The sun., 1899-07-29
NEWS or THE WHEEL MEN.
Cycle Mngnntcs Gossip About the Presi-
dency of the New Trust.

dency of the New Trust.
There were n sufficient number OF prominent
cycle makers In town yesterday to arouse n
suspicion OF there being something doing" in
connection with the newly formed forty
lillion dollar trust. but investigation disclosed
the fact that what was going on amounted to
nothing more than the arrival on the scene OF
few individuals who did q little wire pulling.
The report is current that the election OF ON
GERS will be held on Monday and that there Is
likely to be n caucus to-day.
A Western maker told Il reporter OF THE SUN
yesterday that A. G. Spalding. II he wanted it.
would not have seven votes aga inst him for the
Presidency. but that he would not accept. in
fact could not because OF certain deals through
which some concerns were brought 20 terms.
and in which this stipulation concerning the
Presidency was involved.
Concerning the other Presidential possibili-
ties opinions are expressed very cautiously.
Quite few think that r. LINDSAY Coleman OF
the Western Wheel Works will be the man.
Others are very positive that the chief execu-
tive Of the trust will not be any maa connected
with cycle manufacture. bu. n tire or saddle
magnate. or possibly some dark horse who
will be really onlya representative Of the actual
power.
A manufacturer wto Is one OF those who
have turned in an option on their plants to the
trust and not had Il accepted and who conse-
duently has not been at the meetings of the
ri can't say yet what we viii do. % those those on; ou..
side the trust include some very wealthy and
intluentia concerns, and they may make the
IKE number OF others, viii he taken in at
nrlee before II great while. Those who re-
things very interesting until they are forced
% the wall or bought IN; This trust like every
competition, but this will be done slowly
There will be u reduction in the cost OF manu-
facture iun and and cutting down in the selling ex.
reduced and some OF the branch stores will be
1T will he a couple of years. though, lefcre
he rider and buyer notice any material change
N the total nHmber q stores and the methods
tourishing. believe 1t will succeed but 1t
always takes time to firmly: establish an in
riders will benefit in a number OF ways. owing
to standardization OF parts and the combiua-
ton of The best processes OF manufacture"
At no time previously this season have the
country roads been in better condition for
Sunday riding. The recent heavy rains have
left the surface dust hacked in way that is
unusual In midsummer and while the same
rains have caused some washouts and made
many small gniiies across tho roads. these
the balance against the smooth and dustless
surfaces that are to be found by picking one p
way. Some oil tho pregnant points furnished
| by this weeks report Of The l.. A. ". are those
concerning Long Island conditions. Excerpts
| follow:
In Queens and Nassau counties the Highway Com
missoners have at last been aroused to action and
are resurfacing as rapidly az possible the macadam
ads that gridiron these two counties In suffolk
| county tho newly appointed Side Path Commssi N.
have been sstul in the sale OF licenses
have realized quite fund. and have made no delay
in starting the work on the side paths whore most
| Shore or Merrick road and the North shore road.
Work has been done on the bad spots near Amt =
| Vile, MoricheB and Quogue.
The old path betwc, n sa. Harbor and Hog Neck is
to be abandoned. and new and better path IL under
the home of Chairman Preston OF the Side Path Com.
mission, is four and one half miles long and is IN
fine shape.
| The Side Path Commissioners are at work OH a
path which will run from Riv"rhend TO Pur: Jciter-
son un the plateau and not on the rund most used
| now which runs close to the shore. The side Path
Commissioners are building. also. a new path be.
| tween St. James ani smithtowu, connection to be
| made between this path and HUNTINGTON.
| Jefferson and Bridgeport Conn. and between Sa I
Harhor and Grecnport and Block Island and thence
| men new route and pleasing sail and makes the
| trip from New York to New England much custer.
The usual weekly run OF 100 miles will lie
! held by the Century Road Club to- morrow. and
| ono or two clubs will hold closed centuries.
| The Chelsea Wheelmen Of Passuic. y. j.. will
| have ND open century run to New Brunswick.
starting from the clubhouse to. night at | >
Of Importance scheduled for tomorrow The
| schedule OF regular weekly club runs shows that
| Rockaway will have n crowd OF wheelnen sew
| eral OF the organizations happsning to have it
ION the. list for the dav. Following are the
| runs as planned:
| club Start. Destination.
Battery w New York. .Coney Island.
| Calamity Anew iork. ..... Long Beach.
| rar ata e. ltrls md