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ofStiC*r kii hi ■t •*II r u.v -III‘KKillre*f,»r’V*•-heVI*IIridinil-uftlineu*retooHill-K-I Hi I*, ll-M»rlyel-n«lonIsnongIs*„fou•ryireIIS.Ivor.nilliemlanliraI loll** Irl 0(1 i**r.ly•!*ry.notpInik-id-20*e-chofvdpa.tore.1*V-heUgIf-»gla-lt;nlbiii tI Isireill’rfbersinfllHltdI. ‘ f-i-rOilmi**•ug-ktool-ny in I n DU. 1C© nil Vi Vi Ih-MR* lit 11H-«aoktintin*mtu*THE SI LENT STEED.In great»1 aI output **f vs;*?*which on*• rtfti» w**re |ENORMOUS GROWTH OF THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY.1 *«• of Use hrfl Ih No! .i fall - It Huh lurnc !*» May, and I *• Admirer* Number Million* Nmiii'SUtUtic*.l*o|iul*rit y.Ill: bicycle bim .i •'ilJTHit -nil on at-iCH'Jon that ih quiteUH nloorblQg atcTheI’residential possi ” Fair belle*1111*1 bUXoUl IIU»-u ho Oil*’© at tli.* uieu-of :!»«• bloomer derided the wheel bn vi* iUiuo t*» lo*»k wlt'li favor on th*- new departure and d-\ U*e ak sen •dbl© iin*l invlirorating nton* that Imv© (Mime t“ remain. Buslne** men. who*©dignity might appear opposed to he striding the bicycle, nu*l ntald old g«u-, rlemcii, who declared their •• lt;*»triati day* wor* t** remain thing* ««f blessed•i—liiiiiiil * ;over V k !.*•••» f *r wo .., n, this year itiout (n»* half the »i-* !•-* will !•*- designed for tin* fair~ \ I li» ©arimau-1 that with wheel#ft nil lapses on I i h t •*,I. undent and mod--rti. tio-re will l*e marly 2 VMi.ikkj cyder** :u til© I ulted State- * lit- dimmerlli** Longue *f A merit-a ti Wlteelmeu now nutidfors 41 • ee• m©uLlcrs. The Ilret ten St.it*-^ in U’h*r *f » » i rep rcneiitJitloii are: New Y Musw• husett*. Penn-vlvanlii, Nt . I* rsey **hh». M.-—uri, Illinois. W Ueoiisln. i'ulI form* and Connecticut Th«? n* w mod**] bicycle* *»h*»w manyinvent 1*»jik and improvement# over tii»* oh I uiii-rl*. Tto** prominent feature *»i the .Mi wheel I* the larger tubing, one and ou* -sqgbtb luch h**lng ns**df ui» iu(-r-aee «»'lt; r th«- thr-*- *piart**rs oil*I m*ven*idghti. In* h tni»lng of t wo year-ng**. tli- j**lnt of H*Jvnuiag— U*ing a str**ng**r and lighter wtoei-l KaHng wheels will weigh from *ixteeu toplgliteeu poiiinU. r**a*l w!i»*e|« from twenty three t*» twenty-eight pounds.and won;- .'s wheela will average afnifti'in over twenty two p*»uii»U; heretofore th**y have l*e«*u tw'eiity-«dx I*»unds and ixpwurd People are given to p*.n*t« ri!ig overTHE ASSKMHLN boom.nemory. have lieen .»lew*rved on the (thirling w heel renewing their strength and youth. It would he diifhmlt to re-enll anything In recent yi-arti tlmt has at mined a popularity more quickly or more universally than the bicycle. Ms appeal extends to all eliumeH uud all localltiea: and iishle from Its advantages as a ixiiumoii **r uncommon car rier and n henlth-llft, It prom is** to h*»-eome a powerful factor In creating sentiment In favor of and obtaining legislation that shall secure good roads•u. t.oxnox ** has son cy« lk. Hisumnintlon devoutly r*» l.e••ina ml for bicycles I mu h*. fur 1 the supply last senm that !|tl»*s to Incr-am* the output ultlpliel rapidly, but It Is hey eamio! supply the current Advanced statlstl* •« state • .varda of 1.2fUt(MKi ||»-y*des will ...-ole in More cotwervativi*in I a* curate ••stlnuifcs Indicate thatthe price of the bicycle and seem to j think tluit they can be turned out as readily* as cheap watches, or old-fashioned sewing machines. There Is a flood *»f Ignorance and mini n format Ion • *n tills imjItit. There are bicycles for sale this year thut range In price from •5»^ to $*%, but |1U0 is the standard price which high grade wheels comma ud. One make of wheel still sells at $115; last year It was $125. Keen competition has reduced the price 50 IH?r cent, what It was three years ago. while the expense of placing wheels ou the market. It Is said. 1ms advancedIn a much lurger proportion.An Individual who had charge of an Exposition exhibit was recently accredited with the statement that there was a combination or truat controlling the price of bicycles, mid thut said trust would not expire until next October. This Ik all the talk of a mental speculator. There Is no bicycle trust; **omp«*-tltion Is too keen, and the demand is too gr**ut to iiecessllatc such n com hi nation. The tdcyide tnist may come, tout it has no existence now. As for thut Cheap wheel from flowery Japan, It Is still a long distance nway from reality.In a well-regulated standard bicycle then* are a vurtety *f features, viz.. the frame, front wheel, rear wheel, front f*»rk. spmcker wheel, crank shaft, handle toira, Heat-post chains, mud guard and pedals This necesaltatca. nil told, from loo t* 11“ distinct parts, not counting spokes, chain links, or parts of pedals, which brings the ng-form*rl don* by bund t»ui they are* »-i * eXpelo. • Mild |e **li hifT-l tO••Ii*.iit* in view the enormous demand l» uiiiiierous fiftorlea that toava established or lateI i.*-r* «r* pr**i*jjt»ly m*\cuty-tlve ea-* 11.1 -htiM iit.- In **lii(Mgo that ar«- making from 200 to 500 fvb«*e|«« The* outputs ot ih*- hirg-.-t fndories may )* e»-1 ns follow* W .