The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-25
one DOLLAR
EACH Week
COMMENCE NOW TO Lay ASIDE
THIS SMALL SUM.
Cyclists All Over the Country Are
Forming Touring Clubs and Saw
ing Their Money for the Purpose
of Wheeling to the American
Exposition.

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pose of touring awheel to Buffalo this
| summer are now being organized in a
number of localities. Some of these
parties are of the personally conduct
ed" order--a certain stipulated amount
| being paid. in installments or other
| wise. to the organizer or conductor of
| the party who assumes all responsible
ity and attends to all the business de-
tails. in other cases. clubs are formed
on the cooperative plan, officers arc
appointed or elected and weekly or
monthly payments made to the club
treasurer
| Several important points must be
considered in planning for a success
| ful club cycling tour. In the first
place. there should be. as a rule. IL
large enough party to create enthus-
| iasm from mere numbers. and the feel
| ing that the trip is an event. Twenty
| or thirty makes a satisfactory number
| for club tour. a party of this size
| commands attention and respect from
landlords, and yet is not SO numerous
that the members can not be comfort
| ably housed and fed. The manager OF
party can not well look after more
than 90 or 30 cyclists. unless the trip
can be reached each day.
On the selection of the route. de-
pends much of the success of the tour.
The best route is not always the short
est. Due consideration must be given
| to the grades. condition of the roads
| and side paths, scenic. historic and
other points of interest, and last but
not least, to the hotel accommodation
| en- route. In addition to the informa-
| tion regarding the best routes and con-
| ditions of the road to be obtained from
| the road books and maps published by
| the different divisions of the League of
American Wheelmen, much valuable
| information relating to points of in
terest historical. etc. may be obtained
from the folders and other advertising
matter issued by the principal rail
| roads. IF, however. in planning tour.
information is desired that is not to be
obtained from other sources at your
command, you are advised to apply to
the Publicity Department of the Pan
American Exposition.
ONE DAYS RUN.
Sc: each days run at so miles and
under--under is better. In order to
reach a certain point, a few long runs
may be necessary, but do not think the
average wheelman can ride IS miles a.
day for a week, and spend his even
ings doing the sights" If each days
run is stated in the itinerary. be sure
it is never underestimated. If il
should be, he is apt to find fault in
regard to every extra inch he has to
wheel. This amusing trait is peculiar
to cyclists. They claim to like to ride
and they really debut compel them
to ride mile more than they expect to,
and they Immediately become very
much abused individuals.
After deciding on the size of the
party, the route to be followed, and
the number of miles to be ridden each
day, select the various stopping places,
and enter into correspondence imme-
diately, with the proprietors of the
hotels in the towns selected for stop
ping places. 1t is not always the best
policy to endeavor to secure reduced
rates from landlords. but rather to
insist on only two in a room with
separate beds, if possible, and extra
good meals. Landlords are often
ready to give reduced rates. but if they
do, they are apt to try and get even
in some other way which may make
matters unpleasant. On the contrary,
if they are asked for no reduction, but
for a little extra hill Of fare, they be-
come eager to treat you well. and
everything will run smoothly.
ON the wheel, there should be taken
as little baggage as possible If conf
Portable tour is the thing desired. The
bulkier baggage of the party should
be sent ahead each day by express. In
edition, each member of the party
should be advised tn forward to the
hotel decided upon in Buffalo, ii sup
ply of ordinary clothing before leaving
home. This done, he will find his vsit
to the Pan-American exposition made
much more comfortable and enjoyable.
Nothing rests one moro after long
ride than getting into his regular
clothes. Furnish "stickers" with the
name and address of the Buffalo hotel
written plainly thereon. in order to
expedite delivery of baggage, or to en-
able same to be easily traced il mis-
carried.
EXPENSES PER DAY.
In organizing ii party for tour to
Buffalo, II will be safe to estimate the
expenses per day as follows: SO per day
the average hotel bill, the other half
dollar will meet incidental expenses
that are continually cropping out. and
help to pay for postage and printing!.
To this add the amount required for
railroad and steamboat fares. and
other known expenses, and then add
ten dollars for unforeseen contingent
cies. OF course less would do, and Il
great deal more can be spent.
Making advance arrangements not
only entails considerable care ana la
bor upon the promoter or manager of
the tour, but renders it necessary for
the party to make each days journey
On schedule time. Circumstances
however, sometimes arise which make
delays advisable or render progress
inconvenient, as for instance. "A severe
rain storm which may make the roads
impossible. In this case it will he
necessary To proceed by train or boat
to the place appointed for the midday
meal and by the same method To the
stopping place for the night Should
such deviations from the. programmes
occur the manager win have reason
TO congratulate himself ON his fore
sight in providing an excess fund for
contingencies.
The expense of tour can be ham
mered down very fine if ii is desired.
In many instances 81 per day would
be an ample allowance for hotel eX-
penses. This price will get good accom-
modatiOns i'm most any part of the
country. IT Is we'll to remember, how
ever that the old adage, the way TO a