The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 20, 1900, Page 8

ZIP and a whirr—that's the way a A\ “wheel win pass you on the new cle path. . No slow pushing through heavy dust and tugging mud. A zip and a whirr—then ho! for the new cycle way and the cycling thereon. Two men did it. Two men put their heads together and thought out the whole scheme. Quoth Mr. E. B. Hussey, : SWEEK DAY ” dent of the Vallejo Cyeling Club, h et : = W. F. de San> something in this : ; : ACE LOADERS. “These roads hereabouts make cycling too much like work, my friend. Now, as better ds are not supplied by N 1 propos we show the old lady what a cycle is—the real thing, you know.” Mr. de Sano ¢ . So they told their plan t | ano County Supervisors and this is esult: Big and little from Vallejo to Napa are dumping cinders in their ofi hours and they call it fun. All for the sdke of a cy Six feet by si of their It is only now, but before many weeks ha sed the cycle en- t s of t tion of the country that what a path should be r path that represents the 4 of capitalist, clerk, n me- even lunati Thir 0, men who nev are wor at battle Tm\ n;e i =4 EMBANKMENT road, anc road, g BUILT OVER LONG he 1 - STRETCHES ol rts are ¢ \‘fi{‘:‘ ? LookiNG SouTH in Solano with pride u 1 Califor at he se who bute tangibly contributed encouragement. pridge which joins i of Vallejo, this smooth way along ,unty road, close to e road ch which aitet 3 fed the ‘carth upon tne path. Later, th p: " yrotect the path from the sion lnh-'.»r\mw,; frequently herded along this N there will be posts set and wires Winding its way under ave- of shade trees and over bridges 3 constructed by the earnest finds its way through one ot delightful sectisns of our State, Rection naturally adapted te re-worshipers by the score and by the hundred cle Path Club of Vallejo, to whonx ng this way are indebted was formed but a short time which were worke all cyclers pa for the pa and exhibited such activity in the S rtherance of its profect that the whols community immediately gktended hands Napa cyclers were intefested in the mat- ter by Mr. Hussey. The Solano County Supervisors were persuaded to se the left side of the county road for the théexclusion of all others and to plac two 2 y road funds at the disposal of the Cycle Path Club. A finance committee ¥ appointed and funds gathered by subscription and raffles of wheels; donations were made by local dealers; entertainments were given, the talent being furnished by the Olympic Club of San Francisco and Reliance Club of Oakland. Benefits of this kind w liberally patroniz almost every p son in the com , Cinders to cap’ the path were secured from the flouring mills of George W. Mec- rail- road wunning close e the county road and making it a small matter to cart t cinders along the pa to advantage. All s gathered to load these cars. The camera snapped a car whereon*wers b working side by side a merct 75 man of leisure, a furniture cl y. dertaker, a dry goods clerk, a h P, ATS - and a clergyman PAT: _The workers on this path gather when- ever time affords, and as most of VE"[T o, pmployed during six days of the 3 < 1 e after workin < e BU! CJAPRESIDENT whole of Sunday Is utilized. The i 5:tLEvJ°- ' K T 4 ters cannot, of course, sanction Sun 2 B [ Soue GBS : tiork, but they and the other friends of EOS I BIO YR, SZSLE Jishe movement who are prevented by re- Iglous scruples from working on Sunday take every other opportuni 33 rthe portunit eaed D ¥ to help th Pasadena hands nowada nd Los Angeles are joining S by means of an elevated leway—the first in the world. Bu yeleway ¢ it it 1 2 very different affalr from Vallejo's path _ Southern people were ambitious, o be the amount and $225,00 is reported t €pent by the California ; ia Cycleway Com- yvany‘nn its enterprise, 2 S t from the heart of Pas. asses, twenty feet below s houses and railwa adena, some places the wheelms Passes as high as seventy & itha oo ound. On a few acres of wooden i da:d;ge ‘:welgr; n: a ‘knoll are facilities for \ SWimming, refreshments vl 2a08: All these may be enjoyed for tho 1oy Lomce OF 10 cents. The rider may st oo onB 88 he pleases after he once pays toy ¢ floor is covered with a mixture of ; So much for the most glowin, California cyclists havasdevlsid?lant,I“ perhaps the southern people will not enjo; their asphalted, electric-lighted, 325(00! cycle way any more than the Soluno aas Napa county men who worked in off hours to dump cinders, 4 BEGINNING -, MALLEJO END, ok i ’PATsAaaNA SPLEND D 4 Lookima : LS 5 cycLE}%@ NOoRTH .. SR Ar R A e R SRR ——-‘—!T‘