The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27
WHEEL NOTES
OF INTEREST


seem TO be asleep as far as the writer
can learn. Several candidates who have
come out say that they are going C.,
vote as they think best. when the time
comes ard will make no promises. This
is reversing the matter The people a.
given no say as 10 what they want I'm the
way of refoxm. no cycer should vote ioi
any one who - not willing to work for
the good OF all.
on account Of the bad condition Of
the streets. there has been very little
wheeling I'm the last week. but with The
return OF dry weather the TO IDS viii
soon be In good order when we can gel
outsids Of the city and have some plea
sure on the wheel
FIGURES or THE CYCLE TRADE.
with an army OF capable merchants
and manufacturers enlisted In the cause
Of cycle l0com0iion iu one form and am
other the public interest rs bound O.
progress until finally nothing but sheer
impccunlosity will be an acceptable eN-
cuso for not owning a machine cf mod
em construction There are other infer
encos % te drawn. but irst The care
fully compiled figures must be present.
ed
or bicycle makers who make from 'N
bicycles and upward per year. There are
2ie. a very Few of these make over 2l0l0
machines and as high as nearly 10000
but 600 on cases. whether the output is
very great or approaches the lowest he-
uro mentioned. tho public interest which
a. spreading from these concerns 20 the
large body Of prospective purchasers is
best measured by the number Of hands
that arc employed. These are an ma
tural agents for the cycle idcai their
friends and acquaintance are ready con-
which bicycles are "a necessity and not
inEuy The moro scattered they are
over tho whole territory OF che home
! market the greater is their influence per
capita for the good of tha trade mo large
1hua. while che mammoth establishments
perform excellent mission my work
through the ordinary channels of BUSH
ness such as advertise M nts. agencies.
ctc. the stability OF tine public demand
o. stl better assured through the per-
| sonal Influence that floats out from the
great number Of small makers who are
located boz minor towns aud. each em-
Dlov only very limited number of work
men. Assomblars and amateur builders
who pot out all the way from two or
thee 90 500 machines iu tine course of
year exert tho same steadying in-
duerce on The demand-though hardly On
the price-auj preach The cycl' gospel
in their own way. which III 10 is not quite
orthodox. is yet marvellously effective.
Their number, over and above The .fG
first mentioned. forms "a considerable per-
centaee of a total n % 0t0 agents. zee
pairmen ana dealers and may best Poe
estimated from the large number of
partsmakers and jobbors who supply
their wants.
OF bicycle jobbors less than one hum
drad do @ national business and only
tweuty-eipht are Identified with the ma
u0ual board OF trane. but their total
number reaches j l2G counting in this
number the wholesale merchants and
iobhers iu other commercial Ines who
handle bicycles as q side line
Inero are -orty-siX tire makers and
scventy-eieht manufacturers of bicycle
saddles. but 20 o. in either lines OF access
| sorry and sundry manufacture thar
count reFa ais most clearly tho infinite
liberalization of the cyc.O Industry chat
/ gives 10 b. Us strength at home and its
commanding position in foreign com.
merce, uo less Than 22i2 manufacturers
/ give their Who'll attention. or good plrt
of 3D. Coz the making and marketing OF
articles which We're unknown before the
advent of the cycle ana tine goods OF
/ these makers are placed in thc hands of
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