The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10

ed out under the trust idea. He said:
Competition Is the life Of trade. Elimin-
ate competition and the occupation OF the
commercial salesmansis gone II the rapid
process of consolidation and amalgama-
ton continues few years longer we may
essteq, the coming salesman viii be dis.
may be made of papier mache, it may be
aFuiiineS} sitting Oh a sample case. It
can be sent by express to the trade win
I'm Inside oi the e case IS phon5grabht cyin
der. Upon the arrival of the dummy by
express, the dealer takes it into his pri-
vate office and touches spring when IN IN
der unwinds the lingo as follows:
II represent twenty-eight factories. The
goods are all alike and the prices are the
same. If you have any choice, select
your brand Every bill must be paid in
ten days and If you devate the fraction
of cent in selling you will be promptly
black-listed and you might as well get
off the earth. Now my friend you will
readily see the advantage in sending me
( out; neither smoke. drink, nor swear. |
never lead you into temptation. You will
| make out a memorandum in duplicate
for what you want, drop one copy in the
| slot and retain the other to prevent the
| trust from stuffing the order Thanking
you in advance for your generous order,
I shall now sing you a comic song and
relate new story Goodbye
There are, to be sure, some advantages
in the papier mache dummy with phonog-
raphic attachments They neither eat
nor sleep and the express is less than
railroad fare for live salesman. There
| IS one feature, however, which possibly
| the trusts have overlooked-the automa-
| ton is hot entitled to a vote.
But seriously, my comrades, let US take
a look Forward. We will imagine that 1t
is now 1912-13 years hence, just hum
! dred years since our last unpleasantness
with Great Britain. Through the indif..
ference of many and the cowardice of
| some, the progress of Capitalization and
| combination has gone on unchecked.
"So-called higher industrial development
| has full sway, the influence of the trusts
is all powerful, courts and legislatures
! have ~felt their midas-like touch. The
! government exists half republic and half
! monarchy; we have become an empire;
our commercial flag. floats in any sea,
and while our capitalists control the fran
| chises in a hundred tropical islands, an
| Anglo-Saxon alliance maintains peace at
| home and spreads Christianity abroad at
! the point of the bayonet.
But let US look nearer home, we will
take trip by rail- Passenger trains are
! fewer for. there are less travellers. AS we
a glimpse of deserted hotels. The moss
| is growing upon the window stills where
once the festive drummer cooked his
weary weary feet The erstwhile free rec bus is
| stable is crumbiing. The travelling man
| has practically persisted from the earth.
Mammoth syndicates are operating large
| department stores in smart villages and
! county seat towns. The small and thrift
/ ty retailer Is almost a thing of the past.
Yet this is progress, we are told
THE lightning, the wind, the rains, the
| heat and all the great forces of nature
| have been corralled by the onward march
| of the trust. In this evolution only the
! people have suffered Watered stock Is
| king and fictitious values are levying tri-
| butte. Yet this, we are told, is higher in
dustrial development.
I'VE have seen the passing Of the travel
| Ing man, but do not imagine he was for
| gotten. The trusts have permitted the
| congress of 1912 to appropriate a quarter
| Of a million dollars for the purpose Of
erecting a home for INDECENT and jobless
statesmen. 1t is to be located at the Nee
ca, where so many travelling men made
their pilgrimages in palace cars years
ago-at Canton, o."
! That closed the programme
The president announced, by special
request, that the funeral Of Charles T.
| Fish, an old-time travelling man, who
dropped dead on the fair grounds Friday
afternoon, would take place at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, from the residence
OF Mrs. Fish, no Rondo street, and the
family would like to have as many Of the
| travelling men attend the funeral as can
| conveniently do so.