The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-07

Itoms of Interest 60 the Association IRE
pared Especially for Mondays Times. "
The southern Travellers Association

An association has been organized To-
Georgia composed of commercial travel
crs. and known as the Southern Travel
ers' Association 10 numbers about two
hundred members. and am invitation ha.
boon extended 90 AN of the Southern
States TO cooperate In the movement
It's first convention will De held IN Sa.
yannah IN May next, and while we wish
them much success We must admit that
their prospects are not very encouraging.
for I'M antagOuizng the Travellers Pro-
tcctiye Association IL BIAS made its first
false step. and we trust that they vii.
soon sce the error of their way and Coz
operate with the T. =. A.. for there is
room enough in The South tor TWO come
mercial associations, ii they Will work
with The same end i'm vleW-the welfare
of thr commercial Travellers
Tm INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAw.
Every travelling man and every mer-
chant should unite with The I =. A In
their earnest, determined effort 90 secure
an amendment To- the interstate COM
mcrco Jaw excepting commercial travel
ems from the operations OF that act. The
following article from the Western Ir0f-
dsr. of 81. Louis. bearing upon the sub
icct, will no doubt boz read 10y our many
readers with much interest
The movement Il beyond question the
most important one ever inaugurated by
the T T. A., and should be- encouraged
and assisted. morally and financially. by
the business community IN general That
o..
stands upon tine slatute-hOOks Is a detri-
ment to commerce, IN 500 far as it affects
the interests OF the representatives,
of commerce no one can deny
Any law which increases the burdens
of The travelling men, hy increasing their
expenses, or IN any way hamperng them
re1eciiyely injuries thc entire business OF
Che country The fundamental principle
upon which the interstate commerce act
was based Is identcally ,he same as that
upon which roso the declaration Of indie
pendence and the COMMUNICATION rin-
ciple of equal rights-and resting upon
this base the law as q whole is inn
pcrishable But even the trainers
OF the interstate commerce law did NOT
consider 10 perfect 10 Was presented
'AAAl 'AN ID n NN 'A'-I .N' m f''t'| 10 ffAi
which might be erected q legislative mOn-
umeni 90 stand as long as justice and
liberty existed 10 was expected that
"a law of such great importance. and so
closely affecting The commercial interests
of the country. would be repeatedly
amended as iimo and experience re-
vealed its imporfectiou- It's application
TO the commercial travellers being mani.
festly boz opposition 10 the objects OF the
law, IAN amendment sucA as Mt Picker.
ing suggests can not consistently De OBJ
iected i0. and We are confident that Il
long pull and q strong pun on tho pant
of the travellers and business men SILL |
secure the desired result
RAILROADS.
The first passenger train 90 cross The .
new bridge of the Chesapeake and Ohio /
railroad. over the Ohio river al Cincin- |
natl came from Huntington. ". Va. /
over the new road down the South bank .
of the Ohio river. and contained Mr. g. /
p Huntington and Mr.. NJ J.. ingalls, F..
The crossing was made On The afternoon T
of December % 10 Is understood that
the new road win not De- pu' into active /
perhaps. until the work OF /
balasting Is thoroughly done The .
Management promises after May ! 90 ran F.
solid trains from Cincinnati t0 New /
York
President ingalls,. of the Chesapeake /
and Ohio road, and Of the T.. /. ST. J..
and c.. has given Instructions that the /
new bridge over the Ohio river at Gin /
cinnati should be used after January Isl I
for the interchange of Che freight traffic 4
of the two roads ltWiIl Doe sixty DAYS F.
before 10 will Doe used for the passenger .
traffic of the road.
II gives much satisfaction 90 the NOM
bers of the Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION TO know that the Louisville F
Southern railroad has been leased by the .
Louisville New Albany and Chicago /
Mr. F. o. Mccormick the general pas F
senger agent of the latter. is "a prime /
fayorite Of commercial travellers APP /
the importance OF having them .
for friends, ho has shown them kind T
nesses whenever il was possible 90 do so. .
The boys will not forget these iayors.
HOTELS
The hotel committee OF the North
Carolina Division Travellers Protective
Association have issued q circular am
nouncing the following concessions 20
members Of the L. =. 4. on presentation
of their membership certificate Battery
Park Hotel Ashyille, regular rate 81
T. p A. rate $3 Swamra Hotel. Ash
vile, regular rate 50, L. =. 4 rate $3.50,
Central and Buf0ri hotels, Charlotte re-
gular rate $3.50, T. = A rate 81 orion
Hotel Wilmington, regular rate $3.50
T. T. A. rate SO; bus and trunks 10 all
hotels IN Charlotte, T p. 4. rate 10 cents
night carriage 20 depot Charlotte, I. +
A. rate % cents; Wells transfer bus
round trip, Rockingham, T. p. 4. rate
- cents; bus and trunks 10 all hotels in
Greensboro free; Wrights Hotel, Char
louisville, Va, regular rate, $3.50, T. 2.
A rate s.
r. =. A. GRIPLETs.
The Alabama Division OF the Travellers
Protective Association has been organized
by the election Of the following officers
for the ensuing year
Preiident-GeOrge III. Jones
First Vice Presidents G. Newbur-
ger
Second Nice-Preslden,-R G.. Foun-
tain
Secretary and Treasurer-George o.
Murrell
Board Of Drectors-Two years-M
Hirscher, G " Butt
Board of Directors-One year-E. +.
Horton, A. G. Ward, 5 j. Hahn.
Chairman Railroad Committee-L.
Schwsrz,