The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-12
T. p. A. COLUMN.
ITEMS or INTEREST TO THE AS
ISOLATION

Prepared Expressly for "Thc Daily
TImes"-EIcction Day Celebrated a. n
Drumner-' Holiday Contributing Mem
beers To he solicited Remarks Concern
ing Hotels.
As all drummors are sometimes entitled
% 70 day of rest and The fraternity eener-
allv in the state accepted last Tuesday a.
holiday. We gladly took advantage Of IL
likewise. and omitted the usual +. l.. A..
column. We have been greatly bcnciited
by the holiday. and shall from this time
J forward try and give such IT. j.. A. news
n will encourage the workers Of the assO-
citation. and prevail on all travelling men
outside 10 at once .bocOme members. To
our merchants and manufacturers We shall
continue 20 appeal for that moral support
aud backing they should extend. rs We
have an abiding faith in their sound jude-
mcni and liberal spirit toward the ae-Ocia-
Zion.
There has been committee appointed TO
solicit contributing members. and we cor
daily invite an earnestly request that when
that committee calls you Will give them
your name. a- associate member.
GcnflemenO OF the committee. call on every
ioilber and manufacturer IN the city and tell
them the objects Of the association and We
are satisfied none will refuse YOU.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
We have received communication from
~taio-DireciOr John {. Iiagan. lie reports
business extremely good and say. the south
was never in a better condition. lie thinks
the selection Of George Gibson aS president
Of ..p0st d." good one. and viii give gen
rrnl satisfaction. Let George pull OF hir
coat and roll UP his sleeves and make "fo,i
D." q dandy.
&. W. Saunders. representing The Paiier
son tobacco Company. was in Rome. Ga.
last week mstlng for his firm. He j.
strong ~. i. A." man, and j. enthusiastic
I'm his praise Of lionkinc. Bowie a Co.. Gal
lipnliS. Ohio. for the courteous manner they
treat the commercial men that visit them.
Richmond was filled with travelling men
last week. Among those here we met 4. J..
s,dnOr. W. .. ~helburn and John White
pleasure we have not enjoyed for many
months. bat alas. by the time this column
appears. they will bee again on the road.
Hard life. bows. bui can't De helped.
President Hope has again been with MS.
and. as usual brought his vest pocket full
of applications. lie is what the Denver
bow. call "a get there" viii Brother Hope
excuse a, for being absent last Friday
NIGHT. will explain. let ms here from yOu.
Give as some of Your good sound points. We
need them: You have been keeping Too
quiet.
ANOTHER HIT Al OUTSIDE TRAVELLERS.
We have been approached by a brother
travelling man, who.has since written H., he
thinks we are little too severe on tho-r
out side travelling men who viii not Join the
T.P.A. We do not desire 10 wound the
delicate feelings Of these ecnilenun. or do /
we wish 10 offend them. bat must say they /
are very easily prckCd. and quickly finch /
when told truths. yet can and do accept /
concession. and sop up all the benefits /
gained by lhc hard. hard work OF other /
travelling men of the association. Oh no. /
THAT does NOT soom tO pierce their otherwise /
fender hearts. bat give facts that do NOT /
sound we'll io The car, and they throw mp |
their hands in hOly horror. SOW let, hr /
candid. We do not think yOn are acting
-puarc. Come in; give It's your little old /
two collars year. We need you in our
&C.. Or. 81. y . soss, @! .s5. :.s j..
ore y the ry,Al. a. the himhall House.
AtleSa- Ga sheS night. The boy; got
worked up asout the way they were being
treated. aud it. was strongly urged that the
travelling men build a hotel lor the accom-
of commercial travellers only: % |
-NN lii'' N'ii'i "a Ni1 ~ 'N"'r MANI IT, ' +
Joint stock company. and the boys take the
stock. II WAS also stated ON good authority
that there were several Of the prominent
merchant, who would subscribe literally.
The trouble WAS caused hy the himDall.
Although their published rates tp COM
mrrcial men are from two and a hail 1
lo four dollars per day. yet are char--
ing the boys for li'tlo eight hy ten
dark inside room So ner day. when If two
occupied il the rate was the same, and for
ln ordinary size room. where a fellow could /
show samples il occupied alone. - was the
figure. There is chance here for the na-
iiOnal hotel committee. The Brown House
al Macon. Ga. came the same dodge during
iho state fair held last week. charging the
l0y. 80 The Lanicr House ~ the same
place gave the BOYS a square deal. and in
consequence il the place for them 90 stop
hereafter.
The now Caldwell House. Birmingham.
Ala. is daisy. but rates are steep. Let
the energetic. chairman Of the hotel come
mticO get in his work. The new Duncan
House. Nashville. Tenn. is the jamesQ. y.
dandy. aud no mistake. II is continually
crowded with commercial men. while the
Maxwell House. same place. j. i'm the soup.
Tine proprietor of Tai, old ranch. when the
bows would complain OF the way they were
treated. would say we don't send for YOU;
hui he is sending for them now.
but to This call they Respondent NOT. II is
"a Well-knOwn fact that travelling men are
very foreiVing. hui 90 Doe treated a. some
times the, are D., rude and unpublished
fourih-cla-- hotel proprietor Whenever the
presents itself, they always
strike back. and The word j. invariably
passed along the line giving warning "a
other fcliOW-trO cler, 90 beware.
TIE STATE HOTEL COMMITTEE.
We have heard very little from the chair
man of oar state hotel committee. VIII he
kindly advise MS of his work. soWc can give
10 t. the member, on the road: Get tO work.
now. the excitement of last week Is past.
40 excuses: results arc what We want. and
when every man does his duty faithfully
and earnestly. then, and not tii then. can
we point with pride 10 orr Division