The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
Good Of the OTder.

The text of the Sherman bill Endorsed
by the q. c. T. supreme council at it's
Columbus meeting, in preference to the
Snlser bill, is as follows:
That on and after Jan: l, 1907, all
railway companies in the United States
issue and have On sale at all places
where their tickets or transportation Is
p Dom one For each milo, in books, or
ssyers Of not Less than 1000 miles, and
pas more than 5000 miles; that said
books Of mileage tickets covering 1000
miles shall at all times be on sale at
additional miles may be issued at the
discretion Of the railways; that these
books shall be sold at the uniform rate
Of cents mile, and that they shall
be good for transportation and the
checking Of baggage upon the trains Of
any railway in the United States by the
holder thereof; shall be unlimited as to
the time Of use; shall not be restricted
in passage on any passenger train, and
shall be redeemed upon presentation at
any ticket office of any railroad en-
gagged in interstate commerce at their
face value; that no rebate, extra fare,
or any restriction whatever, above the
Violation Of this act shall be a misde-
meanor and upon conviction the off,
GERS. directors or agents Of any railway
company shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $4,000.
The commercial travellers Of Missouri
stick to the old-fashioned name of
drummer with it's flavor Of peddling.
There were 1862 knights of the grip at
annual conventio ION. of the Missouri
Drummers' association, and an auxilia-
~. was organized to be known as the
"Missouri Drummers' Wives,' with a
membership Of twenty-one- The asso
citation passed resolutions to patronize
only hotels 4? Isl, that x supply guests with it'll
post bill, which would allow parcels not
weighing to exceed fifty pounds thru
the mails in the interest of mail order
houses, and favoring reduction Of the
postage rate on frst-class matter from
B to cent per ounce.
It was announced in the supreme
council proceedings at Columbus that
Charles W. Rice was reappointed SUI
order, but such is the case, and this
action will be heartily approved of in
she northwest, where Mr.. Rice has
1Aany friends and acquaintance gained
daring his service for a number Of
years in this section as a travelling
representative for Lazell's perfumes
During the past year his work has
peen confined to the east and south,
put during the coming. year he expects
DO have every state Of the union GOV.
e7ed by grand council.
T.. J. Mannix of the Commercial
News, published at Sioux Falls, has
engaged A. A. Frudenfeld late Of the
Duluth News Tribune, to assist in edi-
torial work, as well as to furnish car
ICONS while he hustles on the road fer
lew subscribers and incidentally pays
some attention to the clothing trade
as q sort Of a side line. Mr. Mannix
has made the Commercial a lively and
Questions Of interest to various lines Of
srede in candid and practical way.
Supreme Attorney J. E. satler is
something of q believer in the chloro-
form doctrine of Osler. 'sIncrease in
membership should be drawn from the
young and middle-aged men and the
admission Of old men is not to be en-
eouraged," he says in his report to the
supreme council. He quotes statistics
40 show that the cost per member for
accidental injury increases with adj
vancing age. This is probably 50 if the
question Of fraternal insurance is sim
ply. to be looked at from the money
making standpoint, but when it comes
20 furnishing protection for the brother
Pood, OF commercial travellers this cold
FLOODED view will hardly find favor.
The advance in cost will be born cheer
fully enough by the young and middle
aged who will perhaps remember that
they may get old themselves.