The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-24
TO REVIVE THE s. T. a.
A New Organization TO be Effected
Tonight

The Savannah branch Of the Southern
Travellers Association will be reorganized
tonight in the parlors Of the Screven
house. A committee meeting was held at
the Screvsn yesterday afternoon and all
preiiminaries for the reorganization were
arranged.
The reorganization Is all the talk among
travelling men. There was good deal OF
discussion and good-natured guyinR be-
tween those who are moving to re-
organize and the "kickers" whom 1t
new organization.
The work of reorganizirR has been going
on quietly for some time among few lead
| ing members OF the old organization, who
were determined that Savannah should not
he without branch of the Southern Trav
! elers' Association. 1t would not do, they
say, to let the prime mover and natural
head Of the organization remain out of
! the fold, especially when there was
such cry from the organiza-
ton elsewhere for Savannah to Join
them IL upholdiHg the rights OF trayering
men and securing recognition from the
railroads of their just demands, 50 they
reasoned.
Mori Abram, is recognized as the leader
of the movement for reorganization, but be
has several active assistants. One OF these
outlined the plans Of the new branch last
night.
at will start out with about $50 mem
bers,n he said land will include nearly
all the travelling men in the city
There are few who became known in
the late organization as the 'kickers' who
have not been invited TO join. We are
on friendly terms with them personally,
but they are not wanted in the organization
for the obvious reason that they are 'Eick-
ers' We are obliged to have branch here
20 hold up our end with the travelling men
Of other cities. The new branch
will be little different from
the old one. There will be no club
life about ii and very little
attempt at sociality, to begin with at least.
II will be business organization purely.
The prime OBJ ect OF the organization is TO
join with the othsr branches of the South
ern Travellers Association 90 secure propsr
and reasonable rates from the railroads for
the drummers. We wsns first a 2-ceat-a.
mile rate and :, o99-nile ticket from the
Southern Passenger Association, good on
all southern -,sl& We want also the
allowances Tor excess baggage increased to
about So yus=-4s Our demands are
onlT 7akuC&Saa The drummers do more
tr8TsEag tes2 any Other class of people.
Tesy - -1ars travelling on some roads than
81. csiasr .iASssss p; together. \ ct the best
tAs- "a rsd Is = 000-mile ticket for 81.
Any as,'.y .iHe c@n get the same thing that
ss1z II Every railroad agent al every
town a ,nG the read lies 10 wait for the
dr11.1ers IL pognce upon his trunks
the Elnmeni snsy are placed upon the
platform 20 weigh them and see
IL shsre il Eos few pounds of excess bag
gage Ne can make extra charge on. The
dzhE IS on and we are bound to succeed.
The matter will probably be carried before
the railroad commission and urged there n
The branch will be organized under the
| charter of the old Savannah branch. A
branch will also be organized in Charleston
soon and both branches will be admitted to
the association on Drummers' day at the
Augusta exposition.
1t is said President Carey Townsend will
be invited to transfer his membership to
Savannah.