The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-13

President John A. Lre and Other FROM
uept knights of tho Grip.

"Post" of the Travellers Protective
Association of America was formed las'
night. National President John A. Lee
and other prominent knights of the grip
were present.
A large and enthusiastic meeting OF
the Virginia Division Of the Travellers
Protective Association was held last
night at their rooms in the Chamber OF
Commerce building, President X. $. Chris
tan in the chair, George Gibson, Jr, Sec
rotary
President Lee made an address to the
members, stating what progress mad been
made in the securing of mileage BOOKS
and excess baggage rates, and also that
House of Representatives. bill No. 3Z'l
had been reported from the Senate COM
mttee and was now on the calendar as
No. III. This bill provides for the issu-
ance OF joint interchangeable flve-thou
sand-mile tickets with special privileges
as to the amount of free baggage that
may be carried under mileage tickets of
one thousand or more miles.
The Railroad Committee decided to take
some Immediate action regarding the issu-
ance of a fve-thousand-mile book, at the
same rate as that issued by the Big Four
over twenty-seven different railroad lines,
and the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern railway, comprising twenty-three lines
with Mr. Il. $. Goodman, traffic manager,
Chamber Of Commerce.
On motion, it was decided that all MEM
bers of Virginia Division. except the Nor
folk contingent, be enrolled as post" 4.
The election Of officers resulted in the
following: President, j. +. Lebrou: Vice
President, W. j. Crump: Secretary and
Treasurer, b. II. Marsh. Board of Direc-
tors; William Reinhelmer, chairman, and
A. V. Shea, +. S. Crump. D.. b. Waller
stein, and B. n. Crump. Chairman Rail
road Committee. John c. Hagen chair
man Hotel Committee. p. Il. Murray;
Chairman Legislative Committee, Charles
T.. Wingo; chairman Press Committee.
postponed until next meeting OF the post.
and Mr.. Culpeper the chairman OF the
Press Committee of the State Division,
was requested to act until the Post chair
man was elected; chairman of Employ
ment Committee. II. r. Roberts.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted
BE it resolved by Post A, of the Vir-
ginia Division of the T.. p. A. of Ameri-
ca, that in consideration of the fact that
values of all manufactured products have
in few years past been greatly reduced,
and that the percentage of profit has
been inadequately increased, making IL
and their travellers to sell almost twice
the quantity of goods as formerly in
order TO make the same profit as before;
and in further consideration of the fact
that the interests of commercial travel
lers are in every way identified with
those of their employers; that the mem
bership Of the Post condemns the practice
of direct or indirect cutting of prices on
contract goods, and the dishonorable prac-
tice OF rebating by those who have agreed
TO sell at fixed prices, and that the Post
will do everything IL consistently can to
cooperate with merchants and manufac-
turers TO correct this abuse and breach
of commercial integrity, even to the ex-
tent of excluding those known to be gull
ty of such practice from our membership.
The following new members were elect
ed: David d. Wallerstein. o. a. Haw-
kins, Charles l.. Brown, j. ID. Seabright,
Adolph Dill. join ID. Blair, j. Felix
Smith, A. St. Clair Butler Stanley Lyons,
owen ID. Miner. Charles e. Wingo, Alex
ander Cameron. G.. Harvey Clarke. $. IL.
Halves. j. +. Putney, Richard Gwathmey.
j. II. Duggins, and Milton Lee Hutchin-
soc
The officers of Post A are all repre-
sentative business men, and those who
will not only look after the interests OF
the 4. +. A., but of the manufacturers,
jobbers and wholesale men as well.
Some of the friends OF the association
present, from North Carolina. were very
much pleased with the artistic advertising
signs OF the Richmond Jobbers. manu-
facturers and others, that sdorn the walls
OF the handsome rooms.
Mr.. Lee will leave Monday for Peters
burg. Lynchburg and Danville, to form
posts in those cities. and afterwards
visit Washington in the interest OF bill
No. 32sl.
Post A starts off with 221 members,
and it is expected that within the next
few months the membership will reach
$50 or 400.
DR.. Ben. Harrison was elected physi-
clan to the Post.