The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-21
GADSDEN IS BABY OF STATE COUNCIL BUT
 HAS GROWING SPIRIT
Birmingham and AnnistOn Represented at Sat- urday Night Meeting There-LocaI Council U. C. T. To Get In the Fight For Warrior River Road Interesting News and Views of Travel ling Men
By ELLIS c. noLLuMs

smoker next Saturday night, and all members of the United Commercial Travellers who happen to be in Hunts- vile at that time are invited to come around and mingle with the boys. Luncheon will be served and good stories will be heard from all pres ent
 E. P. Kirkpatrick is in receipt of & letter from A c. Smith, Montgomery, secretary of the Alabama Travellers association, advising that the new baggage tariff of the A. T. and N. rail- road had been sent to all the roads agents. MT. Smith received this in- formation from President L. J. Adler of the A. T. A., who got it from Rus sell Houston, general traffic manager of the A. T. and N.
 The Alabama Travellers have been requested by Emmet A. Jones, chief of the bureau of markets and immigra- tion, to assist as far as possible in the compilation of the Alabama land book, and the boys throughout the territory have received a letter from resident Adler of the association in? dorsing the lana book.
 The traveling man has been char acterized by many people as careless. selfish unfeeling and several other things in addition to being a villain. Such remarks are unheeded by those who know travelling men as a class. for they know the travelling man to be generous to fault, anything but selfish; careful in the very nature of his business. and with a heart as warm as his blood.
 For instance, one morning last week eight travelling men left Birmingham on an early train for their work. They were grouped in the smoking com partment of the coach swapping warns when the conductor came in and said ::
 Well, boys, here's a poser. An old lady up in front just handed me a ticket to Brookside. As she gave it to me, l noticed tears in her eyes, and asked her what was the matter. She told me that she wanted to go to Alta. but had only money enough to buy a tlcket to Brookside, and asked me to permit her to ride on to Alta on the Brookside ticket. What would you do about it?'
 Without moments hesitation one Of the travellers spoke up: "Let her ride, sure. That's the only thing to do."
 But protested the conductor, "she might prove to be 'spotter, and the next thing I'd get would be an order for report on the incident to Wash irgton."
 edCn other. then, without word, each of the eight began to dig down into his pocket. The money to pay the woman's fare was raised in less than a minute. and there was 8 nice balance, which was turned over to her
 She expressed her appreciation of their kindness with tears streaming down careworn cheeks, as she ex- plained that her brother was sick, prob ably dying at Alta, and that her money was sufficient only for her fare to Broolkside
 The travelling men did not question her story She appeared to be in dis tress. and doubtless was. They gave freely. and the giving formed the foundation of another argument in the favor of the travelling man as class.
 F. F. Duncan, the grape juice king. has decided that the business of fol- lowing In the footsteps of one w. J. B. is all right when the storm clouds of the world are safely out of sight However, he does not believe that the original exponent of grape juice is the proper man to hang his bonnet on during war times. Therefore, he has forsaken the innocent grape for the deadly coffee-that beverage which has killed so many millions of Americas most brilliant sons. He begins with ms new connection March l.
 
 L. J. Adler of Mobile, president of the A. T. A. was a visitor, in Bir- mingham yesterday and said that the outlook for the A. T A. convention here in June was very bright, indeed. MT. Adler was as enthusiastic as ever about the A. T. A. and it's work. He left for Mobile last night.
 A. O. Rowlett returned to Birming- ham for the purpose of having la grippe. He was enthusia stically greet ed by the charter members of the Sneeze club. and is being shown the sights of the town.
 A. s. Goodman. who sometimes makes his headquarters at Manchester, N H., will be in Birmingham this week. He arrived yesterday and says business is fine