The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27
ROUTE FOR SUMNER TOURS
GRANITE FALLS rs THE WEST
ERN TERMINUS

GRANITE FALLS rs THE WEST
ERN TERMINUS
Route From st. Paul to Granite Falls
Not Yet Eixed-St. Peter Wheel
men Ask That They BE Favored
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. He Is Oppose ed
to Their Interests in Every Way.
The officers of the l.. A. w. have de-
cided upon Granite Falls as a Western
terminus of the route for it's proposed
summer tours.
The route from st. Paul to Granite
Falls has not been definitely decided
upon, but it is safe to state that it
Will be nearly 800 miles and will re-
quire ten days to two weeks to COM
plete
After Granite Falls is reached by
way of Excelsior and Glencoe, it is pro-
posed to proceed eastward again by
the way of Mankato, and thence to
Rochester, Mimi, northward home via
Mortified and Pennington.
A delegation Of st. Peter wheemen
called upon Mr.. Ovitt last week with
view to including st. Peter in the
route They stated that the roads
through LIE Sueur county were excellent
and promise a hearty cooperation in
making the necessary arrangements.
should the L. A. w. concede to their
wishes. 1t would not be very much
out of the way. and as ST. Peter is said
to be an enthusiastic Wheelmen'S
town, it is not improbable that the
route will be continued along the river
to st. Peter, instead of going directly
across country from Mankato.
Mr.. Ovitt stated yesterday that the
wheelmen through the state were be-
coming interested in the project
through the medium of the daily pa
pers, and he expected to have the plan
for the main tour and several other
shorter ones complete shortly after the
season opened.
E. c. Montfort of the Chicago, Great
Western railway, has been appointed
as member of the executive board of
the L. A. w. Heretofore there have
only been three members of the board
in this state although the constitution
provided for four members. The addi-
tional member will greatly expedite the
business of the league.
The wheelmen of st. Paul are after
Alderman Kaldunskis scalp with a
vengence. They claim that Mr.. Kaldun-
ski, in his official position, has opposed
everything of benefit to Wheelmen
which has been proposed in the coun-
Gil Especially has he been ardent, it is
said, in his opposition to the efforts of
the Wheeimen to secure ordinances
which would grant them concessions Of
right of way through his ward. When
the route to Como was laid out he went
out of his way to put every barrier in
the way of the efforts.
The census Of wheelnen in his ward,
which has been recently completed,
shows a great number of wheelmen, In
fact his will be one of the banner
wards of the city. On Fuller, Martin
and Aurora avenues the list shows that
in every two out of three houses there
is one or more Wheelmen residing. Ac-
cording to the census the Wheelmen OF
the ward are strong enough to make
their influence felt in politics where
their interests are at stake and that
is what the census was intended to &C
complish.
The census, which is being taken by
the associated wheelmen. or rather has
been taken, will be made public long
enough before election to inform the
patrons of the cycle paths just where
they stand and who are their friends
on the city ticket.
1t is altogether probable that they
will prove an important element this
spring, especially in the aldermanic
contests. 1t is not their purpose to seek
any reward for their votes, but simply
to secure the aid of the city officials
in promoting the already excellent sys-
tenn Of cycle paths of the city and Sc
curing favorable legislation.
l. hn hlr n n G
of Chairman Meyers, the number Of
wheelmen in the city, who are legal
voters, will aggregate in all the wards
about 5000. certainly enough to make
good any demands which they may
make
The Seventh ward alone contains
1000 wheels, while the others graduate
from that number down to few hum
dred for the outlying wards
Chief Consul Ovitt stated yesterday
that it was now a matter of doubt
whether st. Paul would be included in
the national circuit for date this
summer The schedule of dates and
places was made up by Chairman Mott,
OF the national board, last week, but
St Paul was left out. The cities which
have been given options on certain
dates all have to comply with certain
conditions, by April 1. AS a rule, there
are few who fail to qualify In such
an event. there is still a chance for
st. Paul.
The l.. A. w people have secured
the necessary financial backing in case
the matter is arranged.
Should the national meet fall through,
it is not improbable that a state or
Northwestern meet will be held in Aug
ust There are certainly enough rid
ers in the state to insure the success
of the meet.
If the meet could be arranged by the
wheelmen Of the Twin Cities Jointly,
it undoubtedly would be well support
ed; that Is, in case both cities provided
entertainment for the visiting wheel
men, and hung up attractive purses.
The annual election of officers Of the
! Century Road club will take place in
| about ten days. The vote will be can
vassed by the state centurans of all
| the states, in Chicago.
1t is almost certainty that A. L.
Mace, of this city. will be selected as
second vice president of the club, as a
reward for his meritorious services
| during the last few years as state CEN
| turian, of this state.
| The Century Road club will. under
the direction of the new officers, issue
| official maps of tours In various sec
| ticns of the United States.
A member of the local L. A. w. at
| Ashland Wis called on Mr. Ovitt ves-