The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 24, No 122
Articles in this issue
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Washington, D.C. dealers reported that their spring opening week far exceeded even optimistic expectations in the first three days, with coaster brakes and chainless models attracting particular interest, despite heavy snow on the final days curtailing attendance.
- Preparing for a Rush: New England Dealers Add New Lines and Restrict Credit
Springfield, Massachusetts bicycle agents were preparing for a strong spring season by adding new makes to their lines while tightening credit terms and reducing trade-in allowances for second-hand machines, as the trade anticipated its best year in recent memory.
- Expect Developments Soon: Activity at Kenosha Belies Meiselbach's Statement
Despite Gus Meiselbach's public denial that he intended to make bicycles at the former Sieg plant in Kenosha, a Cycle Age reporter who visited the works found all machinery overhauled, new switch tracks laid, carloads of tubing delivered, and former employees promised work — contradicting his claim it was a speculative purchase.
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Representatives of the bicycle workers and allied trades submitted a proposition to the American Bicycle Company calling for employment of union labor only at a union wage scale, with the company's second vice-president promising to put the matter before the next board of directors meeting.