Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-08-19
MEADOW BICYCLE TRACK.
Only $4,000 Needed to Complete
1t. Material all Secured.

Work on the elevated bicycle track
between this city and Pleasantville was
suspended last week for want OF funds
to pay for labor. Manager White said
yesterday that he had been disappointed
in the sale OF stock, many who had prom
ised to subscribe having failed to come
to time. Maybe the grand August rush
has had something to do with the fail
ure OF these promises.
All labor put into the enterprise SO
far has been paid for, as well rs the mater
lal, and Mr.. White, who has worked
po6ly to complete the work, says that
with 81, 600 more casn he will guarantee
% have the track completed in thirty
days. The lumber and other material
IS all assured. The cash is needed to
uay the worKmen, who must be paid
at the end OF every week.
So far Plea santville, which will be
the greatest beneficiary, has done little
or nothing toward encouraging the
track. 1t seemsrea sonable that the invest
ment will be good one, as the entire
track will not cost more than $4,000
1t is known that on the 4th ofJuly
900 wheelmen passed between this city
and Plea santville one way, and people
would be astonished to know how many
rice between the two towns every Gay.
1t is estimated on sound basis that
the advertising privileges OF the track
will pay all running expenses. The ex-
pense OF maintaining the track will be
small. It Will be lighted at night By elec-
trio lamps and will be an all-the year
round path.
Local cyclers are taking an interest
in the enterprise. Some of them will
form clubs and ia Ike small blocks of stock,
paying say 20 per cent casn, the balance
when the path is finished.
Mr.. Whites unfaltering faith and
energetic work so far entitle him to sue
cess, and we believe ne will not fail. Such
perseverance cannot fail in promoting
reasonable and useful enterprise. At
lantic City Daily Union.
The wheelmen OF Atlantic City have
finally been made to realize that they
are the ones directly interested in tine
completion OF the new Bicycle Track
across the meadows. They have organ
lied thorough canvass and are render
ing Mr.. Thomas W. White, the promot-
er OF tilis Track, good and substantial
assistance which lie go richly deserves.
They have agreed upon the following
plan, which could not be more fair and
liberal.
Mr.. White is made trustee over all
money peid until January lst, 1887,
said money is not to be used until he
mas accumulated $4,000 which sum
will insure the completion OF the Track.
If he cannot raise that sum from the
wheelmen and Others by January 1st,
1897, the money will be refunded and
the scheme dropped. Could any one
suggest more fair or honest offer? /?
Now wheelmen and friends OF Pleasant
vile, let us aid this venture let US each
buy one share we are more deeply inter
ested than any one else-take hold OF
the line and help pull The track across
1t is not merely for one Summer or
two Summers. 1t is to be permanent
track all the year round. 1t was mis-
take TO commence the enterprise so late
this Summer. 1t takes time to raise
money, obtain the right of way, gather
material, and build four or five miles
of such track wnere nearly every loot
oi it mas to be built on piling. 1t can
be built before the opening OF another
season and built more economically.
There are hundreds OF wheelmen off Shore
who are interested in having a first
class track to Atlantic City. They GER
tainly could take one five dollar share
apiece to aid the enterprise the more
SO as it is sure to proFe good invest
ment.