>Wild Guess: 1. New York City, for power plants > 2. ? , for ships Nope. Electric power wasn't really big yet in the 1880s. But you're sort of on the right track, except that the question was largest single customers -- which would also rule out the pre-Con Ed power companies and the Steamship Lines. Best guess at the NJM Meeting received a $1,000 prize, BTW <g>. Cheers, Jim The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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