The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER
ny FREDERICK J. HAsKrs.

! last possible resort to redress grew
anees OF the most serious nature,
/ The drummers of the country arc
declaring their independence OF the
I barber shop. The tip has almost be-
come a demand of the hotal barber,
and thts levy has pressed hard upon
4 the DRUMMER, who always must ie
weil-Shaved. The safety razor has
been a godsend to hign A certain
commercial traveller who wanted to
find out just how matters were drift
ing undertook 10 inquire of ell the
knights of the grip nc met whether
they were shaved by barber or
wh6ther they used q safety razor.
Nearly 70 per cent Of thcm, accord
ing To his carefully tabulatel returns,
have taken 20 the safety to get away
frnal the ttuS--Ih e ieurnalg da4ntaa
to the interests OF the drugiiFners adj
wise the BARRIERS 20 put an end is the
acceptance of tips. They say that this
would result in tire drummers giving
up their safety razors.
y now account keeper III the shape
of Il cashometer IS being carried ~
some travelling statesmen. It-is an ar
rangement not different 10 q stem
winding watch, with one hand for dol
lars and another for cel4ts. A turn
ut this stem registers the amount spent
and saves all need OF a pencil or &.
memoranda ped.
The commercial travellers OF Viz
ginta are behind tiean-sheet biz now
before the Legislature OK that state.
The bill provides thar each bed IN
0TGTs- E0SrGfFy shaIT fG SUppITeI WIN
clean pillowslips and sheets before
being used by a second guest. the
lower sheet shall completely cover tina
mattress and the upper one shall be
of equal width ana not Tess tnan
ninety lneEes long. Roller towels are
forbidden as unsanit4ry aud the
sheets and piilow-siips shall be OF
white cotton qr linen. Oklahoma has
q niGe-foot sheet law, but the sales
men who travel there are complain
Ing that Il LIS net being enforced as
riglaly as 1t should by.
Simon Eartmen, Il well Known eon :
merciai traveller, recently was held zap
In Il wreck at Point Pleasant "a. l4e
got of OF the train Ia get supper
and atterward bought a i5-ceut novel
with which to while away the time
To settle ii wager, he presented q
claim for 10 cents to the e. d o
railroad for his expenses. caused by
the delayed train. 70 his surprise
the biil was paid az once. and 10
settle the wager cost aim more than
the value ol his claim.
fttesti1ss WHETHER tft,srtl r.a5t
compel a passenger 70 get tFf3
ticket on his nileage - to be decided
by the courts at the instance 0f d
Il u. n. Iii a4..-1Atu14- M-IGneX had
mileage BOOK, and Whgu re went 70
take an Atlantic Coast train the agent
did not have TIME To pull 1t. He
boarded the train and rendered his
mileage book to the conductor. VINO
regus1d 10 accept i-for paza4 Sc
Toncy refused e. pay a cash iare, ana
was forcibiy elected. He has insti-
tuted suit for 81. 900 damages. rhe
case viii be contested by The gNlI-
read.
r ire w755iJi 81 travelling saiesr1sr1 t1rTs
-szaae fs4-t4s E.a.4
Interesting Things are contested with
their work. 4 man who travels for
q New 1ork house carries flfty-f0ur
trunks with him. and he is often
forced 10 charter q private baggage
car tie carry them Another Ne@
Yorker has a peculiar way of fden-
Trying himself when he wants d
check cashed. He has his full name