bitter fight on the thompson houston company the great clemans balske firm of berlin paris and london iia has joined with the west Ing bouso crowd and la Is to la the hold bold for american patronage all of the valuable patents held bold by this company and abo services of its bett best electricians will be at aba disposal of tho the new company branch am rc to be opened la in all the large cities of the country the principal offices will via probably be in abt bajo |