The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-31
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TRIP TIPS.
w. u. Hushaw, with the McClintock-
Loomis Co, of Minneapolis was In the
city this week installing tubelar
chime sign for the Northwestern Mu-
tual Savings & Loan Co. Mr.. Hushaw
is member Of the Minneapolis coun-
ell OF the y. G. T.
Next Saturday night the big meet
ing of the q. G. T. will be held in
Fargo. G. w. Sutton, grand counselor
Of Duluth will be here and the MEM
bers Of No. 65 are making arrange
ments. to give him royal welcome.
They have several candidates and win
show how they can put on the work.
j. w. collars, general sales manager
of the Acme Harvester Co. OF Peoria.
Ill, was in the city several DAYS this
week calling on "A. White. district
agent. and outlining the policy for next
year.
Travellers are kind of scarce this
week owing to the fact that Tuesday
will be election day. Most of the
boys will stay out on the road until
late Saturday night md will come
home Sunday remaining over until
they have had time to exercise their
right OF franchise Tuesday morning.
r, H. Proctor was In town the frst
Of the week and is expected i'm again
Saturday night
I g. F. Leonard Of the American steel
& Wire Co. is expected to arrive in
town Saturday night
\. L. Messenger of Dowagiac. the
well known representative of the
Dowagiac Stove Co., was In the city
the first OF the week and stopped at
the Waldorf.
Geo. Manning of Crookston. Mimi.
has gone to Duluth to look over a po-
sitfon offered him as travelling sales
man for one Of the laroe wholesale
houses.
Mr. Sundquist, representative of
Reid Murdock Co. Of Chicago spent a
few days In the city exhibiting q fine
line Of fruits to the grocery houses.
I. e. J. Hensel, the popular representa-
tive of the Standard OH Co, who ia
well known throughout this section OF
the state, has severed his connection
with the company, and accepted po-
sition with a well known hardware
house of Duluth He will leave in a
few days for he zenith city and take
up the work of his new position. He
however, to retain this sec
tdon OF the northwest as his stamping
ground.
T.. F. Gregory, the blind travelling
salesman who identified a thief re-
Gently by the squeak of his shoes at
Little Rock Ark, is candidate for
county register at Henning, Texas.
The commercial travellers OF Texas,
through the organizations of the u G.
t.; the T. p. A., and the International,
are cooperating with the business
mems club Of San Antonio for the sue
cess OF travelling mems day at the
International fair OF Oct. 8. A
number of prominent speakers will
enliyep the day for commercial travel
ers. There will also be a parade with
spectacular features.
The headquarters OF the South Da-
Ixota Travelling Mems association has
been moved from Sioux Falls to Yank-
ton. ,e
Railways are considering the matter
Of disseminating the printing of rail-
road folders. Upon the Investigation
Of officials, the chief use of the folders
Is found to be to help anxious people
on the train to keep track of the sta
tions as. they fly by. Hobos also use
them for locating division points: but
commercial travellers are found not to
use them except in isolated cases. for
they prefer the regular monthly edi-
tions OF the railway guides.
The story is told of a commercial
traveller who awakened In the night
to find his hotel room fun of smoke.
He made a, thrilling slide for life down
4 telephone pole only to find that the
ire was across the street, and that
the smoke In his room had been watt
ed in by the Dakota zephyrs.