Show BICYCLES S ON THE PILE HI WANE Over Three Times as Many flany Factories Fac Fec- tories In 1900 as u at Present Statistics furnished by the Census Bureau at Washington show a marked decrease in the manufacture of bi bi- bi cycles Since 1900 the busin business ss has fallen fallen fal fal- fal len en off 65 per cent the number of establishments being reduced from to 97 Formerly there were 2034 salaried officials and employees of the factories factories facto facto- ries where now there are only The falling off in the number of wage earners earners earners earn earn- ers was wa 81 per cent The capital Invested invested invested In in- vested in 1900 was w-S whereas where where- as in 1905 it was The production In 1900 amounted to nearly neary bicycles and was reduced reduced re re- re In the five years to little over In contrast with these figures the motor cycle factories increased from to 2289 |