New-York tribune., 1896-12-25
~ THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE L. \. W.-QOiLL
CLUB WHEELMEN TO MEET-TOuRiN"



CLUB WHEELMEN TO MEET-TOt KIN"
IN THE SOUTH.
ss the time for the National Assembly OF the
League OF American Wheel.nen approaches hVe'y
interest felt in the coming struggle Tor the Pies'
dency o. the organization Every indication III piV'
ent points the election OF Isaac b. Potter ~.
popular Chief Consul OF this state Mr ia, n not
canddaie and bis h iedas dasaron eein In Mr.
Potter should positively decline the Once at A,py w
in February there Is some iak r may be the
stampede candidate with good chance oi ce',I,a' cnst
The onl. argument when can can omo n% nrcs,,jen; re-
dcnti.
TIE regular quarterly meeting Of the Quill Club
Wheelmen Of America WIN be held at the club
room. No 80 Nasslu-st.. Saturday afternoon,
January > At this meeting the regular order oI
business Will be taken un which hcinrr hndn,,rfers IN
accordance with tho bylaws, the president nas .p N
POINTED commit to qmna,e S,fs Sirh dav iTy The
annual election will be held
skating party of the South Brooklyn Wheel
mon IS being arranged for Saturday night at the
Clcrmont .Avenvc. Rink Brooklyn whore roi, Leroy
See one OF the cluh members. viii skate in natch
race.
Thc fourth "smoker'' Of the Century Wheeimen
will 10 held next Monday. at the clubhouse. NO
iis Seventy -hrstsi: An interesting entertain,
Ws"elmcn'a bail which is to be hold on Januery
e. 'Se7 Mt I.cnox I.vccun. viii he sold ut auc'ion
i this concert.
Many cyclists from this section are touring awhori
through the South ~ present. whore they report
exec Ilent roads and splendid Wheeling weather.
The first step In the long process Of making
bicycle tire is 10 clean tho crude rubber. which
comes from South America in great chunks ina;
look Ike hams and known as "bisrui'.' Those
arc first en-. into small pieces. steamed for Two Or
three hours in no. water yats. and ifsn shovH!led
into washers. which are corrugated iron rollers Of
immense power \ load % rubber is cau-n, he
tween their TWO turning surfaces while streams ot
cold water play doNn upon il froTh "bovs washing
o,t an sand and Impurities. Five minutes ~ those
washers IS sufficient to transform nal! ipl"'
inuous sheets ten or ,wclyc feet long an" Two or
three feef wide. that look rs much k" huge am
gator skins as anything e,s' 1hos" she"iS are ar
ricd TO the drying room. where they ar" nunc on
Adjustable racks and left in temperature OF 70 d"-
sometimes f5r weeks or months. fcr the
longer rubber Is lefi In shc drying 'hc better
t. j. for tho subsequent processes.
Tho annual National cyclic exhibition which
onens next February al the Grand Central Palace
o. Industry. vii! from present indications far sur
pass any exhibition Of this character ever held.
Two weeks ago the entire fourth floor of the palace
was rented. providing 80 moro spaces. and nearly
every space has been taken. An order was signed
whereby property OF III" Liberty cycle Com
pany viii be turned over by the receiver to nc
las, year. This means that the company has for
mally resumed business.
Cyclists desiring to join tho League OF American
Whcelmen NAV obtain full printed information and
,ncrbershp blanks by sending names and addresses