The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-29
T. T.. A. COLUMN.
Items of Interest to the Association Pre-
pared Especially for Mondays Times.

items OF 10 lHt kN-otiatf'A -
pared Especially for Mondays Times.
Vice President Hope Of Staunton, who
Las been seriously i'll for the past two
months, is reported as improving very
rapidly
Ex. President HarvoOd Of Virginia IA
out again, after an Illness of two weeks.
National Director 5. c. Shield Of this
city has gone to Philadelphia 10 consult
with President Pickering, on business
connected with the association. Next
Friday will be Commercial Travellers
Day" at the Exposition, at which time
and place the semiarnusl meeting CT
Virginia Division will be held in the
Music hall at o'clock p m.
The j. 1000 mile book is now good on
forty-fye roads, and It ia expected that
the Chos apeake q Ohio Railroad VIII
soon accept the same also.
T. Z. Giles, representing stephen Put
ney e Co, has gone South on an ex'
tended trip.
C.E. Sydnor representing, r. A. Pat
tersOn * Co, will leave in few days Tor
the South
Never in the history Of the T. p. A.
has IL shown such rapid increase as this
wear, and none but men who have rep
uia,ion of being honest, industrious
and sober are allowed to join.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
who have been at war with the Ken
tucky Division T. p. A. for the past
wear. has withdrawn from the Southern
Traffic Association. and it Is rumored
that it will now yield TO the just demands
of the boys
The Road of Denver, Col in its issue
of October 20tb, says One horse NY
"by-night travelling men, who seek TO
create the impression that the travelling
"men are, in a body, favorable TO The
election of either presidential candi-
date. simply makes an ass OF himself
'rhe festive G. 7. does bis own thinking
"and voting. ldiotic productions like
"the Indiana circular, pretending that all
commercial men are solid for Harrison,
"only show that the writer is fool or
"knave."
C.. G. Craddock Of Lynchburg and NJ.
WITT Of Stanton were In our cl'y last
week
James Kraker of Brooklyn, n Y,
wholesale liquors, was in our city last
Tuesday and spoke in the highest terms
OF praise Of our Exposition.
The Exposition was bound to be sue
cess, for IS not President S,arke i. I.
A.-and who ever heard OF i. Z. a.
that was not a success
Among the members of Virginia Di-
vision who have exhibits at the Exposi-
ton are: President W II. ID. Gascoyne,
ex-President J. s Harwood, and John B.
Culpeper, secretary Post I'D"
Richmond merchants and iOboers
should max ii their business TO become
honorary members OF the T. p A. OF
Virginia. We candidly ask Who Is the
most benefited by the ordery The jobber
Is the man who gets the benefit OF all no
tels AID railway concessions, and it is
the salesman who is enabled TO show bet
ter profits at the end OF the year Come
in. gentlemen, and lend your aid
II. Simon, formerly OF this city, repre-
senting r Spaganthol of Newark, n. j.
is n the city.
J. G. Becher, representing Morris q
Lewis OF Philadelphia, is in the city.
NJ. h4iZrNDtT-, Win DiAAcJ D'ttHN .
Of Baltimore, IS stopping at the Davis
House.
We copy the following from the Louis
vile Post Of October 90
We learn that the Louisville u Nash
vile Railroad has Withdrawn from the
Southern Passenger Association and will
hereafter make its own rates, night IT'S
own wars and be perfectly independ-
ent.
This Is very important news to the /.
p. A. The principal reason given by the
Louisville & Nashville managers for re-
fusing the two-cent rate for mileage
tickets was that the Southern Passenger
Association strongly opposed granting
the concession. ,
We hope and believe the Louisville q
Nashville will again consider our petit
tions. II they will look into the matter
as a plain, practical business proposition
they will see 1t Is to their interest TO do
as fifty other railroads have done-gran'
the concession and make friends OF the
travelling men.
AN APPEAL.
Gentlemen Of the Queen & Crescent
and Louisville & Nashville, which OF you
would like to have our good will, our in
huence and our freight Don't both