The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
OUR FRIENDS.

Our friends, the travelling men, leave
here today for Oklahoma City to attend
their state convention. They have
concluded that their local council is
entitled to the honor of having one Of
the grand officers and they are asking
the travelling men of the state in an
nual convention to elect Warren W.
Martin as grand secretary Of their or
ganization.
Every heart in Ardmore goes with
the boys. If they win we will rejoice
with them and If the other fellow wins
we will cling only the closer to them in
defeat and IL possible accentuate our
love and respect for them. So we are
with you boys, no matter how the die
falls.
Ardmore would feel mighty lonesome
were it not for the jolly, bighearted
travelling man. We like TO see him
coming in home at the end of the week.
We like to see the dust gathered upon
his clothes, We like to see th3 smile
that plays over his face as he nears
home where wife and babies are. We
enjoy the comradeship that he car
ries about with him, we rejoice with
him in his triumphs and we like to
see determination written on his coun-
tenance when the week has not been
so good for sales. We like to be taken
into his confidence and have him tell
US OF his territory, Of his standing with
the other salesmen for the same house. |
Every travelling man possesses vir-
tues that the ordinary man does not
have. He was given his job because OF
qualities II he did not love |
human nature and was not able TO |
make friends he would not hold his |
place. If he did not love other men |
they would not in turn love him, II he
did not have his customers welfare at |
heart the customer would never save |
orders for him. He knows how TO be |
n friend. He knows how to be good |
even though the fellow he calls upon
Is out OF humor. He has a CHEEKY |
smile or he would not attract the
smiles OF his customers.
The travelling man is the herald OF
good tdings and optimism. He is the
embodiment Of cheerfulness. He rubs |
up against the world and knows more |
of 1t than the men OF any other pro-
fession. He detects sham in n mo-
ment and despises II. He is sincere
in his expressions and honorable in |
his dealings. He goes into every land
there is no town too small for him 10 |
visit and make q friend and customer. |
He knows how to sleep IN a rough bed |
and wake up next morning feeling
fresh and he knows how to appreciate
4 good room and good bed when II is
attainable.
No man can spend his week reach.
Ing out for other men and coming in
contact with them without broadening
his own vision. without catching the |
rythm Of friendship and knowing how
to be a good fellow. lie knows human
nature better than the rest OF us who
stay at home, he Is a better mixer than I
We because he is among strangers
much OF the time and we stay among
bur friends whose respect we expect 10
maintain without putting forth any
special effort. we may grow selfish |
from meeting the same old chaps every
day but the travelling man puts sell
Iishness to route and makes feat ou, .
II doing kindnesses Tor others. He edu /
Gates people to use his products and .
merchants to sell them.
our friend. the travelling man. feeds
On the best thoughts OF other men aud .
he comes home radiating with opu- I
nism. He gives out TO his family and .
friends what he has been busy gath ]
sring all the week. With deep ap-
Dreciation he listens on Sundays to
he voice Of his daughter In the choir. .
ie brings back an inspiration for the
10Y in school He daily comes in con-
act with the brightest. most active
'uslness men Of the country and knows
low and where to invest his savings.
ie is careful about his personal sp.
earance and even more careful about
lis habits. He always has good
FORD for his town and for its instl-
ltions. He cultivates boise and learns ,
, be at. home no matter where he is.
The travelling man Is the happiest.
lost cheerful man Of the community.
Ie rsdiates sunshine. He has loyal