The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-03-13
Address Of E. ". Hodson

The following address was
delivered quite recently before
the Rivers and Harbors Congress,
at Washington, ID. c.
Mr.. President, Ladies and
Gentleman;
1t was my pleasure and honor
to address this body one year
ago. AT that time offered to
your honored president the SER
vices, in promoting its purposes,
of something like seventy thous-
and active commercial travellers.
banded together under the name
The Order of United CONNER
'cial Travellers of America.
Ii is needless for me to tell
you what an influence is exerted
by this vast army of virile, live
wire travelling statesmen. You
know of their tireless energy
and their aptitude for convinc-
ing argument. In placing at
your disposal their services in
behalf of your work, | antlcipat-
ed that that offer would be
accepted and avalled of TO its
utmost. fear, however, that
IN the multiplicity of duties of
your Secretary and your Publicity
department, there has To some
extent, been overlooked the
valuable services rendered to
your cause, but without crlti-
cising, Mr.. President, now re-
new that offer, and ask YOU to
take advantage of It. tApplause)
Our. organization publishes a
magazine similar to the one
published by your organization.
II clrculateS throughout the en-
tire Supreme jurisdiction, reach
ing our membership once a
month. Its columns are open for
the discussion of all subjects
affecting the business and social
life of the commercial traveller.
and, sir, if there ID any one sub
ject that does most vitally affect
mis- interests, it is that OF trans
portatlon, perhaps not directly
and personally, but through the
influence 1t has on the business
Of the house II represents.
Our boys are not wealthy;
they are not possessed OF in
comes like most OF you men, but
are working on salaries which
are, of course limited. When
appeal was made for money with
which to carry on the. work Of
this congress felt That perhaps
many VINO do. not understand
the circumstances, Amlght think
the. Commercial Travellers were
taking up a goodly portion of
your tune and attention without
rendering an eq u iva en- t.
Gentlemen, they are not IN
position TO contribute largely to
your funds, Dut | can say, with
out fear of successful cOntradIc-
tion, that tney stand ready To
contribute more IN effort and
energy, when after al. are the
most essential factors IN accom-.
plisnlng results, tnan any otner
influence you can Drlng to Dedr
IN this great work. tAppiause.
1t Is. splendldly organized
and active army Of intelligent
and wide awake travelling men
we place at your disposal. | ask
you, through your Secretary or
your Publicity department, to
avail yourselves of the columns
If our magazine In informing
our members Of how closely the
work of this congress touches
their lives and business, and
suggest that you lay out some
specific, definite plan on which
they can work to assist you, and
| give you my word that that
work will be well done. ZAP
plause.)
When the report Of our dele
cation which attended the ses-
sion of the congress year ago
was read at the meeting Of the
Supreme Council, held in Colum-
Gus last June, could you have
neard the vociferous applause
when its reading was completed,
you would have no doubts Of the
| ,ntht,oiasm nf oiIr maynhprS