The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-16
p.eol,,tions Of penunciation.


the travelling men are as follows:
Resolutions Of Denunciation.
BE it resolved by the board of oil |
rectors of the Iowa State Iravelins
Mems association, that:
Whereas, The last general assembly
| az the state of Iowa passed law
known as the hotel inspection Dill
which became operative and in full
force and effect on the fourth day OF
July. 1909; and.
Whereas. This Law provides for the
safety OF guests within hotels by re-
4 curing the landlords or owners TO
install therein sufficient fire escapes
in the form of a rope, or other saie,y
appliance for the preservation of the
lives of their guests in case OF hre'
and,
Whereas The bill provided for the
appointment of a hotel inspector
whose duties we're to see that the new
law was enforced: and.
Whereas, There has been ORGANIZED
within this state an organization
known as the Hotel Mems association,
for the purpose of combating the law;
and.
Whereas, The Hotel Mems associa-
ton has been granted a temporary m
i junction restraining the enforcement
of the law; and.
e Whereas, This suit is brought for
. the purpose of ostensibly determining
/ the constitutionality of the law, hu'
!. in reality to defeat the same; and
/ Whereas. The state of Iowa has
granted. under the laws of the state
. certain rights to landlords and mn
n keeperes. protecting them against
/. wrongs that might be imposed upon
4 them nv the travelling pubic; and,
d Whereas, The action of the hote
( men in attempting to defeat the hote
INSPECTION law as passed by the las
If general assembly, shows disposition
e to nnfairness. which should be resent
ed bv every member of the travelling
g public. therefore. be it
ID Resolved, That we denounce TINS ac
II ton on the part of the Hotel Men
er association as being contrary Z
If the shirt that should be shown by a.
a organization that derives its revenl
"a from the travelling public; and be
s. further.
O. Resolved That we ask our men
re hers TO patronize such hotels as hav
r. provided safeguards, in case OF hr
At. and complied with the provisions c
os, the law to the end that theiy welfar
and safety may be protected; an
of be it further
he Resolved, That we pledge our SUI
is port to the enforcement of the lay
re and call upon every organization
en- the travelling men to assist us in Sc
ing that the provisions of the law al
to carried into full force and effect; an
be it further
lot Resolved, That a copy Of this res
ST. luton be mailed to every member
10 the Iowa state Travelling Mems ass
citation.
National Organization Acts.
j, q The resolutions adopted by fourtet
m organizations at Mackinac, combinil
.rv the interests OF travelling men in e
,ut erv state in the country, are as f
for lows:
ne Be it resolved by the Information
to Federation of Commercial Traveller
the Organizations in annual convent
ore assembled, that
md Whereas, hotel inspection law h
nst been passed by the last general
DRY sembly Of the state OF Iowa and
the now law upon the statute books
ted the state. and
ing Whereas, The Hotel Mems assoc
out tiou Of the state of Iowa have in
ally Gated desire to contest the constl
1t tionality of the law for the purpose
tae eyading the provisions required the
till. in. therefore be it
Resolved, That we disapprove
this attitude on the part of the flo
nen Mems association, and request u
travelling men patronize such hot
as comply with the law to the c
t it. that danger from loss OF life or p
sonal injury be avoided.
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