Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22

But in view Of the fact that. by reason
OF the reducti2n in list price, there will be
much smaller profit to the dealer, it will
be necessaryNfor him to not only insist
upon q propprtionately larger first pay
ment. but heEwill also have to get every
cent Of the Est price Of every machine
is fact that, a large percentage of deal
ers are careless and do not keep their Gus
TONER'S I'D toe time, and eventually both
tne oeaier and the manufacturer have to
suHer' ana we therefore suggest that you
urge upon y6pr members the desirability
OF the nrst payment being larger in pro-
portion to list price, and also advise them
70 De more Strict, both as to their choice
payments are made. 1t will readily occur
70 you chat first payment of SIS on
w machine Is certainly not the equivalent
oi nrst payment of $50 on 500 model"
noes OF the national board to the effect
tnat the matter will be fully considered
AT the iirst opportunity, one or two local
ooards having already adopted a. scale of
all bicycle manufacturers, many of whom
nave Is taken the matter up directly with
A tricycle. cab Isl one Of the latest fea.
lures OF the streets Of Berlin. It is called
the Heydt cycle, so named after the in
sentor' ana company has been organized
~ ~ tne German capital which now has 500
Dullt on the principle of the bicycle, with
the dlnerence that 1t has three wheels
instead OF two. The two large wheels sup
port ore comfortably cushioned seat on their
aAIe' ana the small wheel in the rear Is
used Tor steering purposes only. In this
tilcycie cab the coachman or operator
s.ts III the rear and the passenger in front
Inc conveyance is propelled by simple
up ana Gown movement of the feet, Just
as sewing machine is operated and there
Is M, no cnaln or sprocket arrangement.
ms new device has met with great
FAVOR In Berlin. The cab is cheap and light
In weight and can be propelled with great
ease ana at great speed. A mile ride costs
something like a cent and a half which
Is !. INFINITELY cheaper than the charge for
the regular cab service. The cab can he
very cheaply constructed, and. as no horses
are required to be stabbed and fed, that
expense Is entirely done away with, and
the company Is making money.
Inc cab Is so constructed as to be suited
for all kinds Of weather For bright
Dalmy days, when no covering is required
there Is a hood arrangement which can be
oetacned, In stormy weather 1t can be
easily replaced. thus affording the pas
senger all the protection desired from the
weather. "
Th: cab has been found of especial hem
eflt to inyalids. They can be wheeled about
comfortably and quickly, which is a great
advantage over the heavy and cumber-
some invalid chairs.
The annual meeting of the National
Board of Trade Of Cycle Manufacturers
was held during the week in New York
city, and the matter of reorganization was
largely dwelt upon. Mr.. r. L. Coleman,
the president, is reported as saying: 1.-THE
plans and methods of the board of trade
are all wrong, SO far as its internal work.
lngs and selection of officers are concerned
III the first place we are not permitted to
vote for executive officers directly. We
elect our directors and they in turn choose
the president. vice president, etc. But for
the requirements of the New York state
laws we could vote for these officers in
open meeting at our annual convention. AS
matters now stand a candidate for presi-
dent, who might be the choice of a major
ity of the stockholders could be defeated
easily in the beard Of directors.
ITO serve our purpose We do not require
a cumbersome incorporated body, such as
the board of Trade now. / should favor
Its dissolution and reorganization on a
much simplerrba 1t should be confined
IN Its membership to actual manufacturers
of bicycles. Unless some steps are taken to
bring about needed changes in the board
Of trade. / Am convinced that its life of
usefulness will be short. Many of the BIZ
cycle makers will retire from the organiza-
ton unless Few conditions prevail after
the coming meeting" Mr.. Coleman says
that the cycle shows have nothing to do
with the case.
A good bicycle with decent uee will last
six seasons or more, and pair of road
tires of fair weight may be ridden from
5000 to 10000, miles on ordinary roads, says
the League Of American Wheelmen Execu-
tive Bulletin, from the Office of /. B. Pot
ter. An English authority states that
pair of tires IN one instance was known to
run 25,OOO miles and still be fit for use.
Young women riders who have suffered
from tie Vaccinations of the masher will
appreciate the story which comes from De-
troit. 1t Is one of the chief sources of an
noyance to unescorted women when out for
a ride that they are the prey of the bicycle
ma asher, whose gentlemanly qualities have
long ago vanished into oblivion. A wheel
woman riding on Belle Isle, in the Detroit
river, was approached by masher on a
wheel. who tried to make her acquaintance
against her will. Finding that she could
not outscorch him she resolved on another
course of action, and slowing down. she
dismounted and pretended that something
was the matter with her pedal. The mash
err was on hand at once to fix It, and gave
her his wheel to hold. While he was alb
sorbed in examining the pedal she deftly
pupctured his rear tire with her hat pin.
Then she remounted her wheel. but he
followed her only about an eighth Of a
mile. when his tire went fat and she was
relieved of his Fostering.