The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-07
BICYCLE PLANT.
A Kearney Firm Wants to Establish
One Here.

One Here.
The following letter was received at
the chamber of commerce yesterday:
Kearney, Neb., May 3.
Gentlemen:-W are Indebted to you
for your valuable favor of May l, ana
in reply will state that our attention
was called to your city by the report
of the Associated Press that natural
gas had been piped into your city and
described the celebration of the fact
by your citizens.
In the manufacture of bicycles the
important items of cost are material,
labor, transportation, fuel Tor power,
braZing, enameling oven and lighting
purposes, of which the last four can
be supplied by the natural gas, and
constitute the principal inducement Tor
locating in your midst.
AS an offset for this splendid ad-
vantage, we have the three first items
to consider most seriously.
Increased cost of raw material and
delay in securing same by distance
from market.
Increased cost of labor and difficulty
in attaining same in point devoid OF
similar industries.
Increased freight and express rate on
raw material in and finished product
out.
The above is based on information
by letters through correspondence. but
we are quite satisfied that it is correct.
When we located in this city January
1, we received as a, bonus for one year
privilege of free power. free rental OF
factory building, two floors, S0X135, and
free light, and though working fifty
eight men sixteen hour per day, we are
unable to accept more than one-tenth
of the order rendered US, as we are
building unquestionably 1.-The finest
wheel on the market making it
business necessity to increase our
plant and not less than three fold prior
to the opening of the '96 season.
The patents held by the individual
members of our company could not be
bought today at any price and we are
in a position to command all the money
We may deem necessary to operate a
plant, employing 100 to $50 skilled
mechanics the year round And we
might add. if you are not already &C
Quainted with the fact, that it is our
belief bicycle mechanics receive the
highest remuneration of any class of
tradesmen.
We regret that your people have been
unfortunate in the way of bonuses to
manufacturers in the past but suggest
that in the future you can avoid the
expense of experiments by placing your
funds in the hands of a board of
trustees who shall require good and
sufficient bond for the fulfiim ent o.
contracts.
We will send our representatives to
your city with complete line Of models,
data and all information relative to
the size of our assured plant" for go.
provided you can raise cash bonus of
$24, 200, payable in twenty-four monthly
payments commencing upon date that
we employ one hundred or more people
in a factory for the exclusive manu-.
facture of bicycles within the citu
limits of Salt Lake city, Utah, pay
ments to lapse when number of en-
ployees shall be less than the number
specified.
We will furnish gilt edged st. Louis
banking references if you desire to
entertain our proposition as our
finances are negotiated by residents OF
that city and if bonus is out of the
question at Salt Lake we will I'M
doubtedly locate there (St Louis). or
remain where we have made such
good start.
Thanking you in advance for an
early reply and asking that this letter
be considered confidential, ave are,
Yours respectfully,
h1ARNEY CYCLE MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY,
Per W. D. WALKER.