The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
In T0RRID ILLINOIS.
Babeock and Turner Go
Through a Bike Factory
CHEAP WHEELS POOR BARGAINS.
why q Psys 60 Get . Good One-The
Cro~s country Riders Find Very
Little Free silver Sentiment.


its unsurpassed streets and sa41s trees
sE1 tfk excellent hotsI Recommendations
snd TIE san IS frysnx 20 o9tso al pre-
vsouA eForss--wA are content 70 keep on
the road. leaf "a ire shade and allow fae
mercury fan swing 70 make ia century
rans- IT has no rivals II 90. TIE oscest
!ahabitant says this week has bssn TIE
hottest far sixteen years. ara this morn
ing WHEN I rrsrf CITY Cemptrosier VIII II
Parry "a s1e hotel LOBBY We clsspsd asS1s.
BOXED into each others rscsstense eyes
and sighed for Puget sound. Net aiene
were our eyes mossSs harris. faces. eoases.
cscs hing. ard everything that goes 20 make
up the man natural and man artificial fes-
tiaea 10 the weather. II you sere acre
yea would lie In TIE shade. too.
In my last lsttsr ! said thai Ee were 20
b. guests OF the Eaglewooa wheelnnen on
an outing across Lake Michigan This
cycle club consists OF about 80 members.
and there IN In addition ladies' auxiliary
club. The club uniform IL nntaua, and AZ
bFst sigar appears rather outFe, but after
becoming accustomed to s.. i seems
rather pretty. It consists OF grayi@h-
brown coat and pants. with hose. sweater
ard toboggza cap. TIE hose. sweater ard
cap have very broad horizontal stripes Of
pale blue and yellow. ard AZ first reminded
me OF Joliet. The suits, except the cap,
appear comfortable. but the cap itself Is
not a san-snade and Is better for winter
coasting; many % the club members do
not wear Il on their excursions.
Asout . p. n. we went on board TIE
Itttse steamer which the club had char
tered. and found that we were just in
time Eighty or more wheels were stacked
upon the lower deck and the boat vas
comfortably filled with cyclists. about
thirty young ladies being IN the party.
Tue night was cloudy. accompanied by
wind and as we went out OF the river we
noticed that the storm signal was holssea.
IL proved a rough night. and all but very
few were sick won't say with which
side I f0cksd. but l never did like Lake
Michigan. anyway. The captain said IL
was the hardest summer storm he had ex-
perienced for years. AT a. m. We reached
the Michigan shore. were taken on board
a tug and up a little river three miles 10
SAugatuck. where we had breakfast. and
about 10 o'clock wheeled ten miles back
In the country 20 fruit farm. Imagine.
II you can. eighty city cyclists In an
orchard They overran the place. climbed
on top OF the house. gathered In groups
under the trees. took charge OF the fruit
house and had n good time. I imagined
the owner OF the orchard might repeat
OF his bargain. bat each time I saw him
he was suggesting some new sport or
some unvisitsd corner OF the place. After
dinner the most OF the visitors took bask-
cts and filled them with apples or peaches,
and when we wheeled down 10 the steamer
landing AZ p. m. nearly every one had
souvenir In the shape Of a f2iz-pound
basket of fruit attached TO his wheel Il
was fortunate that the lake was calm on
the return voyage.
We stayed altogether four days In chi
cage. and when we left one of the Engie-
wood Club came with US seventy miles 10
In Porte We left the next morning at
o'clock TO avoid the heat of the day, and
rode twenty-eight miles 20 South Bend for
breakfast. where we ware met by two
MishAwaka wheeimen, who came GU, 20
escort us into Eikhart and Goshen. AT ths
former place we remained two hours. and
took In the Conn musical instrument man
ufactory. We have made Ii a rule TO see
all We can on our trip. and already feel
that We know much more OF our country
than heretofore
About Ave miles out of Goshen we were
met by dozen members of the Ariel
C5cie Club and given a right royal well
come TO Goshen. That was the 5th. We
are here yet. and shalt not get away be-
fore the 10th. We spent enc whole day in
the cycle factory at this place. We were
both interested TO know what materials
and processes are used and what kind OF
werxmcn put together the little machines
which with scarcely delay take rider
and his necessary baggage over thousands
or miles. and even around the globe.
We FIRST visited tho stock reon 10 see
tbs long steel bars which would afterward
b drilled out and formed into bah cups.
cores. craHks and the hundred other it,
tie pieces which form the heavier parts
OF the bicysle. then TO the hrazfng de-
partment. where the tubing Is made up
and fitted 10 the forgings. There is an
immense amount Of work In making the
rough frame. II would be put in the SIX
and trued three different times, once be-
fore hraxgng once before enamellng and
once for finishing. After the frame Ia
once made II must 90 through many dif-
ferent processes. First. II IS polished by
nn emery belt and every particle OF dirt
and rust removed. then a filer coat OF
enamel Is put on and rubbed OF. then
taken 10 the enameIing room. from which
every bit Of dust r. excluded. Not n door
or window Is opened while enameiing IS
IN progress. II seems rather hard for
the workmen. but the pFecautten s. nee
es~ary 70 secure the beautiful polish
Witch we demand when we 80 10 the re-
saa dealer. After the coat Of enamel has
been pat on the frame Is placed IL a large
even ard allowed 90 remain twelve hours
Al n heat % ga degrees The process q
baking IS carried on principally az night
10 allow the ovens To be cool during the
day.
The frame next goes 10 another work
Yuan. who hand palishes Il very carefully.
and the result Is a most perfect finish.
The same care - taken ia nickeiiug. for
after coming out Of the watts the pieces
90 through fear pairs az hands 10 hs
scrubbed. washed, sprayed and buffet
There ia . most rigid system % iuspec-
ffon and fess. and the worKmen are care
fal Most % them own little homes here.
and their reputation as weorknsn Is ttetr
best capital. SO Z bchooFes them 20 do
nothing bat perfect work.
In the erseuaAfing room W. saw ths
farts formed together tnte the perfect
wheel and taken - the shipping room.
where they were pat tato crates 20 be
sent 80 the dealer.
TO 20 through factory ard watch The
making az any machine. where many per-
sor,s each f&ke a hard - Interesting. and
eS,,erfallsr - II Pleasant when ia tnis
case. the baihffnE ard SURROUNDINGS are
Yrst ana clean and TIRE rooms iiSAt sn3
airy,
rfs,~nr - rast two weeks several 81
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