The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-17
DER DRUMMER.
Meets in Solemn COnclaye and Legis
lates for Himself
And Tor Employer and PatrOn-Synop.
sis Of Proceedings.
lie Will Figure In the Grand Parade.

Inc HERALD made mention in yesterday s
issue that number of commercial travel.
ing statesmen had held meeting in the par.
Tors of the Grand Windsor hote for the Dur.
pose OF taking steps to form an association
protective 10 themselves and the houses and
trades they represent. That the drummer
As more or less imposed upon, there is no
doubt. How much he imposes upen his
customer, Is his and the customers bust
ness. They are in earnest in forming the
association, and mean business. They met
Nerddy at Craddock's opera-hcuse and
outside OF their regular business decided
To form part OF to-days grand Snngerfest
street parade. Mr.. H. c. Barrow, of Chi
cage, was elected chairman pro tenn, ana
Colonel j. +. Jenkins, of Dallas, secretary.
Messrs. A. Il, Tabor, T. Z. Barry, III. Mitch-
ell, j. {. Denney and III. W. Peak were an.
pointed a committee of five to draft suita-
BILE resolutions embodying the sense of the
meeting as TO its taking part in the process
sion. The committee reported as follows.
which was adopted:
Your committee would respectfully sug-
gest that the commercial travellers now in
the city OF Dallas particpa in the process
SION oil the Scngertest Thursday, Nav Is.
representing themselves as a body of COM
merclal men in Texas. That we attend
said procession in carriages and bupries.
that banner bearing the Inscription Com,
mercial Travellers in Texas" should be
carried IN their branch of the procession.
Colonel George Mrllersh. ] G Dsnney.
Al Nhauson, G Burgower, II w Peak
frees ana IL Barrow were appointed n
committee on permanent organization,
The 70 lowing report of the committee
was adopted:
REPORT.
WHEREAS, In "union there is strength -
and with perfect harmony and concentra.
non OF effort, much good can be accom-.
lished; and
WHEREAS, The commercial fraternity
travelling in Texas meet with annoyanres
and impositions innumerable, that as inJi.
Vldnals they are pOwerless to prevent. and
WHEREAS, This now powerful element in
the transaction of the business OF this State
nave no organization whereby these evils
can be corrected or its members protected
now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, members of said
commercial fraternity, do now associate
ourselves into apermanent organization. To
be known as the Travelling Mems Union
Tor the purpose Of correcting such evils ms
do now exist, and for further efforts that
may be devised for our mutual good.
Resolved further, That we invite all
travelling men to unite with US in the per.
lection OF this organization.
GEORGE MELIsH, Chairman,
G.BURGowER,
]. G. DENNEY,
II. G BARROW,
l.. II. ATcHIsoN,
;, II. W. PEAK.
IL. w. PEAK, Secretary.
Inc following names were enrolled a,
members OF the association
Harvey, George Eaton, II S. Trey-
yaut, j Langtord, Il 0 Brakenbusb. S y
Iemanski, r J Dawson, George MeIlerch
II Lew skv, Burgower, f ID Grice
French Upton, G A Viewer, II Ryan, w II
Mabry, r n Mccullough, b V Coison, S 4
Mayo, & Maddox, r N Graham j G
Denny, IL " peet, II q Barrow, j +
s ssnkins' b Tro r Barry. W. j o Free
Chas. Betterton, ' B a AldrioMb AM GTll 9,
Norey, Chas. r Randall, + ii Wyman. ! r
Hurston, Il II Hersey, ] Summers +
Kahn, J $ Wright, w . Common, ITS Hall.
pike, + o Parn, H W Shelton S Ballard
l. II Atcherson, + Il SAILOR, w w Mathews
W Cunningham, IL 4 Mitchell, S l. Day
J II Graham, + w Cohen, RIB Weaver =
ID Gregg. Wilson Davis, J Il Duncan, n
Eollan, r Y Roland, Nick d Barry. !
Houghland, L o Bartholomew, Il C Blake
On motion I. p. Barry was appointed
treasurer protein. Contributions were
called Tor to procure carriages for the pa.
rade, and $l25 were subscribed Ths
treasurer was instructed to have suitable
badges printed for the members of the as.
ISOLATION. 1t was moved that the HrRAIp
De requested to publish the proceedings of
the meeting, which it does, and the mem.
bers OF the association meet this 0. A. m Mt
the Grand Windsor hotel.
Colonel Mellersh was appointed
marshall of the tourist brigade
Uolohel George Mellersh, A b Tabor, j
Frees, f ID Grce, G Denney and # p
Barray, were appointed committees on
constitution and bylaws.
a committee of ten was appointed on
collections, The chair appointed on said
committee the following parties: Howard
Peak, n Dcnney, J A Graham, Charles
Randall, + ID Grice, Charles W Guild. ID II
Craig, BIN Coulson, J Frerle, l. Nj Zeman.
ske and b IL Hedrich.