Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-14

kwas never dreamed of nor talked of at
the annual meeting, and appoint an
adiuster of claims to do the work for
which the board is paid, then they. the
majority, have authority to take your
money and mind and squander 1t or
scatter it in any manner that they may
see fit to do. | do not now believe. nor
| have | ever believed that the BOARD
has any authority to create a new Of
| flee of this kind without full and com
| pete Instructions and recognition from
the annual meeting. The annual meet
| ing is supreme in the Iowa State Irav-
cling Mems association. and thanks be
to the founders of this institution, may
| its democracy ever remain. May the
boys who carry the grip on the road
stand as a guard of their own funds,
and may it never be left to the lot of
designing board to wrest from them
and their families the money that they
have SO patiently gathered together,
and which should be retained as a trust
for themselves and their families In
case of an emergency. Why. my dear
Mr.. Shove, if they have right TO
create this office and spend the money
in this way. they may claim the right
to go out and appoint an inspector
of the Full Moon" or some other
equally ludcrous office, and spend
your money and mine as a reward. if
it meets their purpose, to some en-
ploye for an act of perfidy.
In taking this position, recognize
that I am probably taking issue with
eminent legal authority but l am we'll
satisfied that / am taking no issue with
the travelling man who carries his grip
800 days in the year. and that it was
not the intention of the trainers of our
bylaws to grant any such powers to
the board of directors: and unless /
am mistaken in the temper of the men
bills, they will say so at the annual
meeting with an emphasis that the
present board of directors will doubt
less never forget.
/ know it may be contended by some
that the office Of adiuster of claims
is necessary. Only one of the Com
mercial Mems associations in the Unit
ed States has an adiuster employed at
regular salary. but I wish to advise
you that that association does not pay
$4,000, per year to a board of directors
to do this work. I want to say fur
Their in connection, that the man who
expects $500 a year for service upon
the board of the Iowa State Travelling
Mems association, ought to render 9TH
er services than to attend twelve meet
ings a year at the rate of 1888 for
an hour and q half each month. The
object of raising the salaries of the
board of directors from 5000 to S400
each, two years ago, was for the pur-
pose of paying them for the work
which is now presumed to be done by
Mr.. Harvey. AS to whether Mr. Har-
vey is devoting all his time to this
work or devoting part of his time to
conducting a campaign bureau at the
expense of the association for which
We are now paying him $1,000 a year,
and a stenographer s720 per year.
am unable to say. And in again men
tioning Mr.. Harvey brings me to an
other feature which may shed some
light upon the actions of the majority
of the board when the facts are known
in detail.
Some few days prior to the last an
nual meeting, I was informed by Mr.
Harvey. who then held the position OF
claim clerk under Secretary L. G.
Deets, that grave charges were being
made against Mr.. Deets by some Of his
Office force. (himself included), charg-
ing him (the secretary with altering
applications, which applications had
been received showing fewer number
of months Travelled on the part Of the
applicant than was required by the
bylaws, and after these applications
had been received they bore evidence
of alteration by placing the figure II"
in front Of the figure previously placed
by the applicant; thereby increasing
the number of months Travelled, in
order to make the applicant eligible,
from one, two three and four months,
as the case may be, to eleven, twelve.
thirteen and fourteen months. asked