The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
RICYcI.E NOTES

work preparatory to the, National meet
of the League of American Wheelmen
July 1915 are the dates decided upon
for the reasons that this is one of the
most delightful seasons in Wisconsin
and because all of the star riders OF
the National Cycling Association will
be available at that time.
A permanent Executive Committee,
having in charge the Meet arrange
ments, has been organized with Mr..
A. d. Meiselbach as chairman. Mr..
Meiselbach is not only one of the most
prominent wheelmen of Milwaukee and
Wisconsin, but of the entire country.
! He has been one of the leading factors
for years in the trade. pastime and
spot of cycling, and his acceptance of
the position rendered him is good as
surance that nothing will be left UNI
I done to make the Milwaukee Meet one
of the memorable ones. Associated
with him will be e. p. Van Valkenburg
the leader of League forces in the West
and Ottor Dorner, for three years chair
man of the L. A. W., Highway I'M
provement Committee. Others who
will be working for the Meet include
the prominent wheelmen of the State
and members of the Citizens Business
League which has taken u great inter-
est in the affair.
An outline of the probable program
of entertainment shows: An entertain
ment at a local theatre for one even
| ing; another evening will be devoted
to social receptions at various clubs
throughout the city; a third will be
taken up by the all-night smoker,
| which has become a feature of the Ma
| tional Meet; fourth evening will wit
ness races on the track In addition
there will be excursions on the bay and
the Milwaukee river, social gatherings
at the celebrated Schlitz Palm Garden
and visits to other places of public in
terest.
AS novelty, one day will be devoted
to good roads. This will be made in
teresting, not alone to wheelmen visit
ors, but to farmers throughout Wiscon
sin and adjacent States. The program
for this day is in charge of Senator j,
H. Stout, of Menominee, one of the
best known and most practical good
roads advocates in the United States,
Congressman Davidson, Otto Dorner,
F. F. Merrill and F. M. Harbach will
also serve on this committee. The
Citizens Business League will encour-
age a congress of farmers and other
good roads enthusiasts on that day,
thus bringing into contact the two
classes-wheelmen and farmers-who
who are most vitality interested in the
road question.
A novel feature will be one-mile
straightaway multicycle race on Grand
avenue, the street made famous by the
fire run of the Milwaukee Fire De-
partment. There will also be schooner
excursion. Not the kind that made
Milwaukee famous but an excursion in
genuine three-masted sailing
schooner upon Lake Michigan
The National Cycling association will
furnish the races and these will be
among the most prominent features on
the programme, as the national cbampi-
onships will practically be decided at
that time. The National Cycling asso-
citation and the League of American
Wheelmen will work together on the
meet for mutual benefit and the occa-
sion will be the first in which there will
be practical demonstration of the
harmony now existing between the two
organizations.
The Pennsylvania commission which |
will urge congress to pass the bill APP
propriatine five million dollars for good
roads, presented in behalf of the League
of American Wheemen by Senator Pen
rose and Congressman Graham, con- |
sists of A. j. Cassatt president of the |
Pennsylvania railroad; Ex-Governor /
Beaver, John p. Elkin, the attorney |
general Of the state; II. b. Worrell, |
chairman of the League of American /
Wheelmen state highway improvement /
committee; II. M. Breckenridge and Fl.
G. Snavely.
President Sans, of the League of .
American Wheelmen Gas appointed f. |
p. Van Valkenburg, of Milwaukee, |
chairman of the national transportation .
This was done both be-
cause of the acknowledged ability of
the appointee and because of the fact
that the national meet will be held in
and the chairman of this
committee will have a vast amount of
the work of this meet on his hands. 1t
will be necessary for him to arrange
for the transportation of the visitors
from all parts of the country and that
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the meet city than any other.
The New York division of the League
Of American Wheelmen shas taken the
in the construction of a side
path from New York to Chicago At a
meeting of the officers of the first and
second districts last week it was deci-
led to take the matter up and push it to
completion as fast as possible. To
make it succeed, however, it will be ne
,essary for all wheelmen in the states
IF New York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
10 assist, principally by becoming
members of the Organlza ton. The
meeting held was simply for outlining
he proposition; those to follow will be
'or actually starting the movement
Upon a practical basis.
Some idea of the immense amount of
,areful work necessary in the prepara-
ion of the road books Of the League of
American Wheelmen may be gained
rom the fact that the war department
Keep filed in their records a copy of ev-
,ry book issued by the league, and that
very assistance and encoura cement is
given to the league by this department
n the preparation of their books, by
he loan of their maps and records
gained from other sources covering the
rariDnS sections of thn country rrba