The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 24, No 126
Articles in this issue
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Tillinghast tire licensees formed the Pneumatic Tire Association at a meeting in New York, electing officers from the Goodrich, Diamond, and Goodyear rubber companies, partly to reclaim control of pricing decisions from Colonel Dodge and partly to investigate suspected violations of the minimum price agreement.
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Springfield, Massachusetts dealers reported the best bicycle trade in five years as fine spring weather opened the season, with labor union members notably choosing independent makers over A.B.C. brands and the Springfield Street Railway attributing a $4 per day per car drop in revenue to the cycling revival.
- Feel Price Cutting Evil: Buffalo War on Medium Grades Spoils First-Class Trade
A price war on medium-grade bicycles in Buffalo spread to involve nearly the entire trade, undermining confidence in higher-priced machines as the public concluded that expensive bicycles were no better than those being sold at cut prices, while the sundries trade boomed independently.
- How Agents Are Treated: A Michigan Agent Turned Down Without Cause
Romeo, Michigan dealer John Newberry described how after six years of building the Tribune bicycle brand in his market, the American Bicycle Company abruptly terminated his agency without explanation after absorbing the manufacturer, illustrating the risk dealers faced when the trust took over brands they had spent years promoting.