The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 24, No 108
Articles in this issue
- Readjustment of Agencies in Buffalo
Buffalo's American Bicycle Company branch stores were assigned specific lines for 1900, with independent dealers uncertain about their own arrangements, while the advance-payment passbook system for retailing bicycles attracted renewed interest after successful trials the previous spring.
- Southwest Buying Liberally: New Mexican Trade Opening Early
Bicycle dealers across New Mexico territory were buying stock more liberally than in past seasons, helped by year-round riding conditions and freight costs that naturally limited the market to better-quality machines priced at $30 or more.
- Preparing to Warn Makers: A.B.C. Ownership of Smith-Owen Patent
The American Bicycle Company was preparing a formal notice asserting ownership of the Smith-Owen bottom bracket patent and warning non-licensees, while its representatives had already visited many independent makers proposing a one-dollar-per-bracket royalty.
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The Liberty Cycle Co. made an assignment after failing to obtain materials needed for manufacture in time, with president John Holden stating the company would likely reorganize and insisting the A.B.C. trust had actually benefited independent makers.
- Twin City Jobbers Cautious: Contracts for Fewer Lines Than Formerly
St. Paul and Minneapolis bicycle jobbers were taking a more conservative approach for 1900, many dropping to a single line rather than several, focusing on well-known brands with reliable profit margins rather than expanding their ranges.