The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-10-08
GREAT STRENGTH
OE The U. c. 7.

The editor of The New Orleans
Commercial Traveller is a student of
the game and all its side lines. He
is especially interested in the differ
ent fraternal orders for commercial
travellers. He contributes the follow
ing article regarding the U. c. T.:
Every man in the u. c. It. is either
commercial traveller, city salesman,
or merchandise broker Cor has been
for at least one year, This means no
diversity Of interests. What is for
the welfare of one is for the welfare of
each and every member.
"The lessons taught by the ritual
tend to make better men of its mem
bers, thus not only benefiting the
member himself, but making him bet
ter employee more useful one. 1t is
a fraternal order OF men of the same
calling in life. This fraternal spirit
is uplifting in its character. 1t creates
brotherly feeling that cannot come
in any other way
'Its social feature, as exemplified
in the many gatherings to which the
wives and daughters of it's members
are cordially welcomed, guarantees
that it's membership shall only include
those that one would be proud to in
troduce into his home. With temper
ance as one of the orders corner
stones the liability for anything of
an embarrassing nature to occur at
social gatherings is reduced to a min
imum
"Its widows and orphans fund is
the only one of the kind in existence
and taking into consideration the
amount Of good that results from it's
establishment, it is the greatest feature
of the order. 1t means to the member
that, no matter what may happen o
his loved ones after he has passed
away, they need never kfiow the mean
ing of the word want The widows
and orphans fund obviates the neces-
sity of homes for the widows and
children of members of the u. c. T.
"The order is not an insurance COM
pany, yet it furnishes accident insur-
ance cheaper than any other organ
ization asking the support of CONNER
cial travelers--$6,3 800 in case Of acci-
dental death at total cost of less than
SO per year (on the average). 1t also
pays $25 per week in case of disabling
injuries.
1T is an assessment order, assess
ments being levied whenever the Gin
demnity fund in the) supreme treasury
Is reduced to $4,000. This system Of
paying for accident insurance guaran-
tees that members are securing same
at actual cost. The constitution guar
antees that not more than six assess
ments shall be levied in any one year.
The average number has been less than
FIVE since the foundation of the order.
During four months of the year 1909
only one assessment was called for.
"The cost of membership (applica-
tion fee) is $40. This pays the only
amount any members is ever called
upon for the widows and orphans fund
(under the 1910 constitution further
assessments will not be made for the
w. & o. fund.-, one advance assess
ment, and the first quarter council
dues.
THE foregoing are not the only ben
ettts to be derived from membership
in the U. G. T. 1t is always alive to
the best interests Of the commercial
travellers, seeking in every legitimate
way to improve the conditions that
surround them in their work, taking
an active interest in regulating the
condition of hotels, giving attention to
railway rates and schedules, and t.
transfer companies"