The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
CYCLING NOTES.

Wheelmen Automobiles, farmers and
others interested in the good roads move
ment desiring to join the League OF
American Wheelmen should rake appli-
cation to Abbott Bassett, secretary, Bos-
ton, Mass.
F. T. Cahill, of Oswego, has been APP
pointed chairman of the highway inn
provement committee of the New YORK
division, league of American Wheelmen.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the New York division OF the League
of American Wheelmen will be held at
Binghamton on March %. The semi-an-
nual meeting will be held at Elmira in
June, and the fall meeting at Oswego, in
September.
son, of Battle Creek, vice consul of the
Michigan division, L. A. W., has moved
to Milwaukee, President Earle has APP
pointed F. w. Boughton, city editor of
take his place as vice consul. MI
Boughton is working upon the scheme
to have the l.. A. w. festival and good
roads congress there when the first stop
will be made in Michigan by Earle's
Good Roads Train"
The bicycle may pass, but 1T Will pass
only when the cycle of human develop ;,
course and the people that made 1T mar
velous in human annals have passed
away forever. For, looked at from any
Service or pleasure, or the result of hu-
man thought and skill or adaptation to
popular needs, the bicycle stands today
as the cOnSummate achievement or our
mechanical development.
The first city to negotiate with the
League of American Wheelmen for a
visit of the GOOD Roads Train was
Denver. The Arapahoe County GOOD
Roads association, of which Thomas H.
Gist who is chief consul of the Colorado
Division l.. A. W.. is. president, has IN
vited President Earle to bring his NOV
ing exhibition to Colorado and the invi-
tofi vi
: turn for the visit and the laying of
sample road the L. A. W. has requested
the division to send in 100 applications
for membership by June /, and the work
of recruiting the desired number has al
ready commenced.
National headquarters of the League
of American Wheelmen have bean re-
moved to POI Columbus avenue, Boston,
Mass Secretary Bassett is pleased with
the change, as his new offices are in
Cycle Row and he is, therefore, con-
veniently located for visiting wheelmen.
The New York Division OF the League
of American Wheelmen is again issuing
it's weekly reports of the condition of
roads in the metropolitan district. They
New York and vicinity for publication
Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning
and are an invaluable guide to- the thou
sands of wheelmen making Sunday trips
+. a. W. local consuls send the ncces-
sary information to division headquar-
terS
The California division of the League
of American Wheelmen and the Cali
fornia Associated Cyclists are backing a
bill where the local authorities agree to
tax a small amount upon bicycles, the
revenue to be used solely for the con-
struction of sidepaths upon the public
highways The bill has passed the SEN
ate and there is little opposition to it in
the assembly The provisions of the bill
will make it operate similarly to the Els
worth law in New York, which was
passed by the L. A. W. and under which
hundreds of miles of paths have been
built The expense of construction is
betrayed by the tax and the general pub
lie is under no obligation. but the paths
are of great benefit in the rural districts
where they are peculiarly known as tho
farmers sidewalks