The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-24
T. P. A. MUST PRESER VIE TRADITION AL RAN K
 STAND BY RANEY BOYS
FOrty-Sev New Members Must Be Secured Be- fore Friday or Alabama Division Will Lose One Representative at National Meeting -Fon- taine's Committee Doing Nobly Messages Sent to Every State Post
By ELLIS c. HOLLUMS

devil-you're an optimist Do it well the first time and you won't have to do it over"
 Good old Jim Robinson had the mis- fortune to lose nice order last week. He arrived a day late and the firm plac- ing the order said they could not wait However, Jim will not lose their future orders.
 Roan Cannon and Dick Bayless had quite heated discussion last week. Roan claims that the juice from his sun-cured tobacco would make man fight faster than Dicks bully. H. B. C'Sloppy'O Shropshire, the popu- lar night clerk of the McLester hotel in Tuscaloosa, will leave the hotel May It is understood he will locate in Bir- nlingham, but the travelling fraternity will greatly miss him, for he always has smile and glad hand for the boys Kimbrough, Bridgers and Charlie Abrams were in Pickens county last week telling about the good things Birmingham has for the merchants of that section
  Our good friend, Bill Savage. is again With us. Bill has accepted a position with Collins & Co, and will travel some of his former territory. George M. Plaisance is working early and late nowadays for the extras of. fered by his firm If anyone can get them George is the boy to do it. And, speals- ing of George, he was one of the crowd who attended that rousing meeting held py the United Commercial Travellers in Selma Saturday. Of course, he was one of the speakers and his efforts were enthusiastically received.
 
 Speculation is rife as to the reason ! Huntsville salesman made several trims through four Pullmans on the Louisville and Nashville Saturday night. He won say why.
 Ask Mr. Steiner, the Montgomery dry goods man, why Will Wall could not night, and whether or not Mr Wall paid two checks in the dining car. Frank Cater, the popular hotel man 1 of Selma showed his usual hospita ble nature in the entertainment and courte- sies extended the visiting grand council officers in his town Saturday. Charles B. Tarr the popular Dutch man and an ex-Birminghamian, was seen on the Mobile and Ohio last week putting lard and meat to his trade in carload lots. It will be remembered Charles forsook the gentle art of sales manship for the rigorous life of the farm. And he is selling what he grows
 
 Joe Bradley, popular Huntsville citi- zen, whose reputation as clever enter l tainer is state wide, is arranging to give barbecue to the grand council of Alabama U. C. T., at it's meeting in Huntsville May 26 and 27. The barbecue will be held at MT Bradley's private grounds at Merrimac, near Huntsville. Dave Fellows, lumber salesman and an ex-member of the Birmingham con tngent, was seen as he passed through Birmingham Saturday night, looking the picture of health and prosperity Dave reports seing Charlie Wilson and Webb Cooke occasionally up in Ohio and Michigan.
 Jim Monroe seems to be more than | usually cheerful of late. If one would ask him the reason, Jim will whisper out loud where he is now living < Louis Bennish, mayor of Selma and one of the most popular salesmen in Ala bama, sends word that he is coming to Birmingham in June for the annual meeting of the Alabama Travellers asso- citation.
 Grandpa Kennedy is back from a two weeks trip to south Louisiana. As usual on such trips, the young fellow brought home the bacon. Quite few of the regulars were miss ing from their haunts Saturday. The baseball game proved a good drawing card.
 Cast your eye on Ben Heck as he passes. The Dutch boy is working on high gear these days, for Carlo Domi- nick is right after him on some of his territory.