Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-11
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

| COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
PUSHING ENERGETIC MEN IN CoUNCIL-THIs
CITY TO BE FAVORED WITH A CONVENTION OF
THE VIRGINIA TRAVELLERS PROTECTIVE Az
socIATIoN-sTAUNToN POST c. ARRANGING
FOR Ir-ANNbAL ORGANIZATION.
The wholesale dealers In merchandise and
other trade enterprises which have grown NJ
| in this city. some time since adopted the pop
ular plan of pushing business through the
agency of the drummer or commercial tray
sler. Here. too, as it is everywhere else, some
one or more members of firm take the Held
| themselves and 60 "upon the road" as the
mission of the commercial traveller is termed
| whether 1t Is the proprietor of house or his
accredited representative. all are alike In tne1r
modes of operations. in personal greetings
social intercourse, and honorable competition
and kindred feelings. They develop too, In
creased aspiration for success. based upon
manly effort, and are cordially received by
retail dealers from the smallest crossroads
merchant to the more extensive dealer In the
towns, by manufacturers. by farmers. and
other operators in our varied industries.
Growing into the vast proportions of BUSH
ness.push which has resulted from this mode
of procedure all over the boundless fields
where enterprise Is recognized in the wide
scope of our country, organization upon
true business principles, free from the de-
moralizing tendencies of strikes and their OBJ
jectionable features, has been natural conse-
quence. They represent capital and labor In
their broadcast bounds harmoniously blended
In securing common prosperity and mutual
rewards. These blessings are difused In every
community through their instrumentailty,
and. in proportion to extent, Staunton is re-
ceiying a good share through her own people
who are occupying this field of enterprise.
sTAUNToN POST c. TRAVELLERS PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION.
Previous to August, 1887, few gentlemen of
Stanton engaged "on the road" in pushing
their own business, became members of the
organization elsewhere located, and formed
the purpose of establishing a branch here,
which was then done, and full reports of their
proceedings through the SPECTATOR were given
to the public. The membership of the Post
has steadily grown, and the Staunton organi-
cation, in its connected association with
others, has secured many valuable facilities
in TRANSPORTATION and otherwise. in which
buyers and sellers are mutually Interested
When this Post was organized, IT chose
young and thoroughly active and most effi-
cient man for its President-Mr. M. A. Hope,
the representative ION the road" of one of our
large wholesale houses-whose face 1s occa-
sionally familiar on our streets, but he is ever
ION the wing" executing the design with which
he is entrusted. The Secretary was Mr.. M. A.
Booker, a partner in another large wholesale
and retail business, and, like the two men of
most work in such matters. all the other Off
GERS and committee men were selected from
the various branches of the trade OF Staunton,
and all are alike worthy representatives, of our
commercial progress.
THE SECOND YEAR OF Posi- C.
The fiscal year of the organization closes
3Oth instant, and at the meeting held on the
night of the 4th inst, at the Virginia Hotel,
the officers for the second year were elected
and other proceedings adopted as will appear
further on. MIR. M. A. Hope was reelected
President, with M. A. Booker LIST, W. M.
Blackley 2ud B. F. Bailey Sd Vice Presidents
and Mr.. R. R. Andrews, Secretary and
Treasurer. The Board of Directors are Messrs'
W. h. b. Lynn, W. r. Tyree, 9. T. Lambert,
and John McQuaide. OF the Standing COM
mittees, the Post elects the Chairman OF eacn,
who chooses his associates subject to connrmA-
ton by the Post. For Railroads. y. M:
Goode: Legislation, ]. A. Patterson, Jr., O.
Maynesboro Press, ]. h. Powell; Hotels. s.
q. Cohn; Employ ment, Andrew Bowling.
Delegates and alternates to the State Con-
vention were selected as follows -
Delegates-W. R. Tyree, John McQuaide h.
R. Andrews, Andrew Bowling.
The Alternates are Thomas Maslin, of Mid
dletown; w. M. Blackley. G. P. Lambert and
E. M. Nettleton. of Covington.
Following is the Committee of arrangements
which will lake charge of providing hall for
the deliberation of the State Convention,
of the members. &C: Geo. e.
Maslin, John McQuaide. ]. H. Powell. r. X.
s. II. COIN. W. M. Blackley, W. b.
n. Lynn. W. r. Tyree.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Messrs. J. S. HARDWOOD and H E. H1rshberg,
of Richmond-the first President and the
second Secretary of the State Division-were
present at the meeting of Post c., and made
addresses. 1t was announced that Staunton
had been selected as the place for holding the
Convention, mainly because of the good record
the Post had made, and for the spirit and zeal
of its members. There will be about one hum
dred delegates present, representing the
several Posts in the State, and In addition,
there will be in attendance several gentlemen
from other States who will make public ad-
dresses.
The Convention will hold open sessions. and
ladies and gentlemen who desire to witness
the deliberations are cordially invited TO at
tend.
The occasion will close with banquet, and
the Committee of Arrangements expect 10
make it worthy of Staunton hospitality, and
in every particular agreeable, SO that the
strangers shall carry away with Them the
most ri easant recollections of their visit to
the central city of the Valley of Virginia.
RECEPTION OF DELEGATEs-oRDKR OF MARCH
AND PRoCEEDINGs-THE BANQUET.
The Committee OF Arrangements will go
East to Alton on the Chesapeake Ohio rail-
road and escort the delegates TO the city. Arri-
wing at the depot, they will be met by an en-
Iarged lumber from the Post, and, headed by
the Stonewall Brigade Band, will march to
the Virginia Hotel.
The Convention will be held at Odd Fell
lows Hall. At half past O'Clock the column
of march will be formed at the Virginia Hotel.
the Band on the right, and will move first to
Main. then to Market, then to Frederick. then
up Frederick to Augusta, and then 10 Main
and the hall.
President Harwood will call to order and in
troduce Rev. DIR. Mcfarland, who will offer
prayer.
President Hope will make a brief address on
behalf of Staunton Pest. and his Honor, the
Mayor, the formal address of welcome on be-
half of the city. President Harwood will re-
spond, after which the Convention will enter
upon its work.
The Introductory proceedings will be inter-
spersed with music by the Band.
The BANQUET will be at the Vire inia Hotel.
Raphine.
HOW LADY TRANSACTED BUSINAsS THERE.
The new town of Raphine. on the summit OF
the central watershed of the Valley, founded