The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-03
!. A. v. REVIEW.
Some Figures of the Cycling
Season of 1897.

season OF 1907.
Morris County Reports si1ty-eight Mem
bers of the League and the Other Coun-
ties shaw Equal Gains, Some Surprising.
New Jersey has G, $50 Members. a Gain
of 2,171 for the Year-Other Notes In
teresting TO Wheelmen and Wheel
women.
The report herewith published shows
how rapidly the interest in cycling is
increasing. The membership from Nor
ris county should be much larger; in
fact, outside of the counties of the first
class, it should easily lead.
What the Balance Sheet Shows, 1897.
Membership, League of American
Wheelmen:
Nov. 90, 1895, the enrolment was 37,-
806.
Nov. 81, 1896, the enrolment was 72,-
465, gain of 34,659.
Nov. 26, 1897, the enrolment was 101,
434, gain of 26,969
The New Jersey Division membership
on Nov. 90 1895. was 2 2,437; on Nov. 81,
1896, was 4, 4,659, gain of 2 222; on Nov.
26. 1897. was $3.50, gain of 2,171.
In 1S96-236 local consuls and "
league hotels were appointed.
In 1897-242 local consuls, 70 league
hotels and A league repair shops were
appointed.
The four leading divisions:
In 1895, New York, 9,687; Massachu-
setts, 5,9I8; Pennsylvania, 4,435; and
New Jersey, 2.437.
In 1896, New York, 2O,42s; Pennsyl-
vania, 10, 1924; Massachusetts, 9,577; and
New Jersey, 4 $50
In 1897, New York, 6,7S1; Pennsyl-
vania, 24.2S3; Massachusetts, 12, ,357; and
New Jersey, 1880.
Membership, New Jersey Division, on
Nov. 28, 1897, was: Old, 1850; new,
3,270; total of 6 1880. This new mem
bership was secured from 29S different
places.
The following table, by counties, gives
all towns furnishing ten or more mem
bers:
Essex county-Newark, sos; Mont
clair, 1913, East Orange, 81; Orange, Sc;
Bloomfield, 81; South Orange, 10; Belle
vile, 10; Glen Ridge, II; and fifteen
other places Sc. Total, "a towns, 909
Hudson county ty-Jersey City, 204; Ho-
boken. 70; Bayonne, 40; West Hoboken,
22; Arlington and Kearney, 20; Wee
jhawken and Weehawken Heights, 10;
gand five other places 80. Total, 13
towns. 41c mem bers
2den q Ity-C Camden, 1S0; Mefs
chantsville, 2f Haddonteld, 18; Cramer
Hill, IA; and ~ towns, 81 Total: "a
towns, 270 membeFs.
Passaic countySRaterson, 158; Pas
sale, 80; and s towns, 80. Total: 10
towns, 219 members.
Union county-Elizabeth SO; Summit,
"a; Plain6eld, %; Union Hill, IS; Gran
ford, II; Railway, IA; Westfeld, 10;
Roselle, 10; and towns, 10. Total: 16
towns, 202 members.
Burlington county-Beverly, SO; Riv-
erton, 81; Bordentown, 26; Riverside, 18;
Mt. Holly. 16; Burlington, 16; Palmyra,
16; Moorestown. 13; and IL towns, %.
Total: 10 towns, 100 members.
Mercer county-Trenton, 156; Prince
ton, is: and 4 towns, 8. Total: towns,
1872 members.
Bergen county Rutherford. 43; Tena-
fly, II; Hackensack, 15; Ridgewood, IA;
Englewood, 12; and "a towns, So. Total:
~ IOWQS, 100 M6IuD6FS.
Atlantic county-Atlantic City, n;
Egg Earbor City, 81; and towns, "a.
Total: 10 towns. 122 members.
M1ddlesex county-New Brunswick,
Sc; Perth Amboy, Is; South Amboy. 10;
and 10 towns, 20. Total: 13 towns. 1O9
members.
Monmouth county-Asbury Park, 90;
Key Port, 16; Red Bank, 10; and &c
towns, 4S. Total: % towns, SO mem bers
Cumberland county-Bridgeton so;
Millville, &c; and towns, 81. Total: IL
towns, 81 members.
Morris county-Morristow 41 and Il
towns, 81. Total: IL towns, 69 members
Gloucester county Woodbury., %; and
II towns. 30. Total: 12 towns, 54 mem
bers.
Somerset county-Totals: 10 towns, Sc
members.
Salem county Salem, 20; and towns
8. Total: towns, go members.
Hunterdon .county-Total: 16 towns,
% members.
Warren county-Total: towns, 2S
Cape May county-Total:' II towns, 92
members.
Sussex county-Total 5 towns, &c
members.
Ocean eounty-Total 6 towns, Il
members.
Unknown-(County address, "A towns,
II members.
The total vote cast in the New Jersey