New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-26

THE POLICY OF THE NEWLY ORGANIZED
CONVERSATION DEFINED

CONVERSATION DEFINED
The first official statement regarding the affairs
Of the American Bicycle Company. sometimes
called the Bicycle Trust. given out yesterday
M the Offices Of the combination. I'm the Park
Row Building. The company has entire floor
IN this building for executive offices and the general
policy and direction ~ the various factories and
selling departments will be conducted from there.
The departments Will be as follows. Legal patent.
manufacturing and purchasing, financial ana gen
eral sales Each constituent company Will mere
after Doc termed division. and Will conduct IFS
business under general supervision from the com
pan,'s headquarters. With view 10 increasing
the. volume Of business and efecting practical
economies IN selling It has been arranged 10 CON
solldate certain selling departments Of those d.
visions which have heretofore disposed Of ther out
puts through agents The groupings as arranged
are as follows:
Pope Manufacturing Company and Acme Manufa'tur-
Goruuiy a JeN,ry Manufacturing C5mpany, shelby
cycle Manufacturing Company and Grand f'p''s '''''
Monar.a cycle Manufacturing Company and s'oyer
q siea-rs d.. Barnes cycle Company and syria
5yeste14 wnc,l Works and Sterling cycle WORKS..
II a. Iozier 60 and vis.ns Manufacturing Com
Lamb Manufacturing Company G,asn. Nuttal Manu-
featuring 'o"p'ny orawiofd Maiiu'@c'uf''S COMPANY
'' Ames 3 Fra.t company (weso and Lamb Manu'ao
r,athe-s'one & Coz Black Manufacturing Company
and Buffalo cycle Manufacturing company
The other bicycle factories VIII be devoted TO tho
nroduction Of the iohbing and juvenile wheels The
prices adopted are So and $50 for the chain.e-s
and So $40 So $50 and i25 for chain wheels }"
addition 10 the regular juvenile lines. Ih" company
whose name heads each group VIII assume charge
Of the sales Of all the divisions in ITS respective
croup For instance the Pope Manufacturing
Company Will besides its own product, sell that
OF the Acme Manufacturing Company. ana the
Western Wheel Works will dispose Of the product
Of the Sterling cycle Works.
TO CONSOLIDATE AT ONCE.
IT has been arranged that these consultations
shall be made at once Such organization of tho
travelling force viii be made as will permit each
traveller to handle the entire line OF wheels con
trolled IN each group Contracts with agents VIII
be made in the name Of the division appointing
the agent. thus perpetuating the name OF e4ch
Of the component companies.
Every encoura agement. 1t Is said. viii be given to
local dealers handling the varous wheels manu-
factured hy the members Of the company 40
coercive arbitrary or unjust methods are in con
temptation II is announced, nor Is II the ue-
sire Of ibe company 10 concentrate all OF
rs agencies in one locality with one representa-
tive but on the contrary. it is the intention to
assist and encourage responsible dealers by
better protection of their interests, one OF '"e
chief objects Of the company being the n"l'el-
rnent Of general trade conditions ana an ehu'aFo'
N remove many OF the obstacles which nave
Handicapped the retailers In the past.
The statement continues as follows
1,e.,ere generally througnout the country should
understand that the various companies VII li3 COZ
duct their sales in ACCORDANCE WIN the & ti01lllS l
fnnnica,ions 70 the factory controlling the selling
and not to the company direct .. ..,o ,,, ~
Pateuts-The corporation, which is maze Np Vt
over forty concerns. some Of them fhe latt
d oi9esi hicvcle companies In this country. have
in their combined patent deparimcnis Iisl VVt
over nine hundred patents. hle ug polI.S WI
be that OF licensing concerns outside VINO may de-
ir 70 uee the features controlled by their patents
lie company Will feel that just relhIN lui ., l'a
own interests Will compel the careful 4V.s'i+''65n i5l
of suspected nfrineemtnts. Win tle" ~" ne
prompt and vigorous e"oI''i.,i , va er,r,m, ras
pnrchased the so-callcd owen (smitnl bg'i1ln ha
Ilrackat Patent which IS o basic patent on 'ie
present style of safety bicycle.
WILL MAKE AUTOMOBILES.
Ay,omobues-A good many Of the factories owned
with motor carriages some have mac NOR NOR i'i i"i
dcnarinents nave been devoted To- the prolucltlost
this class OF Venlce 1T j. l,,.el IRON, ~
Of t6.s preliminary work VIII be iaken aqtan'"sr
o. one a.. lI,.. Manufacture 4 automobiles.
aI,I n As already behind on rs orders.
FofeRln ia tn, wav Of bicycle = idine in ths co1l-
try within the last T." years l., ,i. t.t.,.
mort of cycles VIII come Is a lIiilsc ne 'o'''"
to fs Am extract from q Cove nmeni report
"The exports Of tng ms ,.s ,.,rf,, he r.r-
,sa- i,a lsqS We're as shown in the annual report
treasury Department. as follows
a,.,.,.. ........................... So ssslss2
Arfeul'ural Implements 97
Irda rubber ana su,'a pereha sosds.. ~. st ,.s
Fre gi a1l nasscaer cars................. ~ ~
N.5,l nstrirnents. a-t
Glass ana glassware -'i''-'i
vigorous campaign is TO be entered upon at
oeo ftr thc further Increase Of both the domestic
and the export trade Win al oi thc interests
r"itcd ample capital and the facilities for making
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