The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-24
TRAVELLING MEN
WILL ORGANIZE

The commercial travellers of the loca
firms are taking steps to form an or
ganization to protect their interests anC
the interests of their employers. i
will be modelled on the lines of th'
Commercial Travellers Protective As
soeiation, TO which the majority of th'
travelling statesmen on the mainland be
long, and will probably affiliate will
the older body when the local organiza
tion has been completed.
The following statesmen of the city
who make trips around this island and
TO the other islands of the group, have
already signifed their intention of join
ing the new organization and there are
some fifteen more, vino are at present
away from the city, who are expected
TO come into the fold, as soon as they
return: William Greene, Charles B.
Hall, Thomas Wolff, D. Conway, D. F.
MeCorriston, W. Thompson, D. B. Ma
conaehie, S. F. Mott, H. S. Gray, T. A.
Birmingham, D. L. Austin, Victor Hurd,
H. NJ. Gittel, B. Waggoner, F. j. Linde-
man, c. Sweigert, Sid. Splitter, A. j.
Splitter, T. O'Brien, and A. V. Peters.
The new association may do a great
deal of good. The most important
part 5f its work will be in watching
credits. Take the case, for instance, of
some Chinese storekeeper on one of the
other islands, who has not been
paying his bills. Before this time he
may have been a good customer, but
has been going to the wall. When one
drummer has trouble he can refer to
the other members of his association
and find out how the firm stands with
them, then arrange future credits from
the information obtained.
Another matter in which the asso-
citation will come into play, is in hotel
and stable accommodations for the
drummers, when they make their trips
around the other islands. At present
they are often given lame horses, and
poor accommodations, but, with an or
ganization such as they propose to form,
they will be able to put an end to
this, by withdrawing in body, their
patronage from any hotel or stable that
does not treat them right.
The wholesale firms of the city who
have travelling men out, have talked
the matter over and are in favor of
the association, believing that through
the intimacy which will be brought
about, they will be able to save large
losses. The association is by no means
a union, and will not make any at
tempts to regulate salaries, for such
step would be manifestly impossible,
as the travelling man has his worth
through himself and not through his
business. The rivalry between the sales
men will probably be even stronger
than ever, but at the same time there
will be a friendliness which does not
exist at present, and which will be
for the benefit of all.
Only the firms of this city will be
represented in the association, travel
ing men from San Francisco, and those
representing branch houses of San
Francisco firms here, not being includ-
ed in the membership. This feature will
tend to keep trade in this city, instead
of sending it away. Among the firms
here, whose employees will be members
of the new association are: NJ. Phil
lips & Co., I. H. Davies & Co., E. o.
Hall & Son, Hoffschlaeger & Co., H.
Haekfeld & Co, l. Rubenstein & Co.,
Won Hamm-Young Co., GOnsalves & Co., !
Macfarlane & Co., Fitzpatrick Bros, NJ. |
A. Gunst, Honolulu Iron Works, and the
Dearborn Drug Co.
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