New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17

feet from contact with the hot bits OF IRON lying
about on the earthen moor, Is thing oil the pa
Now the forg2 IS small ahalr' Du. a, 70 er h
mize space and It's hrebcd IS hooded over Dy
the descending iiuc OF sheet iron. Inc poetry
has gone out OF the business unless one happens
t. strike acquaintance with typlcai o'd coui.-
inv shop such as the bicycle rider may see III
his rides TIE old shop Is grimy, lhtetcS''i!h
place It's timbered ceiling black with SMOKE, rs
corners filed with cobwobs. Ola horseshoeS i'e
about IN re ,klessy constructed heaps. Shoc ron
and nail iron N rods are piled upon RACKS ol
stood upon end In the corner to be drawn upon
At need 1t Is the meeting place Of the country
crossroads. 1t must have boon OF such place
that Shakespeare wrote In king John
saw a smith stand with his hammer. thus
The whilst his iron did on the anvIl COOL
With open mouth swallowing a tailors news.
The model city shop il clcanly place. ordl-
rarlly we'll lighted II 1t be OF the model sort, such
as tho Tribune reporter found the other day up
n,ar tho Plaza at Eighth-ave. and FIFTY ninth
= Its Interior Is further lightcned by the prodi-
ral use Of dis!nfccting whitewash. ana shoes ol
modern make and patent design hang IN neat
rows from long pegs Inserted In the uprlShts'
"A sANGUINE SMITH
In this particular shop there n little Office
f5r the proprietor who for years has been the
EXPERT who shod Robert Bonner's horses lie
smiled when asked thu question about the future
~ his trade. AMI after moments pause said:
Il don't see that We are losing any particular
amount ~ trade through the bicycle In fact /
think some II It that We thought was lost u
co,ulrg hack. There were a good many people
who were taken with the bicycle for awhile. and
they sold their horses and carriages. have In
mind one lady customer q mine. She sold her
horse and her carriage and didn't seem II miss
q. hat tho other day she came 10 me T. see about
her hors. looked surprised. but She only smiled
as she said that she found riding the wheel ana
doing the work yourself wasn't half "a much fuh
AS sitting IN the ctrrhgc ana getting the lI'sn ar
while the horse dld the work. You see, thdt ~
where IL gets thcm-thc Idea of working Tor thcir
Measure And IL does seem - m" 10 be pretty
hard work especially climbing Ills | ton you
1, rav mind the fun OF the sport leaves OH rlght
there and /, takcl on the appearance OF common
labor 49,.
The lady speak Of IS not the only one that
know Of OF course r good many viii Keep the
wheel for short rides and pleas Ire JluLta ior the
sake II being companouahl but there isn't any
thing going 20 take the place Of good horse IN
u,uular favor vet awhile Certainly the Whe'l
is cheaper for 1t eats nothing and It's use Is cut
ting into livery stables. Young men are now
taking their beat girls out for wheeling Instead
OF FOR a ride. II Is cheaper for the young man.
and the young woman has 70 work Tor the pleas
IRE she gets | often see couples around mere
among the bicycle shops renting wheels Tor an
evening jaunt. But am not ut all uneasy ABOUT
tho horse Everything has It's compromising OPP
positc. The growth In popularity of the wheel
has given r!se to a completely new INDUSTRY. inc
bit ycle repair-shop. There are hundreds OF THESE
sbota scattered all over tho city ana country,
and more yJunG men find lucrative employment
than were ever given place IN the smlthes, 50
Won will ind Che change balances itself ana
more"
The horscless carriage Is not yet factor In
the situation When 1t IL then the blacksmith
NAV well see t. It that he finds some other
source OF income than shoeing horses