Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-08

d. r. colictt. chas. Crow. George Nor
rison and T. n. Morrison.
the supply sometimes runs ahead Of the
demand. for according TO II. A. Cod
dard. an old-timer. who arrived In
Cleveland few days ago after spend
Ing a greater portion of the past year
IN australia In the Lozicr Interests IN
course OF conversation with = Wheel
representative more than verified the
dlscoureging reports regarding the con.
diton Of the cycle trnde In the Antlpo-
drs. Said he; The Interests In racing.
which has been one Of the mninstays o.
the business In Australia. has fallen on
greatly during the last year, and the
extremist element. those who buy new
wheels every year, nrc turning thcif
attention 10 other sport. The people
who ride simply for business have Iona
since been supplied, many Of them ~
prices which II would be- q losing in-
NeHmcnt FOR manufacturers to try TO
compete with. DURING the past two
years the country has simply been
Hooded with wheels from both Amcri.
can and British manufactures. and. as
n result, there IN now virtually no de-
mnnd. In Melbourne there are thou.
sands OF wheels held IN bond. Many OF
these are OF q VIZ known American
make. and the people who own them
cannot get even a fair price for them.
and II would be altogether too expcn'
slve TO shin them back TO this country.
Eventually they will be sold at any
price they win bring. NJ has been the
case with thousands Of other machines.
The situation Ii simply this; The coun.
Try " nearly ms large ~ the United
States and the population Is only about
four millions. less than some OF our
states. About onc-thiri 81 these people
live IN the four leading cities and thu
remainder are scattered over this I'm
mcnac territory. The roads are. a. .
rule, OF the worst kind imaginable.
hence the actual demand Tor bicycles
" practically limited TO the residents
OF cities. and they are more than sup
piled. Three or -four American con.
Germs. Including our firm. have butt
up n fairly good trade and have nc.
duircd a reputation for fair deailngs
ana honest value. consequently u pays
them 10 follow up the advantage thoy
have saincd. but FOR new and unknown
concerns TO attempt Ia enter this Held
at the present time II would be sheer
folly"
Tho Chicago Daily News has the fol.
lowing To say regarding the club qucH.
tion generally and the general health
full Influences Of wheeling In particular.
fpf NUf tnlcuNn tnltiN hfiNtici
with clubs ana one could not turn n
corner without stumbling on at least
one clubhouse. Hut things have
changed In the last two or three years.
and now ChicagoanH. while stlil patron
izinf the larger clubs. take their rides
by thcmfs ives or In the company %
friends. The great good done ~ the
cycle n recognized and. urged on by
their physicians, tho chicago people
have taken IN the wheel and found u
better for their Ills than all the pre-
fcrintlona the drug Htorra could M.
II has rcntored 10 the business man who
II confined all day the health shat
tered by close attention 20 the Office.
II has been the greatest blessing NO.
mankind ever had. II has kept tile
boys and giiia In health and out OF
mischief. u has materially decrcas "a
the revenues OF the saloons by keep
ms the young men out ~ doors aii1
furnishing them other amusement thna
drinking and gambling and II the pooi
mans friend " he ever had one.
outside Of wheeling there IL noth.ng
much d0lnS Ia the aporiA and pnNtimcs
line although according 10 Montana
papers. salt lake N TO be Invited t.
have membership In an intcrmountnin
baseball league for the season OF 1899.
the forming Of Nhi,h ir being talked
81. II Ia lfDppaNt To organize an inter.
state league. taking In Salt Lake. oR-
den. Pocatciio. Butte. Helena. Great
Falls, Mirsouia and Anaconda.