New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20
,o,,. readily accessible and all who go there arc
enthusiastic in their praise OF the place

thllSiaStc in tnelr PRAISE VI wv
>. /, ..,,,o ,o n,nn a pneumatic tire so hard
,hot II &c for all practical purposes as iirH Dis
uhton tire Not only Is the ali pressure vi Tue
,hor axcessiye in such circumstances, out IT,
,dor sails IN get the benefit Of the give tha' 10
ono ~ the essential features of the pneumatic
tire Those who wish their tires as Earu DIS ~ 30
nossihle TO make them might almost No We"
adopt the cushion tire and throw all a"N'.'
about punctures to the winds. VI cou''
not wise to have a tire too soft. on account VI Wv
danger Of having the rubber cut py the us -
the rims while at the same 'i''ie d SUN
snreads wider and covers more grou"u' "''' -
more liable to injury than nara one "
ditional contact with the ROAD also mar.
rider exert more power the nappy ~, 80 viold
49, ,.;sast tire should be hard enough 10 yiciu
,,i,, to tho firm pressure of the thumb. oof,le
vheelmen have the idea that "
made too hard, but that Is mls'ahe'
The habit Of going to church a"hee' ""'
vet come in though 1t Is an undouo'eu iao' '""'
the wheel takes many persons away 49,
e,,,uoh The churches are wisely endeavorihg
,~, tho wbeelmen within their doors. and
those situated near roads much frequenteu p'
-. hova some success in their EFFORTS
-. , ratio Il Is pleasant thing to note 'hehi'
49, .,darced for instance. by the notice pos,eu
a. front ~ one in a country village 10 TINS -
"Wheelmen will find convenient p,aJe 0'
h,cyces I'm the basement or the chul'"'
GOOD sugeestion that wheelmen going
..a,,, asnec,allv on those railroads where no
~ -, haokipg Is in operation, should al
.aoh togs IN their wheels. giving their name
49,, as,ipation Such a device would AID III
identifying a bicycle in case any queS''o" 81
"a - yould also prove a convenience 10 train
, - q large number of wheels were III the
| ,aoaocar Tags can be bought so cheapis
.ho, tho expense would be the merest trihe ANU
Tho Same tag can be used several times II 'he
oddross &c written In pencil and erased "here
railroads pursue a liberal policy II IS wise ioa
members of the cycling fraternity 10 recipioo"'e
| by any means in their power
A bovcott of the roads that do not pursue TINS
no,,cv seems entirely justlhable and wheelmen
GRO "a no commended when they take spec'a'
Mains 10 patrorlze the roads that carry "heelS
az baggage. 1t is certain that consideraoie
,har are careful to travel by these ROADS
ho,ovar u is possible for them TO do so, ana
,o that considerable quantities OF freight are
b,nned nv these roads In preference 10 the
,bors The liberal roads finding their ac-
count In this and such policy Is bound 10 eN-
,ord Even AZ some personal inconvenience, NOT
tlt..1x xxftl ,at
o Tow mon are known, when travelling WITHOUT
thoir bicvcles to give their patronage 10 ran
uars that offer cyclists fair treatment
The general baggage agent OF a western rail-
road GAYS that formerly he looked on the bicycle
with disfavor Il didn't like the sight OF the
nsssv things" he confesses for they maze US
q vast amount Of what we called extra work
and trouble It's different now, for got ma
chino and now | am enthusiast IL rail-
way people generally were only bicycle riders
they would look with different eyes on the large
number Of wheels they have to carry. The rail-
road tust mentioned Is equipping all It's pag-
eaRe-cars with device by which wheels can
be carried comfortably and without injury. IL
&c admitted that they are rather awkward things
70 handle but no one doubted that when the
railroads set about dealing with this matter In
earnest they would find a way Of placing bcy-
Giles I'm baggage-cars az to cause little trouble
and damage.
Through an error In making the copy for the
entry blank for clubs In the 7. |" Woodruff BIZ
cycle lantern parade It was said that Transparent
cies would not be permitted. This should have
read political transparencies.
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen may obtain full printed informa-
ton and membership blanks by sending name ana