Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-28
A DRUMMER'S LIFE.
lit L. Not q Continual Round OF Tn
ending joy.
The Worn Out Angels VIII be Provided with
sanitsrium-Ths 7. P. A. Grow
ing Rapidly.

+, A GAZETTE reporter met Last night Mr..
| C. A. Baroher of St. Louis, promi-
neut member of the Travellers protective
! association OF America. Mr.. Barcher
had just returned last night from st.
Louis, whero be spent the Christmas
holidays, but he has recently made a
tour of the principal cities OF Texas, and
in speaking of the matter last night was
enthusiastic about the progress and evil
dent prosperity to be seen every where in
the state.
Mr.. Barcher is typical travelling
man, genial. whole souled and full of
talk. He Is an enthusiast when it comes
to the travelling men 3 organization, and
In res ponse TO interrogatious gave some
interesting facts about the order.
al suppose, snid he, ''it will be
very generally admitted that trade and
commerce. are oyerpowerng forces that
drive barbarism and the ghost dance
eTectuGlly 10 the wall. In the wake of
the hardy pioneers. even before the rail
roads, the commercial traveller followed
Z hey ond the frontier lines of civilization
and established trading posts among the
children of the forest in the far West.
VI course III WIS uOL tFSES INtECuhus " no
shoaZd the pluck 10 thus push his bust
ness, but there were those who did.
American ingenuity, invention and en-
Ierprise have done more to further the
ends OF commerce and render the life of
Traveller comparatively pleasant, than
\ the cont noi forces OF the res> Of the
world. Tne enterprise of the merchants
and mann faCturess OF the United States,
= as well IS the energy and business acu-
men OF tas commercial Traveller CT this
country are known the world over. The
origin aud growth OF the Travellers pro-
tective association is almost the history
" the commercial development of the
country. As set forth III the preamble
10 its constitution, the object of the asso-
oiaiIon is 20 further this interest of CON-
mercial trave ers, by giving them better
hotel ans railroad accommodations,
greater allowance Of baggage while
Ntraveliug, etc. These are the main OBJ
fleets Of the association. aud will con-
tinue 10 be. A sDecia! feature of the
association l. life policy for the benefit
of the family of the member in case of
death, accident or injury.
"Gou like the life of q commercial
traveller? interiected the reporter.
"It IS not life OF ease, as many peo-
pie suppose, replied Mr.. Barcher.
"No com nercial traveller ever succeeded
without harl and constant labor. He
must be man of special qualifications,
accurate and quick III Judgment of man
kind, and last, but by no means least,
ALWAYS in good humor. He must sac
'itice MI the comforts of home, and |
Mink the love of home is implanted by
nature in the breast of every man no
matter how rowing spirit he may be.
OF course, II goes without saying, that
the success OF the II arChant and manu-
facturer Ia dependent upon the success of
the travel n men. III order TO get the
best results, of course the best men must
be procured, and II is the object Of the
Travellers protective association to make
! life AS pleasant and easy as possible,
re benefit features for it's members. so
"a 81 the best class of men can be induced
50 stay on The road. The interests of the
travelling men and the merchants and
manufacturers are exactly Identical.
Therefore il will De very generally sd-
mitted, think, thar i; any class of men
are deserving of generous consideration
Vt the hands OF the merchants and
manufacturers of this country, it Is their
/ busted representatives, who have caused
ie stream of prosperity 10 tow In upon
tnem''
''Is the Travellers association growing
in this state, asked the reporter?
y cit is and very rapldly'' said Mr..
Nrcher. S. A. Brown of Houston, is
Z, SeRt of the association, and under
u sminiaratIon the ASSOCIATION has
<d III members very rapidly.
travelling men are taking very
Sst III the movement of the
welers protective ASSOCIATION
alishmeut of sanitorium
.Shporary rest for CONNER
81 whose physical condition,
jsickness. disease or accident,
Fu' unfit for the road.
buud shisJ'Y
raise funds TO erecl .sssee.'sr-
OF the hero. Liz. Al " "