The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14
BIG PARADE AND RACES
BICYCLIsTs ARRANGING TO CELE-
BRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Union Run from All Directions
Industrial Parade at Might.

and State. The programme for the day has
not been decided upon, and in fact, the
whole matter is yet to be worked out. The
track at Broad Ripple will be finished by
tomorrow night and 1t is said TO be a first
class track for races. 1t Is proposed to give
a good race meeting on this track on the
afternoon of the Fourth and have In con-
nection with il many other attractions to
draw big crowd.
A union run TO this city is one of the
features proposed to help along the day.
Within a radius of fifty miles of this city
are large number of good towns that
can turn out from twenty-five to 100 wheel
men each for such a run. The organization
of the union run is in the hands of John
Orman, of No. Ga North Pennsylvania
street, who will receive and answer all COM
munications from outside towns in regard
to the run. 1t is the plan to arrange
schedules for the runs so that all towns
along the main roads leading into the city
will be united in one large crowd. For in
stance, the Muncie contingent would be
Joined on its way by those who come from
Anderson. Bendleton and other towns along
the route.
1t has not yet been decided whether to
have the run reach here on the afternoon
of July 3, or on the morning of the Fourth.
The programme is yet in its incipiency,
and until other matters are settled this
part cannot be. One of the principal fea-
lures of the entertainment will probably
be a monster bicycle industrial parade
This will be given either Friday or Satur-
day night. (The Fourth comes on Satur-
dayl 1t was at first thought that the par
ade would be better be held on the night
before the Fourth and bring the people
into the city Friday. In case that arrange
ment is made it is likely that the bicycle
floats Will drop out of the parade after 60
ing over the principal downtown streets
and out North Meridian street, while the
riders will continue to Broad Ripple, where
there will be an evening entertainment Of
some kind. If the programme is not ar
ranged to extend over two days the runs
will be made to reach here as early as pos
sible Saturday morning so as to give full
day for the visitors. In that case the pa
rade will be given Saturday night.
Not the least of the days entertainment
will be the races that are being arranged
to be given at Broad Ripple Park. The
new track will be in fine condition by that
time, and the adjacent park will give an
opportunity to make days outing and see
the races, too.
The arrangements for the parade and
union run are in the hands of John Orman,
who will give all information in his posses
sion to those who will write to him.
The prospects that the new cycle path,
In Brooklyn, will not be ready for the
formal opening on June 27, has stirred up
the City Of Churches to a considerable ex-
tent. While the new path may be opened
on that date, the chances are that it will
not be in good condition for riding for
some time to come. This new path will cost
the city of Brooklyn in the neighborhood
of 100000. The path itself will cost $50, 900.
New paths for pedestrians will bring the
total cost of the improvements on the
boulevard up to 100000. When completed.
the Ocean boulevard leading from Pros
pect Park to Coney island, distance OF
five and half miles. will have the finest
cycleways in the world.
So much has been said of late about fail
ures in the cycle trade, price cutting and
the closing of factories that q word from
a keen observer in a position to study the
situation in all its phases, will be of timely
interest. Interviewed the subject this
gentleman said: There are fewer failures
in this business than any other, and as for
price cutting, that evil has been turned
aside by the counsel Of wiser heads Con-
corning the report of the closing of cycle
factories. advise you to place little belief
In them. 1t is true that several have shut
down temporarily, but the trouble with
these is due directly to labor dissentions :"
The person interviewed was r. Lindsay
Coleman, president of the National Cycle
Board of Trade, and also of the Western
| Wheel Works. Mr.. Coleman has Just been
authorized by the executive committee
of the Board of Trade to make
all arrangements for the next two ma
| tional cycle exhibitions.
In this regard the Bicycle News says:
| 1.-The condition of trade and the prices of
| bicycles of this years and next years bus
| mess were the essentials of a brief conven-
| sation held with manager Z. j. Day, of the
| Western Wheel Works, a few days ago.
| Incidentally it may be remarked that a
| trip through the great factory of this con-
| Germ will convince any one, even at this
supposedly slack time of year, that the re-
ported dullness to be found in the cycle
trade of the country is somewhere without,
and surely not within, the portals of the
Western Wheel Works. Mr.. Day remarked,
Does this look like dull times?' and his WIS.,
itor replied. WELL guess not.
Mr.. Day is of the belief that the COM
| ing season will witness decided cut in
| the prices of the high-grade bicycles. He
| even goes to the extent Of saying that
some of the 800 people will be listing their
| goods at $50 We have watched this price
| question perhaps more closely than some
| Others said Mr.. Day, and we do not hesi-
| tate to say that we have kept the price
| down and the quality up, and 1 guess you
/ will agree with me that we have done
pretty we'll in cornering public confidence.
We have kept the price down, and have
| never hesitated to add an Improvement no
| matter whether in or out OF the so-called
| season. When We thought this or that
| change would be better we made it, and the
| orders from headquarters in this establish
ment have been to the foreman, Make
! the machine as good as you can" We have
| known that the price would have to drop,
and we have been ahead Of Others"
/ The Indiana Division, L. A. W., is pre-
pairing to go to Louisville in style, and
in great numbers to attend the National
L. A. W. meet in August. Clark Tuttle
chairman of the touring committee. has the
-, ttar in, obarOa He G mr. apguU n cop.