The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-14
GOOD ROADS MOVEMEN1.

country is not of recent origin, as many
| who are following and agitating it think.
In the earlier pare of the century an agi-
tation for good roads was kept up for
nearly fifty years. and had among it's
lealers such men as Henry Clay and
John Calhoun This movement resulted
IN the government taking a sufficient in
terest in it to provide for a national
turnpike through the leading eastern
cities to those in the west. About the
Time the movement was well under way,
the railroads, as a means of transporta-
ton, became so prominent as to cause
the road to stop.
Railroad building has practically
reached its limit in this country now,
though there will be extensions of the
system gradually, but the good roads
movement which they stopped in the
earlier days is now receiving fresh impe-
tus' from the lessons that good steel
highways have taught the people and
because of the necessity Of good high
ways as feeders to the immense railroad
systems of the country.
Instead of having one kind of good
road to the detriment of the other, it is
very probable that the work of the
League of American Wheelmen, in con-
Junction with the Farmers National
congress and other agricultural organi-
cations, will result in the work of road
building being taken up where it was
left off some years ago and completed as
far as the necessities of the country de-
mand. To do this will require millions
of dollars and much patient effort, but
the good raods agitators are confident
they can convince the legislators and the
people that improved highways are an
economic necessity.
l.. A W. National Circuit
AS showing the healthy state of |
league racing in the country, the revised |
national circuit, as made up by Chair
man Gerlach Of the l.. A. w. racing |
board, indicates that there are many
promoters who are satisfied with l.. A.
w. control and have enough confidence
in the organization to risk considerable |
money. The new circuit has many good
dates and plenty of money at each one
of them.
The circuit is as follows: July -, 10
and IA, GAINESVILLE, Wis, GAINESVILLE Cy-
cling club; July 10, Ottumwa, Iowa, OF
tumwa Bicycle Track association; July
%, st. Paul. Mimi, Northwestern Cycle
company; July 26 and 81, Ottumwa,
Iowa, Ottumwa Bicycle Track associa-
tion July 20, Chicago, Ravenswood
Athletic Field; August 5, Detroit, Mich,
T.. N. Hines; August g. 10, II and IL,
Montreal, Canada, International meet;
August 16, IT, Is and 10, Boston, Mass,
National meet, August %, Providence,
r. T., Crescent Park track; August rs,
New Bedford, Mass; August 80 and 81,
Wikesbarre, Pa. West End Wheelmen;
September Q, Philadelphia, Pa. Associa-
ted Clcling clubs September 26, Mineo-
la, Long Island, N. Y, Alex Schwalbach.
The remaining dates on the circuit will
be assigned later.
These dates are in addition to the
meets already conducted at Indianapo-
lis, ST. Louis and Chicago.
Cycling Notes
Wheelmen desiring to join the League
of American Wheelmen should make ap-
plcation to Abbott Bassett secretary,
Boston, Mass.
Over twelve hundred amateurs have
registered with the l.. A. w. racing
board, and this number will be increased
by the Fourth Of July meets.
The Rhode Island division of the L.
A. w has been incorporated. The Of
ficers are the same as before the change
in form of organization.
Committees Of the L. A. w. are al
ready working on some of the bills for
rights, which will be intro
duced in the legislatures this winter
Members of the Indiana division of the
l.. A. w. are arranging to attend the
national meet at Boston in body. The
party will be in charge of Chief Consul
Sherwood.
A Philadelphia track that had drawn
immense crowds while conducting L. A.
w. meets this year turned recently to
the outlaws" has conducted two meets
since, and lost a large amount of money.
1t is evident from the attendance at
he OUTLAW" race meets that l.. A. w.
Members and supporters are not patron
zing these events. On tho other hand
lot complaint has been heard from L.
A. w. promoters.
Secretary Bassett, of the League of
American Wheelmen, reports that 1247
in the organization were
enewed last week, giving total of over
hirty thousand since the beginning of :
he fiscal year. I
Though the Connecticut division of the
j. A. w. is not thoroughly satisfied with
he lantern law passed by the last legis-
allure, 1t is asking all wheelmen to obey
willingly its provisions until better one
an be placed on the statute books.
The OUTLAW" movement in the west
vas so well attended to by L. A. W. Of
icials that it has been packed up and
hipped back to the east, where 1t is
My question of time until it will be
riven into the Atlantic ocean--a very
oor place for bicycle races.
The race meets on the T.. A. w ma
ional circuit have been successful be-
end the expectations of the promoters
he revised circuit will give employment
0 the riders steadily until the latter part
( September and later dates will be as
igned until the close of the season.
A bicycle insurance company, incorpo-
ated under special enactment Of the
legislature, has sen formed
nd will do a general business of insur-
lg bicycles against theft. In recogni-
on of the value of having support from
he L. A. w the company offers q dis
cunt of fifty per cent to league mem
ers.
The city officials of Boston are doing
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