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Show Of Interest to Cyclers Our suggestion to wheelmen last week, was not entirely Ignored a very hopeful sign. Several took opportunity opportuni-ty to speak to us personally about the matter and some three or four others wrote us a few lines for publication. In conversation with different enthusiasts enthus-iasts we were led to believe that the proposition might take with enough of our wheelmen to Insure something being done, but that It would require constant prodding and digging to work up Interest in that line. Most all seemed to view it about like this: "Wc want better paths allrlght, but I donbt whether we can ever get them. We've tried to do things before, wc know how it goes. Glad to sec you touchin' 'em up a little, but we're rather sorry for jou. Go ahead though and if jou can stir up anything we'll help jou roll the ball along." There's not much encouragement in that, but one shouldn,t expect much. Personally, we can stand tho streets and sidewalks as long and as well as the rest of the cyclers, but there's no reason on earth why all should not have something better. Some say: "Oil well, 1 don't ride much, Just to business and back home, and 1 can stand what wc have" never thinking that because they don't ride more Is because there aro no pleasant places to ride. Give us good paths and even the busiest of our business men would occasionally take a spin that would bo of untold benefit to them. A good path up the dugway and along the new boulevard to the Agricultural College hill, or any other route to that delightful place, would induce many to take much needed exercise and would be such a diversion of the mind that it would be well worth their while. If jou don't want the streets fixed up as suggested, or can't get the use of them as suggested why not construct a path straight out of town up to the canj on, down to the city park over to Mention, or any other old place anj tiling to make it worth jour while to possess a wheel. Don't let the matter drop take It in hand, review it from all sides, Unci out wlmt can be done, and then get out of this old int. liclow will be found short expressions from various persons who took at least enough interest to write. These columns will be open to a full discussion of the matter, and us wc suggested last week, one has as much right in the matter of suggestions sug-gestions as another. Logan Republican: "That proposition to wheelmen in jour last Issue Is 0. 1C push it along. The city would probably let us use the allejs, and If they are cleaned up a little would prove better paths than either side-walks or street. Talk It up for awhile until some of these slowpokes slow-pokes are awakened, and I think we can do something. The wheelmen ought to hac an organization of some kind to consider just such 'mattors, but It's a doubtful proportion In Logan. It takes yoars to work up such a thing and most of us have grown falnt-hcartcd." Logan Republican: "In regard to your suggestions as to the securing of bettor paths for wheelmen, wheel-men, I have not given tho matter sulllclent thought to determine whether or not the plan ils feasible, : but that there should be some effort made to secure improvements along this line goes without saying. The sidewalks arc bad, the streets worse, and .is for getting out of town it's practically Impossible. There should be an organization of wvheclmcn to look Into tho .matter and sec what can be done. Great things have been accomplished (through persistent and determined effort, and I doubt not that wlicclmon can secure for themselves them-selves various oonvonionces and accommodations accom-modations thuttthey.do not now have, providing tliey got together and go about it In the jiroporway, "In unity there is strength," .nnd a long pull all together will .bring this proposition around to a successful termination, as it has many .others. Personally, I would suggcstealllng a public conference confer-ence of all wheelmon, that the matter of an organization ,bc looked after, and the appointment of a committee to investigate the possibilities and probabilities of any "good roads" proposition. Let every porson who rides a wheel feel a personal Interest in the matter and talk it up. I like the Idea of licensing wheels, providing provid-ing anything can bo accomplished with the money thus procured. Logan Republican: Your proposition to "wheelmen ought to bo interesting to them, but I to most it Is not. You might hammer at the cj'clers of Logan from now until un-til the last rose of summer has given way to the first spring violet and you : would create no lasting impression. Organization has been tried before f but failed the inertia that seems a part of this altitude Is too universal and too great to bo overcome. This is rather discouraging but a fact, nevertheless. Turn your energy in ,' some other direction and take the ; word of an older lesldent that the cause is hopeless. |