The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 25, No 146

Articles in this issue

• Cycles in the Philippines: Eager Purchasers Among Better Class — Manila Agency Should Control Territory

  A correspondent from Iloilo reported that the bicycle trade in the Philippines was active among the white population and better-class Filipinos, with M.T. Hashim & Co. of Manila controlling the Rambler franchise across the archipelago, and advised that heavy crating and oil protection against rust were essential for shipments, and that a single Manila agency with sub-agent rights would be the most practical distribution arrangement.

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• Death of Mr. Gormully: Succumbed to Pneumonia — A Man of Iron Will and Remarkable Ability

  Richard Phillip Gormully, co-founder of Gormully & Jeffery and one of the most prominent figures in the American bicycle trade, died in Montreal of pneumonia following five years of serious spinal illness that he had endured with exceptional willpower while continuing to direct the affairs of the G.&J. company, the Shelby Cycle Co., and other enterprises; his estate was valued at approximately $1,000,000, with the bulk left to his widow.

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