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Show ERROR fflADEi COUNCIL REPORT Concerning Granting of Pool Hall License. James Robb Discusses Amusements In reporting the proceedings of the city council, The Record last week made mention of the fact that a license had been granted to Jas. Robb and Robt. A. Thorley to conduct a pool hall and bowling alley in this city. Since the article was printed, it appe rs that there was a misunderstanding mis-understanding of the real facts, the city council not having granted a license for a pool hall. However, it granted a license for an amusement place of some character, some persons saying it was for a skating rink others that it was for a bowling alley. The report as given in The ii Record last week was from notes M taken from the minutes of the city council, and were written I near the hour of 11 o'clock p m. I and very hurriedly. The city I recorder was present and made certain statements regarding m pool tables, but he says that he was commenting on a previous application filed by other parties. We have been unable to ar-B ar-B range to see the minutes of the B council proceedings since the ar-B ar-B tide was published, to ascertain B if anything appears to make the fl matter clear as to how the error, B if it was made by this paper fl was brougnt abrut, but as the B question is one in which The B Record is not concerned, and as B the applicants themselves say fl that it was not their intention to S apply for a pool hall license, we jfl i- j T-jdjLdj&ffefe Hf- -jffidqre a11 the 'Ml. ' " inToramtion at our disposal, and A take pleasure in giving space to H a letter from Mr. Robb, who H takes the opportunity to discuss H the amusement question at some H length and in a common-sense jH manner. H Mr. Robb's letter follows: B Paragonah, June 17, 1912. H Editor of Record, H Cedar City, Utah. H Dear Sir: H In the Record, issue" of June H 14th, I notice that the City Council of Cedar City has grant- H ed a license to Rob't. A. Thorley H and me to conduct a pool hall and jfl bowling alley in your city. H I wish you would correct the H error, and make the matter clear H in your paper that Mr. Thorley (fl and I never appliel for such a fl license. We lid, however, apply jfl for a license to conduct a skating H rink which we contemplated jfl building. In your columns ypu H did not make mention of thia IB fact. Either the city council jfl misread our application or you H were misinformed. While I am jfl of the opinion that a pool hall or bowling alley would not be o.ut H of place in your town and if fl properly 'conducted would be no fl more harmful than dancing, H checker playing, baseball, basket H ball or any other game, I should fl like the correction made with the V understanding that I am not fl ready to go into that occupation, fl The pool hall, as you know, has fl been connected with the saloon fl for such a long' time that most B people think it a disgrace to be B associated in that kind of busi- M ness. This feeling, however, jfl should notpxist.. If I yeve to conduct such a place in your m town I should . make it just as B respectable as tjie dance hall, the (1 theatre, prthe base ball game. ' IB m Yours' truly, 1 JAMES ROBB. |