Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 7, No 1
Articles in this issue
- p. 3
A reflective poem from an aging cyclist contemplating his trusty old bicycle and the years of pleasure it has brought him.
- p. 2
A listing of the League of American Wheelmen's officers elected for the 1909 season, with brief biographical notes.
- p. 4
News that the long-lost Saltonstall Trophy, awarded for international cycling achievement, has resurfaced after years of being unaccounted for.
- p. 5
An obituary for George Singer, the noted English bicycle manufacturer whose firm produced some of the finest machines of the late Victorian era.
- p. 8
A report that Wilbur Wright is offering to teach aviation to students at six hundred dollars per person, marking the commercial dawn of flight training.
- p. 8
A debate over whether current levels of road construction are adequate to meet the needs of cyclists, motorists, and the general public.
- p. 6
President Theodore Roosevelt's statement endorsing the creation of a dedicated federal highway engineering service to improve American roads.