The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-03-19
A PILGRIMAGE AWHEEL.
Wisconsin Cyclists Propose to Ride
Their Machines to the
State Meet.

StaC6 M 81 ct.
| The Chicago members of the Illinois
| division. League of American Wheelmen,
| have conceived a novel plan for making
| the journey to attend the national meet
| at indianapolis, and have extended an in
| yitation to members of the Wisconsin
! division to join them in the project. The
| plan is such a good one that Chief Consul
Rotier has not only given it his hearty APP
| prOval, but he endorses it as means of
| making the journey to Green Bay, to the
| annual state meet there. 1t is proposed,
| so far the national meet is concerned,
! to have the members of the division rem
! devious at Milwaukee and then ride TO
| Chicago where the Chicago members will
! be i'll readiness TO join in the march. In
| dIanaDolS lies 200 miles in a southeast
| erly direction from Chicago. and the roads
are good all the way. The journey can
be made III three days from Chicago, with
events at ei h stopping place. The dis
lance from milwaukee, to Green Bay, the
state meet city, is but 135 miles. 1t is
but thirty-tive miles from Neenah. The
Wisconsin Central lines will carry the
whcelmcn to Necnah at very low rate
and will carry bicycles. according to its
custom. for nothing. The journey from
Nccnah to Green Bay can be made in
very short time and will furnish an ex-
tremely pleaSurable trip 1t is believed
that having the wheclmen rendezvous at
Ncenah and then making the trip to
Green Bay awheel will result in giving
Green Bay the largest attendance that
has ever been attracted by any state
meet.
The following local consuls have been
appointed: Baraboo. 3. \. Owen; Bril-
lion. +. l. Melendy; Cedarburg, G. A.
Dockcry; Columbus. G.. G. Stevens;
/ |. L.. I y
Boyee; Florence, +. +. Wilcox; Hills
horo. X. +. Myers; JohnSon's Greek, w.
A. Christians: Kaukauna, George Reese:
Lancaster, Charles Burr; Little Suamico.
George II. Wise; Mellen, Louis Mailer;
Merrill, ii. V. kaltenborn; Sparta, Dell
Streeter; Stevens Point, T.. M"Glachln;
Stoughton. Giles Dow: WrightStown. G..
]. Pope: West Bend. G. X. Powers; Vi
roqua, Elmer OniSon: BIoomingdalr. Gus
Morterud: Beaver Dam. A. T.. Rocdl;
Clinton. +. W. Heron; Delavan, H. q.
Hamhright; Oshkosh, +. w. Pommer
! aine Ben Sopcr; Evansville, &. J. Smith;
Glcnwood, John Ca!laghan: Horizon.
Charles W. KlriSt; Hortonviilc. DIR. A.
L. Davis; Kendall. Charles Marquette;
La Vale, c. +. Elder: Menasha, +. \.
Obcrwciscr; Nccedah, G. IL. Mason; New
Richmond, j. w. T. AmeS; Oconto Falls.
Rumble: KecdsviIIc. W. +. Cabat;
Rochester. L. +. ButtlpS: Shell Lake. W.
". Watkins: Star Lake, G. X. Recchcr:
Sheboygan Falls. \. NJ. Bortram; Two
Rivers, X. H. Sucttingcr; Woncwoc, j.
J.. kicfcr; Waterloo. w. \. White.
The report of National Secretary Alb
bot BaSSct. rendered 1T the annual meet
ing. Is of particular interest To Wisconsin
members. 1t shows a gain of 1O2G mem
hcrs in Wisconsin during 1897, making
total membership of 262e. The per
centage of increase for 1896 was i6 and
Wisconsin occupied ninth place in the
competition of states. In 1891 the per
centagc of increase was increased to 81.
the division standing third in the coElpc-
tition. Wisconsin now stands seventh in
point of membership.
There Is urgent need for good roads in
Portage county. Chief Consul RUtrT is
III receipt of a communication from St"v-
ems Point, stating the experiences Of a
gentleman who undertook last week to
drive from Stevens Point 10 Jordan. SIX
miles away. He met niH"ty-Cignt teams
on the way and this amount OF traffic
would seem sufficient IT, warrant road I'M
prOvCmentS. So much time was lost in
trying To turn out OF the road thar Ii re-
qulred an hour and our-hali TO cover the
distance. ana that with d horse that is
IA ted as Il flyer. What good roads would
accomplish IS being amply evidenced in
Wisconsin just at the present time With
the SNOW well packed. all Of the high
ways are tirst-class Just nov and the dif
terence Is 50 marked in sections where (
drivers have hcen used to sand aud mud
that business has been greatly Improved |
Hundreds of Slcighs are driven into III" |
towns The effect is the sam" in all |
parts of the state and shows very forrihly |
what the results would be if the dirt |
roads were good all the wear.