The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
One mile Ordinary. Omen


Five Mile Safety. Open.
LIST prize, Boughton & Lauck, S36 Water
Color Portrait.
End prize, A. Glass, 81 Bicycle Lamp.
One-half Mile Safety. Open
LIST PRIZE. Pope Maufg. Co., SIS Mantel
End prize. Solomon, s. Meeaschaum Cigar
| Two Mile safety. Dismount Even Quarter.
lst prize c. II. Hanson, Chicago, sl5 Gold
End prize, F. P. Martin. IS Picture. Framed.
One-half Mile Safety Handisap,
lst prize, Z. g. GaIlent. SIS L. A. W. Pin.
End prize. ID. Hays. a Shoes.
One-half Mile Boys, Under 10 Years.
lst prize, Young Bros. 81 Picture.
End prize. Baldwin & Son, S. Photographs.
One Mile Ordinary. State Championship.
Davis q Wall, $40 Gold Medal.
One Mile Safety, Consolation.
ist prize, Biting Bros, Sl3 Bicycle suit.
Fad prize, OZane & Dyer. $3.50 Perfume set.
Ord prize, BissantZ & Mathews. $3.50 Set OF
Spoons.
Some very fast riders will participate in
the above races and they will he exceed
ingly interesting The exhibition test of
speed between wheelmen and horses will
also be very interesting.
NOTES. =
Mr. Harris of Fort Scott has been quite
sick since be came here, and in no condi-
tieu to make a race. Had he been in bet
ter health he would make it quite uncom-
Portable for some of the boys.
Bert Millison has been the hero of the
two days. He has won almost every first
prize offered. Hurrah for Wichita!
Mr. Baltzell who kept the score yester-
day is one of the incest fellows among the
visiting wheelmen. He is very fair aud
courteous.
o. L. Rule of ST. Louis, brother of
the cashier of the National Bank of Com
mercc of Kansas City won every race he
started in yesterday and is conceded to be
one of the fastest young wheelmen in the
country. In addition TO being a good
wheelman, he is most excellent young
man.
The following is the annual address Of
Chief Consul Davis:
CHEF CONsUL's REPORT.
FELLOW MBERs:-Aassembed here on
tbs banks of the beautiful Arkansas, at the
the instance of our fraternGi organization
Of Wichita, rightly named The Peerless"
1t Is well that we pause for retrospective
view of our work since last we meet in Par
sons, October 1891. | take particular
pleasure at this time in presenting to each
member in attendance copy OF the newly
completed hand book of this division, not
because the little pamphlet meets my
ideal in works of this character, but be-
cavss it has been so long in contemplation
and its contemplation so long unavoid-
ably deferred. The thirty league hotels
listed on page five are all under duly ap-
proved contract to grant the concessions
named only to members of the
Il. A. W., upon proper Identification by
t.zlz
otherwise. Blanks fer the purpose of ex-
tending the list are at the service of any
one who recognizes an opportunity and
who Will kindly perform the good office of
putting them into their intended use
The list of local consuis, thirty nine in
number, on the sixth page, taken as a
whole, is worthy one, embracing the
cream of the Kansas energy, enterprise
and the ability or inclination to rustic in
the Unrest of the league IL is largely to
the development of these qualities, on the
part of these local cousuls that we are in
debted today for the increase in member
ship which the report of the secretary
treasurer to be submitted to this
meeting will disclose. Ia the
continued efforts of cousuls in the per-
formance OF their prescribed duties, l be-
SPEAK the earnest cooperation OF not only
all members but of all persons who are in
terested (and who are not?) in the move
ment for better roads which forms the
chief Object OF an organized existence. l
trust that none have allowed their mem
bership TO lapse. To all yet with us, and
willing to wear the harness and do the
work, desire TO announce the renewal of
their certificates of consulship until fur
l shall gladly extend the list
to localities If there be any, not named
where we have one or more members,
One of the principal needs recognized in
t he plan for this handbook, as formulated
at Ottawa, was that OF a medium TOR the
of road reform lit
erature. The situation has materially
changed since then: and hereiu
is cause for congrltulatioD, rs well as the
reason for the disconsinuance OF the Kan
sas Whee!meu's Library, the publication
of which became a logical outglOwth OF
the plan referred to. IL is not my design at
this time to enter into details tending to
show the nature and extent Of the change
in the situation since it was discuss
ed at Ottawa, but l may be pardoned for
pointing out some of the marks of progress
nearest home.
The reference to this subject in the of
fetal message of Governor john A Mar
tin 10 the Kansas legislature, January -,
1855 quoted on page 4 of handbook, may
be accounted one OF tue earlier seed sow
ngs from which have developed in part
the popular sentiment in favor of reform
in our road system now so generally prey
ilent that one can hardly pick up a news
paper which does not testify to the great |
public awakening on this subject This |
has already borne fruit in many localities, |
where road work is being done more and |
more by contractors under competent SUI |
DervisiOn. 1t is surprising how much !
good work on roads can be accomplished |
At small expenditure when people go |
- T., - ,-,x-
,ical demonstrations suggest the idea thai I
we need not so much new laws on the sub (
ect as an Intelligent enforcement and utlii- /
,ttion OF what we have.
Attracted by its tide and its authors !
reputation, all doubtless nave read |
Roads OF the Western S. ates," by /
ex-senator John J. Ingalls,, in the /
April number of Good Roads-an in
stance OF only one among many |
instructive articles with which that
excellent magazine ahounds. and in /
which our national organ, the l.. A W. |
Bulletin IS s;uSuiarly deficient. Let all |
help to extend the circulation of Good /
Roads" by soliciting subscriptions aud by
making circulating library out OF our
'wn copies.
Some valuable editorial utterances By
he professors of the State Agricultural |
,ol,ege at Nan hattaD, on the subject of
highway improvement, have appeared in
he organ or that Institution. The Indus
rialist-" These nave received wide cir
.ula'ion by being extensively copied.
An address by Ex-Governor Click OF /
entitled Public Highways" de-
iyered before the State board Of agricul-
ure. ar its meeting last January. has re-
eiysd wide publicity 10 the proceedings of
uaJ body. A study OF the thoughts there
Il presented would br0adru the views Of
many who now re gard this subject as of
minor Importance.
| might exhaust the limits of this report
u cat4.oggiug the good literature OF re-
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