The Wheel and cycling trade review . UCKS. THE WHEEL records with unusual regretthe death of Franklin W. Loucks, which oc-curred last week, the funeral taking placefrom the residence of his brother at Pompton,N. J., on Saturday last. Mr. Loucks was apioneer of the pioneers, and a potent pioneerat that. His monument is the Kings CountyWheelmens clubhouse, for in the old days,more than a decade ago, he was a prominentBrooklyn cyclist and a prominent K. C. At that time he was a bank man in theGarfield Bank, and his financial experience en-abled him to carry through the Kings Coun-tys enter
The Wheel and cycling trade review . UCKS. THE WHEEL records with unusual regretthe death of Franklin W. Loucks, which oc-curred last week, the funeral taking placefrom the residence of his brother at Pompton,N. J., on Saturday last. Mr. Loucks was apioneer of the pioneers, and a potent pioneerat that. His monument is the Kings CountyWheelmens clubhouse, for in the old days,more than a decade ago, he was a prominentBrooklyn cyclist and a prominent K. C. At that time he was a bank man in theGarfield Bank, and his financial experience en-abled him to carry through the Kings Coun-tys enterprise. In these days this popular andrapidly growing Brooklyn club occupied notvery imposing quarters in the Eastern was due to-Mr. Louckss ambition and abil-ity that they were enabled in time to moveinto Brooklyn proper, and into their beautifulclubhouse. Beyond this one important event,Mr. Louckss character percolated and affect-ed the entire government of his club, and muchof its soundness and progress are due to GROWING GREATER. An addition to the factory of the Smith Bi-cycle and Light Machinery ManufacturingCompany, Massillon, Ohio, is being built. Newmachinery is to be added and the force ofworkmen will be increased. He also served the Metropolitan Associationof Cycling Clubs well and faithfully as secre-tary. Mr. Loucks was a gentleman, if one will takethat term to cover all the phases which areconnected with that character. He was of themost gentle, kindly and obliging nature, be-ing self-effacing and effective. No one whohas met him could forget the quiet charm ofhis nature, and a multitude of cycling friendswill regret his death in what was practicallyhis young manhood. Franklin Warrington Loucks was one ofthe early members of the Kings CountyWheelmen, of Brooklyn, joining the club in1881, and from his first introduction intoclub circles he had always been a consistentand conscientious worker for the best inter-ests of the organization that he so ab
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