The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 25, No 134

Articles in this issue

• Disastrous Fire in Racine: Wisconsin Wheel Works Plant Destroyed

  Fire destroyed the Wisconsin Wheel Works factory in Racine at a loss of $80,000 to $100,000, just as the busy season was closing with 16,000 bicycles produced and orders for 2,500 to 3,000 more outstanding, throwing over 200 workers out of employment.

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• Second-Hand Trade Good: Old Stock Cleaned Up as Result of Strike and Country Purchases

  Demand for second-hand bicycles in Cleveland was unusually strong, driven by mechanics unable to afford new machines during recent labor troubles, while country dealers were buying up lots of used stock from city dealers to resell in smaller towns.

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• Clipper Factory to Close: Early Prediction Soon to Be Fulfilled Despite Denial

  The Grand Rapids Clipper bicycle factory, whose closure the Cycle Age had predicted months earlier only to be officially denied, was confirmed to be winding down by September 1, with Michigan's anti-trust franchise tax making it prohibitively expensive to operate the plant as a trust subsidiary.

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• A.B.C.-Eagle Argument Will Go Over Until December

  The Eagle bottom bracket patent argument was pushed back to the December court term because both the plaintiff's and defendant's counsel were planning extended European trips during the summer, further delaying a case already expected to take years to resolve.

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• The Final Chapter: Receiver Appointed for Columbia Mfg. Co.

  The Columbia Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, originally formed to make bicycle sprockets and later converted to sanitary specialties, was placed in receivership after accumulating $15,000 in debts, with creditors bringing replevin suits against its assets.

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