The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-01
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVLLEI

world than any other class of men. lheY
shall. and many oft them do make their
houses and give them The standing and
dignity in commercial life that they en-
JOY Such men are now appreciated.
That all travelling men are saints we
do not pretend 10 assert. Many are not
as "a rule Those that are not soon change
their business and permanently retire
from The road "fOi cause \ very promi-
nrnt lawyer of one OF our best railroads
% feW years ago painted travelling man
rod-much. perhaps, 90 bis own grailh-
cation, bat 10 the dctriment OF the road
f0 the tune of many thousand dollars.
N the excess Ot dunmers sales were
taken from The natural "0ld mail-Order
system" 70 would affect trade and com
mcrce more than the combined deaths of
+ the Ast0rs. Goulis and Vanderbilt.
BOYS. 90 90 the top sell Atwood goods
and thirty-six inches wide, represent
vour ware tor al they are worth, and no
more. II your employers fail 20 appre.
ciafe your work, others are looking for
such men, Patience, perseverance, and
persistent honest work will win in the
End far better than shystering Com.
mercial men are not strikers unless 10 bee
for higher wages. ami the best way 10
secure raise Is by making your services
Indispensable
The Albany. New York Jounai, speak
inl of the commercial traveller. thus de-
scribcs him ~ here was a time when
the drummer was popularity considered
a- % target for weak wiiticisms, hut his
calling has become magnided with los
b Gas
dav. the commercial traveller is the
herald of prosperity. lie Is doing most
of me work of opening new worlds for
business. He is keen. energetic, pelse-
yerin. lie s the d,dnt c0ar'fc of ciyili-
ufiom The drummer of to-day is The
millionaire and merchant prince Of to-
morrow May bis crip-sack never grow
smaller, or hi- diamonds diminish in size.
THE NATIONAL PRESIDENCY.
Tie following gentlemen have been
prominently mentioned IN connection
with the national presidency of the Iray-
elefs' Protective Association Nes-rs VI
j. Pickering. of Pennsylvania present
incumbentr II ~ Root, of Indiana; ).
A. Parson Haines. of New York, and
j. T.. Van pelt, of Kentucky
THE PRESIDENCY.
Fort Wayne G0zene We believe that
when the time comes IL will be "a good
naiured case of Root hog or die 20 see
Nh0 will get the "Pclt
Louisville Past. The Indiana idea has
evidently taken Root 1t is, there
fore. q foregone conclusion that she will
lead the Van in the presidential race
Here's hopin that she will.
Fort WAYNE G0-ette. Since you penned
that j. C., tho chaineses' are that the
Empire State will have an opinion 10
"Iarse on the subject What ). 4.
you 20 that.
Well. II there is i0 be a case of Root,
hog. OF die" what IS A" you If we
parse on" 10 the Quaker City and .
there Pick the Van who has the
Pety
Mn. $. A. Haines, of New York, who .
is known 90 an T. = 4 3 as the Parson
and Temperance Orator of the AssOcia-
ton. is one of The oldest commercial f.
travellers on the road. and "a far back as
1866 was treasurer of the Commercial +
Travellers Association OF North Amer /
lea. His name has been prominently I
brought forward for the national presi /
dcncv. and If me could be induced TO ac- +
cept the same. 10 would undoubtedly be .
the very best election that could posi- .
bly, be made for the position.
TP.A. eRIPLETs.
The Virginia contingent seems TO be- .
toe getting mp steam preparatory for a +
hard run az Atlantic CITY Go 10, old .
boys II you get time please send us a .
key TO your riddle.-Ihe R0ad
Are YOU going to the Atlantic City .
convention. If so make your arrange
ments accordingly The convention
meets on june rs next.
The chairman of the National Press
Committee is actively engaged compiling
the history of the AssOcia. ion, and eX-
poets 10 have il ready for the printer by
April Is In the performance of this
duty Mr. llirshberg is being assisted by
Messrs =. c. SHIELD, OF this city, .. =.
lindell, OF Aenia, o., and j. r. Stone, Of
Chicago.
At the National Convention of 1887,
held az 81. Louis, Mo, Virginia was the
banner State of the South in number of
members. At the late Convention. held
Al Minneapolis, MINI, in June, 1898,
Kentucky Jed, with Virginia close sec
ond This year the Southern States will
rank as follows Kentucky, Texas.
Louisiana, Virginia. Tennessee, Ala.
5ama, North Carolina, Florida, South
Carolina and Georgia
During the past year the largest gain
in membership was in the South, all of
the States having increased their mem
bersaip except Virginia, South Carolina
and Georgia.
JOBLOTs
Among those most prominently men
toned as delegate to the National Con.
yention 10 be held at Atlantic City next
June. is Nh. j. h. Kearney, OF Kinney 70.
bacco Company.
Mr.. John b. Culpeper, the newly
elected president OF Post ID, and who
has been secretary for the past year, is
The Southern representative OF the Rem
lngt0n typewriter
Mr. Joseph Wallerstein, the newly
elected secretary of Post " ID, is a mem
Der of the firm Of II. Walersiein & Co,
merchants, and is a good
selection.
The following gentlemen will compose
he delegation from Richmond to the
State Convention 10 be held in this city
IN May I'd, 1889 W. r. D. Gascoyne.
H. L. hirshberg, +. C. Peek, \. T. Aber.
lethy {. Millhiser, j. B. Culpeper, Ii. +.
Baker, W q. Shelburne, J. +. Kear-
iey, :. j. Binswanger Z. Z. Muir
ay, J. c. Williams, 5. c. SHIELD.
Z. p. Voolfolk, Julius Edel, ].
!. Harwood, c. II. Phillips, X. ).
crump, J. Ii. White, W H. Maxwell, J.
" allerstein, W. ID. Courtney, A. Cohen,
\. Ainslie, NJ. F. Montague, J. e. I
lagan, X. A. Weaver, T. l.. Gofi, h. b.
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