The record-union., 1896-09-29
WHEELMEN and GOOD ROADS.
Interesting Talks by MeSSrS. Mlchener
and Monaghan.
What is Being Done in the Interest
cf Good Roads-A City
Boulevard.

evening and had a large attendance,
President Ennis presiding. 1t was re-
solved that the consideration Of the
report of the Committee on Clubhouse
be had on Tuesday evening next week,
instead of Monday evening. This is not
to take the place of the regular club
meeting of Monday, but is to be spe-
cial assembly with the clubhouse as
the sole subject of consideration.
1t was ordered that the Wheelway
Committees take up and consider IN
connection with citizens committees
moving in the matter the suggestion to
petition to have the new bituminized
roadway around Capital Park declared
a boulevard
The club being now entitled to three
members in the Board Of Governors of
the Associated Cycling Clubs Of Cali
fornia, Consul F. T. Dwyer, James Nc
Donald and Robert Smith were chosen
as the delegates.
An invitation to attend a social party
at Patterson's Station Tuesday even
ing was accepted, and then Mr.. Mich
ener Of San Francisco, representing the
League Of American Wheelmen, North
ern California Division, was intro
duced and addressed the club on the
aims and purposes of the league. He
said it was an example of the value of
cooperation of unity for common and
for community good. The league IS
now the largest athletic association in
the world, and in this State has nearly
1000 members, having doubled its
membership in the last six months.
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all wheelmen, and it's accomplished
work has benefited every cyclist in the
State. The league wants to double it's
membership again, and that, too, be-
fore the 1st of January. He then set
out the advantages of league mem
bership. Some of these are the
reception free of the Il. A. w.
Bulletin" also the annual issue of the
road and lamp book, the reception Of the
league handbook, the card advantage
Of special rates at league hotels, the
management of all speed events and the
assurance to the racing sections Of
cleanliness and honesty in contests, and
that the sport shall never degenerate
into gaming or ngentlemanly proceed
dure; the cultivation of sentiment in
favor of good road construction, and
the stoppage Of the waste in the present
system Of road management.
In this respect the league lahors, he
crease taxation. 1t has in the East
succeeded in that aim to a great extent!
1t is the father of the good road re-
v;val in the United States It has re-
n.oved the ban and prejudice once ex-
CT N inc .r-ha
cured for it recognition in the laws.
1t had been by the press, perhaps
unwittingly, misrepresented regarding
the baggage transportation question.
IL had no fight to make against any
transportation companies. On the cen
trary, when it took up the subject in
San Francisco it acted IN concert with
conference committee from tlt= rail-
ways which met it, and measures were
agreed upon, without acrimony or feel
ing, that should form the basis of a
policy that will, he believed, be adopt
ed into the laws. He regretted that the
1cea had got cut that there was a fight
III this matter between carriers and the
league, as it is not true tTo ernpha-
sized this expression by Sayiug hat the
carriers would not oppose sucn lesisla-
ton as would be certainly agreed upon.
and there would be perfect harmony in
his opinion.
At length Mr. Kitchener pointed on.
the value Of union in cycling interests,
which are far from being 50 beneficial
TO cyclists as they are to CORNERS and
taxpayers. The league had done and is
doing more for farmers and taxpayers
than for itself. The trouble had been
that the drivers Of horses ana taxpay-
ers building roads had not been
brought SO close to roads as had cv-
clists, and therefore had not been so
conscious of the III construction and
waste.
He declared that the absolute waste
TO taxpayers in this State had amount
ec TO many millions of dollars, and that
all that ought to be done could have
oeen done with less than has been ex-
pended on the public highways in con-
struction and maintenance and have
given the people permanent good
roads.
Mr.. Kitchener replied to many uues-
tions as to terms, advantages. club
membership in the 'eague. etc. and ex-
i
body is doing and has done in public
interest, and for the general good and
economies of all The people of the
United States.
Chief Consul Monaghan, for the
Southern Division of California. was
then introduced and spoke fervently.
indcrsing all that Mr.. M:,herar had
SAID, and adding something concern
.na the work of the league in his sec
ton. He referred to the necessity Of
any measures of legislation having be-
hind them a constituency, and that is
what the league is to the worthy bills
that are presented IN State Legisla-
-ures in good road interests.
lie explained what had been accom-
plished in New York in the settlement
Of the baggage and road questions and
the conservation Of good road work. and
the removal of prejudices, and claimed
for the league that it is a powerful in
fuence for good government. honesty
and progress. Membership in the asso-