The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-11
TIE TRAVELLERS EXCHANGE.
The Formal Opening to Take Place in
short Time.

8 snort Time
The Travellers Exchange, which the
| Southern Travellers Association has been
getting up, is ready for the furniture The
house committee Of the association has
everything about complete. and in = few
days the rooms will Be fitted up WITH al
/ the modern furniture Of a first class club
room and exchange.
The membership Of the Savannah branch
Of the travellers association. which i now
273, IL is expected viii be $50 by January,
when the exchange will be in successful
| operation. By December tie Savannah
travellers will be in from their second and
last fall trip and will remain in, probably
most Of them. q few weeks. getting up their
samples for spring business. The business
men report that the outlook for al immense
| business is fiattering. Savsnnsh's terri
tory being enlarged every day, necss-
sarily increases the number Of travellers,
and the Southern Travellers Association
looks for an increase II is members from
this source. The House COMMITTEES Is CON-
posed Of the following members: Thomas
Stockton, chairman; +. X Douglas. A. n
LETTER, l. G. ScharzbauIn, and /. A Solo
mons. The committee Is actively engaged
making every arrangement, and doing
everything which will add 70 the COVE
nience and comfort of the exchange. Pc
riodicals and literature, together with rail-
road guides, tariff and general information
for the benefit Of travellers, viii be on file,
not only for the members, but for the north
ern and western travelling men who pass
through the city and avail themselves of
the convenience which the exchange will
afford.
The Macon, Atlanta and Augusta
branches have not yet shown the vim and
energy which is exhibited by Savannah
branch. In all matters pertaining TO the
advancement Of the association she has
been foremost. From the present outlook
Savannahs progressiveness anu success in
obtaining concessions from the railroads
will entitle it to the headquarters for an
other year. Savannah is now working in the
New Orleans division of the Travellers Pro-
correspondence with the New Orleans
Board OF Trade, and expects to have that
division Of travellers join forces with the
Southern Travellers Association. Quite
lively correspondence has sprung up be-
tween Mr.. Beiknap, secretary of the board
Of trade, and the Savannah branch in refer
ence 70 what the branch has accomplished,
and also upon other matters relating to the
work.
Secretary Robinson, in securing the pro-
posed universal commercial ticket now be-
ing 6kAla~CA AOuEAoub huc " hlLS0 Dt6bCoy
and particularly by the officers OF the Sa-
vannah branch Of Southern Travellers
Association, has been promised the CO.
operation of the New Orleans travellers.
The secretary said that the Travellers Pro-
tective Association seems TO be on
the decline, and from the present
outlook it Is on is last legs
Letters received from prominent officers Of
the organization in the south intimate that
the southern states, not now represented,
will soon be in a position to join forces with
the Southern Travellers Association.
The charter of the Southern Travellers AS
ISOLATION, recently secured from the Georgia
legislature, locates the headquarters here
for one year, and 1t is the purpose to secure
them a second year, since Savannah has
done more work toward building up the
association. Certificates of membership
have Just been autographed, and negoti-
ations are pending with the hotels and
hyeries in the associations territory
whereby its members, on presentation of
the membership certificate, will be entitled
to certain concessions Upon the thorough
equipment of the Savannah branch club
rooms an entertainment will be given.