The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 23, No 95

Articles in this issue

• Chainless in New Zealand (opens in a new tab)

  Market report from Christchurch, New Zealand describing growing interest in chainless models from Columbia, Sterling, and Crescent despite severe winter weather, and explaining how manufacturers distribute machines to rural agents on consignment at ten to twelve percent commission, or at discounts of up to twenty-five percent for agents who pay cash.
• Four Factories to Be Closed (opens in a new tab)

  Report that four American Bicycle Company factories have been designated for immediate permanent closure: Syracuse, Viking, North Buffalo, and White Sewing Machine Company works.
• Employes Stole Bicycles (opens in a new tab)

  Account of how four employees of the Western Wheel Works were arrested for stealing two thousand dollars worth of bicycles by lowering them out of upper-floor windows at night using ropes.
• Factories to Be Amalgamated (opens in a new tab)

  Report that the Meiselbach factory will absorb the machinery and equipment of the Milwaukee Manufacturing Company as part of the American Bicycle Company's consolidation.
• A.B.C. Holds Committee Meetings (opens in a new tab)

  Update from New York confirming that the American Bicycle Company is conducting committee-level meetings and that the Flint rubber deal remains unsettled.
• A Declaration of Policy by Motor Age (opens in a new tab)

  Summary of the editorial policy announced in the inaugural issue of The Motor Age, a new trade journal that pledges to cover only proven motor vehicle technology rather than experimental claims.
• Pastime and Sport (opens in a new tab)

  Racing results and club news from cycling associations.