New-York tribune., 1901-02-02
CYCLING.
REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN WHEELING
PROMISED-OPPOSITIO TO BILL
INTRODUCED BY ASSEM-
BLYMAN FOWLER.

Bicycle statesmen are coming in from their trips.
and they unanimous in saying that they look for
positive revival in wheeling with the opening OF
the spring outdoor riding season. one Of these
men. who has been il close touch with the trade
for years. when seen yesterday afternoon. said;
Il have travelled through the West and South in
the last two months and have met many others in
my line who have toured other sections OF the
country. II has been the experience Of all that :he
dealers in both large and small cities have given
their orders for the new model with less hesitancy
than they have done before in the last two years
stopped over at the cycle show now running in
Philadelphia and surprised 10 see the interest
manifested consider the revival OF interest IN
dealer told that he had received orders for
had heard nothing from them for the last two years
ago. and manv of them did not know a bicycle
from stick Of putty They are ali out Of it now.
Why. know makers. dealers and salesmen VINO
do not know who IS not an enthusiast and who
Goes not rice wheel In the tr9oe I me 9Pin1on Is
Just they discontinue other things Tor the time
fui outdoor exercise. and the2 feel the worse
i physeay and mentally MI MN 59 me G9hqIns @ 5aF m m
thronged with bicycles with the breaking up OF
have been suffering with the grip. None OF them
ride wheels regularly
Assemblyman Fowler. who introduced bill in
Albany this week looking toward preventing the
porate limits OF and cities. will probably
find himself in hot water. The fact that one hun
dred and sixty thousand wheemen purchased side
path licenses in this State last year will tend 10
show Mr. Fowler small percentage OF the num-
her of people who VIII rise against such meas
ure. Yes ! have heard Of the BILL said Milo NJ
Bel1ins, jr, chief consul Of the League Of Ameri-
can Wheelrnen for this State, when last night
Mr.. Fowler comes from Chautsuqua County, and
the wheelTnen State will not be surprised 10
know THAI he lives in Jay-st cen he Is IN Albany
OF course the League of American Wheelmen Will
oppose any such measure. We will night Mr. Fowler
or anybody else who tries to legislate against the
interests Of the whselmen. And In the case OF MI
Fowler, unless he Y'ithdraws the obnoxious meas
ure will try be active in our opposition,
especially around election time / cannot imagine
! why such a bill should have been introduced any
way. Those sidepaths through the country enable
wheelmen 10 ride 10 and from business as well as
for pleasure and nobody every heard of accident
taking place. Why, in some of the cities up the
State tags have been issued 50 that wheelmen may
ride The sidewalks. under certain restrictions
and ! have been told that the rule has been satis
factory. II has been tried in both Rochester and
Elmira. Each city ought 10 have local option in a
case OF this kind
Harry Leo a bicycle rider. yesterday afternoon
delivered a letter from the Mayor Of Bellevue. Ohio
10 Mayor Nan Wyck Leo started from Clinton
Iowa, on November 10 on a wager Of $1,000 10 ride
around the world in three wears. He started with