The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-25
A PATH FOR BIKERS.
To Run Beyond Lake Union to
the University.
NO QUESTION: As TO FUNDS.
Tho WheeImen Are Enthusiastic IN
Support OF the scheme and eue-
ccas II Assured.
NO QUESTION: As TO FUNDS.

Al O'Clock yesterday afternoon a meet
Ing was held at DIR. Churchisrs ONCE. In
the Burke building. which for its size
was about a. full of vim and business %
couid wei be crowded into one OF its mag
nSuue IL was meeting OF wheeimen,
and they went there brim fun Of enthu-
siassn. and with q purpose.
Tor years II has been the dream ~ the
cyclists OF this city TO have a bicycle
path. but obstacles too big to he removed
always presented themselves In such a
form dack OF funds being the principal
onsi that II remained dream and moth
ing more. But with the wonderful In
crease In the number Of wheels in tie past
year or so IL has made II possible to have
concerted action. and as a result the
Queen City Cycle Club was formed as a
start I'm the right direction. Even long
after this was accomplished II seemed that
u was hard work 10 make any progress
toward the object sought to be attained
but at last there Is looming up reaiixa-
ton or the wheeimen's hopes
The executive committee OF the club met
yesterday and decided definitely 10 build
path. better than the one AT Tacoma"
as one OF them expressed IL. Engineer
George F. Cotteriii has already looked
over the ground upon which II 10 proposed
to build. and pronounces 1t an exce,.en.
grade for the purpose. No definite survey
has vet been made, but II wifi probably lie
completed within a few days so that
the contract can be let as early as po4si-
BILE for the track. The route about de-
cided upon viii be 10 the east OF Lake
Union by the way OF Albert street or some
street In the near vicinity. across the
portage between Lakes Union and wash
ington. touching the shore OF the latter
and thence 10 the State University, max
Ing track about six miles I'm length.
As TO the funds. II Is not anticipated tia.
II viii be difficult to raise them. a. ever
800 has already been voluntarily PROM
ised, and every wheelman spoken TO upon
the subject Immediately becomes enthn-
siastic and promises all kinds OF help.
some OF them going 80 far as to o Ter to
shovel cinders whole day II found nee
essary.
Committees have been appointed to look
up the right-of-way and salse care of the
subscription lists as follows: Rixht-of-
way, II. A. Chadwick. r. A. Schoenfeid
and John G. Barnes: subscription, H. A.
Chadwick. W. r. Stevens. r. A. schoen-
field. John q. Barnes, c. +. Cotteril, O.
+. Meacham, W. III. Parry r. d. Terry,
r. N. Fobes, II. r. Fre6erici and f. w.
Payne.
One OF the pioneer wheeimen Of this city
in talking upon the hardships. hopes and
general tough times enjoyed by the bikers
OF the by-gone days. gives a little touch
OF the history OF Seattle as a wheel town.
He said:
eff you think you have no place upon
which TO ride now. you ought TO have tried
II i've or six years ago. Why. remember
at about that time when we had six or
seven wheels IN town, each weighing
something less than ton. We used 20
struggle up most OF the hills and think
we were having a glorious time when we
coasted down the other side. Enjoy 4?
We'll. I guess We dd that, or at least we
had 10 appear TO enjoy II so as not 10 be
laughed at. but honestly. II was a punish
ment humping over broken plank and
stones and roots and deep ruts without a
murmur.
when the city paved First and Second
avenues and Pike street Il was a blessing
as far as II went. but what we want Is
place 70 ride out OF the city. swav from
the street cars and teams, and n that BIZ
cycle path is started. they may count upon
me for a subscription of SIS the moment
the contract Is signed for the work I'm
a wheel crank, am"