Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-25
Big Movement Inaugurated to
Secure Cooperation Among
All Travelling Men
CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN FRISCO
MarshaIItown Men Meet and contri-
butte to Support Fund of Room at
HospitaI-New Mileage Books to Be
Issued by tho RaiIways-News of
the Commercial SaIesmen.

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Commercial Travellers association ant
San Francisco Travellers. met at tn,
headquarters of the Pacific Coas
Commercial Travellers association ii
San Francisco Cal, with q view OF
creating a closer fraternal spirit, be-
tween all the organized bodies of COM
mercial travellers. They appointed q
general committee of thirty-six to NEE.
and form permanent organization
mercial travellers upon definite plans
and matters of procedure regarding
legislation. transportation. hotel serv-
ice, parcels post, and kindred subjects.
This general committee met Saturday
October 10, at the same place to form
a permanent organization to be known
as the Commercial Travellers Congress,
the first congress to take place Dec. 26,
1907, in that city. 1t was decided that
the membership of this congress should
consist Of all members of commercial
travellers associations; associate MEM
bership to consist of associate mem
bers of the Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION. and accredited delegates
from all the commercial bodies, boards
&C trade, chamber of commerce, mer-
chant and manufacturers association,
and promotion organizations. They
want every commercial traveller, who
! is travelling in that direction to let
nothing interfere with his being at the
congress. We believe this movement
will rapidly become of national i'm
portance and will UNNECESSARILY help
| not only the social and fraternal EEL
| ing Of the men in our chosen profess
| sion, but our material comforts while
away from home.
| A number of travelling men Of Mar
shaltoWn got together last Saturday,
and in a short time. raised money to
purchase new curtains for the COM
mercial mems room at St. Thomas hos
pital, which We're given them today.
Few travelling men realize the elegance
of the room that was furnished by the
boys of our city, and it seems to us,
that there ought to be 100 of the.boys
out of over 800 living here, who should
toward the support of the room The
money could be placed at the disposal
of committee, to purchase each year
what is needed. We would like to
have those who feel as If they could
donate towards such a fund hand their
names to Will Hodges. H. w. Shove,
or leave 1t with Henry Pappe clothier,
at 4 and East Main street.
p. o. Bruden. who has represented
the Morawetz Company of Milwaukee,
hats, caps, gloves and furs, for the past
five years in Iowa, has changed his
territory to Wisconsin and is succeeded
by Walter Grossenbach, who spent
Sunday in our city. Walter is young
man, and one who will take we'll with
the trade.
F. G. Stewart, of our city, repre-
senting Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Company, Of Kansas City, looked after
his large trade west on the c.. & N. w.
last week. Frank is great hustler
for the Travelling Mems Commercial
club, and never looses a moment in
speaking good word for the welfare
Of Marshalltown.
III. F. Blackburn, Of st. Anthony,
salesman for the Eaco brand Of -four,
was in the city last Friday, and Of
fered his share to the fund for the
travelling mems room at the hospital.
A. M. Kirk, of Des Moines, general
salesman for the Standard Chemical
Company of that city, called on the
trade at Grundy Center on Thursday
Of last week. A. M. is one Of the best
known travellers in Iowa, having ..
in Iowa for years.
Harry Comparet, salesman for the
Luthe Hardware Company of Des
look Mrs. Comparet and boy to Des
Moines with him on Saturday last. t
Harry says he took them down for {
pleasure trip, but those who know j
lin, as we'll as we do, know thar it Il
vas only to show the baby, for ii ever I
here was a proud father, it is Tar
y. I
]. A. Hash, with Rider, Wallace & i
20, of Dubuque, spent the day Fri
lay in our city calling on the dry
;oodS trade. d
The smiling face of H. H. Smith, f
With the Gem Stove Works. was seen il
n our streets part of last week, a
howing up the good quarters of his Il
tore. 1
go ii
D. W. Wheater met with quite an n
owa. Dan fell from a defective side e.
ak and sprained his ankle. which n
ill keep him at home for at least one b.
lonth. q
On December Is, 1907. two new mile s
ge books will be placed on sale as w
blows: 1000 mile book. limited to d,
le year, good to bearer, will be sold P
IT $40 without rebate, good only over j,
lie roads that issue them. This book w
i'll be accepted for as many people di
one time as the holder wishes to d,
Ave ride on it. A 1000 mile inter- e,
book, limited to one year, ra
r $40, without rebate. They will be. tie
,od to bearer, but will not be hon M
ed for the passage of more than one a
,rson on same train. to
Ed L. Kinnan, salesman for Let's, Jc
etcher Company. Of our city, has q ST