St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-21
BUSINESS AND FUN.
The Second Days Session of
the Travelling Me. al at
minneapolis.
Several of the Committees
Make Reports Of I'M
portance.
A Brief Passage at Arms Be-
tween Messrs. Quick and
Young.
Over 500 Persons Attend
the Banquet in the
Evening.

1t was few minutes after 10 o'clock
West hotel and marched behind the
band to the theater amid the utmost
hilarity. Everyone had secured good
nights rest and was eager for the fray.
President Pindell had no gavel when
he called the convention to order, and
so sent delegation out for an AK,
with which he called the unruly MEM
berS to order. Fans were in great de-
mand, as usual. and there were four or
five good natured ''scraps" over the
possession OF a particular fan-One which
was used the day before by one of the
young ladies of the quartette. AT the
fall of the AK a Maryland member
moved that the convention remain i'll
session until o'clock. This was car
ried amid cheers, and the Sergeant-at-
arms was ordered to let no delegates
escape from the hail.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on credentials report
ed ten national officers and III dele
gates and alternates were entitled to
participate. The report was received
and the committee continued. Mr.. Kel-
logg, of Ohio, on the committee on rules
and order OF business, reported the
order of business rule that no
member be allowed to speak
more than once on any one sub
ject was received with applause.
There was a slight misunderstanding in
the reading of the rules aid order of
business and a recess of five minutes
was taken to have the matter settled.
During this recess letters OF regret from
absent members were read.
j. B. Pugh, of Indiana, chairman of
the finance and auditing committee, re-
ported that the books and papers of the
secretary were in excellent shape. The
r. Stone, secretary and treasurer,
showed the receipts for the year to
have been s60T.12, and the disburse-
ments, S5,6S9.76, leaving a balance on
hand of S356.SS. The secretary's re-
port was next read. 1t showed that in
1SS7-S, there were 5000 members
dropped for non-paymentS of dues. The
employment bureau had not been
success financially, but had been a
great help to many of the members.
During the year thirteen members had
died. A motion was made to have the
reports printed, but this was opposed as
being to expensive. In an instant
dozen or more members were on their
feet offering to pay the whole amout if
necessary.
NJ. j. Foreman, of Chicago, read the
report of the board of directors, in
which he dwelt upon the status of the
organization for the past year and be-
walled the fact that the treasury had
been SO low that matters could not be
managed better. The whole trouble,
the report said, was due to lack of in
terest on the part of the members. 1t
recited the fact that the president and
the secretary had resigned on account
of non-payment of salaries, and added
that these designations had been with
drawn. At last the Travellers Protect
i've Insurance association came to the
aid of the association, with the agree
ment given in yesterdays GLOBE. The
report claimed that the insurance COM
pany had
BEEN A GOOD THING,
and had done much to revive the men,
bership of the L. P. A, and place it on
a sound footing. Figures were produced
to show this. and were received with
applause. A committee on ways and
means was advocated to devise means
to raise funds. Mr.. Young, of Ohio,
moved that 200 copies of the report be
printed, to be paid for by private sub
scrlption. Messrs. Haynes, New York;
Jordan, Minneapolis; and Speiden. Ken
lucky, were made committee to solicit
subscriptions.
The president followed with a short
speech. He referred to the objects of
the association at some length, and paid
high tribute to Mr.. Stockton, Of Texas,
who had done much to help the L. Z. A.
The subject of placing tariff on COM
mercial travellers was taken up and
roasted. The speaker said that the
merchants of the Northwest had the T.
2. A. to thank for not having TO pay
any license for their men in the
West and Northwest. Had it not been
for the interstate commerce law our
certificate of membership would now be
recognized on every road in the United
States. But nothing could be done in a
day, and things wonld come around all
right. The railroad men were at once
shrewd and contiding, and were gradu-
ally growing to place much confidence
in the travelling statesmen. Hotel men
were also coming to do better by the
commercial traveller, and soon the time
would come when they would get the
best there was to be had. In Canada
now things are so arranged that if a
commercial travellers money does not
come when he wants it he can go to any
hotel, show his certificate and get S25 on
it. Why can we not do the same, and
even better?
Voices from the floor:] 1--WE can do it
and we will do it's
The president recited one case where
a railroad official had made matters
pretty rough for the ''boys' in num-
Der of ways. But on writing to the gen.
eral manager for an explanation the OBJ
| nOXious rules were revoked and matters
arranged satisfactorily again.
RAILWAYS AND HOTELS.
The 5,0G0-mile railway ticket was
brought about by the L. p. A.. and were
the organization to die right here the
ticket would stay and grow in popular
lty every day. If you will give me 1OO
good men in every state | will guaran-
| tee that inside Of one year every travel
ing man can get 5,000-mile ticket, and
| provision for $50 pounds of baggage. all
for SIS. But, gentlemen, you must give
| your officers your full and undivided
| support.
Now in regard to the hotels. We
don't want the hotel clerks to scorn US,
nor dove want to kick. Take the hotels
in Colorado. They furnish us with the
| best there is, and 1t was brought about
by the Colorado boys, who are hustlers
from away back. l can remem-
Der when commercial EMBELLISHMENTS
of commencement justly called bum
mers," but how things have changed
There is great temptation to man on
the road. A man is practically an out
cast. for he has no home comforts and
is often obliged to look for his amuse-
ment in questionable places. Our en-
ployment feature has not been a success
financially. but 81 having been placed
in the treasury. But many of the boys
have been helped, and we are now doing
good work for the order. The report
was received with applause.
A card was here sent up asking how
posed on the commercial traveller in
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