The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
THE Il. =. a. BUTTON.
What Ii May Mem To the Wcarcr.
An Incident.

(Selected by the Press Committees
It is well for those travelling men who
desire to get into the ranks TO know
wherein the benefits of such membership
lies.
Membership in the Travellers Protective
Association is chiefly an accident Insurance.
policy, for the cost Of membership is moth
inS more than such a policy would cost.
The member will md, wherever he travels,
that he will meet men with Travellers Pro
toctlve Association buttons aud wherever
such man is found business friend and
complnion Is gained. 1t means Introduce
ton in this or that quarter. II means
protection against unreasonable motel, liN-
cry and other charges.
A case in point wlich serves TO Illus
trate the advantage OF membership might
be told mere a young man, out ON tbs
road Tor MS second tglp, got into one Oh the
large interior towns. ae was teeIlnS pAuly
wnen he reached inc motel, a-d vas s.
uOusly thinking OF going 30 Deu, When ne
reached the motel ne found 1t compulsory
10 so 10 bed, feeling so faint That ne colld
hardly stand. no had no sooner disposed
himself in hed Wbsn a telegram was hur
tying him that a New York drummer
would arrive there on the evening train,
and TWO men had to be seen before the
New Yorker arrived. The nantes vi ths
two men were given. They represented
the largest businesses in the town. The
Roy made try at getting UP. but failed in
the attempt. The manager OF the motel
rushed for doctor. but while on the way
out he stopped long enough TO asR an old
tFf4a fIftg anna nn wa sit la
office. Il ne cared to go up and see if hs
could do anything Tor the lad. The old
timer climbed the stairs, and the first
thing he spied on entering the room was
the Travellers Protective Association but
ton on the lapel of the boys coat which
was hanging on the chair.
He chatted a while with the hoy and
learned the state Of things. The boy VAS
sure his firm would take no excuse If he
failed to land his orders before the New
/ TURK, drummer got in II would be a case
! OF hunt another job. Never YOU mind,
1 said the old timer. Let's see; we have
four hours yet. Just hand me over your
price list and let me run down and take
a look at those samples have been fla
This line. hut am now handling u single
article. ! will get those two orders for you
il they can be gotten. Both good friends
OF mine. Oh. YOU need not worry about
showing the price list. / know 1t quite as
good as YOU Besides. we belong to the
same post. see this button? This Will
rest between YOU and me. Don't give
yourself any concern about the two mer-
chants they will never say word. will
tell them the whole story. and II will rest
there. II your firm should ever hear OF It,
they would consider It master stroke,
aud your stock would rise Immediately"
The boy gave over his price list re-
luotantly, but when the old-tlmer came
hack with two rich or lers, aud later in the
evening introduced him to the New York
drummer, the lad was feeling so good tne,
he was tempted to get out of bed, The
orders were fired in, and when letter
came from his firm, few days later. COM
plimenting him on his beat of the New
Yorker aud promising him something good
for his success, he simply lifted the llpe
I Of his coat to his lips and kissed tnat
Travellers Protective Association button.