The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-28
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Il WI Probably be Ineugurated At the
Atlanta Cocvention-

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/ TIE Savannah branch Of the Southern
F Travellers ASSOCIATION viii meet Tomorrow
b night and the selection OF delegates TO the
! atlanta convention viii come ~. The
7 membership q the branch has been steadily
. increasing until the roll includes nearly all
/ Of the prominent merch ants Of the CITY and
/ almost every travelling man VINO GOES out
I from Savannah.
lie bralehs headquarters. mmoaly
known as the travellers exchange, IS De.o-n-
/ ing more popular every day, and Is a re1dez-
vous for al TIE travelling men Is DO visit
! Savannah. Trey fai i mos. c1Eve5iently
located % spend tLelr leisure moments n
attending to TIER corresps 4dence. A great
may nave their mall seat il care the trzy-
elers' exchange. O1e Of the officials Of the
branch said last night that II is now be-
ginning 70 serve the purpose Tor which
Il Was established, and il VIII So n be one
q tae city's established inst tutiOns. The
members are taking Lively interest in the
coming conventions on May ). The
importance Of the Insurance
eatGre, to bediscussed there,
Is beginning 70 assume proportions that viii
insure for tbe association the Success that
Il hopes Tor. The Savannah branch" be
added mas been ali along prominently
Identified with the associations success.
am the activity displayed by the branch
has not been equaled by any OF her sister
branches
This entities Savannah, he said, TO the
headquarters for another year, but it VIII
no doubt meet with much opposition from
the other branches, particularly Atlanta
which hopes TO secure the plum. Whatever
concessions, be said, have been received
nave been mainly through the efforts Of the
Savannah branch, and tine Standing Of the
association IS based 70 a great extent upon
the woTk done here. The members Of the
Savannah branch look with pride 70 their
home, which is low kno~n throughout the
south. Oteer cities are eadaavorilg 70 iIni-
tate the example set them. particularly
New Orleans, which is making a great
effort - establish the same kind of an ex-
change. Nowhere. however, is more &C
ilvity displayed than IN this city in such
matters.
The recent election of Mr. F.
X Douglass secretary Of the asso-
citation, the official said, is mss ct
ing with general favor. He win probably
be manager Of the insurance feature TO be
inauguTated. The names of MIR. II. ".
Conner and Of Maj. J. F. Hanson of Macon,
are either acceptable, be said, 10 Savan-
nan branch for president. Both are well
qualified for the presidency Of tie
Insurance feature under the auspices
OF the association. There is no
4~@~SNA WHY LIE EoOulHSTH 1TdVGleTs
association. cannot establish its own COM
pany and realize the benefits that seem to
have been secured by other insurance com
panies. Other organizations in the west
ana northwest are equally as successful in
tbs regard, only upon a smaller scale, and
all OF them make great efforts to secure and
retain the business in the south.
Other members claim that with the nom
ina! charge Of say SO per name, the com
pany could pay large dividends to its policy
holders, providing the association is run on
a purely mutual basis and the surplus dis
tT15Uted among its members.