The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 20, No 8
Articles in this issue
- The National Association of Manufacturers proposes taxing unworked patents and adopting a system similar to Canada's, where renewal fees are required at six-year intervals, to clear worthless patents from the rolls.
- Denver correspondent reports improving retail trade conditions as the 1898 bicycle season approaches, with dealers cautiously optimistic.
- St. Louis bicycle dealers report using winter side businesses—cigars, used typewriters, and patent goods—to supplement income during the off-season.
- Brief report on an Edison invention with potential application to the bicycle or transportation industry.
- Article argues that extortionate fees for obtaining patents abroad handicap American manufacturers seeking to protect their inventions in export markets.
- A. G. Spalding & Bros. closes its Washington branch and places its bicycle agency with Saks & Co., while Gimbel Bros. of Philadelphia secures the Keating bicycle agency, continuing the trend of department stores entering the trade.
- Paris correspondent describes new bicycle designs and accessories shown at a recent French cycle exhibition.
- Coverage of L.A.W. political activities, membership drives, and road improvement advocacy efforts.