Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
THE BICYCLE WORKS.
A SPLENDID CORPS OF FIRST
CLASS SALESMEN.
Every Hamlet of the United states to be
Visited in the Future and "a system
Launched That will Give the Plymouth
Works Psestige Above all Others.

The Plymouth Cycle Manufacture
ing Co., has recently been arranging
their work so as to materially increase
its output for the coming year.
When the company was first organ
lied it was doing well III its own
estimation as well as in the estimation
of every one else when it made an
average of 700 bicycles year; but
during the present year, through the
management of Mr.. NJ. w. Slmons, the
output as stated will be largely in
creased.
The Plymouth Cycle Manufacturing
Company will manufacture 5000 bi-
cycles for the 1896 trade, and already
has a 'arge list of unsolicited applica-
tlons for agencies from all parts of the
United States.
This company manufactured 4 800 BIZ
cycles for the trade of 1895. The fac
tory is three years oldwith better pros
pect for profitable business than ever
before. The capacity of the factory
has increased largely i'll two years.
Friday four statesmen, who are all eX
perlenced men were started. The trav-
cling statesmen representing this III
dustry are Marion Black, of Fort
Wayne, whose territory lies along the
Northern Pacific Railway TO the Pacific
Coast; Mr.. W. {. Dowdy, If Goshen,
Ind, to all points in Illinois, Iowa, Wis
consln and Minnesota; ". III. W. Pei
tier, of Fort Wayne, to Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee:
and W. ). Daniels, OF this city, who goes
TO Pennsylvania, New York, and all
Eastern and New England States.
Each man will carry three complete
high grade bicycles, 1896 models, to-
gether with beautiful line of highly
finished nickel plated pats showing
the detailed mechanism. These sales
men are men Of experience and all say
the samples are the most perfect they
ever saw. Two years ago the factory
was only able to turn out seven bicycles
day, but now it produces forty, an in
crease of thirty-three. Every depart
ment has been strengthened by the an
dition of new machinery and skilled
mechanics.
The entire mechanical department is
in charge of Mr.. George Kllngerman, of
this city, who superseded NJ. ID. Small
ley as uperlntendant. Mr.. Klingerman
Is thorough mechanic and the results
he has shown IN organizing each depart
ment testlfieS to his executive ability.
Mr.. kllngerman returned last Saturday
morning from trip to New York City
and New Haven, Conn, in the interest
of the factory.
The product of this factory is largely
shipped by express and it can readily
be seen that the business of this con-
Germ aids largely to increase the receipts
of the two express companies represent
ed i'll this city.
Although this is, as we all know, a
dull season in all business lines, and
especially i'll the bicycle trade, the fact
that this factory is shipping bicycles in
small lots nearly every day testities to
the popularity OF the Smalley wheel.
One shipment was made last Friday of
twelve machines to Charleston, ). G.
The proprietors enjoy the distinction
of having numerous solicitations from
foreign countries for their goods, bu
as they have not been able TO supply
the demands In the United States, they
have not taken up foreign trade rs yet,
except o the extent of filling some in
dividuai orders in France, Russia, Ger
many, England and Australia. Reports
received from these sales have been
highly satisfactory, not only as to fin
ish but as to durability. In this
connection we might say that the
Plymouth Cycle Manufacturing com
pany has received many flattering and
unsolicited testimonials regarding the
stanchness and easy running qualities
of its wheels. Space will not permit
detailed mention of tests, but we might
cite Mr.. Chas. Knudson's celebrated
rides from the door of the factory to
the City of Mexico, much of the way
on railroad tracks, through swamps,
deep sands and over rocky and uneven
roads without single accident
Also the much talked of feat
feat of Geo. Wolf, who started from the
Auditorium Hotel in Chicago and
rode to New Y Ork City, distance of
800 odd miles, materially reducing the
best time ever made Oh this trip. This
was accomplished without damage to
the wheel in the slightest particular and
Mr.. Wolf found ready purchaser in
New York City at considerable ad.
vance over the retail price of $4,000.
Many other testimonials could be