The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-23

tom is the common guide Of honest people
anu every reasonable custom Win hold ats
ss Sens our T rs : ss1s. have e D sasxsas sAls
Other railroadf have been urged t2 fol-
the combine" are being put In operation
have declared swR RassS i passenger
K with him on his jourpey. for his
personal use or convenience, either with
reference to the immediate wants i0f his
journey or as a part of the ultimate slNT-
pose thereof, according to the particular
This principle has been followed .an1
confirmed in all court decisions in (which
the subject has been brought Into ques-
disputed. Guns and ammunition are the
baggage of the hunter; ishing tackle is
the baggage of the angler: tools are the
chinist; the easel and the sketching ma
terialS are the baggage OF the artist; the
bicycle is the baggage OF the wheelmeh.
to us,to the rilrcad Corporation It is
nothing. Only one tl,ing can now be
a fras,.ed II is is e Az pass the ;le',RiA 1 bin S;n-
member of Assembly from Passiic coun-
tyl. Here Is q true cop of this BILL
Be It enacted by the Senate and Cen
sey:-
i. That any person who shall have pur-
chased g. ticket issued by any railroad
portation on its railroad and ferries as a
passenger. shall have the right, by viz
tue thereof, to the transportation, on the
as baggage, of one bicycle, to or from the
places designated in such ticket, without
further or other payment to the railroad
shall be required to remove any ordin-
ary or usual bicycle bell or lantern from
such bicycle, nor to crate, cover of other
wise protect such bicycle.
2. Any railroad corporation refusing to
transport bicycles. or refusing to accept
the same for transportation as baggage,
In violation of the next preceding sec
senger the sum of SO for each and every
offense, to be recovered in an action Of
debt in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton.
g. And be it enacted that this act shall
take effect Immediately.
There are 100000 wheelmen In h State
Of New Jersey. We have a giants
use it like q giant. Let us use It reason
ably, promptly, zeaIously and persistent
ly-but reasonably. We enclose q list Of
Senator'S n members Of Assembly at
Trenton Look over the list and see who
represents your district or county in each
body. Write to each of them at once;
a sensible, reasonable letter: and ask
their votes and Influence. Tell them OF
the abuses that exist under the practices
lately adopted by the railroads and relate
to them any facts on this point within
your personal knowledge.
Watch the newspapers for legislative
news, and keep track of this bill. Read
the L. a w. Bulletin ~(off1cial columns)
every week. You will find there reliable
information and pointers" to aid your
work. Call together the wheelmen of
your locality, and pass resolutions favor
ing this bill n send a copy to your Sem
ator and Assemblyman at Trenton. Have
your club pass similar resolutions. If the
editor of your local paper is with us, get
him to write and print a favorable edi-
torial.
Don't neglect to write a personal letter
to the legislators from your county and
This is more important n more effec-
tive than the petition.
&c. FRANK KIREKER,
Chief Consul NJ J. D. L. A. w.
Paterson, Nj. ~rsYs gr