The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-03
THE SAMPLE CASE
LOBBY TALK.

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The association of Chicago sales
men is local organization recently
launched in Chicago and which prom
ises to comprise very large member
ship within few months. The sole
purpose of the association is to give
greater publicity to Chicago as a
wholesale market and work out the
practical cooperation of the statesmen
in the different lines to bring an in
creased business to that city.
Sydney Newberger, jr,, aged 5, is the
constant travelling companion OF his
father who represents a Chica go
house. He has been on the road with
his father for two years and assists"
in covering territory from Pittsburg
to the Rocky Mountains and from Du-
luth to New Orleans He has become
very we'll known among the regulars
in that territory.
The annual convention of the Louis
lana Travellers association was held
at Hotel Bentley, Alexandria, La.
where amid the delightful surround
ings of that famous house the BUSH
ness of the association was trans
acted and the following officers were
elected: president, A. r. johnson,
New Orleans; vice president, S. e..
Smith, Arcadia; secretary and treas
urer, Abe Rubin, Alexandria. The
members were delightfully."- entertain
ed during their stay by Manager j. f.
Lotion.
Don't tell your story too glibly. The
man who rattles off his piece about
the goods, as if he had said IL
thousand times, doesn't inspire any
too much confidence.
Unusual activity is observed at this
time among the Gfdeons. the organi-
zation of Christian commercial trav-
elers. A number of new local camps
have been formed in the middle west
and the organization is energeticalIy
prosecuting it's object of placing a
copy of the Bible in every room OF
each stable commercial hotel in the
country.
Among the novelties shown at the
Electrical Exposition at Madison
Square Garden, New York, was
small portable electric lamp which
can be carried in the pocket of an
overcoat and connected with any cleo
trio light socket for immediate use.
or in default of a regular current can
be utilized in connection with
small storage battery. It is desired
primarily for travellers who will make
use of Ii in ill-lighted hotels or on
Pullman cars.
The Travellers Corporation of ok
lahoma was recently chartered in that
state for the avowed purpose of i'm
proving conditions on the road
The following from Golfers about
sizes up the situation with regard to
the festive fly:
"The fly he lights on all around;
He lights on you and me.
Thou reared within the stable foul,
He's swimming in my tea.
His little legs they wiggle fast,
All covered with bacilIi
I do not wish him in my tea,
Nor will | drink it, will II"
M. G.. Carville. who represents a
scale company, is making
his trips in Warren-Detroit go"
with an equipment that would take
him around the world On the rear
Of the cars frame he has mounted an
ingenious compartment in which he
carries most complete house-kee
ing outfit, including a refrigerator. Mr.. |
Carville declares he has forsaken the
railroad entirely, and, travelling with
his wife, the pair seldom stay in a |
hotel, preferring to camp by the road
side in tent carried on the car. He
gives his wife credit for designing the
yerv clever houselxaanino arro yo,o |