St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-21
THE RAMBLER.
A Travelling Mans Opinions
Notes Of Things Seen and

Notes Of Things Seen and
Heard.
1t is only lately that circulation has
been given to the travelling mans opin-
ions. Not that he has none, or is in
capable of advancing them; for the con-
trary is true. Take the commercial trav-
eler of to-day who travels from New
York to San Francisco, or he who visits
European ports in the capacity of
buyer or seller, as also the one who
travels through the state of Minnesota,
end you will find each and every one
possessed of opinions, and capable of
elucidatiOn. The one only excells the
other as his field of observation or OPP
pOrtunitieS of learning are brOadened.
The youngest soon learn to become self
reliant, and, prOiting by the older ones
and their examples, are not long In
catching on, until to-day, as a class OF
superiors; besides, their powers OF ex-
preston are as equally vigorous. The
jOlly,rOystering fellow of few years ago
is no more, but the staid, sober, indus
trious, Woodworking, clear-headed fell
low, in large numbers leads the van,
while the few on-hangers trailing at his
skirts are fast fading out. There is no
reason why travelling salesman should
not have opinions, and be able to eX-
press them, but the greatest abundance
of an argument why he should. B. f.
Dlsbrow, Galveston, Tex, was the name
in clear, bold hand upon the register
of the Clark house, Clark, Oak. Mr..
Disbrow has his home in Galveston,
travels for st. Louis house, and his
field of operations Minnesota, with a
portion of Dakota. You would not know
he is Texan, because his mustache
grows like other peOple-nOt one side
up, the other down.
PERSONAL BITS.
W. B. Parshall, Winona, is the way he
writes it. He represents the r.. b:
Cone company, and is a model OF a stald
LIQUOR. W. B. has held a little Duluth
and Omaha dirt on the side, some of
which has paid good margins.
81. j. Lieberman, who sells groceries
for Harrison, Harrington & Co., was
seen at Henry. He is opening up new
territory for his house and meeting with
good uccess.
B. G. Bills, Dubuque, To-, is credited
With selling big (B. g. bills of overalls
for the house he represents.
G. DZiewanOWSkl-W in name?
Ii the G. stands for one anything like
the d. there would be a good deal in
this one. However, Mr.. DziewanOwski
is quite a pleasant landlord and the Du-
mont is by no means uninviting, and as
it is no sin to say "HallO, landlord" one
gets along pretty well.
Mr.. DZiewanOwSki promised me some
lessons in pronunciation, but l begged
of him to wait until vacation time if he
was to start with his own name.
The Rambler during the past week
met a number of travelling men at
various points about Sioux Falls. Nearly
ali were deplOring the floods so soon
after emerging from snow banks. Per-
haps Providence has kindly intent,
and good crop of fall orders will be a
panacea for all the ills of winter and
spring.
T. L. Rice was looking over the field
at Salem, counting the chances of book
ing orders for buggies and wagons. He
spent Sunday at the Lake house, Madi-
son. d. T.
Louis Levy, who represents ST. Joe
house, was seen going south towards
Yankton, counting the miles at cents
each. Levy has bought another new
pencil with which to put down his or
ders. 1t looked to me like an old
fashioned hand spike, such as we used
in the lumber camps, but Louis assured
me it was necessary in his business.
Large orders, large tools. Sabe?
Some of the travelling men who fig
ured in the composite out at Huron
Sundy Depot house, of course) were:
George A. Thayer, Will G. Dockstader,
st. Paul; w. B. Parshall, E.. w. Reb-
stock. Winona; William D. Lowry, F.
A. Chapman, E. G. Van Wagner, Min
neapolis, and the old veteran,
T. ]. Duffy, of Chicago. There were
a number of others with whom
1t was impossible to get focus upon
the galaxy of distinguished G. Is,
hence the composite must be given in
prose. Thayer and Parshall are known
to all as bosom friends. Will Z. Dock
stader represents NOyes Bros. & Cutler,
is one of the clean young men on the
road. He is good salesman, popular
with the trade and earnestly desires to
see the status of the commercial trav-
eler advanced and brought up to the
highest standard of perfection. He
came from New York city few years
ago and settled in st. Paul, which he
intends making his future home. Good
investments have melted him some cash.,
Lowry is engaged in the insurance bust
ness and can give you the ms and
outs of the whole business. He talks
with the precision of an eight-day clock,
and when wound up is good for as many
days. F. A. Chapman is a New
Yorker of varied experience. He has
made and lost two or three small for
tunes in speculation. Has travelled for
years, always on commission, and at
times made big money. No salary for
him. A speciality with fair commissions
is his graft. Rebstock and Van Wag-
ener sell the same line of goods, but for
different houses, and The Rambler al
ways finds them at work, never idling
valuable time, and has reason to think
both are successful statesmen. w.
Duffy was at one time retail mer-
chant at Shakopee and accumulated
quite a fortune, only to lose it in specu-
lation at Chicago. He is by no means
poor, and we wish him full measure of
years full of the good things of this life.
If there is hotel more popular of bet
ter regulated and conducted than the
Depot hou Sc, at Huron, it has never
been my pleasure to visitit. Equal and
exact justice is what Mr.. Kent aims at,
and he feels it to be his bOunden duty
to so conduct his house that the rights
of one guest may not be trespaSsed
upon by another. HE RAMBLER.
PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS.