The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
WHEEL NOTES.

| SdlI Lake OlIy, AldICn 1889.
Herald: Ever since the advent of paved
streets those who have had the misfor-
tune to have to drive a carriage or BIZ
| cycle over them condemned the extrava-
gance of the street sprinkler. One could
travel ali over the outside streets of the
city and accumulate nothing but a little
dust, which could be brushed off, until
reaching the paved streets. when both
carriage, bicycle and rider would be
literally covered with mud The
wheelman has cursed long-and not al
ways silently-this condition of things.
And now. with the beginning of the rid
ing season, and with the dread of the ap-
preaching sprinklinG cart upon him, he
is up in earnest in an effort to abolish the
nuisance. If it can be abolished, not only
viii the wheelmen benefit, but all others,
for the reason that the expense of the
nuisance will be abated with it. The
street can be perfectly swept every night
for much less than the constant sprink-
ling by day costs, and the amount thus
saved can be spent upon other streets.
| The city of st. Louis has adopted this
method. To the credit of the mayor of
that city be it said that the matter was
simply brought TO his attention by the
representatives of the wheelmen to have
prompt action taken.
1t is not necessary to refer to the grow
ing strength of the cyclers here, but
when it is considered by next voting time
We Slldu nave 1,OUU NOllt5 NIltcllilcH NduQ
possibly women), at a very conservative
estimate, it may appear to be point
worth observing that their wishes, when
looking TO point of benefit and economy
in municipal affairs, should be needed
All interested please call at the West
ern Book & Stationery company's, Is
West First South street, and sign .peti-
ton TO the council to bring about this re-
form. Yours for benefit and economy.
WHEELMAN.
The bicycle signal corps of the n. G.
Q. will today try signalling with the flag,
sending and receiving messages out IN
the open, if the day is fine.
The members of the corps will have
their photographs taken in a group in
front of the governors Office on Monday
evening, and will afterwards report at
the Grand Opera house with their ladies'
1t is expected that quite number of
Fort Douglas people will attend the opera
house on Militia Might:
a number of prominent Salt Lake
young ladies and gentlemen are seriously
counselling organizing a Select Bicycle
Riding club.
c. A; Emise is again confined to his bed
by sickness. Charley seems TO have more
than his share of bodily aches and pains
this season. Cheer up, old boy. We all
hope to see you around again like your
former self.
Hyrum Beck will accompany Liday and
HeWett as far as Lehi on their Century
run today and await for their return
from Springville, and ride back to the
city with them.
H. B. Conibear of the Stearns-SmaIley
team, was at the new track FRIDAY and
he ever rode on. and that by fall It will
hold several worlds records. Frank
Thatcher will be. down This. week WHEN
the team will get 10 work in downright
earnest for the summers campaign.
1t is reported that Wayne Smith will
not admit of his giving the time for
training. Dana, his younger brother,
however, goes on the Stearns-Smalley
team, and will prove valuable addition
The Western Hardware company
placed an order for one hundred
'fSmalley' bicycles with Marion Black
last week. and will put twenty-five
new Smalleys, Weighing 10 to 81
pounds, into their renting department
at once. They are induced to put
these superb new lightweight bicycles
into their renting department for the
reason that the machines are so Won
derfully strong. The fewer repairs
from breakages by careless renters
will compensate them as against using
a lower priced bicycle.
He made a mistake.
How?
I'll tell you. He bought '95 Column
bia, rode in a week, came in and tried
a 1914 pound Victor.
The result is we have a fine new
Columbia for sale cheap. By the way,
we don't tell a man the weight of a
Victor; we ask him to try it. When he
comes back he invariably says, "Why
that wheel weighs about 10 pounds"
Come around, we'll show it to you.
JENSEN,
The Cycling Jeweler.