Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-25
BOQId Of Experts 50 Decide. Entirely
Unknown 10 Manufacturers.
The Review Ot commerce OIL GhICQgO Instituted
Comparison.

The Investigation recently made by the
Western Review of Commerce of Chicago
for the purpose of ascertaining for its sub
scqibers the best bicycle made, has arousAd
the greatest interest among wneeimen
throughout the country. The investiga-
ton was made in a thorough manner by
competent experts in the construction of
wheels. and before them were placed 81 of
the leading makes. The machines were
all ma1yels of the most recent ideas of
mechanical construction, and were
brought together without the slightest in
timation or knowledge to the manufac-
turers that such test was to take place.
A question asked almost daily of every
cvcle antho,4tv in the country is. (Which
uSUte @u'iollty AZ iii0 eoNt'i' -
is the best wheel?" and it was for the
purpose of answering it that the western
iourral o,,ra mood the most searching and
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thorough test or BICYCLES ever made III
this country. 1t was indeed novel move
for +bis naY,a,. ~ ,oaLa and the 1e,.v fact
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that newspaper Oh the reputation VI t'ie
Review would dare make an investigation
~ +b;, no+,,ra {s In i+sa14 nrooP that fnan-
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cial considerations or advertising patron
e1-y,er-+s oor,nosiro. the in,,Astio-s ting hoard
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gradually Weeded the nlacEihes GOWN 10 d
small number. and after several days of
earetul testing OF che relallve inerl's ol
the machines, they were unanimous IT
their verdict that the Lowell Diamond was
undoubtedly the best wheel made, and so
renortad to the manor the nresidant of
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which Immediately wrote the j. L. LoVell
Arms Company, informing the latter of
~ t,.-~...;+,a4.s, 49, "a a. 5oois;,
reached, ana this was the nrst lntlmaIlon
that the Lowell Company had of the mat
for Tho Lotto, toga+her with tbe char
nc 4estS-' eoe ~, rI.t.,,s
acterstic reply from COL Benjamin >
Lowell is as follows:
Chicago Iveb 7 1898
VI SInss A'NoA aims
Gan41a,,o,, 1To,,;,s- 1a+eIv racaivad nm
,,aen, i,'c,,ra ME aeayd 70 bicyciae,
,I 49udteaS da WIN a., ,;nro ~ 81
LIZ Tue q4sseloH s1 ~ With @ We oI1 m1Vs nnnv
sSE ,tn,, 70 g;ve tba iter 90 ref;l con-
siders sHo tion " r Won sI have any cuts 10 Tins
SIoelatton, - yo} y24 naNe any cuea S " ~
@ats @ ~ W. siaH "a appl pytt5e, eUH1e tS lo@ -
u9 io1 ot ir LIS aIi o+
sfrictly editorislSy We have nlaced yolIr
Arm on orr Iist of reference firms and ali
fIlture in1uiries in yo11r line we shan he
nIeas,sI To refer To yon direct Please do
NOT deiay the return of this article more
than iS qhS0lutplV necessary time ia
short before nubicatjon Awaiting yonT
renIv we are very truly vo,1rs
WESTERN PEVTEVV on C0MNERCE
Georqe q Carter F,ditor-in-C Chief :
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Boston, rep. II, 1898.
george Z. carter, Pressdent the Western
ReVleW OF commerce, CncaSo, III:
Dear Slr-Your letter OF Feb. received.
IN reply, VIII say tnat we want 10 thank
you 1oT same, ana wound also say tnat thls
is the nrst time we ever knew OF a. paper
OF your class having the courage to come
right out and state fact, and we want to
say right mere that we don't thlnk you
ia ha ot5 1aue @ any 4or 9 soVVo WIZ
,niIiins ~ ~ stala al o,, as
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10 an llinlIom u % ~
co., tbat q a,,iS ~ ,1,,1t5 n ~. ~ y I ~
t a. IL 4isaSp pe ptiIe% anu ent ~
of ~ LII liz Ys,a 70 oa any Iaiis
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Dictated by B. 8. L.
Chicago, Feb. Is, 1898,
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