The Wheel and cycling trade review . s of an incendiary nat-ure. The damage to the machinery and stockon the two floors occupied by the DeckerCycle Company will be not less than $6, value of the plant has been estimatedvariously, some figures being $10,000, andon this stock and machinery there was aninsurance of $9,000. FALSE COMPARISONS. There is no more reason for a dealer to sella bicycle on the installment plan than a stoveor a lawn mower.—(Stoves and Hardware Re-porter. Certainly there isnt—provided stoves andlawn mowers cost those who purchase themfrom $75 to $100 each, otherwise
The Wheel and cycling trade review . s of an incendiary nat-ure. The damage to the machinery and stockon the two floors occupied by the DeckerCycle Company will be not less than $6, value of the plant has been estimatedvariously, some figures being $10,000, andon this stock and machinery there was aninsurance of $9,000. FALSE COMPARISONS. There is no more reason for a dealer to sella bicycle on the installment plan than a stoveor a lawn mower.—(Stoves and Hardware Re-porter. Certainly there isnt—provided stoves andlawn mowers cost those who purchase themfrom $75 to $100 each, otherwise the com-parison is not a fair one. CATCH-JAW PRINCIPLE. On the mechanical theory that a shaft witha hole running through the centre is strongerthan when the shaft is solid, the Waterbury(Conn.) Wrench Company are making a lineof wrenches which should become are made on the catch-jaw principle,requiring no thumb screws, affording quickadjustment, and a firm grim. The materialis the toughest and best steel obtainable,. with a coat of hard steel on the outside, se-cured by case-hardening the whole wrench inrawbone dust. The wrenches are so lightand compact that they can be easily carriedin a vest pocket. Two models are manufact-ured, A and B. The latter is fitted with athumb screw for fine adjustment. Thewrenches are made in two sizes, 4y2 and 5inches. The World Mfg. Co., 80-82 Readestreet, New York, are general agents. ON BOARD THE ARROW. A delightful entertainment will be furnishedthe representatives of the bicycling press afterthe Springfield meet is over by Messrs. Oliver,Straus & Co., of Park Row, New York. Theiryacht, the Arrow, has become familiar to mostof their friends as a spacious, handsome andcomfortable boat, not the least of its goodpoints being the perennial and translucenthospitality, ever flowing, ever sparkling—or,at least, sparkling a good part of the of this will be placed at the disposal ofthe representatives of the bicycling press
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