The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

and All Will Soon Be in Good
Shape.
The wheeling season is on.
The fine weather of the past week
has heralded the awakening of dor
mant nature, and the buds and grass
have responded to the genial rays of
old Sol. And the wheelmen are happy.
Last Sunday a large number Of wheel
men could be seen on the uptown
streets and cycle paths, in gayest
bike" attire, out for the initial spin of
the season.
Everybody who has a ''trot," or can
borrow one, will help inaugurate the
season today.
If the weather remains unchanged
today will undoubtedly mark the open
ing of the season of '9S.
Nearly all the cycle paths in the city
have been repaired, and considerable
progress has been made by the crew in
constructing the Martin street path.
The Cycle Path association has no
funds on hand, except the subscriptions
which have been received during the
last ten days. The cycle path appro-
priation measure, which passed the
board of aldermen last week, will come
up before the assembly this week, and
=. will undoubtedly receive the sanction
of that body. -.
There is a friendly rivalry between
the wheelmen who are making the can
vaSS for the 81 subscriptions. Last year
Thomas ID. Lowering, of j. H. Allen &,
Co., secured the largest amount. This
year. however, several of the canvass
ers in other lines of business have gone
into the work with an avowed inten-
ton of securing the record this year.
The Cycle Path association will COM
mence work on the strip through the
woods from Summit to Marshall and
the Cleveland avenue path, from Sum-
nit to Fort Smelling, just as soon as
sufficient funds are raised to warrant
the work. These will be the first paths
built by the association.
Chief Consul Ovitt has sent out
letter to L. A. w. men and wheelmen
in general along the proposed summer
tors route. Mr.. Ovitt, in his efforts in
this direction, desires the cooperation
of the wheelmen. The circular is self
explanatory:
The bicyclists of ST. Paul and Mime
apoi1s frequently desire to spend their vaca-
lions awheel, and heretofore most Of them
VINO nave desired to ride farther than Min
netonka or White Bear have boarded a
train and gone to some distant state to
ma coed roads and pleasant scenery for
wheeling.
Minnesota is comparatively new state,
ana we cannot expect to build good roads
In day or year, but we making
progress, and, in the meantime, the Off
GERS of the League of American Wheelmen
have authorized to lay out a route of
several hundred miles for touring selecting
as good roads and as interesting scenery
as possible, to enable wheelmen who shall
have weeks vacation to take a tour
awheel without necessarily going outside
tho lone
lshes In this state, 1t is likely that new
route can be laid out each year until we
nave the whole state written up and mapped
out for the special information of wheel
men. 1t is proposed to begin the work by
laying out route this year from ST. Paul
TO Granite Falls and return passing through
the following places:
Minneapolis, Excelsior, waconia. Nor
WOOD Glencoe, Browpton, Stewart, Buffalo
Sacred Heart, Granite Falls, Redwood
Falls. Beaver Falls. Morton New Ulm,
% Fort Ridgely, St Peter, Lake Washington
Paul. ~
Wheelmen in the places above mentioned
are requested to hold meetings and elect
committee to assist us
l. In selecting the best roads for wheel
Ing.
3 In selecting the best hotels for tour
lists to natroniZe.
B. In marking crossroads and designating
proper places for L. A. w. guide posts
4 In selecting local consul in each
place not already provided who will ad-
wise and assist touring wheelmen when
called uron.
5. In preparing a map of the route show
Ing distances, location of hotels and re-
pair shops, and points of interest along the
way. No financial aid is asked for The
league will pay the expenses.
Address A B. Ovitt, Chief Consul. Pho
neer Press building, St. Paul. Mimi.
A path between Mahtomedi and
Wildwood has hPAO DrOnOSa6 Tho
wheelmen of White Bear have aided
materially in the past in the cycle path
movement, and it is expected that the
path will be built during the next
fortnight This will make complete
circuit of the lake by cycle path.
A path will also probably be built
from West st. Paul to Hastings. The
citizens of the enterprising little city
have offered to pay for half the cost
OF construction. Well just take them.
A path from Como to Minneapolis
will probably also be built The Min
neapolis wheelmen have signified their
intention Of assisting the ST. Paul as
ISOLATION in its construction
If the scorcher gets too gay this sea-
son he will have to be squelched. IT
has been proposed to employ a number
of mounted bike" police to go after
such offenders. 1t has been suggested
that their salary might be partially
paid by the fines paid the city by
wheelmen.
Chief Consul Ovitt cinched the situa-'
ton the other night at smoker given
by a we'll known cycle club. Mr.. Ov;tt
in his remarks said there were three
things requisite for a wheelmen before
he could become q. fully authorized en-