New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
THEY PREFER A TARIFF.
RAILWAY OFFICIALS DO NOT FAVOR THE
BICYCLE BAGGAGE BILL.
SOME ROADS MAKE NO CHARGE No"' d.
WHEEL OWNERS MUST ACQUIT THEM
on, prcpoNcIRIIITY


In the moment when Governor Morton's pen IS
suspended over the bill which has just come u nm
from the Legislature. and which interests 'he ''ou
| sands OF bicycsts not only In this CITY pu'
throughout the State attention Is drawn 10 inc
views expressed by representative ralroau men ~
garding the proposed law that VIII require o'''''''
| to be transported without charge
Those roads having terminals NJ the thresnoiu VI
New-York but not traversing the State DO NOT Vi
course come within the prospective law Inc tei'n-
svlvania Railroad officials yesterday refraiheu lioi"
| all comment on the measure now awaiting '"e '''
| ernor's action. With the exception OF tue o''
! Inc In the northern part OF New-hork o'a'' ~
| Pennsylvania operates In New-JerseS anu o''''
| States. 49, 80,
The New-York Central is affected by the DILL
| and how George II Daniels the genera passe"-
| ger agent regards the measure IL toh a. io'o"''
| "The bin TO compel the free transportation OF o.
cvc,es whose riders are passengers is a confisca-
ton of railroad revenue. and. speaking az one ""o
| went through the War OF the Rebellion 'he con-
esc,tio, is = email business. The minimum charge
NJ Il cents for transporting bicycle. with Slish'
: increase for greater distance IMAM ''i - ~
miles Is nothing unreasonable or exoroitah' j" w.
80 tho fact that riders originally went down into
their pnckets willingly to tip the baggage-'nf" wiz"
/ % or - cents I, take care OF the "neris
railroad then fixed the small tariff, taking thar Up'
and assumed responsibility for damages tha' '"'s"'
| bc done 10 BICYCLES while en- route
or "a singular 10 contemplate that by this pro-
| rose1 IersIatlon while the bicycle outside the
| Grand Central Station Is vehicle. as 500" as II
comes inside the station It Is virtually declared u p
| n hand-satchel packed with diamonds. ana re-
ouired 10 be carried b. the railroad as baggage
90, the bill does become law-and the Governor
! has not yet signed 1T do not expect that 'nc liz
roaso in tho number OF wheels to be transported
w,u be any more than the natural Increase resulting
from the growing demand for bicycles Iheir popu-
| ,,r,,v "a certainly on the increase. intend my
Golf 70 try wheel this summer for the exercise 'ha'
there Is in H. but DO not regard II as compulsory
| on the part OF a railroad 10 give my Dixie Heo
| ride.
| what this bill means to the New-fork central
| may be seen IN the fact that last month ABOUT
| = .no b,cv,les were carried by this road. ddily
! average of nearly 800 wheels. The minimum charge
| OF Il cents for carrying bicycle was determine"
: By the experience that 30 per cent OF wheem'e"
travelled within distance OF thrY-nVe "'NeS.
| those from New-York usually going 70 Croton ana
| then returning on their wheels. The tarin repre-
ssnts only 90 per cent Ct nrst-class passenger
rate In England the charge Is IS cents
I, rho opinion of C. J. Gummersbach. Eastern
! ,,eecrgar agcn, q the Delaware. IAckawanna ana
Western Railroad the bicycle bill Is an Indication OF
the advance in the power OF the whee'm'n ana
tho growing Influence exerted hy the b'cyc'lsts IN
,oc,sla,lon Mr. Gummersbach is bicyclist him.
s.r and = member OF the l.. \. W. In speaking OF
the proposed legislation. he said to Tribune re-
porter yost'rl1y;
9TH. bin will not make any change IN the 'he'hous
- tho Lackawannn as the road has always carried
h,cvccs free AMI will continue 10 DO So Inc pas
scnoer reeases the road from responsibility 'or dam
40. "a , wheel ~ course. when a passenger mas
trunk or other baggage 20 go free, charg" OF -
c,,,s "a put on a bicycle transported In addi'ion.
our road has many bcyclists among It's passengers
going from New-York to the Oranges. ana 10 'he
springneid and Mllburn road race. The number OF
uyh mt
large owirr partly I, the fact that this division
,r,verses a Nat country and a great bicycle region
thor. heng hall a dozen wheel works In syracuse
alone To Ttlca Il a fayor.te run for whe"imeh'
From, Elmlra 10 Buffalo there are not many passen-
g,rs with wheels Tho country Is sparsely settled
and hills abound where the Wild impossblllty OF any
h,rvc. leaving the train IL equiNed only by the
desn.r,,e hopcessncss of any bicycle coming on.
This IL wholly farming region ANA bicycles are
as vet mostly confined to large towns
How many wh"elmen Throughout IN" couutly
arc interested In any movement 10 provide free
RECONSIDERATION for bicycles may be observed ttVin
he statistics - the i. \. W. Bul!etn. whlch
shows that las, week there were l,iW apPn-
catlons for membership. while the week before there
we're G33 and the week preceding mat W.. =.
ures.ni there re more than 900 members IN the
A " In New York State II IL estimated ina,
there are 10000 bcyclisis majority Oh WHOM are
In this nelghborhoo1 . 80 49,, ,.,
A, tho offices OF the Erie. u W. Cooke assistant
gansrai messenger agent. said last evening:
b,ghnr than 81 ,or carrying bicycles greater as
rance l. regarded a. a reasonable tarlu; Whcn tne
Erie has aaep's ms yca 6Gr 2 m
nh.r. the passengers signed release from re-
srnns,btv ior damage. but a charge FOR wheels has
been thought advisable.