The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-05-28


h8rH, ID rrmI mhmhNf1hipi ~ WiIfn
makes gain IT 10 fpf thn past Frnf lnu
what We have W work 0u Tor tho tuininf
year,
You ali say worry wnilI showing ana
not what 10 should b0, nHd you are hll
right I'm 40 thinking, whom the actual
uNmh0rship should have huu
would have boon double N onch meme
hor had only taken enough interest in
the Union To have added ono now mem
Dor Instead Of standing IDLY by and let
ling the Union or some ufher ineihbor
attend To getting In converts Know
10 has been a hard Year ON the "boyNi'
etc, but let each OF as ask ourselves
what have we done for the Union ana
| in the majority Of cases your answer
will be "nothing" Tho rospohslhlilly
OF the success or failure OF THIS Union
rests upon oHch ana eVory one
OF US, and IL members don't
take enough intoress TO work
and Increase the membership who
| should?
You all have your influence and
friends, aud by using both We could
| easily make this Union a grand success
Lot us all start out with the coming
year with the determination that, rs iaT
as we are individually concerned, we
mean 10 stand by and help the Union
end In so doing help ourselves. $50.
Before closing cannot but thank both
| officers and members for their lorDeAr-
ance and kindness toward me during
my term OF Office, and II have done
aught TO offend IL has been uninten-
tional and a mistake OF the head ana
not of the heart, rs | have tried To know
nothing but 70 do the best l could Tor
the interests OF the Union.
Again thanking you and wishing you
all God speed and 10 our Union grand
saccess, ana If can be of any service
TO any of you in furtheriug the iaterests
of the Union don't you forget TO call on
your secretary.
adopted and ordered spread on the min
utes Of the Union.
| AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
were next considered. The first am. nd
mont, that section 3, article 2, OF the
constitution be suspended as TO now
members who have Joined within W
days prior to the annual meeting, in the
matter OF the payment OF the semi
annual dues. they TO be considered rs
having paid the same upto November ]
| following, at which time the second
semi annual dues will be due, was
| adopted.
An amendment Offered by Mr.. Taber,
providing that il n member Of the
| Union should be incapacltsted from FUR
Their following the avocaLion of COM
mercisl traveller by reason OF being
crippled Losing his eyesight or any other
accident, that he should still remain 2
member of tho Union and be excused
from all dues, was laid over TO the next
meeting owing to the absence OF its
author.
NEW BUSINESS,
New business WAS next in order, Pros
idont Barrow called Vice-presideni
-. q [, =. 90 Il I'll
| olutiOn, the substance Of which was
that the directors of the union should
prepare memorial 70 all other slmil ~
| asscCiati0ns and unions in the u rltsd
States, setting forth tho advantages OF q
national association and re
uussted that each travelling
/ mems association or union in the coun
try send delegates ~ nationalconSre3s
or convention, the basis Of representa-
ton 10 be three delegates for each asso
citation or Union,,of loo members or
less: of six for each association
or union with 1000; nine fOr
1900, and twelve Tor 1900, or fraction;
thereof. In support Of this resolution
Mr.. Barrow made a strong and mOsl
pointed speech. Ho said:
My experience in The past SIX months
has confirmed mo thai the tinlc has
come when the commercial travellers Oi
this country must and VIII nave some
Kind OF a national head TO the vlrl.
Gus state organizations now exist
ing. The time has alro2dy bS6r
delqved far beyond tho wishes o. many
with whom have cJnversol from the
different states Of the union.
MvexourIenca has taIguer Taught me-
that nothing can be dQI9 in this diruc
ton without the united action OF ma
: iority OF existing associations. AnC
upOI this point all tho trouble and dc
lays have arisen down to tho present
time.
tors of this Union since our LOST annual
meeting for a national conYent!ur
at New Orleans, not Il single association
responded by authorized delegates
Ihis we attribute in part however, tr
, the want of proper understanding and
appreciation of the objects sought 10 DC
attained. While the convention per sc
was success, every delegate from the
twenty odd states was self constituted
representing no associations o. body OF
commercial travellers; hence any action
they could take looking to the organiza'
ton of n nstoaal association
unsupported by any other association
could not be binding unless they Ghost
to acquiesce.
knowing, as / do, the feelings of the
commercial travellers throughout thlt
country, L honestly and earnestly be
iieye that if the proper kind of an ad
dress, setting forth the facts in the CAST
and the vast nterestsinvolved, SHOWING
that no damage could possibly occur u
existing associations in The
interchange of ideas upon grea
customs OF VlVAL importance
a majority of them would join in the
work and send delegates 10 such con
yention.
This resolution is not intended to, anc
does not commit the different associa
tions sending delegates to the organise
ton of q national union, but to discuss
the propriety of such action; and If, aitel
such discussion, it should be deemeC
advisable TO draft 3 constitution which
should be submitted to the difieren1
state associations for their ratiilca
ton or rejection, then, and there
only would their action become blnC
ing, unless the delegates were specially
authorized and empowered TOR ma
action in the premises.
; The erroneous impression has pre-
vailed among many members OF tht
different state associations that ma
tional union of any kind would leopard
ize the interests OF those in existence
Such national union, congress
association or convention, or whatever
you call it, meeting annually
would be for the sole purpose o
strengthing, encouraging and protect
ing them in all their varied interests
: and in enlarging their powers and fielt
of operation in accomplishing the ends
sought by all of them.
Each Individual association is seeking
ing to accomplish the same great end
the ameliorstion Of the Commercial
travellers of this country; the repeal
unjust and discriminating laws and un
; wise and arbitrary rulings OF railroad
and corporations, and the stamp
ing out of the black isl
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