The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-25
SOME IDEAL CYCLE TOURING
WHAT THE LEAGU OF IMERIC4N
 WHEELMEN
Provides for National and Interna- tional Assistance to It's Touring Mem- hers.

bers.
 Though the League of American Wheelmen has done everything that has been done to secure for Wheelmen the many privileges they now enjoy, it has not until this year, assumed a par ticular active interest in inter city, ln- ter-state or international touring
 Realizing the importance of this de- partment of the organization, President Keenan has devoted a large amount or his time this year in making plans and executing them for the ultimate pertec- tion of touring system which would be alike practicable and attractive With this end in view he first organized the touring departm mt upon pracu- cal basis Under his directions the touring committee has been compiling for several months the best routes pe- tween the leading cities of the country and these have been so arranged that portions or all of them are available Tor members of the organization The Wofk has been somewhat impeded because or the number of applicants for routes while they were yet incomplete, but during the winter months. when there will be little such interruption, it will he carried on until the coming spring will see the league well equipped III this particular.
 To make it fully effective President Keenan made a trip to Europe and while there took part in the organization of the International Touring associa- tion and succeeded in making the L. "A. w. part of it, as well as concluding an alliance with the Cyclists Touring club of England, the strongest Euro pean cycling organization, whereby the two organizations will have reciprocal advantages.
 Rv what has already been accom- plished and what will be completed during the next few months the league will be in position to offer it's mem- bers advantages in touring, either do- mestic or foreign, that year ago would have been impossible of accom- nlishment. And it is confidently expect ed that the activity in this department, as well as those in charge of good roads legislation and other features Of l.. A. w. work, will result in an appreciation by wheelmen of the values ot the or sanitation and consequently an in creased membership.
 L. A. w. Active Season.
 Within a short time the bicycle riding ee.son will be practically over, but the rnost active season of the League of American Wheemen will then be inau- gurated.
 If is during the winter months that the league does more for the cause or cycling than at any other tune, TOT II is then that it is working in the legls- lat1Ires of the various states TOT the enactment of laws favorable to wheel men and it is then that their plans for the following season are perfected Though the league has done much TOT every rider of bicycle in the way of securing privileges and rights, it's Work is still far from complete, no single state vet having a perfect code for cy- cling II.
 This winter the league, through It's national departments and state divi- sions, will continue the work of secur- ing needed legislation, and it's officers are appealing to all wheelmen for then sunnort through membership, to se- cure the privileges which all Wheelmet enjoy. The work which has been done in the past has resulted from the Worf of league officials and the funds derlveo from membership fees and it is time that wheelmen who are not members and who are enjoying all the privileges accorded cyclists to-day should con tribute, at least, the moral effect oi their memberships.