The Bulletin And Good Roads, Vol 24, No 8

Articles in this issue

  • Reciprocity: Patronising Bicycle-Friendly Railroads

    A Chester, Pennsylvania member argues that cyclists should systematically route all their freight and travel through railroads that carry bicycles free, to force the rest to comply.

  • Boston-area readers recommend the Plymouth Line and Portland Steam Packet as steamboat companies that welcome cyclists and their machines without extra charge.

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  • The L.A.W. reproduces official instructions from New York's Superintendent of Public Works confirming wheelmen's right to use the canal tow paths and ordering staff to improve the surface for them.

    p. 3
  • A reader catalogues frustrating encounters with railroad staff who mishandle or refuse to accept bicycles, and calls for coordinated League pressure to change policy.

    p. 2
  • A Rhode Island Member on Road Improvement

    A brief note suggesting New Hampshire resort towns should invest in portable stone crushers and horse rollers to improve their roads and attract tourist traffic.