Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
T. P. A.
The Ends to be Gained by Every Drum
mer Becoming a 7. P. A.
Objects to be Attained-An Association Can
Accomplish More Than an Individual.
Where the Boys Are To-Day.
THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.

TIE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.
The Il. P. A. is working smoothly once
more and the question now arises do the
travelling men of Texas want 5000 mile
interchangeable ticket good for one year
and redemable at the end of the year
dollar for dollar for the portion of the
ticket not used? Ask any travelling man
you meet. They are anxious to have the
ticket and will buy one as soon as they
are placed on sale, for such ticket
would save every man from $40 to $40
per month, and still when you ask
them TO join the I. P. A they refuse to
do so because it cost So per year
Such men either can not or do not want
to see the advantage there is in banding
together, but when approached to join
the I. P A. will ask what good has the
Il. 2. A. ever done. Ask such man if
one year ago he didn It have to pay a
state license of S35 per year, and meet
with the annoyance in nearly every town
he visited of having constables, marshals
or sheriffs after him to show his license.
He will tell you yes such was the case,
and when you ask him if he pays the
license now he will tell you no. Still he
will ask what has the T P A ever done
when he knows, as all hon
est men know, it was
through their work that the
license law was beaten in the United
States court and it is through the hard
work of the T. P. A. that the legisla-
ture has been induced to repeal the law,
so home men will not have to pay it
Then again, ask this same man if ne
could six months ago buy a 1000-mile
ticket in the state of Texas at less than
cents mile. He will tell you he could
not, but that to-day he, is buying such
a ticket at - cents per mile, a saving of
1872 per cent of his railroad fare, and a
man would have to travel very little
not to save his annual dues to the
T. P. A every month, and still they re-
fuse to give the 7. P. A any credit for
what has been done. 1t Is queer to me
how such penurious, small-minded men
can hold positions on the road, and be it
said to their shame that where they are
not willing to lend a helping hand to aid
in correcting the abuses travelling men
are subjected to, still when there is any
concession gained they are the first to
take advantage of the same and cry
down the men who have been instru-
mental by their work and money.
10 Sdlu~lH0 sttiU cOuC0SSlOn. WITH lUUU
II. P. A. men in the state it would not
be long before we would have the 5000
mile ticket, so let every member go to
work with new energy and let us see if
we can't bring up our membership where
it should be. r. s.
The directors of the Spring Palace viii
give the travelling men q day, and we
hope they wiz begin at once to make the
necessary preparations. Put on your
caps boys and let's have some
thing new and novel in the way of pa
rade.
1t was predicted some months ago by
certain men that the Travellers protee-
tive association would never gain con-
cession from the railroads. We notice,
however, those same men are riding ON
mileage tickets at 2115 cents per mile,
which was gained by the direct workings
of the Travellers protective association
It Is supposed that those who are not