The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 25, No 133
Articles in this issue
- American bicycle component parts were gaining ground with Australian assemblers who had previously used English parts, with assembled machines built from American parts winning major Australian championship races and performing well on long-distance tours, while trade associations in South Australia formed to combat destructive price-cutting.
- Arguments were heard in Boston federal court in Colonel Dodge's suit against the Lamb Manufacturing Co. for infringement of the Torkelson bicycle mounting step patent, with a decision reserved by the court.
- The Bullis Ball Gear Co. of Rochester, maker of a chainless driving gear for bicycles, was placed in receivership after directors petitioned for dissolution, reporting liabilities of $56,000 against assets that included $80,000 in patent rights, with customers withdrawing orders and stockholders refusing to contribute additional funds.
- Having ignored hardware dealers and jobbers during the winter booking season, the American Bicycle Company found itself turned away when it later sought their business, allowing independent makers to secure the bulk of the jobbing trade for the season.
- Columbus, Ohio bicycle dealers reported disappointing trade results largely due to persistently unsettled weather, with most planning to add sidelines for future seasons; the Columbus Bicycle & Typewriter Co. was preparing to exit the cycle trade entirely and enter a different line.
- Cleveland dealers, facing a combination of cold wet weather and ongoing labor troubles, were holding up their trade reasonably well but already planning fall and winter sidelines, while the repair business was flourishing and dealers found assembling bicycles unprofitable at current price levels.
- Interior views of H. Wittmann & Co.'s Lincoln, Nebraska bicycle store illustrated how the suspension display plan tripled the number of machines displayable in a given floor space, with other dealers from across the country sharing their methods for attracting trade and organizing successful operations.