The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22


right IN so thinking, when the aetuai
membership should have and
would have been double If each MEM
per mad only taken enough interest In
the Union to have added one new MANI
per instead of standing idly by and lei
ing lhe Union or some other member
attend to getting in converts. know
II mas been hard year on the "boys. y
etc., but let each of us ask ourselves
what nave we done for the Union, and
In the majority of cases your answer
VIII be nothing" The responsibilitv
OF the success or failure OF this Union
rests upon each and every one
OF us, and IL members don't
take enough interess to work
and increase the membership who
should?
You all have your influence and
friends, and by using both we could
easily make this Union grand success
Let US all start out with the ooming
year with the determination that. IA far
as we are individually concerned, we
mean to stand by and help the Union
ana IN so doing help ourselves.
before closing cannot but thank both
ot1cers and members for their fOrbear-
ance and kindness toward me during
my term OF office, and IL | have done
aught TO offend 1t has been uninten-
uonal and mistake of the head and
not OF tho heart, as have tried to know
hothing but TO do the best | could for
the interests OF the Union.
Again thanking you and Wishing you
all God speed and to our Union a grand
SUCCESS, and II | can be OF any service
10 any of you in furthering the Interests
OF the Union don't you forget to call on
your secretary.
This report was on motion received,
adopted and ordered spread on the min
utes OF the Union.
! AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
were next considered. The first amt nd
ment, that section 8, article 2, of the
constitution be- suspended as to now
members who have joined within 60
days prior to the annual meeting, in the
matter OF the payment of the semi
annual dues. they 10 be considered as
having paid the same up to November |
following, NJ which time the second
semi annual dues will be due, was
| adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Taber,
providing that If member of the
Union should be incspacitated from fur
ther following the aVocation of q com.
merci6l traveller by reason OF being
| crippled, losing his eyesight or any other
accident, that he should still remain
member of the Union and be excused
IRON all dues, was laid over To the next
meeting owing TO the absence Of its
author.
NEW BUSINESS.
New business was next in order. Pres
ident Barrow called ce-president
Maddox to the chair and offered a res
olutiOn, the substance of which was
that tho directors of tho union suould
prepare memorial to all other similar
"a Lite
States, setting forth the advantages of
| national association and re-
qu9sted that each travelling
mems association or union in the cOun-
| try send delegates To g national congress
or convention, tho basis of represents
ton to be three delegates for each asso.
citation or Union, of 1000 members or
less; OF six for sach association
or union with 1000; nine for
5000, and twelve for 1000, or fractions
thereof In support of this resolution,
Mr.. Barrow made q strong aud most
pointed speech He said:
My experience in the past six months
has confirmed me that the time has
come when the commercial travellers of
this country must and will have some
| kind OF a national head to tho yari-
GUS state organizations now exist
| inQ. The time has already besn
delayed far beyond the wishes OF many
with whom | have couversed from the
different states of the union.
My experience has further taught me
that nothing can be- done in this direc.
ton without the united action of ma.
jority or existing associations, And
upon this point sll the trouble aud de-
lays have arisen down to the present
time.
Ia the call made by the direc-
tors OF this Union since our last annual
meeting for national convention
NJ New Orleans, not single association
responded by authorized delegates.
fhis we attribute in part, however, n
the want Of 8 proper understanding ana
appreciation Of the objects sought to De
attained. While the convention per SO
was Is success, every delegate from the
twenty odd states was sell constituted,
representing no associations or body of
commercial travellers; hence any SETON
they could take looking TO tho urgaui2a-
ton of q national association
unsupported by any other association,
could not be binding unless they chose
10 0cquiesce.
Knowing, as do, the feelings of the
commercial travellers throughout this
country, honestly and earnestly he.
lieve that If tho proper kind of an adj.
dress, setting forth the facts in the case
and the vast nterestsinvolved, showing
that no damage could possibly occur 20
existing associations in the
Interchange of ideas upon great
cushions uf vital Importance.
q majority Of them would Join in tho
work and send delegates 20 such q con-
vention.
This resolution is not intended to, and
does not commit the different assocla.
/ Ion al N..l 4
ton of national union, but TO discuss
tho propriety of such action; and If. after
such discussion, IL should DO deamod
advisable 10 draft a constitution which
should DO submitted TO the different
state associations for their ratiflcg-
ton or rejection, then, and there
only would their action become binu
ing, unless the delegates were specially
authorized aud empowered Tor final
aCt'o1 in the promises.
The erroneous impression has pre-
vailed among many members OF the
different state associations that a ma.
uonal union Of any kind would leonard
iZe the interests OF those in existence.
Such a national union, congress
association or convention, or whatever
! you call To- meeting annually,
would be for the solo purpose al
strouglhiuF encouraging and protect.
ing them In ali their varied interests.
aud in charging thoir powers and field
| Of operation In accomplishing tho ends
sought by all ~ thfm.
Eaoh individual association ia seeking
ing 20 accomplish the same great end
the amolioration OF the commercial
travellers OF this country; tho repeal OF
unjust aud discriminating laws and un-
wise and arbitrary rulings OF railroads
and corporations, and the stamp
Ing out OF the black list,
| from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific ocean,
All these and many other worthy oh.
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