The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

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M0 he Is travelling.
~ No matter whore
he goes.
Hes the prince Of all good fellows.
That everybody knows.
A~W the parade on the Fourth ~ July
IN tn Seattle thers WAS . section In
.h,oa .so.t e man ,. s s..a ....I Linen
behind hanlapme Aoaf bearing A
IN insignia the mystic letters
.rVvno are thsyrs psopls asked. and be-
cause Of tbs great sik on the noAt many
answered. The Eahs."
The answer uAs In part true. for ma
5oYity Of the man In limo belong 70 that
order, but on the Fourth thsy represented
Themselves and IT the same time another
order, one whose members do more for
Seattle In year than anybody but them
selves has any Idea Of
II Was the order Of United Cummercial
TgaWeieTS. Seattle Council y. IN order
incorporated by commercial travellers.
managed by commercial travellers, Tor the
bensfit Of commercia travellers and the
WIDOWS and orphans Of commercial trav-
Glars.
Tnav were hashfui LOT. these two hun
drUA biz man. and with that modesty
which - . distinguishing characteristics Of
ell dSsnmmexu a. the commercial traveller
q fAmiiisrly known. they had - . war
cry:
Ho, no. no.
Who are We?
Seattle Council D.
That told nothing. and the biushing
negubern moved along through the crowd
"a streets unmolsstcd by the pretty girls
until one OF them. drawer than the rest.
gave tongue to this war cry:
prummers. drummers.
2 2ssis os ssfl's 7ss s1 sse s.1 h: :ar'~
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A ND them the retail nisrchants want In.
A sid1 ana locked thesf atofs doors. ana
there were bouquets Tor nobody else In
line. unless he wave linen dustef ana
oslk hat
The history Of the United Commercial
Travellers Association II q brief one in
years. but wnndrous one In deeds II
was crxnni1ed In Columbus. Ohio. Janu-
arg IS 1855, and reincorporated as a ma
einual order at the same placs on Septem-
her s. 1850 The tenets OF the order. az
set forth In the articles OF incorporation.
are Unity. Charity. Temperance. the three
initial letters forming tho insignia Of the
order ard at the same time standing for
its name. United Commercial Travellers.
The objects OF the order. briefly set
forth. are as follnws:
Firsf~-To unite fraternaily all CONNER
ciai travellers of good moral character.
Second-To give all moral and material
aid In its power TO It's members and those
willows widows and orphans Of deceased members.
Thlrd-To establish an Indemnity fund"
10 indemnity its members for total disable
fly or death resulting from accidental
Fourth~-To secure from all iransporta-
tson companies ana hotels Just and equita-
BILE favors for commercial travellers as
class
fYfth-~To elevate the moral and social
standing Of It's members.
Tho conditions OF membership require
the following:
Any FREE white male person of good
moral character. engaged as q commercial
traveller for a term Of not less than one
year tuamediateiy preceding the date OF
hts arplication,. soliciting orders from
samples. catalogue card. prfce-iist or de-
esriptien, for commission or Wholesale
house. or manufacturer at wholesale. may
become member Uf found acceptahiel
upon application In due form and the pay
ment OF. etc.
As every one knows. the life OF a COM
mere.ai traveller Ia not ons OF unaioyed
bliss. a continuous round OF pleasure. On
the contrary. Il combines about as much
hard work with as many aiscomforss ard
Tar moro risk OF lise and limb than amy
ether commercial pursuit known. THE
traveller goes everywhere aud nowhere. In
all kinds Of weather. At ali hours iay or
night. In all seasons at all times ard In
afi conceivable ways One day he will ride
I'm q Pullman and dine in the dining car
eumptuously. and the next day he xtil tie
tnitinw ever tho mountains with his sam
Pies on q hoitsisd and eating cheese and
crackers a, the crossroads grocery.
an train ard steamer. ey team or ca
~ horseback. the drummer Is ever ex-
posed to the DANGER 90 death or injury By
accident or disease by exposure or enusa-
gisn. The insurance companies realized
this and the drummer Who carried an in
suranee on his life previous 10 the fosma-
slnn of the L., e II paid dearly fer Il;
In fact, tho CHIEF ehtect q the assocfs-
sscn I. to provide net only for the widows
ard orphans Of nsemeers.wnc may DE killed
or die from disease. bat to take care Of
members while alive. IL unable through
sickness or misfortune 10 care for them
fssxes.
tsegng an aFfer Ger travelling rnea exciu-
ssveiy. II would seem. st tire FIRST glance
likely that :he dues and assessments
would he heavy agsn tha members. The
contrary - the case. TIE association had
tossi membership GO la.esr On March L
lsss, Since SIS organization In January
assS Il has pasi claims amounting % ssiS.~
lsSs& ard during ali that tinse eleven
years. only fssrty-twe assessments GO s.