The sun., 1901-03-27
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
BILL AGAINST FOOTPATH RIDING NAY
PASS LEGISLATURE.
Trade Conditions Promising According TO .
weii.Known Manufacturer, Bicycles Are
in Greater Demand Than Last Year
Tayior's Prospects With French champions.

TaylOrs Prospects win french shampions'
The following interesting news came from
Albany yesterday In the form o. "A letter to
Chief Consul Beding of the l.. A W:
have been working TO day and TO night on the
Fowler bill and II Is going 10 be hard task 20 stop
II as amended Members Of the Assembly With
whom have talked and newspaper men whom cot
u atac In It's original form all say that the amend
mrnt OF where Sidepath for blcyclCS Is obtained
makes II so that We should have no objection ~ II
The reason ASSembymsn Fowler iuttadrc"d u was
! to get at some hogs who wouldn't buy sidepa,h
tags in a town in Chau;auqua county. but uscd the
sidewalk on the same street The IN has had Is
second reading and will come up very soon on It's
nnaI passage In the Assembly. II W. can't stop Il
there. we may be able TO IN the Senate. Please al
wise me OF any Ideas you have about II
This communication Qnvc the League OIL
oials here the first definite iden they have had
concerning the nature Of the Amendment to
this bill In its original shape II prevented
cyclists from riding on any footpath IN tho
open country. but a. il now prohibits II only
al places where there are cycle paths, II -
probable that the opposition To II Will cenS"
A. least that seemed a just inference from III"
talk n reporter OF The StS heard yesterday
attheL. A. W headquarters
Significant Information WA gleanad ves-
terdBy from u rerre-' ntHtlN' oi "" ShI"-
department Of ndnuiHr'nrN, Who was
auerlcd concerning trade CondIfion'. Ih"rc
has been much speculation about tho outlook
OF the msruiactnrers and deairrs '"r h,hiT
way riders are inclined was stated liat
the nggrerHtc sales Of American bicycl"~
will be from % to - ~ per cert larger th's
wear than IN 1900. ard This may b." accepted
by the most Cons"rvGtiv" The ale oi chain
less wheels -h"vS an lncr'h'" ~ from ~ 10
?S per cent over what Wa don" ia~' year,
lla Ia h, kutn fNsI..a thprn rR
wheels and fewer ~ s25 being demanded
these are the facts orrived at through
Cnmri'l'ion of the ORDER r"r"lN"d from
arentI The causes for fhS situation Ar"
obvious Tho consolidation Of mak"rs mad"
il possibl" for wheels 10 he better and NOR"
economically constructed than ever ana
they are hoing marketed more Cheaply II
Is more 'rn" now than over betor" ccnc"rnlnY
cycles that II pav~ to buy the best" and
riders seem TO bc realizing 'h!s.
Charles W Miller. the six-day rider, ar
rived in this city yesterday 10 await the ar
rival Of the DELAYED steamship Naderland
on which he will sail for Europe with his big
motor bicycle Miller said hat he was done
with SiN-day contests and IN fact all Kinds
Of racing IN this country. hut expects 70
make a good showing on the other side lie
expressed the opinion that Major Taylor
would defeat JgCQuelin when the pair mel
This is opposed 10 the prediction of Arthur
Ross, who says that Taylor cannot 6e2i me
have raced with the FrenChman Miller :
opinion is based on Taylor's quiCkncss nt
getting under way for the final sprint lie
says the African il Spryer than JacQuelln,
who rides a lOi gear
In relation To the bin requiring stcamboHts
10 carry hCvCle~ as b ggaCc, the following
lctt"r was received here Yesterday from th"
committee appointed hy the ! W 10 urge
IT. passage.
To dAy the writer with C1mm't;ec from SAugrrisS
Consulate 40 I called on I've Hon n SNYDER
with regard 70 Assembly Pn 40 5G5 We found
NJ Snyder very dec ded N his opposition 10 The b'll
ir offered the obi, c'on tlri II was unfair ihai VI"
Wnnt'd something Tor nothing that blGc'cS are
c'aS>ed AS yrh'c''N and ,tOuld uoi 20 ~ baggage.
trAt steamboat companies would tatnCT landlr nNe
Or SIX trunks than one c} Gle ard iLtf Trey are a
nuisance on boat Ile aid WIN" hc 'cnli1rd nat
his position IN the matter m gh Gavch poll lcal en- ci
10 MS drumrnt SIN he fr Il MS duty 10 oppose
tie hN VI SHyder cprCVG' d ty Niaiinr that about
ton drvS bci,I the adjournment oi thc Ie hSlAtuTe
6r hals hcld hy the Commerce ana Navigation Com.
tirc NJ wr.Ci he Is rtA'rwaN, VIII be turned over
10 the Commttsr on kurS and that this cjmmteo
might possibly report the h'll
7 o. biz in question W intro luce BY y +.
Doc ing q former att'et" n it /, mil that
Clairm1n Snyder ia retainin II in committee.