•.stern Wheel Work-. 7 Hve gratlesi; Feather* - »u‘. ‘kMMii i(ive grades»; Monarch, 40,-OOO (four grades*, the Fowler, 30,«jOU (high rad* a only I; Humbler, 30,000 C. .11 giadesi; Imperial. 2T*.'M .high l* tdc-»i: KenwcsHl. 24VMJU: Thistle. 15,-* nigh j,radesi; Adams Sc Westlake, pi.(H*.i ihi^h grades», St. Nicholas Mfg. ( -»o,*KMj (four grades*; W lmlsor, 7,-(•«•: I »avilt;ihon, 6,000*high grades*; Czar and C/rrlmi. 5.000; World. 7,00tj; Shirk, 5.i*»u; Mar-*li. Am-rh-a. 5.0U0; Na-p*»l*’Mi« and .loHephlue, 4,000; Standard, 2.Vn, i:i*l*»ln*lo, 2.VHi; Iroquois. 1.200.\ ii t. throjgh on*- of the largest fac-tories • f high-grade wheels Wash* ingtof. boulevard may Indicate to soma extent the new aud IiHivy mechfluiaU applimiees us**.] In making the modern hike .t thing *f duished beauty aud *ir* ug h .lust where r* begin Insi**.*-tton **i *l .P-t at the start *r the wheel is a ticklish taskAll pan - *.i the wheel are nmde In tli.h fjteiory except the wooden rims and i hi,, i 111First observe the new autc'iiatle ■'« r* w iiukchiiies. They are expensive and complicated ma-elilnes cuim.r* from solid bar t*x»l steel Hie ..p. n .uul rups used in the hearing*. The lati-M u»id to*•«vi* st bit of machinery is the amomatlc sprocket cutter. A *rr ng of tblrty-tlve circular pieces of drup-forgc steel, seven inches in •11amet. r, will have their heavy dentin-try or leetli cut every time this mu-ehlne doe* it turn.” This used to bo a very .-low and laborious work, constantly requiring the care of an attendant. The new automatic machine does s \ tunes tin* work of the old machines.The great reduction of weight In modern wheels has been attained through the new method of making frames Instead of using small ban of solid steel light, tough, weklleaa steel lulling is employ*Hl. Again. In making ihe Joints there is an economy in weight instead of heavy, old-fashioned castings the joints are now brazed ono plee*2 into the other tx*neath the heat of a blow pipe, with spelter and borax. Vibrations always tvegin in the weakuat part or Joints of the frame. In this establishment the anti-vibratlng reinforcements arc iih*h|. adding immenselyt*» th • Atretigth of the frame.Awr.y from this neighlmrhood a row of Hi lie furnaces are blowing their calorie energies Into tough Joints of cherry red steel, by the long rows of slowly revolving lathes, drilling cones, cups cutting nuts, nipples, and screws, and all the leaser parts of the wheel that Join to give to It strength, light-IN THE HHA/I NO DEPARTMENT.the total output of bicycles thin year [ gregnte up to 1,000 parts Tlicft parts will not dwd NOO.tsiO. and over one- are all of the finest tempered steel, n of tlieta will be made In Chicago, number of them tool steel, and ooiuc of this aggregate probably 7U per eeut. them arc hand-tooled. Ma- hlncs have sra cheap wheels; the high grade bl- bc(*n devised to do much of the workness and stability. In the polishing and butting department the whirr of many w heels makes music like the drone of angry bee*, and sparks fly like tiny meteors as the bits of steel touch the emery wheels. Every small place Is carefully polished before It receives a coating of copper, which renders It impervious to rust. The plating vats remind one of a big laundry, save that there -ire no «unla nor washboards, and an nr. mu of nitric acid fills the air. Halls, nuts, sprockets, crank shafts, adjusting screws, clamps arid handlebars are strung on wire like so many delicacies In a Chinese market, and aus-pendcd in th** copper bath. After treatment in this solution all parts are nickel plated, and ready for adjustment. \mot.g other new mechanical devices nr** a series of special Jlga, or testers. That make the forms exact lu alignment Then there are hardening furtiacis *»r special design. In which metals have chemical treatment for toughening. The enameling funiacea are another important feature. It Is claimed that the colored enamel will not crack, despite various texts pul upon It. iBlack enamel having a ruin Iht base frequently does not stand thu test *»f wear.i The wheel spokes are of needle wire and may lx» tied Iti a knot without destroying strength or elasticity. Every part Is specially tested for hm. ngtli and the strain It will beat*before It Is allowed to take its po»Itlou In iIn* bicycle.The bicycle Is giving a new ImpetiM to uiM'hanlcal Industries, ami has evident lv come to stay.Shoot* for « lAvlng.Mbs Winnie Simpson, of iJarfleld, Wash., makes quite a Sliug amount of pin mouey bv shooting squirrels. 8he handles n gun to better effect than many *»r tin* men ill that region, her average being thirty squirrels a day. She alx** distinguished herself lately by winning the first print *n an oratorical contest open to both tcxet.H.T HalTomtnle What Is a tailor's go*anqpop?l*op I suppose It is what toe mako4 •u. k trousers on.-Vorjters Statesiuani
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Harrison Sioux County Journal
Harrison, Nebraska, US
Thu, Jul 09, 1896
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