The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 23, No 78

Articles in this issue

• American Bicycle Company Incorporated

  Report on the formal incorporation of the American Bicycle Company with a capitalization of eighty million dollars, claiming annual production capacity of over four million machines.

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• Spalding Claims Coleman Option Renewed

  Conflicting reports on whether R.L. Coleman has renewed his factory option with the Spalding combine after previously withdrawing it.

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• Pope Tube Plant Option Withdrawn

  News that the option on the Pope tube manufacturing plant has been withdrawn from the combine negotiations.

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• Shelby-Pope-Albany Tube Consolidation

  Report on the merger of Shelby, Pope, and Albany tube companies into a single combined manufacturing entity.

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• Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company Formed

  Announcement of the formation of a new company consolidating rubber goods manufacturing interests related to the bicycle trade.

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• Combine Capacity Claims

  Analysis of the American Bicycle Company's assertion that its combined member plants can produce over four million bicycles per year.

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• Indiana Bicycle Co. Signs Deal

  Confirmation that the Indiana Bicycle Company has formally signed its agreement to join the American Bicycle Company combine.

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• Philadelphia Small Factories Not Approached

  Report that small bicycle assemblers in Philadelphia have not been contacted by the combine promoters, allowing them to continue independently.

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