| Show POUEK01MV1IEKMIKN J HAVE BUILT A MODEL ROADWAY ROAD-WAY IN INDIANA fh lust STcrk Arhtrsed hr Isrlnt Its sense Srssu rot 00 I eii pawner at s liltel A SSurlhr tastes pl s Special Utter HE molt plctur wqio bicycle path In the I United State y llt t t Jill recently opened I In Indianapolis with I elaborate ceremony I r 11 y Two month ago I I the Whcclwa J a IQ 1 I t IHlKUO ot this city I a I wan Incorporated I 11 I r N for the purpose 01 bulldliiK n bicycle path to be open to the public J It waR capitalised at 110000 and the riders of stock at naked to take the city were n U a share Subscription came In quite rapidly and by tile middle of May work had begun on the first section of the path which occupies what was ones anal the towpath of the old Indiana This pith had not been used for many years and when work mere on It It vas little more than nus mere levee with n rank growth of trees and shrubs on ono aide nnd the low running waters of the canal on tho other The canal Is I on the chat slate of the path which Sixes the full benefit of tho shade of the tree during the afternoon The path exltnds to n suburb ten mlle distant All of this Is no well haded that except early In the afternoon I Kit a gllmpsfl noon a rider can Karcel of the sun after 12 clock The path varies In linsjlh conforming to the top of the trve I hut Is I not lass 1 thin eight feel wide nl any place and In somo glares M much ns twelve feet The Ieee I woo first dresed l off with n road I wraper end then n coal of gravel l llgluly mlxrd wllh earth was well l lucked with a heavy roller On top of this was rolled a thin coating of eta urn < snil nand mixed making ns smooth 1lrmllln1 one that a oat III could l be desired Icon no suction to cling to the lire At maUl plueen along the pnth rustic seals hue bean placed and nt one Point where there arc two very tine uprliig there lire n number of long rustic bench and nlileyclctrack that 100 wheels can nnnninioilata nrarlv TIt towpath section of the path In nil thai la I finished but the director of the Vhpil 11 > league will begin work this week on the second section which will extend across the hills nail vnlleys to Tall Creek a distance of about six mites It will then follow the north bank of that lrenm lock to the city mallng about twciilyfour mile In nil Thus ull but about six unties of tin pith will be on the banks of water course It Is for that reason Hint It Is I clalmnl to be the most picturesque path la the Vnltcd States Hut that Is I not nil that makes It n pleasant place for riders One mile from the beginning of the path Is I Arm circuits pnrk n popular place 1 of amuse I meat It contains ono of the opennlr summer tinnier of the city Every night lu the week there lasts I drama pro rented at Hits park anti picnics nil It g I during I the da > Four miles further north U I the most popular resort lacer tho ellI1Ilnlow parks place owned and malnlalnnd by tho Citizens StreetCar Street-Car Compart It Is I on the east bunk of tho t aunt and the lute c1o path is on the west bank making the path tho I best ltnh for blc I > clcr to take to ret to the park This this I beautiful woodel I park of more than 200 ecru with hills and dells the hills rising abruptly from the canal bank Fully 10000 people vl1I this park l every Sunday and Lo twecn 3000 and 1000 every other day I during tho entire summer rune mile further out on the path i Is the suburb of Ilrand Hippie where the suburban street car company maintain a main-tain u park only a Illtto smaller than Ftlrvlew tile hero that tho bicycle rare track located and It Is I this park j that Is I tho Mecca of cyclists It Is I ct the end of Iho path BO far aa built now J Two mllcs nut tho path will pan through Hammond park n prhato picnic ground where a largo dam In 1 the creek gives deep Seater for boating purpose for morn than a mile The path will have a right of nay through the park 1 The formal opening of tho path was the occasion of the opening of the four lap blcyclo track at Ilroad Itlpplc The 1 i trW Q t I J t1j t A r kJ I 1 t f i a Ap W y y I J A fiT 010 TIlE IATII first race entirely nmaleur were held < on that track There was nothing In particular to dhow that It was tho opening e open-Ing of the path although It was to termed for there has scarcely been a time since work was begun that It has been cloned Tho only formality was the dedication of the path to the public Iiy the directors Tho towpath Is I ownod by the Indianapolis Water Company which gave the league the right to use I It In repair To It as lone as It kept those contemplating building such n pain It miUit be of Interest to know lion tho guards ore made to keep out cattle and nt the same time not obstruct ob-struct Shy true passage of bicycle At each road cross ng hero Is I a gate which is usually kept locked but may be opened under guard on occasions of parades pa-rades or big days At the outdo of Ohio gate there Is I a pit about three by lour feet anal two feet deep There Is nn cult frame set In this pit and across It Ion I-on 1 level with the top Is I a row 01 I olJ n twoInch gas pipes Mt two Inches ipsrt This can be crossed with a blrilft without any trouble and la I scarcely 1 wrcepllble In the matter of Ubmtlnn but effectually keep out all kind nf Mock |
