Show L A W DEFENDED I League Member Stds Up For the Organization A loyal adherent of the L A W lakes exceptions to The heralds presentation pre-sentation ot the league situation in the west published last week The L A W he says was organIzed organ-Ized to promote > the general interests of cycling to certain defend and protect the rIghts of heelmen to se cureimroement in the conditon of the public roads and highways by pro motng in the public mind a sense of the utility general economy and de sirablt of highclass roads and persuading per-suading legislators to make hans and provide money to create better high VitYS I was not a iacing Organization and the only mistake it has ben guilty 01 wa in permitting its jurisdiction to I covet professional racing After I racng Afer some years of this the majority of the respectable I re-spectable l nmeinbershlp Is heartily glad l that there is a prospect of this sport lag element dropping auay from V it I But It is misleading to quote this as i an evidence that thc league is disintegrating disin-tegrating As a mater of fact the members of the league no matter where situated who understand the bra objects of the greatest good to the greatest number for which the league was formed are only standing the firmer with the main body of re spectubit3 They are not going to be thrown off their feet because mayhaJ some impecunious professional has a grievance because the league wi not give its sanction to Sunday racing Suppose a member quits the league sImply for the above reason he loses the benefit mttng the matter In a mercenary light of many advantages such as road books maps hand books etc prepared for member all over the United States lose the services of the consul In everY city hI may vIsit ofen where the companionship of a fellow member would be of niticli benefit and Jlelumre loses the Itnel of reduced I repar rates glen by tH league repair shops and should he wish to go into Canada his membership In the league nermls hIm to go without having to deposit 25 for the duty upon the wheel tie L A V personally guaranteeing I States the return V of the same to the United here are many other and more im portent benefIts to I wheel man who belongs to the league than the above but in the opinion of the wrier the pleasure of being one of a Qod whose duty and bulnecs it Is tinauurate a national system of god roads that all nisy IHlelt the poor and the rich alike is the greatest beneU And all this COlts is a initiation fee of 2 and 1 yearly thereafter The L A IV Bulletin Bul-letin which Is sent weekly to member is of Itself of inestmable value There are some earnest members of the I league In Salt Lake and while the pub pub lie may not know I they are quietly workIng for some general benefit to the I drier walker or wheelrIder |