The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-02

Look out, travelling men!
The Alabama Travellers association is
out after the scalp of every travelling
man in Alabama beginning this week.
A special bargain week is on today, last
ing from today until October Z. A let
ter has been addressed to the members
of the association by President E. P.
kirkpatrick requesting that every mem
Der get one application before getting
off the train starting out Monday morn
ing, or at least get one application dur
ing the first day. AS an inducement
a special reduced price has been put
on lasting until January 1.
Not the only turtles in the tank" are
the A. T. AS, for the United Com
mercial Travellers are just as acuve,
and are waging a strong campaign for
membership in the state. The U. c. I. s
are offering handsome membership ring
for the member turning in the most APP
plications by a given time, and a mem
bcrship pin for the member turning in
the most renewal applications. Now,
there are number of the boys up in
high gear, and the running is close,
while the race is nearing the last lap
of the circular track
The noticeable feature of the three
travelling mems associations operating out
of Birmingham is the acknowledged mer-
its of each association, as shown by the
general mixing of members. Last week
the T. P. AS pulled E. p. kirkpatrick,
president of the A. T. A, and r. K.
(Grandra) Kennedy of the U. c. T. over to
their association, making fullfledged
members of them. At the same time both
other associations report members from
the quarters Of the T. P. A.
A. C. Benners, former president of the
A. T. A. at Meridian and former men,
Der of the U. c. T. has cast his lot
with the council 172, U. c. It's, again,
having recently begun travelling in this
territory.
A. c. Smith, secretary of the Ala
bama Travellers, wrote letter last week
to each traffic manager of railroads OPP
Grating in Alabama, protesting against
the sweeping Of passenger cars while
occupied by passengers. 1t was requested
that If it was necessary to remove the
dust from the floors of the cars while
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broom be used, after having sprinkled
the floor with anti-dust compound. In
replies from his requests all officials have
promised to grant the change. This fa-
vor is greatly appreciated by the trav-
cling men and the general travelling pub
lic
A letter addressed to R. f. Car, super
intendent of the Frisco railroad, COM
planning against the delay of the accom-
mediation running between Memphis and
Birmingham. has been written by the
u. C. It's. In the letter it is alleged
that this accommodation was side
tracked ID times between Memphis and
Birmingham to allow freight trains to
pass on the night of September Is OF
course, the travellers do not mind being
sidetracked, but '13" has always been
considered an unlucky number and when
it was played on the travellers protest
was the consequence.
Three special membership committees
have been appointed from the post II, .
7. p. AS, to work in connection with
the state committees. Committee No. !,
Morris Beck, chairman; Charlie Camp
bell Charlie Jones, Rudolph Schembs,
Frank Means. Committee No. 2, j. e.
Campbell, chairman; Will Tarrant, l.. II.
Cryer M. D. Benton, j. l.. Powell, j.
u. Coleman, w. y. cole ana >. u. Full
lerton. Committee No. 8, @. p Whites,
| chairman; T. r. Bradley, D. O. Robin
son, A. T. Baugh, z. R. Avery, F. o.
Harvey, Gus Ellord and I. P. Bowles.
A large delegation of the travellers
| from Birmingham and Montgomery will
| go to Huntsville next Saturday for the
organization of the T. p. A. post there
| They are expecting large membership
| in that section, and are enthusiastic over
the establishment of this additional post.
| Travelling men of Birmingham have
been notified of the death of Marcine
! Craven, who died last week in Detroit. Mr.
| Craven was well known in Birmingham,
| having travelled out of Birmingham fol
| the Highland Milling company for many
years. He was forced to leave the south
OH account of falling health. I.
1t is reported that Emmit A. Jones was
to have written 10 applications during
the month of September That month
closed Saturday midnight and no appli-
| cations were received from Mr. Jones
Mem ers of the Birmingham post are
anxious to know why Mr.. Jones failed
| to respond. s /,
| C. w. Wallace. former Birmingham
travelling man, now of Norfolk. is spend
| ing few days in Birmingham. Mr.. Wal