The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-22
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constitutional Amendments The semi
nenf of the business tommnnity-ihe
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Manager OF Nttlt 'lNlNlvh- ihhh't 'fii
aryl. who shall devote his entire time 'o
he securing of members, acting a. See
reiarv and attending 10 an such other
business ~ the prosperity os each state
+ Division NAV require. This amendment,
il adoptcd, would no doubt result IN
f benefit 10 the association but We cannot
sec O. here the salary is 10 come from
T What Division to-day can Afford to pay
out Of an annual dues of ~ a salary 10
any officer sufficiently large for him Go
devote his entire time TO the interest of
/ his Division. Virginia Division, which
i'm point OF membership is above the ay-
eraee. cannot possibly 10 il, and we
don't think the National AssOcia
/ lion il in a position to add thirty
N more salaried officers tO its
present list Ii such an office
- 10 be- created. let IL be a national of.
dcer lint We cannot even see the necessity
of this. since the duties of the national
secretary a. laid down IN the constilu-
+ lion. covers the ground entirely, and IL
another salaried officer is To bee attached
f go the association, let il be- an assistant
secretary We do not want 10 bee under
stood ~ opposed t0 the amendment. but
we feel satisfied that i'm order TO accom-
+ ulish the desired end ion view. something
+ else has got 90 be done besides creating
saaried officials The needs OF the hour
is something more substantial and Jess
+ rXpen-ive What the +. T. 4. needs is
less personal aggrandizcment and The
elimination az ali political schemes
+ from its midst, and more def
mite plan of action and concert
F ed efforts substituted in lieu there
F Of Let membership certificate
f DE worth its face value, and the holder
F thereof appreciate its worth. Make
agreements between railroad corpora
ti0ns and hotel pIoprieioT- and the assoc
citation that viii prove mutually hcneh-
cial. and lct them bee kept secret and in
yi0ldbic. Select such men tO adminisicr
tAc affairs of the association that are
competent and worthy Adopt such
measures as viii prove beneficial to the
members from national standpoint, and
leo each and all strive tO carry the same
90 70 successful issue. and the desired end
win naturally follow. and the Qucs-
ton solve itself ln order that our mem
bcrship may Doe increased We
have got 90 show some direct benefits,
and while ii J, true that the +. b. a. bias
been tue direct cause OF remeding many
evils. yet 30 i- equally true that every
act $50 far accomplished has proven
beneficial go the commercial traveller lea
general ct there De solid union in
ideas and facts. and more secrecy of
concession gained. and the time is not
far distant when our membership will
increase without any eyeuion on our
part Nc hope. however TO see this
question fully discussed
TIE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
Tho sentiment of the business COM
muniiy heartily supports The efforts of
abe Travellers Protective Association to
secure 60 commercial travelling agents
the advantage of special rates Di trans
portion. lnder Tie principles uniyer-
sally recognized in business, The travel
ing salesman who Is constantly on the
road and whose occupation is that of
creator of traffic hy The negotiations of
sales of merchandise 90 be shipped over
the route be- trayerses, is entitled tO re.
duced rates of TRANSFORMATION and these
could not De regarded as an unjust dis
elimination against any other class of pas
sengcrs. The much-dispuied proviso of
the Interstate Commerce law making
exceptions tn cases of "dissimiar circum-
stances and conditions can have no bet
ter application than 90 this exception TO
ordinary passenger traffic The com
merclM salesman is exceptional la the
constancy and purpose Of his journey
ings. and specially In The fact that The
railroad has itself direct interest in
his movements, and legitimate bust
ness reason for granting reduced rates
10 the traveller whose mission is 90 obtain
orders for goods that will swell It's
traffic
The above article is clipped from the
New York Dtiy Commercial Bulletin,
one of the leading commercial news
papers IN this country, and is significant
from the fact that itutters the sentiment
oi the business community in general
80 better reasons than are given in this
article need be produced 10 convince all
parties interested that there should bee
such AN Interpretation OF the Interstate
Commerce Law as will permit railroad
companies 90 make special rates 90 COM
mefcial travellers II Che members of
NNililr ga fNAAf ALUM NAA Nf KUN AAN'
tickets. then it is surely right and
just that commercial travellers Dee
&c least allowed to have such
rates of fare different from the rates
which are extended 10 person WHO .
probably takes trip once in IA year. There I
Is no questioning the fact, that IN every
new section of country which has been F.
opened by railroads, that the drummers
have done as much towards improving I.
lhe methodsof doing business. styie 7
of living urging better facilities tor
eduatiOn, often contributing from
their own pockets, 10 tue building .
of schools and churches. In which .
the new country had previously I
been deficient In England this has been
long ago recognized, as the very
first thing The Government does .
ia opening ont new country, is 10 en- /
courage commercial travellers To work up
ils business. The most important thing
that the Travellers Protective Association I
can now DO j. 90 use every effort, and /
all the influence they can secure, towards .
bril- ging about this much needed change
in railroad matters. II is well known
that the passage of the Inter Stale Com
merce bill prevented the association from
being As useful rs il had promised 10 be-,
but we are encouraged from such articles
a. this New York paper has written, as
well rs the opinions expressed by mum
Der Of public men, and their promises 10
do All in their power 10 bring about such
a change as will allow railroads 10 make
rates for commercial travellers as they
see iii. This matter should be- talked
mp OH every occasion By all members of
the association, with "a view TO getting
strong popular sentiment in favor OF
il. In the Northwestern states the
} 900 mile book is being used Ga about
forty railroads, and the cost is only two
cents per mile One combination alone.
Of tweniy-oDe railroads, accepting
this interchangeable book over their
roads We have done all that is pos
sible in This section TO get the Southern
system 81 roads TO grant It's similar
concession, but our persistent efforts in
this direction have only been rewarded
by promises that the matter should be-