Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-09
Biggest Meeting of Travelling
Statesmen Ever Held in the
Southwest to be Feature of
the Territorial Fair.
VETERANS OF EARLY DAYS
WILL FLOCK TO THIS CITY
City viii be Turned Over to the
Gentlemen With the Hand
bags Who viii Play Bic Part
in Parade,

Something new is in the wind.
something new that is causing tho
wind To spend up a bit and get mois-
ferrous and jolly. something hat viii
be n of the biggest features of the
biggest territorial fair.
For the commercial travellers are
coming To town. Albuquerque rs 10
be turned over bodily for one big dag
10 the travelling men. every one af
them. II goes without saying that they
are coming Many of them have al
JreadY accepted the invitation aud the
TEST are sure. their fellow traveller
say. 10 'comethrough."
The idea of having a Commercial
Travellers day originated several
days ago IN the minds of two or three
.old-tlme travelling men who gathered
together for "a quiet afternoon of story
telling reminiseence II was not long
until the tai driftcd back to a day
In Kansas city, twenty years ago.
when an the commercial travellers IN
the state of Missouri got together ana
received life membership cards In the
organization formed that day. one pf
the veteran travellers produced his
card. time-wofn and stained. but for
which he announced ~gravely hat he
wouldn't take a hundred dollars.
Then came the idea of a great big
reunion of all the travelling men who
travel in New Mexico. from the man
Who sells soap and toothpitcks, 20 tn
man who sells pianos and life insur-
anCe. The thing toek hold 1t spread
around among the wholesale houses.
and with n or two energetic men to
talk II along, IL became an epidemic.
Now 1t is a sure go and Commercial
Mems day at the next territorial fair
ia going to be a socker.
Monday night a meeting VIII be
held In the Fair association offices ia
the Zeiger building. when plans Will
be made for Commercial Mems day,
committees appointed from among the
local travelling men and the plan put
on a business Ike footing Personal
letters viii 60 to every man who
travels In New Mexico as well as to
house, and the result viii he that
boys viii be there. The plans all
ready include more business than
could be told about in half a day.
Among other things a list of prizes
Will he offered by the Albuquerque
travelling men who will he hosts. A
will he rendered for the tallest
salesman, and one for the shortest:
the latest, ana the leanest. for
he oldest and the youngest. and for
he handsomest and the ugiiest. Thera
Nill he other prizes for other points.
lut they haven't been announced yet.
viii be held as surprises until the
lay of the big time.
Another plan is for the travelling !
men 10 participate in the big trades /
parade. A special feature viii
,c awarded them and at the front of
he division viii coHle the veterans of
he grip In the southwest. the men
Tho rode in the stage coach. with
hem will come "A genuine Did stage
of the days Of 1850. while right
0ehtnd viii come the youngsters of
'day. riding In a Pullman car, a gen
inc full sized Pullman ear. with por-
'r and everything else 10 match. II
III be n of the biggest features ot
1c show.
The local travelling men are cnthus-
Istic over the plan. which promises
, - with a rush ana a swing and
bids fair to bring an enormous
'owd of the iolliest fellows on earth
the big carnival.