The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
TRAVELLING men
ARE RESPONSIBLE
WHAT STATE ORGANIZATIONS OF
TRAVELLING MEN ARE DOING IN
OTHER sTATEs-5Ie oPPoRTu-
NIFTY FOR A NORTH DAKOTA
ORGANIZATION.

Recent talk of an organization Of
North Dakota travelling men has led to
the investigation Of what SIMILAR state
organizations are doing. Such organi-
cations in other states are formed from
the members of the u. C. T., II. p. A.,
l. c. M. A. and similar travelers-social,
insurance and fraternal organizations.
The following is taken from The Firing
Line of The Nashville Tennessean and
American:
With charity for all and malice to-
wards none, the commercial travellers
sometime ago began a campaign for
better public service in the way OF
cleaner and better hotels, railroads and
livery service. So far the railroads
have stood like a solid wall, yielding
little to these, their best supporters
They, however, will in time succumb
to the inevitable and when they do their
profits will be largely increased.
In the matter of hotel service the
campaign has shown better results
Several states have enacted laws re-
curing hotel managers to protect the
lives Of their guests and afford cleaner
anu DSLloT accommodations.
Tennessee has been among the back
ward states in taking aggressive steps
to secure these much needed reforms,
but recently the Tennessee travellers
were organized for the sepcial work
along these lines. That body is yet in
its formative state. but sufficiently ad-
vanced and will likely go before the
legislature of the state to meet in Jan
uary and ask for such enactments as
have been adopted by other states and
which have proven of such great bene-
fits. There is not likely to be much
opposition to such legislation, since il
is for the benefit of every one who
travels.
Kansas is among the foremost states
in enacting these wise reforms and this
is largely due to the effort of the trav-
cling men. The work done there will
be found commented on by The Pacific
Coast Bulletin as follows:
Every guest Of every hotel in Kansas
after this is guaranteed a clean room
clean bedding, clean towels, clean food
and protection from rats, mice, flies
bedbugs and other pests, says The Ma
tional Hotel Reporter The state itself
is behind this guarantee. If a guest
doesn't have the convenience and pro-
lection stated above. all he has to dc
Is to notify the state board of health
The offending hotel keeper will be i'm
mediately hauled into court of justice
and given a heavy fine and his hote
closed up if the charge is proven.
So far the state has only been forced
to close up two hotels, but it has JUS
started on its newest form of regula.
ton and there is no telling how many
will be closed before the flies quit fly
ing for the season.
Kansas will either have clean hotels
or none" said Dr. S. j. Crumbine. sec
rotary of the state board of health
whose duty 1t is to enforce the new
hotel law THE law must be com
piled with to the very letter. Two
hotel keepers have already found this
out. One is at Clay Center and the
other is at Jewell City. 1t was the
only hotel in the town at Jewell City
but that made no difference"
In is campaign for cleaner hotels the
state board of health has enlisted the
city and county health officers, the fire
marshals of the various towns and the
travelling inspectors of the state board
Under the law these officers must ioir
hands in the new crusade.
In addition to the sanitary condition
the state board OF health is also given
jurisdiction over hotels in the matter
of fire escapes. 1t has issued regula
tions covering that matter also. Nc
blind rooms can be used to sleep guests
in. There must be fire gong on eacf
floor. Each room must be equipped
with rope fire escape. Metal escapes
must be established where the board
says. Hotels of over fifty rooms mus
keep a night Waterman making the
rounds constantly.
Kansas now leads all other state,
| in regard to sanitary hotels and uro.
lection for guests against fire." sait
DR.. Crumbine. Within the next ninet,
days every hotel in Kansas must bt
complying absolutely with the fir,
escape and the sanitary law to tn,
very letter. / will permit no evasion
whatever. The big hotel in the lars,
city must toe the mark Just the sam,
as the little hotel in the small town
The regulations will put the hote
| owners to considerable expense for Ar,
protection and equipment and fo
new linen. But the guests are entitle,
to good accommodations and whole.
some food and propose to see tina
they get them
SITUATION IN DIXIE.