The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01


taxEnx ali vehicles. The text 81 the o--
d;rance Is n.t unlike that used In regu-
tassons ia other cities. but the wneelsns1
o. tire w.sdy city have for SO long en-
soyea cycling without restrictions ~ any
kind that Il goes hard with them 10 pay
for tne use Of The pubic s:r@ets. TIE
OH, Objectionable feature In the Iew iaw
is the disposition Of the Tsve7ae derived
from tire cyclists Instead % tEts FORM
ing fund for building and maintaining
cycle paths and roads fn th@ essy, TIE
entire amount In 80 60 70 tie rsgntaf
street fund As pneumatic tires are sE~
mitted 70 s@ a benefit instead o. G@sri-
men. 70 the various surfaces found On
city streets. IL seems tnst tie money
msaat DC applied with rncrs justice 70 the
whse linen 20 fAe making Of side paths
for their sole urs. However, there IS o
RasIng clause ~fal~h has been TIT subject
OF maeks Rejoicing. IL - tie universal
llxi.ls requirement, condition that t.aa-
cage mheeiuaen have been trying Tor
years "a, bring about Every vehicle VIII
have 10 be licensed after the ordinance
goes into effect and the same rSsfrze-
:soss Will Apply to pleasure carriages
then as are ayw enforced with pu1iIc
Cats. coupes and nansozns-
aore g~osi r. hound To result. from the
enforce rr ant OF his new ordinance sAan
from am other ordinances lsarsnS On
cycling that has ever been passed D. laS
Chicago board II aldermen. Mayor fAf-
ris3u aG ardent cyc.Ess ard member Oh
several prominent cycling Gibbs. - siIoIs
ly in favor of universal tights. ana al
tho.ssh ne will not constitute nimseA .
secret service or 8. defsetise force. he VIII
use MS official position 70 SEE that every
vefssrle s..rrtss a igas after certain hours.
There Is fully as much danger 70 Cyclists
and pedestrians from dark" carriages a.
from unI4Knssn cycles. and one can
testify 20 The danger who has attempted
20 traverse a boulevard in large oity
atsss dark.
TIE Introduction and general adoption
of rubber tires for carriages OF all kinds
has 70 minmlzsd the noise that II r. ia3-
possible 10 hear The approach CT vehicle
Until il Is TOO close 10 get out OF the way.
When the motorcycle IL developed and
perfected. a. u will be within a few years.
tie lighting o. vehicles viii be neees-
silly. aud II il just easy TO start IN
now, particularly as there are valid rea-
Suns for the display ~ lights on vehicles
after dark.
II has been suggested by one Of the
city officials that each cyclists name be
enxraven on his license tag, which. with
the sarial number usually found on tags
OF this kind. would admit OF easy iden-
tifscatlon OF a lost or stolen wheel. This
suggestion has not mes with favor,
number OF cyclists feeling that il Ii too
much Of a personal advertisement, ana
that the carrying out OF the idea would
certainly lead TO unpleasant complications
In many cases There is small doubt OF
this latter for Chicago IL not celebrated
fer the Puritanical notions Of her people.
and In this end OF the aineteenta century
II would be bis proposition 20 bring
about a new order Of things ana new
standard CT propTseiy-
This suggests the erstwhiie voiuble Mrs.
q k.af&a Ha
built and used only In the interests or the
arthcdCx Mephisto. From careful Ia
spec.lon of the various road houses about
Chicago IL in sate - say that cycledom
has certainly contributed Sooeiy spFln-
king Of patrons TO places or this KIND,
bat the places themselves have changed.
and ~h!ie IL may not be in strict keeping
with the no<ioas Of the clergy and people
constructed on a high moral plane 10 st
under q un-burned tree. drinking beer
ard other beverages and listening 10 an
orchestra Of more or less merit. II VIII be
found that nothing Is tolerated nt any OF
the ''ressing places" that viii offend per-
sons OF good taste.
The bicycle has undoubtedly placed
these resorts within the reach OF thou
sands bat there have existed far years
places nearer the cits's center, wlleTe the
same beverages have been dispensed and
where the drinking has been carried on
tis drunkenness al the roadhoases
around csA8cago, and even on Sundays Ani
holidays, when the cyclists are pGt "a
force an Intoxicated rider Is a rsFe bird.
~ statistics wsEe s1tssnaalo IL IS prett y
certain that they would show that th9 Dl-
cycle while IL may he an accessory 20 1ns
visiting refresamcnt stands of ali kiaJs.
has had attie 10 Go with the education OF
youngsters in this atreeuoG.
Tas bicycle stands alone as q mems 81
showing OF lack 81 taste. IL has become
a FAD with certain Inbred cyclists when
r0!ng with : female companion in crowd
Cd thsrouEhfares 10 have one arm tNrowa
inos ely around the fais ones neck or with
the hand lightly rest g OF her shoulder.
in HsH@lana II Is considered Sae correct
thing TO assist a woman when steep
grades are encountered along the roase'
ANA for this purpose "A towing rope is
often carried. A towing rope may be d
length 81 q clothes Tine or aay other stoa,
string and when IL use enc end Is MADE
fs,sf 20 the head of the wheeiwoalan's BIZ
cycle and the other Is attached ~ the Taa-
shine Of the stronger rider This small
heip II valuable enough az times. 80; the
scheme teens never to have reached this
country. except that the cycling gent Is
scad.- at al times to show his proprietor
ship oser the gtri he rides with. possibly
with the idea in hss alleged mind that
spectators wtil believe be is rendS ring her
valuable assistance, This practice Is
iauentabiy common In Chicago. and oil
though TIE daily press and the cycling pa
l'ors have triet. 20 interest people IN break
ing an the g'}nsoiess habit Il stin thrive.
ard S. likely 20 Tor many a day.
Thursday Was q big cay Cor Chicago
over ts,tsa mon taking part in the parad.
Gftsr The ApveiinE az the Logan monu,
usens- noticeable feature Of this parade
waS the absence 81 cyclists Ne; a eods
On wheeSueu participated I'm the cere
monies. and - this Is the FIRST event 81
prominence EhGS Chicago has witnessed
icF several years IN which the bicycle dc
rot figure It Is mentioned as a curiosity
Bieycle riding w-.z hard proposition tha
aav. 7 noticed a number % struggling ey
cilsSs attempting to make their Wal
through ths streets bat Il was q slow and
Dangerous undertaking. = member OF an,
Chicago Cycle Club told rne ,hss naarr.ln.
that be was tue hours forcing hirr1sei
ard hsx wheel from Van Buren, ard va
HASH to LAKE streets. a distance OF zbct
mile.
TAc~e h talk OF a memorial 10 congress
rrcrgt re htCvCla makers e ths Vusfeg
States Urging The removal az tha i.r1ror
S1ty On bicycles The present duty il prac
ttcs.tis prossattfNa ans has resulted iu 80
building Up % an Industry thAt produces
sas uloTe wheels Than We can eaEsame q
hama As 3 result our makers have hSeE
casting 2sou, Sor foreign rnarxss, e4t -
forvtga makers Aave hesD booking aftsl
f-ls1r fences ard there II 3 ssreag prs-sa
bi.tgy thSt heavy duties VIII BE levied 81
American machines ~ 4 number ct ght
Important European nations It * ae.
ASFsd bY Guar manufacturers sazt TIE -
reoFAi 81 ire present saty elii nct result
81 a1T ceassd9fahie humber 81 Arxstsh q,
NesS,29 Nastis attas brought hers. Ter va