Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06
w,ru rnr l. a. W.
DoinE. ct III. League In vsrlou. states Of
the tniaa.

The Kentucky division Of the =. \.
W has renewed my per cent more
memberships this year than last.
with the opening ~ the riding sea-
son the number ~ applications for
membership In the League Of American
wheelmcn IL increasing.
Connecticut Colorado. Illinois, Mich
igan. Massachusetts,, Rhode Island.
ohio. kentucky and New Jersey. arr
making good progress In Organising
local consuintes NJ the l.. 4. W.
The Colorado division Of the L. 4.
W. has succeeded In having passed a
hill IN the legislature whereby bicycle
" exempt from execution. The same
division II urging u hill making the
theft of a bicycle q felony.
The European tour of l.. \. w. mem.
berr In charge NJ y, A. EiWcl, VIII
start next month. Wheeling orraniHa-
tlonr In every city ~ the route have
promised, enthusiastically. that they
wiz assist In making the trip pleasant
for the tourists.
Toledo. ohio. win ondcayor 20 secure
the national meet OF Tho l.. \, W, f"r
1909. An exposition viii be held there
that year and the progressive wheelmen
~ tho city derlre that their oraanizn-
lion Hnnll nhNf It's MfNNNl fNffNAlNN NhNa
Ing the progress ~ the show,
The only two tracks In Chicago have
announced their intention of remaining
laval to the T.. 4. W. Both have np-
piled for sanctions covering every Snt-
urdny In June and July, This Il the
best contradiction NJ the story that the
y. 9. A would have Co track the city,
Thomas T.. rogue, manager Of the
Chester Park track In Cincinnati, the
only bicycle track In the city an
nounces that none but L. A. W, riders
can compete there. The l.. 4, w, now
has the solid support ~ every track In
noston, Philadelphia, Chicago. clncin-
natl Louisville ami many smaller cities
The Collins nntissiN -dnyH-rure I'M,
which passed the New York Legislature
| last week. has been signed by Governor
Roosevelt. This ends one NJ the long
/ Get lights the l.. A, W, has ever had,but
/ In has ended In victory, over year
| ago the league took measures 10 pre-,
/ vent the promotion of these alleged
races hut one was conducted last year
In spite of H. The fight against them
was kept up. however, and the collins
hill was among the first bills introduced
| this year, The New York division 0i
the l.. A. W, me- wen ~ the national
officers, gave every possible support Il
u, and We're corrcspondinRly clntod
when II passed and became law.
The l., \, W, u supporting bills IN
several states Tor the creation ~ high
way commissions. IN whose charge ths
work m highway Improvements shat
be vested. The league Il advocating
these measures because II believes tina
each state should have commission
composed ~ experts IN road building
that the roads may be butt aud To-
paired scientifically, several Of thcs'
hills are laws but the league VIII kceI
up the nght until all the States ARE ~
supplied, Under present arrangement
most of the States have their small
amount OF road building done undc
the supervision Of the state engineer
and IN others there IN no such thing Al
state roads II ID expected that tn
formation Of these commissions VIII no
only put the ruad building upon
proper basis, hut viii result In more ac
uylly In extending the actual work.