The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 25, No 150
Articles in this issue
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Colonel Theodore Dodge told the Cycle Age that despite a faction of tire makers petitioning to abandon price minimums, he was bound equally by contract with all licensees and would only change terms if practically all agreed, and he expected the minimum 1900 prices of $2.75 and $4.25 per pair to be maintained for 1901, with the Goodyear suit settling on payment of royalties.
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The former Stearns bicycle factory in Syracuse was leased by a new company organized by H.E. Maslin, with capital increased from $6,000 to $100,000, planning to produce 15,000 Frontenac brand bicycles in the tradition of the E.C. Stearns line, with Jacob Bretz resigning his A.B.C. connection to become sales manager.
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Testimony for the defense in the A.B.C. vs. Snyder bottom bracket suit, taken over five weeks in Chicago and continued in Ohio, centered on evidence that Alfred Gould had brought bottom brackets from England to William Smith in January 1885, and that Smith's original goal had been building a safety bicycle suitable for ladies — with Mrs. Smith, credited as the first woman rider of a safety, confirming the account from a Catholic institution where she was now living.
- p. 2Cycle Show at Madison Square: Exhibit Will Be Held in January — Motor Cycles to Be a Leading Feature
The next New York cycle show was announced for January 12-19, 1901 at Madison Square Garden, with motorcycles and automobiles to be featured prominently alongside bicycles, and a demonstration track arranged in the basement for showing vehicles in motion.
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The American Bicycle Company was reported planning to open a branch store in Sydney taking over Bennett & Wood's prominent premises, while signs of trade contraction were evident in the leading trust dealer downsizing to cheaper quarters and the Rambler-Crescent agency going into liquidation.