The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 21, No 46
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
At a Newark meeting called by Dr. Stockton, bicycle parts manufacturers reached broad agreement on forming an association to maintain minimum prices, appointing a three-man committee to formulate a plan and report at a follow-up meeting in Rochester on October 15.
- Reorganization Unlikely for Spaulding Machine Screw Co.
Investigation of the Spaulding Machine Screw Co. of Buffalo revealed $195,000 in liabilities against assets worth only $155,000, with the president's $50,000 mortgage covering most of the real estate, and the receiver expected to wind up rather than reorganize the company.
- G. and J. List of Prices: Significance of Reduction
Gormully and Jeffery cut Rambler bicycle list prices by one-third and announced they would make only minor equipment changes to existing 1898 models, explicitly positioning the decision as a challenge to competitors who relied on annual design changes to justify premium prices.
- Hollow Steel Rims Introduced From England
English visitor C. H. Pugh demonstrated hollow steel bicycle rims to American manufacturers, claiming advantages over wood rims in durability and weight, a development that wood rim makers were monitoring with concern.
- Washington Dealer Adopts Unusual Side Lines
A Washington dealer had built a profitable photography business alongside his cycle trade by offering free dark-room access to amateur photographers, while another dealer surprisingly found confectionery and bakery goods a moneymaking addition to his bicycle shop.
- Sieg's Creditors Assessed: Proposal to Continue the Business
The creditors' committee for Charles H. Sieg Mfg. Co. found a first mortgage two years past due and a Morgan and Wright second mortgage totaling $65,000 ahead of unsecured claims, with the holders of the first mortgage threatening foreclosure unless immediately paid.
- New Methods in Quakertown
A Quakertown, Pennsylvania dealer described innovative retail and repair shop practices that had allowed him to maintain a profitable business in a small market despite the general trade depression, offering specific suggestions applicable to dealers in similar small-town settings.
- p. 10
A technical report examined the principal causes of slow air loss in pneumatic bicycle tires, identifying poor valve seat seating, micro-porosity in rubber compounds, and joint failures as the main culprits and recommending specific repair and preventive measures for each.