Show w 4 N Ia ii r I TilE THE BICYCLE OUTLOOK 2 w n U U U UThe The advent of the tho American Bicycle company In the field has already begun to show results In on an increased favors toora bleness blenc ot of the tho outlook for tor the coming bicycle eason Although Its formation has haa been expected to effect a revival of at Interest In bicycling the general Is certainly not prepared for the figures which Mr Theodore F vice president ot of that company quoted In nn an interview to show b by advance ordet how great was the promise for n a lively lIely I season Iton In 1900 Reports from agents nil all I the country that at the orders deceived up Ul to the third wo week k In her ber 1899 those thoM for the same flamo period In 1893 1593 b by over oer 85 per cent too In spite ot of the In early In tue 1 Mason for tOI ordering on account ot of the doubt ns cia to the policy polley to be Pursued by the company Mr Merseles backed lila statement by exhibiting not nol for publication however reports from the several sales departments Another surprise e was the tact fact that orders were confined to no single Ingle line of oC or groups of at thee but were spread as liS as In other years The rate ot of Increase varied but all those makes popular In oilIer years ears appear In similar demand this year or The Is and Mr said the tho agents confidence In Inthe the tho A Ii B C CIr Mr Ir said Time question ot of bicycle prospects for tor the season of 1900 must be taken tallen from the wholesale standpoint b It is 19 the only one thuG thue early In the season which will fur tur furnish nish figures for tor nn an Intelligent forecast We are enabled to sum up even cen at this I a n U U which has been selection will be maintained In nil all the tho t fac factories c and Bicycle corn tories ot of the tho American pony another factor In bringing Yet increase is 18 the satisfaction about the have bicycle that nil all hands on 1 ho homade bedrock They cannot 0 reached made mado lower until an ab bl bi ion In the mode modo or of manUfActuring early stage the lie business done In ad advance advance vance orders This was never lIever possible In other years ears b because I presume ot of different busIness methods In the SO soy oral erd bicycle houses Figures for De Decem m her Jer busIness were available until the season was well advanced Wu We are able this year ear to compare the figures for orders received UI to Dee 23 1899 with those for tor the same salUE period last year with the result wonderfully In favor of thIs year Agents Ie seem m practically unanimous In prospecting that the coming year ear will willbe be 00 an exceptionally exceptional good one Not only Is thIs Indicated by their den which Is In man many cases but Is amply borne out size ot of sample orders These show en an aver ner average Ole age Increase of over oer 85 per cent or In other words word that where an agent or ordered ordered dered 20 bicycles last year ear to begin the season with ho he thIs year ear starts out with nearly double that number wIth wIthout without out any special Inducements having been made to place stock orde orders These figures furnish a reply to a put to rue me What ore are the prOSIe prospects ts for tor the tho comIng eon son I might talk Cor or n a long time and not answer time the query so well These Theo ore nrc facts that vermit only one Inference Agents do not bu buy readily In n It bad year ear They are In the best position to judge ot of the sentiment In their own dis districts I Their advance orders are arc the outcome of interested Interest d canvass ot of the several In which they do bus busness ness They The do not hot guess ess I presume but prosecute investigations to be used b by them In their business As for 1899 the general opinion also borne out by facts Is that last year ear was the best bicycle season since 1896 which wn as n a remarkable sales ales year ear This state of at affairs was also generally op It was attrIbutable probably to more inert prosperous times and ond the ces s of hostilities agaInst Spain quite os 15 much as the low prices on high grade grado which It ached lie tho lowest notch nother question recently put to mo me refers to the effects the American iii DI ccle company Iii is going to have on the sale ot of bicycles I have hao practically answered thIs already I will add that thal the cause of at the Increased advance or to be the result ot of on an aUSt confidence on the part of ofa a agents due lar large h to the existence ot of the American company compan The idea that prosperity alone could cause causo th the Increase must be rejected The Tho removal of certain conditIons strength strengthens ens the market Agents know they theyan can an safely deal with n a company whose financial standing Is not only above question but Is material not mystical nor taken on faith Agents also know from Crom their acquaintance with the dl di directors rectors of the American Bicycle corn com compan pan pany with whom the they formerly did business while dealing with lIh the corn com companies panics now Included In the American Bicycle company compan that they will be treated with the tho same consideration ns as asin In other years ears As the agent In forming his opinion relies relics entirely upon public sentiment It Is III rea really 11 the publics confidence that thatIs Is manifested In the large advance soles sales This Is bound to become moro more marked till as the season advances To ro Tonn nn any thinkIng person tt it must occur that It If ever it Il were advantageous cou to a con concern concern cern to exercise the nrc greatest test care for tor forthe the quality ot of the GOods Issued Issue from fron Its fACtories It Is so 80 with the American Bicycle cycle company I believe the tho al 1 lila an and APProve It u t system ot of Ui M TV 5 cycles Is brought about b by new nel i n a contingency that Is to occur In tl a great many years earH t 11 at atall t tall all I IThe The fifth annual bicycle show that Iii is isto to be held at Madison Square Garden commencing January 20 1900 gives elves OCI every promise ot of being one ot of the most moaL attractive exhibitions ever held In the tho I country countr Mr n B L Coleman ot of the Western Wheel Works who has continuously followed the cycle shows or of America and was Cormer formerly president ot of the tho Cycle Ccle Board ot of Trade says that he If Ia convinced from present that the show thIs year ear will Ill nark mark tile the openIng open openIng Ing ot of a vcr very successful cycling season Mr Coleman says that nil all the prominent nent makers have taken space and the exhibition will be exceptionallY Interest InterestIng lag Ing lagA IngA A general exhibit of the development of oC the bicycle will be more inure complete than ever attempted and will aho show In Inon Inan on an Intelligent and attraCtive manner r reach each Improvement as 08 It appeared The Tho new wheels will be critically examined by the pUblic and visitors will be given givena a chance chanco to see the factory mechanics s nt at work One OM ot of the moat Interesting exhibits will be that ot of the chain choln corn com company pany who will exhibit tl a model ot of the Brooklyn BrIdge made ot of cycle ccle chin chaIns The Pope sales Rales department will ex n a new In itself will viii lie he quite an attraction to those In the tho bevel gear All the he m makers kers will ivill give el away na Irs Ira and the souvenir seekers will hw hare plenty ot of them to select from T lIe He continueS S The Thc missionaries who ho graced our cot Country with their holy and unholy presences Introduced the same religious differences and hatreds against pach ach other as pertained at the hour In cIvil states The rho missionarIes live In palatial concrete te houses with nil the luxuries their countries can afford and charge u for Bibles and prayer books which WI we understand are arc sent as free treo offerings rants Tanus further charges the missionaries with extracting nil all the tha mone money possible from them In return for which the they only received a Bible a 0 prayer book or tl a Pilgrims ProgreSs lie Ho Instances the mission missionaries aries arlea with collecting pounds sterling nt at n a sIngle singie meeting nL at Tonga Tongan n adding ln The missionaries aroused a great spirit of emulation telling the natives that the largest givers would be the tha most acceptable In the tho sight ot of God thus reversing the spirit of at the widows mite Th The Samoan chief concludes These be thy Gods Gada 0 Israel MALI F Samoa |