IT IS A BICYCLE WAR!
Cortland Wagon Co.
Has Something to Say About Wheels.
When we offered our Cortland friends a good
reliable bicycle at $40, we thought we would make those dealers who have been
making 35 and 40 percent profit out of their friends and neighbors squirm, but
we don't care for that.
If you want a bicycle and a good one, we
will sell it to you at a price that will be satisfactory to you and acceptable
to us and we will let the other fellow borrow the trouble over our transaction.
When they offer you a so-called up-to-date 1896 wheel for $50, remember that wheel
has been made by some one at a profit and that the dealer has to have a profit
beyond the manufacturer. How about quality after two big profits have been
deducted from $50?
The bicycle we offer for $40 is on exhibition
in several windows on Main-st. We do this as we want
people to see the wheel. We know we are offering the greatest bargain ever
known in bicycles in Cortland county and want people to judge for themselves.
Note the features. Detachable rear sprockets; oil tempered bearings turned and polished
; drop forged connections; cold drawn
seamless tubing; swaged spokes; chain with hardened blocks; option on handle
bars, saddles and tires; guaranteed one year. Examine it closely, feel it, buy
it, save money and be happy. Let the other fellow worry.
Remember, we are not dealers, we are
manufacturers and jobbers, we have contracted for 5,000 wheels, we offer the prediction
that we can sell you less than the "other fellow" pays and then make
a profit.
Still more. The company that made these
wheels is in existence to-day and is
no other than the old, only and original Cortland Wagon Co. whose guarantee has
always been back of everything it ever manufactured and is back of these wheels.
Come and see. Don't be buncoed [swindled--editor].
CORTLAND WAGON CO.
“AN
EARLY MORNING RIDE on one of our STORMER bicycles is the thing for pleasure.
Nothing in the world affords so much enjoyment and solid benefit to the health
as the bicycle. Riding a wheel will add years to your life, and every year will
yield you a threefold satisfaction. It’s no wonder that bicyclists are
enthusiasts, and certainly riders of our wheels are perfectly satisfied and
better pleased with their wheels than are less fortunate owners of machines of
inferior make and finish. Prices? Come and see; we guarantee them. That means
something.” Beaudry's Department Store.
Cortland
Forging Co. Begin Clearing up the Ruins.
The representatives of numerous insurance companies
were in Cortland yesterday adjusting the loss at the recent fire at the works
of the Cortland Forging Co. They viewed the ruins, looked over the remains and
decided that the loss on stock could well be considered as total, and that the
company would be entitled to receive the full amount of their insurance on
stock. The matter of the buildings is not yet quite completed, as they desire a
detailed statement of the size and character of the buildings so that they may
carefully estimate the loss. This is entirely satisfactory to the Forging company
who will furnish the specifications at once. The interview between the company
and the adjusters was entirely harmonious and very satisfactory to both
parties.
To-day workmen started to clear up the debris
and get under cover all of the stock left in the ruins. So far no rain has
fallen since the fire and no harm can have come to stock that survived the
flames. An examination will be made of all the machinery to see in what condition
it is found, and the result of this examination will very largely determine the
question of whether the works will be rebuilt.
It is believed that the boilers were not
injured. Opinions differ widely as to the condition of the engine, but an effort
will soon be made to get up steam and test it a little.
Very large inducements are constantly coming
to the company to locate in different parts of the West where their trade is,
and some of them are very liberal indeed. Still the members of the company
would far prefer to continue in Cortland as all have their homes here and own
property here. If enough can be found of value in the ruins to justify it the
works will probably be rebuilt, otherwise the question is doubtful.
BICYCLE BAGGAGE BILL.
Governor Morton
Affixes His Signature to the Measure.
ALBANY, April 21, 1896.—Governor Morton has
signed the bill of Mr. Armstrong, compelling railroad companies to carry bicycles
as baggage free of charge. He is doubtful about its constitutionality but believes
the courts can decide that.
The provisions of the bill are:
Bicycles are hereby declared to be and be deemed
baggage for the purpose of this article and shall be transported as baggage for
passengers by railroad corporations and subject to the same liabilities and no
passenger shall be required to crate, cover or otherwise protect any such
bicycle, provided, however, that a railroad corporation shall not be required to
transport, under the provisions of this act, more than one bicycle for a single
person.
The act takes effect immediately.
It was said that Governor Morton had been
influenced by the railroad companies, that they would immediately test the constitutionality
of the measure. One railroad has been advised by its counsel to issue an order
compelling bicycles to be at stations one-half hour before train time in order
to secure transportation.
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