The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

w L. Maule and H. L. Todd; secretary, John
S. Egan; secretary treasurer, George j: Pa
Burgess, w. w. Earle, T. F. Egan, E. H. kast
A. Kavanagh, A. Z. Magary, P. Morrin, G. w.
W Roche, D. F.. serens. G; Sullivan, G. H
| Trolliet and II. Windt; captain, J. L. Barrow,
J. F. Burns and ]. s. Dawson.
The club will have a run tomorrow to
| Santa Rosa, taking the $3.50 A. NJ. Tiburon
| boat and train 10 destination. They will
do their wheeling for the day in Sonoma
County. AS this is the last run under the
old road officers large turnout is antici-
| pated.
L. D. Cabanne, the ST. Louis crack racer,
who was suspended for year for having
participated in an alleged plot to throw a
race, is now circulating petitions through
out the West asking the racing board to
reinstate him. Cabanne never admitted
completely in the scheme, planned by F.
J. Titus and overthrown by Charley Muir
ply, and to this day affirms his innocence.
From the number of signatures he has got
to his petition it would seem that nearly
every one believes him innocent.
All sorts of "authorities" are constantly
coming forward with statements Of what
it costs TO build bicycle, presumably
with the hope OF persuading the
manufacturers of high grade machines to
come down in their prices. One of the
most amusing in this line was that of
man IN New York State somewhere who
thought he had discovered that it cost
just SIG so to build a high-grade bicycle,
and pointed to the records of the law
courts to substantiate his statements.
1t appears that a naughty boy in the
employ OF certain bicycle concern, whose
bicycles listed at something under 500,
being overcome with covetousness began
to steal. One day this bad boy walked ont
with hub in his pocket, and the next day
another hub and some balls of various
sizes, and then some spokes and then a
rim. Although the authority did not
enter very closely into details, it is pre-
sumed that probably the day after, when
! no one was looking, this boy walked out
with frame under his coat and handle
bar up his sleeve. AT any rate he kept on
stealing until he had stolen all the parts
of the bicycle, and then was discovered
and arrested. His employers entered
charge of grand larceny against him, but
were compelled to change it to petit lar
ceny because they could not swear that
the aggregate value of the material stolen
amounted to more than $l6 so. Thereupon
this authority imm ediately assumed that
| it cost SIG so to build high-grade bicycle.
1t Is not on record that this wicked boy
stole all the parts of a bicycle, for that
would have been large number. as in the
standard machines for instance, there are
more than nine hundred separate parts.
But even if he had and the aggregate was
no more than SIC so in value the author
ity plainly forgot to add to the construc-
tion the cost OF assembling brazing, tru-
ing, inspecting, enameling, nckeling.
finishing, packing, shipping, advertising,
printing, agents commission, wear and
tear of machinery, new machinery, insur-
ance, losses, guarantee, skilled employees
wages, office force, royalties on patents or
| the purchase of same, maintenance of
plant, interest on investment, taxes. sun
niioG and q thnncapA a,,d
other things that appear on the balance
sheet OF the bicycle manufacturer At
any rate he demonstrated that it is very
easy to jump at conclusions.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of officers of the North California
Division, League of American Wheelmen.
will be held next Saturday evening at the
rooms of the Reliance Club Wheelmen.
Oakland The secretary treasurer stated
to THE CALL representative the other day
that the supply of roadbooks is now
nearly exhausted, so that there will
only be about enough for the next fifty
new members or SO. After they are all
gone the memb bers will have to await the
| next edition. which will be out in July or
August. Meanwhile, however the tour
ing board is preparing handbook, which
| will be out and ready for free distribution
to league members only about the middle
of May. This book will contain valua BILE
matter relative to touring, and taken either
separately or in connection with the road
| book, will be of great service to the men,
bers who tour at all. The division is hav-
ing made some elegant gold and enamel
lapel-buttons with the initials az. A. w."
which are so expensive they cannot be
given to members free, but the division
will stand about half their cost Notice
will be given in these columns when they
are ready.
Any one desiring to receive a copy of
Judge Kerrigan's pamphlet, .Objects and
Methods of the League of American
Wheelmen," can receive a copy of the
same gratis. together with blank applica-
ton for membership. by addressing the
cycling editor of THE CALL. SPALDING.