The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09
TO TRY CENTURIES
LOCAL RIDERS WILL GO AFTER
FURTHER JANUARY RECORDS
THIS MORNING,
ALTHOUGH ROADS ARE BAD,
IT IS SAID, ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF FARMING
TON.
1t Is Reing Pushed in Most OF the
wards, bat Few are
tagging.

! 1t Is Reing Pushed in Most Of the
wards, bat Few Are
Laughing.
| If the weather remains fine today
and the atmosphere warns up q little,
a large number of cyclists viii get )ut
their wheels this morning for a sp'n, as
! the roads in ard about st. Paul are in
/ excellent condition. Several parties
will make the run to Northfield that is
they will make the start and pro1ab'y
not get farther than Harrington, Us
the road from Pennington to Mortified
is in very bad condition, being full Of
sharp ruts made by farmers wagons
during the last thaw. The White Bear
cycle path is in excellent condition,
with the exception of a few sandy
places. and the road to Minneapolis is
also in good shape. The opening of the
bicycle season depends wholly upon the
weather. Last year the first century
was made April II. and this year Archie
Matheis made the first century rec
ord on New Years day. The wheelmen
are looking forward to an early season
some cold weather yet and maybe con-
siderable snow for a short time, but I'M
less all present indications fail there
Will be an early spring which will be
nailed with rejoicing by the wheeling
fraternity. The hard riders will not go
in for breaking the road records until
the season Is well on. Allan Under
wood and a couple of Minneapolis rid
ers will make the trip to Mortified
and try to do it within the time limit
! today.
The weather man has gotten the sea-
sons badly mixed this year, and there
is no telling but what wheeling may be
possible during the entire month, at
any rate. if the weather is fine many
pleasure parties viii make short runs,
either to Minneapolis, which has al
| ways been the most poular run, or to
White Bear
j. E. Meyers, chairman of the Asso-
GATED Wheelmen, who has the census
OF blcyclsts in charge. reports that the
| work Is progressing with considerable
dispatch. The chairmen OF the various
wards have been at work for two weeks
past, assisted by d wheelman from each
precinct. In the seventh ward the can
VaSs has been almost completed by F.
E. Low and H. r. Curtiss. This ward
will show the largest number of wheel
men Of any in the city, having between
$500 and 5000 riders. The other wards
have been partially completed, and it
IS estimated that they will run from 800
to 1000 each At Merriam Park the
work has been completed with 300
wheelmen to their credit. The first and
Il ND; IL.
city Cycle club, and the Third ward is
being locked after by II. w. Corey Dr..
Nelson and his sons are enumerating
the riders in the Ninth ward and the
Fourth is in charge Of A. B. Ovitt and
j. b. Mccormick. The Merriam Park
district is being looked after by II. G h.
son and l.. Woodruff.
In the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards
the committee have been experiencing
considerable difficulty in securing men
10 take the census, and will have to call
for volunteers from the other districts
or the city to complete the work in
these wards.
The object of the census. which was
detailed in the G o e at the time the
movement was instituted, Is fully ex-
planned in the manifesto which Mr.
Eleyers has issued to the wheeImen of
ST. Paul, asking them for their coon
Grafton in this movement, which is as
follows: wv
TO those interested in cycling: In taking
the census of the wheelmen in the city some
oil the canvassers have been DELAYED in their
WORK by the very parties whose interests IL
would be to assist them In refusing to give
Information regarding the owners of wheels
because they seem to think there was some
assessment or taxation scheme connected with
this work.
We wish to state again that the work of
the committee is wholly in the interest of
Wheelmen and cycling matters, and it is a
work IN which every one who is engaged Is
uomg without any pay and one for the coed
OF all. We wish to have a complete LIST of
persons who use the wheel in order that we
may give them information that will he Of
sa t 10 them when it comes to voting for
CITY and county officers. Wheemen in The
past nave been harassed by much adverse
legislation. The bicycle has become the moor
mans necessity as much as the rich mans
pleasure. 1t is the taxpayer who is riding
the wheel, yet his interest has been wholly
ignored by our city officials in the past Now
we want list of all riders in the city in or
der that they may be advised in the futur.
as to what their interests are when thew cas-
their votes. 1t will then be their fault If
they do not elect the right men to office and
nave no one to blame but themselves. We
would ask you to give every assistance in
your power, since ii will be to your own in
terest to give information to any canyasser
who is out for the committee of Associated
Wheelmen.
We should like to have a few volunteer,
for the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards call
at 3O4 Chamber of Commerce building.
j. e. Meyers,
Chairman Committee Associated WheeImen.
Several important matters will be
considered at the meeting of the Centu-
ry Road club tomorrow, among them
will be the question of whether profess
SIGNALS will be admitted to membership
during the next season. The matter
was considered last year, but no action
taken. 1t is understood that the ma
jority of the local club are in favor
of admitting this class of wheelmen
to their ranks, providing separate rec
ords are kept of the professionals and
amateurs. The officers of the club be-
leve it will entail no injury to the club
If professional riders are admitted
This matter will be decided definitely
at the meeting.
State Centurian Mace expects to re-
ceive from A. o. McGarret, chairman
of the road committee of the c. r. c.,
the advance sheets of the report which
McGarret is now preparing of the rec
ords made during the season of 1897.
( The sheets will embody the records
made in all the states where the L. A.
w. and G. r. G. have representa- tives
The arnata11r records rpada ,,Ddar A.