The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 24, No 120

Articles in this issue

• Says Peace Seems Assured: Colonel Dodge Returns from Ohio Trip

  Colonel Dodge reported that virtually every significant tire manufacturer had now taken a Tillinghast license and was in accord with the scheme for fair prices, while he stated he would grant no further licenses to protect those who had already built the market, and confirmed minimum tire prices of $2.75 unguaranteed and $4.25 guaranteed per pair.

• Plan to Conduct Both Eagle and Snyder Suits at Once

  A.B.C. patent attorney Redding outlined his plan to run the Eagle and Snyder bottom bracket suits simultaneously by dividing witnesses between separate rooms, though he had not yet decided which suit would take precedence.

• Can Tax Only One Make: Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Bicycle Tax Decision

  The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the lower court ruling in the Alexander bicycle tax case, holding that a single $100 state license entitled a dealer to sell any number of makes without paying additional taxes per brand, a decision likely to benefit the American Bicycle Company by allowing it to sell all its lines in Georgia for one payment.

• Propose a Rochester Show: Organizers Think Time Ripe for Local Exhibition

  Promoters in Rochester proposed a week-long cycle and automobile exhibition at Fitzhugh Hall starting March 24, offering low exhibition fees and promising vaudeville trick riders and dancing each evening to draw the public and stimulate trade.