Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-27


"Swsmpsboro, Ark"
"Your name, please"
"Silss Johnson"
"Can't admit you, Silas."
"That's strange indeed. led an ex-
emplary life on earth and was model
Christian man."
81 see where you are right, Silas, but 1
understand that while you were in bust
goods from drummer. We must have
perfect harmony up here"
"But why would my presence disturb
the peace of hesver?"
"Well, you see it's just this way:
Heaven is fast filing up with commercial
travellers, and l am satisfied the boys
would kick against you coming in. Step
to one side, Mr.. johnson, and let that
Railroad Snuff man in. Hustle along
down now, Silas, and don't step until you
get to the extreme southern part. So
long!"
TO ELECT A SECRETARY.
American Commercial Traveller.
The Travellers Protective Association
at its coming meeting will elect 8
secretary TO take the place Of j, R. Stone,
who declines to accept the position for
another year On any terms. Mr.. Stone
has been q wise and efficient officer, and
the work he has done for the association
in the six years he has served it will long
be remembered. He has been very sue
cessful in making friends, ard not few
of the boys will hear with regret that he
declines the secretaryship for '88 and '89
We want man who has been tried and
not found wanting. Let US have q man
who has already shown his mettIe and one
who has been successful G. T. a man
who has failed as 9 commercial traveller
can never succeed as T. P. A. secretary.
-A.man who has not got the push and brains
to sell goods has not got the necessary
brains to manage the affairs OF the Tray
elers' Protective Association.
NEW MEMBERS.
American Commercial Traveller.
Secretary Stone has been so busy taking
care of new members of late that he has
had all he could attend to. He received
thirty-two T. P. A. applications from one
state in one mail the other dsy, and re-
ports many inquiries for applications from
parties who wish to Join. The meeting
next month bids fair to be the most en-
thusiastic one that the L. P. A. has ever
held. Kentucky alone promises to send
500, and Virgins, Pennsylvania and
New York will be we'll represented.
We understand that very desirable rates
are being arranged, and that is all that is
necessary now to make the meeting 6ll
thst the most sanguine could wish. There
is no doubt that the association to-day Is
in better shape than it was year ago.
The outlook for the association la bright,
snd ne expect some good results the
coming year. There Is no reason why
the association should not during the year
1SS8-'69 attain membership sof 100, 900.
Parson Haines says: "Fen times one is
ten," and why not Try the effect Of it?
Try to send in ten new names 1ext year.
Others have done it-why not you? 1t is
your duty to aek your fellow travellers to
j DIN this grand organization. Write 10
Secretary Some for the blank application
and make it part Of your business to see
that they are sent in under the signature
OF one Of your friends before another year
rolls around.
POSTPONED.
Owing to the delayed trains very few
travelling men arrived in time TO attend
the T. P. A. meeting, and as this meeting
is to be a very important one, it WAS
deemed advisable to postpone it until
next Saturday night.
T. P 4 NOTES.
1t has been suggested and talked by q
number of travelling men that the direc-
tors of the Dallas fair De requested 10
have q drammers' day. 1t would be big
thing for the boys as well as the fsir; the
sche me is no experiment. The north has
had them seversl years and in every case
1t has proved big success. Let Us have
q drummers' day by all means.
The Board Of Trade should see by ali
means that dsy was appointed to enter
tain the merchants from along the Cotton
Belt Road. There is no better way of in
Producing ourselves than by inviting them
to Fort Worth and treating them in royal
style, and let the jobbers see to it that
their travelling men are here to receive
their customers and give them a hand of
welcome. It will make the visiting mer-
chaut feel at home to see q familiar face.
Mr.. 81. G. Ellis, the enterprising c. T.
Tor the Martin Brown Co., has been in
town several days resting from hard but
trip.
Mr.. OSCAR Seligmsn was In town. We
did not get to speak to him, but from the
happy smile he wore trade must be good
with him.
Mr.. L. M. Burlington, our congenisl
friend, has been in town shaking hands
with the boys this week. Buff says it is
getting hot, but the people will buy dry
FOODS.
We are glad to see W. D. Farris back
I'D place with the Martin-BroWn
Co. All his old friends give him hearty
welcome.
SUNDAY NOTES.
Mr.. N. D. Barry will Sunday ct Dallas.
d. ]. Altman Of New York is at the
Ellis.
Mr.. r. L. Jordon is looking well and
hsppy, - u some good fortune had struck