Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
|sP STORIES OF THE STREET.
TAR THE GAZETTE REPORTERS
asAItp AND SAW YESTERDAY.
hetirinH About the objects and
tm. of the Travellers Protective
s.ociation-whnt the Politicians
70 Talking About.

NJ resident Trank j.. Jordan OF Post J.,
l4P. A., ~ one OF the most earnest
y hbers OF that representative body
III hen called commercial travellers"
VI iia an enthusiastic believer in the
a knts OF the II. p. A. and never tires
sing others OF It's advantages. In
tpflng TO Gazette reporter yesterday
4 laid:
( 3pn the End instant there was passed
ithc United statea senate q bill
7sSwn as the T. p. A. 5oOO-interchanse
mileage book bill. This bill was
pduced into congress four years ago
the Il. z. A. association, 1t permits
aiinteratate commerce commission 10
lNM the railroads throughout the
Jed States to Issue 50UO-interchunge-
i4 mileage books 10 be sold to Il. T.. A.
fH at cents per mile. II also allows
3 tarailroads 10 Increase the allowance
II excess baggage from 1850 to 250
" iids. This is a matter of great I'M
Vance to the manufacturer and job
n a. II means n saving OF 20 per cent
A,nileage ana II leg per cent ON eN-
AZ baggage, National president, Mr..
IN A. Lee, Is now Ia the east working
ng the manufacturers and JObDers,
~ nm happy to say that they are
t'nE n lively interest IN the matter
f are rapidly coming to our assist
am often naked the question: what
% u. T.. Az What have they done2
,&t arc they doing and what do they
1l4ct 10 accomplish? TO the first
'4Ser that Il Is commercial travel
"a h4s MIR
81 improving trade IN all Of It's
ches, as wen as bcttering the con-
In OF the travelling men generally
HE second 1 nnBwor that we have
iallred Tho passage of the 50O0-lnter-
X )geablc milcagc book law; have
n he'd concessions from most Of the
King hotels and transfer lines IN the
lfP cities. We have. by guarantee
f,yur patronage, enabled n 1uniber of
people Ia small country towns TO
Ee q good living by entertaining
feilng men. We have established an
st loymont bureau aud have assisted
lod many OF tho boys to get posi-
~ ~ the nominal cost OF $40 per
we have been able to successfully
q pte M accident association. which
fianlees $21 per week. or $1,000 In
ptof death. During the past year the
Mutation paid out $4,000 on accident
Ndeath claims, We have IN The past
days enrolled large number OF
E Beading travelling men who have
saiofore been Indifferent AZ 10 the
Az question. ] answer that every #.
il man now realizes the importance |
Il incerted action and s. willing to aid |
pe uphullding OF the associate |
..Nilm 70 make the employment bu- |
lft one OF tho mnln featured, 80 that |
f9inniaoturer or 1obher when he |
1lH travelling man, Gun apply TO |
Purfnu ana feel assured that rec |
q fndhiion from that source Ia |
I'VE 81 the entire association dB to |
~ mans responsibility. We aim 10 |
4 pnntenance all questionable meth- |
y pt securing trade also a too free |
%pi INC article known TO commerce |
i,yan Barloyc0rn. Wa aim 10 place |
,t4psQciation ON high moral plain
Lp ~ u tower OF strength In the |
t'k make II obligatory upon every |
iHper 70 uphold the moral character |
\ r. associations make It's efforts for |
~ 10 Iai-reaching that every travel |
1 Xlhll from MIME TO California wiz |
fnatlt rs to his interest to join us |
p w honor TO we'-' n n. +, a. badge. |
IEt rom the moral support and bual- |
Il Pnnuehcr II gives Il man. tho insiir. |
VII ~ the safest. best and .hcnpest |
Ikfa travelling man can carry. Now |
tf thuuthues3 and Indifferent onpg' |
WA you the question: Can Won afford |
q Say out my longer2 I ANIMAL to |
'fG natriatism, 20 the pride YOU take |
lug profession, to the duty YOU awe |
n NV loved ones ut home. Come nuJ /
ana help carry on the good
.e7terday afternoon two local poiit-
We're taking baths at the Worth |
W INN partition divided the tuba. |
1EutWten plungea they were earn |
4 u Nuu VIGOROUSLY discussing CITY |
~, lne campaign here In town, tho |
election etc, They were ,yholIv |
feeious that there was even n NOS. |
Ndy, OF anyone overhenrlng them. |
X dllowed their voicos, orator Ike, 10 |
X q WIZ mutual friend came |
q W. hhslsned room next to |
1fohtlcians. or course he learned |
ielr Aecrets aud coming out. began
Il ~ leading questions. 10 saw |
Were dumfounded Expresses il |
D n. CONSERVATION shone in their |
Am nut lhcN knew the involuntntv |
VI )dropper would keen their poiifienl |
~ Va inylolable and were In n mcaa.
polilhel, as II Were. But in future /
iii,Nin pick other places than public /
III i rooms 10 carry on private con
hl2e Worth arrivals are: Judge E.
iwnari Abilene; A., Ware. Gaines |
piek virgins aud n. H. Robert- |
Nl Iprig: c. c. Hyde, Wirhitn |
M ~ T. Wright, Kanana civ, ID |
Yf'W, ~ Loulsi J. ID. Berry. Topeka. |
n Y, Watson, ponvor; S, A, Perl |
II Nlchitn Fails; A. c. Clilaphan
fre; NJ, G. Forbes, New York, A
titkina, New Orleans, and John n /
'tly NORMAN, Oklahoma Territory,
III Charles Richmond. an English
lEer anu traveller nav IN the cltv. |
tfN u Interesting story 10 IL eroup ~ |
Is last night Speaking " iolosr |
~ ~. refaind8 me OF mo time thar \
we main inHtrumont Ia duping |
N fpttish writer Andrew Lang, with |
ilanie you are all no doubt famll- |
MY was on board the steamshlp |
ffHf chester, and We We're making /
NIP trom Liverpool to New York |
Rot peing regular passenger YES. |
tnprc was comparatively small |
'tis,r et passengers on board, .monr
pclns Lang, and we all soon bc.
lsiI pretty wen acquainted, II aonn
& 70 re known among tho passen-
tnaf ono OF their number n vnuny
ifhnd oloped from home win Ne
a fulpn, lady--whether married
f'e Hocs not matter, Il also was
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