The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29
DELEGATES FOR COLUMBUS.
TRAVELLING MEN GETTING READY
FOR ACTION.

Post A of the TrayeIers' Protective
Association Holds Its Annual EIec-
tion of Omeers-The Convention to
BE Held April 10 and I1-COmmit-
tees to Work I'm Secret Session on
the Question of "A TwO-Cent Inter-
changeabIe Mileage BoOk-Pros-
pect of a Combine Among the
Travelling Men on the Hotel Cues
ton.
Post A Of the Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION held a meeting at the Screven
house yesterday, for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the ensuing year, and to
choose delegates to the state convention,
which will be held in Augusta March 10
and H.
President Joseph Lovenstein presided.
The meeting was held in the afternoon and
was unusually well attended. The trav-
cling men listened to an interesting re-
port from l. 7. LaBeame, national secre-
tary and treasurer. which showed the as
ISOLATION to be in a thriving condition
financially. There was over $42, 900 report
ed in the treasury, and the annual income
is more than $780, 900. The association has
no unpaid claims on hand. There are r.,
81 members. with thirty-three states and
10l large cities represented. Georgia has
$50 members, the different posts being To-
Gated as follows: A. Savannah; b, At
lanta; c. Columbus; D, Macon; E, Au-
gusta, and f, Athens
The state convention will pass upon sew
eral important questions, which the trav-
cling men are now considering and will
also elect delegates to the national con-
vention, which will be held at Terre
I = allowed
eight delegates to the national conven-
tion one for every 100 members or frac-
tional part of that number, and the presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer of the asso-
citation in the state.
Post A is allowed ten delegates to the
state convention. and these were selected
with several alternates, at yesterday S
meeting. These delegates and alternates
are Messrs. w. II. Price, George Oliver
= r. c. Mccall, S. B. Brown, S. Binswanger,
A. w. Solomon, E. Z. Kulman, c. G.
Lovensteln, A. Barnett, J. n. Cox and
| Edward Hett.
The officers elected to serve the post
| for the ensuing year are;
President-Joseph Lovenstein.
First Vice President-E. B. Peek.
Second Vice President-M. kraus.
Third Vice President-E. E. Kulman.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. Nj. Frank
Directors-A. b. Hull, Joseph Belsin-
ger, A. l.. Well, d. Newman and A. H.
1 Brown.
The chairmen of the important stand
| ing committees, which select their own
committee members, were elected as foi-
| lows Railroad committee, A. b. Hull;
press committee, A. W Solomon; legisla-
| tive committee, A. l.. We'll; hotel COM
mittee, Max Stein. and employment COM
/ mittee, Il. A. Jennings.
A committee was appointed to draft suit
| able resolutions of thanks to the retiring
| secretary and treasurer, Capt. f. e. Kul-
man. for his faithful service to the as
n IN
| purchase a suitable testimonial in appre-
| citation of his work.
Resolutions of thanks to Proprietor b
| Dub of the Screven house for the use of
| the rooms for meeting purposes and for
| other courtesies, were also adopted by a
| unanimous vote.
| AT the state convention the work of the
| railroad and legislative committees will
| be taken up together, and carried on in
| secret session. The association is en-
| deaVor1ng to secure an Interchangeable
| mileage book, available for use on all
| railroads, at a rate of cents a mile, and
| the work before il now is to adopt some
| form for the use of merchants, travelling
| men, fruit growers farmers and others
| whose business requires them to use the
railroads to a great extent, and which
| cannot be turned over to any other party
| for use. In exchange for such an arrange
| ment with regard to ticket and rate as
they seek, the travelling men are willing
! TO DO all in their power for the protection
| of the railroads, and it is work just along
TINS line uhat they propose taking up at
lHtlf conventions.
Already about thirty-fiVe railroads have
| granted this interchangeable mileage and
many of that number are selling the mile
age at 2 cents. Among these latter are
the Georgia and Alabama and the Louis
vile and Nashville, between certain
| points on its line. The travelling men,
| however want to make this 2-cent inter-
changeable mileage general, and are will
| ing to adopt almost any form that the
| railroad companies may Indicate to bring
| about this result
Another thing that the travelling men
! Will consider is the matter of naming one
| hotel in each town or city which shall
| be designated as the association hotel
| IT is the intention to request all men,
! Ders TO patronize such hotel as may be
/ indicated as long as it furnishes the nee
essary comforts and conveniences which
/ the travelling men desire, and whenever
| there is any trouble the association WOULD
consider the matter of making a change
Inc travelling men do not, however, in
/ this proposition, intend to ask any reduce
| tion of rates from any hotel
Don't forget that R. d. & w. baltimore
/ are exclusive agents for Waverlev- Lraa+