Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-27
7. P. A.
The Advantage of Membership in the
National Organization.
Measures that wiz Rebound TO the Benefit Of
the Travellers The New Club Rooms.
Where the Boys Are
BENEFITS OF YATIoNAr ORGANIZATION

SION OF the i. i. A.. as 10 WneInef OF
not they viii Withdraw from the national
association, is creating quite stir among
the travelling men all over the state.
After six years experience it was found
81 for state divisions and 81 for the ma
tional association was not sufficient to
pay the running expenses of the assoeia-
ton, and at Minneapolis last June the
constitution and by-lawS were so changed
that the annual dues on and after March
/, 1889, should be So, s. of which go TO
the national ASSOCIATION and 81 remains
with the state. Here Is where the Texas
division disagree They do not want TO
send this extra 81 to Chicago. The tive
years Texas has been in the association
shows 81 VIII not pay the running ex-
penses, and if they wish they can accord
ing to the constitution make the annual
dues 81 and keep two for the state; but
some of the men seem TO think they can
get along without tAe national association;
but it is feared they are making sad
mistake No permanent or valuable
concession can be obtained by purely
local organization This has been triad
time and again and has always failed. If
concessions in railroad matters are asked
for in the name Of local division, almost
every road will reply that greater por-
tion,of their traffic consists of travelling
men who are not residents of
the state which is asking the
concession, hence they cannot see
how they can consistently grant the con-
cesSion asked for. But when it is asked
in the name of the travelling men of the
United States, it will then have its
weight
Then again, in the matter of national
legislation, what could the state of Texas
do alone? 1t is learned from good au-
thority that the Fifty-th third congress will
amend the Interstate commerce law to
make it read as follows:
Provided that nothing in this act shall
be construed to plohibit any common
carrier from giving reduced rates of
transportation to commercial travellers,
whether employer or employee, who travel
to sell merchandise for wholesale busi-
ness, taking orders from dealers for goods
for subsequent delivery.
The national legislative committee has
been hard at work, and the above
amendment is meeting with favor from
the business men all over the country
and the COMMITTEES VINO are at Washing
ton looking after the matter report there
is not member of either Rouse opposed
to the amendment and if travelling men
continue to phil together they will get the
legislation they want >
If the finances OF the association were
in such a condition that they could retain
a cOmpetant man to, travel and look after
the interests of the association concessions
would be gained much easier, and the
change in the constitution was made with
that end in view. The great trouble, in
fact the only trouble, that has ever ex-
listed regarding the commercial travellers
of this country obtaining concessions the
same as they do in England, France,
Canada and other countries, has been
simply the difficulty of keeping the
American commercial traveller united
Let Texas stand together and pull with
the national association by all means.
The T. P. A. club is a grand success,
and is carrying ont the purpose for which
it was started. There has been an aver
age of sixteen visiting travelling
men entertained at the club every
day since it was opened, and it
is with great pride the home tPav-
elers take their friends to see the nice,
pleasant rooms they have III which
to pass the dreary honrs and they appre-
ciate their comfortable quarters.
W. a. Disborough, representing the
National oil works and mill supply com
pany, was pleasant caller at the club
yesterday, and had it not been for an at
tractire little wife in Dallas he would
have stayed in this city, and the pros
poets are good for him to move to the
Fort.
J. B. Richardson of Boston arrived
with his family yesterday and will make
Fort Worth headquarters while he rus
ties for trade.
E. C. Dodson, representing J. B.
Siel1les saddlery company, st. Louis,
says Fort Worth is the most enterpTislng
town in the state, and the travelling men
should appreciate the effort made to make
their stay pleasant.
George Sterges, Boston, viii be found
at the Pickwick by his many friends.
B. HirshReld, Cincinnati, will spend
Sunday at the Ellis.
R. c. Combs, Darlington Montgom-
cry 5 pusher, arrived IN the city from the
West late last evening.
VIM. A. Butts arrived last night and
has treat in store for himself, as he was
one of the first members of the club but
has net seen the roem since it was fitted
up.
e. s. Edwards, representing the Brown
tobacco company, Montgomery, Mo
has been enjoying the club several days
and says it 5 daisy.
II. Utterback, st. Louis, is regis
tered at the Ellis fer Sunday, and the
boys will try to entertain him nicely at
the club.
J.P. Bunell, ST. Joseph, Mo-, will
spend Sunday at the Pickwiek.
A. C. Ritehie, ST. Louis, was regis
tered at the Piekwiell last night, and was
locked for at the club, bnt be missed
connection and didn t get there.
John B Lillard, Waterbury, Conn.
will be found at the Ellis to-day.
H. Clayton, Cincinnati, was among
the well-kuewn travellers who arrived at
the Piekwiok.
T. H Wear has been enjoying the club
this week aud is getting billiards down so
fine that he can make run of three once
during the evening.
Charles Peterson, New Orleans, is
registered at the pickwiek He was not
feeling wei last night and could not get
to the club.
F. Mailman registered at the Pick
wick last night. Pat Used to register