The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 23, No 96
Articles in this issue
- The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company publicly denies a published report that it has been absorbed by Charles Flint's rubber trust, calling the story wholly without foundation.
- Feature on Buffalo's remarkable cycling culture, reporting fifty to sixty thousand bicycles ridden daily and one wheel for every eight residents, with one hundred and eighty dealers and nearly one hundred repair shops.
- Announcement of the retirement of L.B. Gaylor as vice president of the Black Manufacturing Company, with a tribute to his twelve-year career in the bicycle trade.
- Coverage of the opening of the National Export Exposition in Philadelphia, with notes on the automobile exhibition track and the scattered but substantial bicycle exhibits.
- Update from New York on the American Bicycle Company's committee structure and the expected formal transfer of stock and cash payments.
- Contradiction of earlier reports: John Bowe confirms the Syracuse factory will remain open under the same management and has secured contracts for the coming season.
- Historical survey by Elmer Pratt tracing sixteen years of bicycle trade development, arguing that consistent advertising was the key factor separating successful manufacturers from failures.
- Racing results and club news from cycling organizations.