San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-15
T. P. A.
Newsy Budget From the National
Headuuarters,

Headquarters.
The following news letter from national
headquarters at st Louis has been re-
ceived by Post ID. of San Antonio:
The celebrated Cotton Palace at Waco,
Texas, Is one or the most attractive and
unique exhibits ever made in the United
States. The management set aside Nov.
| II, 1894, as Il. p. A. of A. or Commercial
Travellers Day, and Post n" Of Waco
co operated fully i'm the plan. There
were about ten thousand people on the
ground during the day and the Post and
visiting members and guests formed in
front of the Pacific hotel and marched 10
the Cotton palace, where addresses were
made by the mayor OF Waco, John A.
Lee, National President and others. The
day was spent in looking through the
magnificent exhibit. Among those pres
ent were members Of the L. Z. A. from
Der even OF California Division being
present. There were about five hundred
men in line and the day was one OF the
most successful of the season.
Members must send i'm their old certif-
icateS and change them for the new
form by January 1, 1895, provided they
want to secure the benefit OF the increased
death payment of S. 900 instead of 81 900,
as specified and provided for at the las t
annual convention at Milwaukee. All
members should attend to this at once.
Division, and Mr.. II. C. F. Schroeder,
Fifth Vice President T. p. A., visited
Eau Claire. Wis, on Nov. "a. and organ
lied Post with twenty-three charter
memb ers.
That indefatigable and inextingush-
able worker for the, T. P. A. Of A, J. H..
Bentsh of Texas, has discontinued the
publication of the Texas Traveller to &C.
cept a position on that popular and in
Benish Is chairman of the National
Press committee of the T T. A., elected
at the last convention at Milwaukee and
Is talented writer and eXcellently quail
fed for the position. He will in each
Sunday issue of the Houston Post here
after publish a page. of T. P. A. news,
and will travel constantly throughout
the state for the Houston Post. The Il.
Z. A. has some taller members than
Brother Benish, but none who go fur
ther or reach higher to serve the interests
Of our association.
The Western Passenger association,
including all Western and several South
western railroads, is thing of the past,
all the railroads having gradually with
drawn from its mem oership until only
one road is left. There will be no Grape
"Ol III lOI It's OUSClul6S ny VI JDb
Il. =. A. of A, for as an association il
has never extended courtesy to COM
merciaI travellers except under compul-
sion. As whole it was less liberal than
any OF It's constituent parts and through
the assumption of responsibility by it as
an association it prevented commercial
travellers from receiving that friendly
consideration from individual railroads
which they would have cheerfully grant
cd Amnnu itS thar orr Of bod :
advance all mileage to two and one half
cents from two cents; tried advance the
rate on excess baggage; tried to prevent
the II. =. A. Of A. from securing as low
rates 10 its National conventions as had
been given other classes of people: had
opposed the inter- changeable mileage
ticket, aud attempted many other H.
liberal, impOl tic and unwise things. 1t
Is possible that the chairman of the as
ISOLATION may not have been to blame,
and IN fact quite probable, as he (Cald
welD is very sensible and able man, but
the association itself was used as an
ambush from behind which a road could
attempt mean and petty things which it
would be ashamed to openly advocate.
This had gone so far tn 1T Neil McCaull,
Chairman of the Railroad committee. aud
G. NJ. Aldrich, Chairman of the Legis-
lative committee, had prepared papers
and collected testimony with a view to
inStituting proceedings against the aSSO-
citation under the anti pooling laws OF the
State OF Illinois, There are several alb.
Solute tests of a fool, according to Josh
Billings, among the first of which is IAN
ability to distinguish ones friends from
ones enemies When a railroad freight
or passenger agent or an association of
either begins to treat commercial trave.
lerS as enemies the fool killer should be
sent for at once and his services are bad
Iy needed. There is an inSeparable and
mutual dependence each upon the other
OF commercial travellers and transpOrta-
tion companies, and they are absolutely
essential TO each other and should be the
very best of friends and should do all
that is possible to help each other in
building up territory and developing
trade. Vale. Western Passenger aSso.
citation! No drummer will follow your
bier or drop flower upon your tomb,
but as your cOrtege passes, the boys will
look slyly at each other and wink the
other eye.
The local Post at Waco. Post "H,"
Texas Division, has fitted up elegant
club rooms or headquarters in the Pacific
Hotel, where all commercial travellers are
welcomed. This is also the case at Dali
las, Texas, where Post "E' has mag.
niticent headquarters or club room on the
Office floor of the grand new Oriental
which the hotel provides free of cost or
rent. The room is comfortably furnished
aud provided with all the latest and best
periodicals and magazines. and is a great
addition to the attractions of the hotel
for commercial travellers. The officers of
Waco and Dallas Posts are wide awake
gentlemen.
Jno. A. Ward, president Post "B, Ten
nesSee Division, T. p. A. of A.. visited
Chattanooga on the 1st of December and
organized Post with twenty-five mem
b7rS.
The following is list OF indemnitieS
paid i'm November:
NAME DIVISION AMOUNT
ChaS. A. Ehlbert. Alabama, Sl35 II
Carl Shibley,. .....Arkansas. All AZ