Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24

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ibis is the season when AN classes.
r.h and poor. arc looking forward TO !
having q sood time and celebrating Xmas |
.n way suitable and fitting TO their cir
Oamstanccs and liking. Some will go to |
distant city 90 see their dear old pa
n.s. others win spend The day with a
sister or a brother. and others win enjoy
bliss and happiness OF being with n
lover or swoethcart And while all these
.Ie making preparations 90 enjoy them
Ives. the travelling man Is hurryug
through with his trip so ne. too. can
reach home ANA mlngle with those dear
DIS heart Many r. T.. AS are ale
ready in thc city 90 spend the holidays
nd thDy can Doe seen daily on the princi-
r.l Streets shopping and looking in the
store windows. Let the commercial man
loy himself during the holidays. for be
nis worked hard AN the year and IS JUST
lip entitled t0 "au that's coming TO him.
The following suggestion about this
ume seems Go be "a good one.
christmas is upon us with an its joys
and sorrows and hard work IL is the
harvest OF the tradcsmcn. and IN some
lines more profit is represented in the
holiday trade than in AN the balance or
the year combined. The merchant knows
'nis. ana htNit7 on IT. re aus" i,7u,'9
'i nus ,i'IN9 "'ih'ns "F'i'l"i. "u'i"s
i''Il". D." l"'S' '"9'""l 'm,s P"e
from Two 20 Ten hours extra 'ihe' 70
N''.'"- 'l '"e eN,i" ser wees per
' iN INC itrNlai hoNIS. i"ei'A"iV'
clerks are entitled 20 some extra
-.UtIaNon. How many merchants
IItily remember the CLERKS ON TINS oc-
SION oI sida uulnes' hooo VIII TO man.
peace on earth This Phase OF the case
worth considering. The merchant who
uos that his obligation 10 faithful
rh ceases the moment his salary IS
d takes an unusual view Of his obi
fon. a merchant win always DE I'M
DIT FOB faithful clerk one of those fci-
md Is always first at the store. There
are many of them. too. and their en-
blowers know they are largely a factor
Tho su..s-e of the house in which
...r are working. Too much praise can
Ia given faithful employees There
foro the merchants who remember their
... .r This occasion win make no
r.. New Orleans boys are getting DOWN
v.,rk and making arrangements for
... entertainment of the next national
.-+t,,, ~ Tho ~ u 4 Of A. IL is
.- i,tarrfon In make the coming con-
.f,, tho hest that has ever happened
... as some very hieh-water marks have
... set hv our posts al previous conven-
they realize that they have a very
Dauutcl. and have gone 10 work
win Committees have been ap-
...t.. and the Sew Orleans merchants
... I..r interested. Money is being
..... -. entertain in royal style, and an
r.. 10 to New Orleans with us in 1910
. Y Glorious time. Now let an
r. POSTS get busy and arrange 10
send r-a delegations down TO the Ola
rn and show The New orleans
what grand ofsahll '"0
Protective Association ls.
.,..,.,,. como ~
TO Time t'iili"li'
ne office that certain R'ii..i,.,e,
over me c"uh'! ,.'''7
is theH aIi'-'' ii , go. ~
...f 0t Inf.r Manageable mileage. some Oh
.ta.. ..rr.--srs go 90 the length ol snE
t.t t..v are working i"I' OF VIZ"
sanction OF, ihe iIaN S'''i' 80
non. 7'ilio '' ''' ,
..- manage 20 get together money tno"s"
publish paper one or more NUM-
r. such title as gives promise on "'-
--...r attention. and which aioIus ".
...rifv of using the eullolial we
work of pulling the les %, p .,,
..- public. This organization mas il'
rt. and does not assume, To- pass Juue
r on the merits of ind'Vidual o"s,9
.- are alluded to. but IL Us ue5ii "-
and especially so, that al! lneil"t'
travellers Protective Assoclallvn
Do pom, ~ '.-.,,iotio, is reeu-
lhle that this assoel"uoH ~ 80
..... ORGANIZED. and has been TOT N'''9,
,r.,..eution of the work proNueu
t.-+.r This includes railroad
tt.. or'ulovment press
l,-.s'"'. tr+ solicitors"
a.i other "''N' ,.rorred TO-
..h as arc mere" s,,,5s m our
re never n.ed. li' i.t rnr the
DISPOSAL being amply suill'I'"' ,,.
.r5rct of our work. All mehuei
o. eunouuce that this organization
,.to mn collections. for the pui-
ol c'rIl"' %" We the name of
,t,r- ,.ban soliciting contri-
Ins for purpose li,'i- e1 d, COM
This time. been success ,-,, i'm
with legitimate orsoiiD" .io''', 90.
trtarrbangcable mileage over
5000 miles OF railroad anu '''o
NOW progressing very sauai"e-
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