The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-27

| president board Of trade OF cycle manufac-
| turors.1
number $50, and all have been taken. Ev.
cry maker Of national repute will have an
assortment OF his wares on view.
Many of the displays will be of novel
and beautiful design. One OF the promi.
nent features of the show will be in the CEN
| ter of the vast auditorium floor This ex-
| hibit win be in the form of pagoda, with
10 marbleized columns. On the top of this
Will be placed 26 nickel plated bicycles,
with row of electric lights surrounding
each tire. The top piece will be gilded
dome crowned by "a row of revolving bicy-
Gle wheels lighted by electricity Running
around the entire pagoda, traced in Gilt
toring electric letters, will be the words.
National Board Of Trade of Cycle Manu-.
facturcrs" Inside this pagoda will be
found something far more interesting In
glass showcase will be found u wonder
ful array OF chains, hubs sprockets, brakes
anu all the other parts of IA bicycle, made
In patterns old and new rough and awk-
ward elaborate and graceful The pur-
pose OF this exhibit will be TO show the
evolution of the wheel, from the clumsy
machine OF early days down TO the high
grade model of 1897 This will be an edu-
cational feature that cannot fail to be at.
tractive. This exhibit alone is valued at
several thousand dollars
Another live firm will have on exhibi.
ton n graduated assortment of all the
parts of the modern bicycle. This is to be
so arranged that the merest novice i'm CIV.
cling will be able to see at a glance how
the various adjustments are made and the
working value of each bit Of cycling ma.
chincry.
The New York Athletic club, the Har.
lem Wheelmen, the Riverside Wheelmen
and other prominent cycling organizations
will lend the various cups and trophies
won In national events, and Zimmerman,
the great racer, and other prominent
cracks will lend their medals, and these |
will be on exhibition in "a stall specially |
set apart for that purpose.
The most valuable machine I'm the vast |
collection will DC tandem, the cost OF |
which Is claimed to be Sfo0oo. From the I
description of it that has been given out,
IL Is easy 10 understand how il comes to he
30 costly. Every connection is said to be
covered with gold, and not only gold, but
carved gold, inlaid with precious stones
Tho name of the wheel is set with bril-.
liants. In raised gold on the top bar is a
race scene, showing n finish opposite
grand stand. The upright bar in the cen.
ter shows n ball game, while on other
places are pictured hunting
scenes, boat races and fishing parties
There are also, set i'm diamonds ruhics
and pearls, the emblem of speed and the
symbol of the League Of American Wheel
men.
Among the freaks displayed will be the
monster bicycle which created such n sen.
'ation at the recent National Cycle cxhibi
ion In Paris. This machine stands 10
Get high and is "a feet i'm length, with
proportions i'm its entire
make up. There will also bc on view
Jingle q inch tire feet i'm diameter.
On the fourth floor there will be an in.
eresting exhibit of posters This feature
will be highly artistic. Tho posters were
in competition for prizes offered
or best designs for covers of the catalogues
4 the eastern and western cycle shows.
There are many of them that possess rare
merit and are well worth seeing.
The interior decoration Of the building
now practically completed. Several
thousands Of dollars were appropriated for
his purpose and the work was consigned
D skilled and experienced artisans.
The coats OF arms of all the states In the
IniOn will bc hung around the balconies
the auditorium. In the color scheme of
le dnping pale yellow and white will
rcdominats