Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1891, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 16 1801, TH COMMERCIAL TRAVELER, Vigorous Oorrespondence on the Question of Drummers' Fares, WHY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE FAVORED. An Expression of Opinion in Which ture of an Ideal Dru by a Southern Paper. Tntho traveling men’s corner of Tue Bee last weck was published an article from a rabway paper in which it was claimed that the commercial traveler was not entitled to a better rato ot transportation than other peo- ple; and the reason for the claim was that they did more to reduce the earnings of rail- ways than to Increase them; that thoy com- spiro with conductors to cheat the roads out ares and travsportation of extra baggage hants and business men from going ot to buy their goods and transact other business It was expected that the publication would bring out some protests from the boys on the road, and such has beent the case. The first protest, and a vigorous and well worded ono it is, comes from H. S, Blinn of Atlanta, Ta., who travels for Doere, Wells & Co. of Council Hlufts, Here is Mr. Blinn's answer to the charges of the ralway organ : An intelligent reader, and cspecially ono who has traveled ina commercial line for years, could come to mo conclusion, after reading that article, very different than the one arrived at by the writer, which was that the wuthor of that art vas cither wholiy ignorant of the sub| _was the brass- collured hireling of y, Who thought that 1t was a possible chance that in the fu- ture legrislation might be had that would con- tice upon the class who make 1t possi- theiv labor in traveling for railways, hotcls aud livery stables throughout the land to continue in business. ‘The commercial traveler not only ys o 30 per llHl"\ o5 Daggago (kansporiod on Flow much cxcess would the man pay on his bageage who went to market o buy goods ¢ A change of linen would be all he would carry ther way. But it 1s nota matter of transportation of He the drummer and his baggage alone. selis all the goods for which the raily ceives ireight and express, or perch 1s that class of commercial men that buy the produce and stock raised for shipment to a distant, marker, and which business, without his efforts would belargely conducted by mail. In the limited amount of stoc! is dono indep: v the local dealer accompanies the shipment to conduct the business in person ho does so on a shipper's pass, which not only takes him to m ot, but returns him without charge, ho paying the railroad no more freight than the same shipment would have paid had the bu: ness been done by or through the represent tivo of some house conducting that business, and who haa been obliged to pay ful poriation and make the pu I travelers buy every day, amounting to sever mo 5 many dollars every weck 'in the year, aying full fare. How is he o be Iithe man who only travels once to Barnum’s circus, and at Christmus time to visit grandpa, each case buta fow miles’ ride, and then on one and 4 third faro for tho. round trip, tak- ing his wife on a like ticket and four children without charge. Then again (ask those who know), aro traveling men, the ones who worle railways and botels for a reduced rate, or beat thieir way! It may be urged that they use mileage and thereby do get a better rate than the casual traveler, but the sume privi- lege is open to &verybody to buy transporta- tion at wholesale, if théy buy the required amountat one lhnc for cash down inadvance, and but litt any, saving results in this way, Whe shorL runs are made, a full mile is charged for all fractional between points traveled, whereas only '.hc fraction is counted in the puu'luren( alocal ticket. Then there is the use of money i vested until the ticket is used, and the p bility of losing the mflungo book, which means so much cash, A fow years since, the railways discon- tinued the pass system, except to employes, aud a few of the public officers who would accept and uso a acing them- selves in the pow 0 favor- ing them, and which, we trust, is in but fow instances the case of our public officers and presentative And we believe that put oue other class of individuals arc favored with transportation atless than full rate. I'bis cluss, wo believe, are wholly non-pro- duccrs, never having raised a bushel of grain, fattened a steer, pig or even a chicken; never produced a pound of butter or a bale of hay : never manufactured a dollar’s worth of &oods or merchandise or assisted in getting anything to market, in fact, had nothing to ship over the raitway, are at all times non- consurmers, except of ' such goods or produce ms is given them, earned by the toil of other persons and delivered to them freight pre- paid, and who, perchance, have moved from one field of existence to another now and wgain, and always m such cases a subserip- tion is raised by friends to pay ,charges of transportation and freight on their effects, This class, who nover produced a dollar of themselves for a railw ay, is annually issued & card whick, if presented atthe window of ‘the ticket Omm entitles the bearer to aride in 8=t «ass stylo at half fare, carried everywhere at baby ratcs, Whether this be ® sort of lightning rod to the property of the road, to prevent railway accideuts, or 2o be a peaco offering on the part of the Offi- «clals and stock owners of the road, a sort of compromise for the wrongs they have done, Yo protect them from deserved vengeance for watering railway stock, and exacting exces- sive rates, or for what other reason, has not to the writer been clearly and I'ull; ex- plained, To aman who sells goods that pays the railroads of Iowa at Jeast many hundreds of dollars annually for freight, and not less than £600 a year for travel, while he knows the man in the next seat is riding for half fare, but is his peer in avordupois, and is supposed to be in brains but who bringsnothe fug .to that road except the oceasional half fare, it looks rather strange and hard to ex- plain. It may be asked, what are you complaining for, dow't tho *house" pay for all these lhlm:'!l 1t don't come out of your pocket., I urge in reply, it does, but in an indirect man- per. A commercial traveler who can save n exvense for his house, can increase there- by his salary, What mnplo\cr is thero who would not divide the dollar, thus saved, with the employe! IBut you say this all combs out of tho consumer in the end; if this be so the ‘writer would like to lulk if_itis any more true justice because it is 01 Is not the man rulh) to & certain degree, who stands and looks on while his fellowman is being robbed, and does not ery out and give the alarm, of raise a strong arm to defend and rotect tho one being wronged ! H. 8, BLINN. A Great Game of Draw. “I sat down to a quiet little game of draw a couple of weeks ago up in a snug littlo town in western Now York,” said John Gil- bert, the traveling groceryman. “There were five of us in the game. Oue was Colonel Bolton of the Baltimore & Obio railroad, and one wus the good Deacon Ragers, of the Du- plex salt company, * We had played several hands without anything exciting having oc- currad, and it camo to the deacon to deal, Tt was the colonel’s ante. Ididn't get any kind of a haod, but I chipped in with the volonel. Tho player who sat next to me cyme in, and the man nextto him didn't stay. The deacon raised the ante five. The colonel saw him and stayed. 1had no fure ther business with the pot and dropped out. “¢How many cards, colonel?” said the dea. oon, smiling blandly, aud ready to count oft the cards. “Don't want any,’ said the colonel. “vPhat sof' said the deacon, still smiling, #s he laid down the pack. ‘Sorry for you. I don't want any elther, You bet.! “The colonel bet five, the limit, The dea- son saw him and raised him five, The colo- wel stood the raise and weunt five betver, Tho deacon, still smiling, came to the front and raised the colonel five moro. ' ‘Hadn't better go any further, colonel,’ said tho ¢ *I've go¥, you beat bud,’ mind me," said the colonel, ugh with yon you'll want to urself from here to Rochester, your five. Five better.’ The deacon smilingly come in and raised When I uvl i kick ¥ the colonel's bet five, And so it went on until it took the deacon’s last five chips to raise the colouel. The colonel had just five left * It's a colossal shame to have to call on such a hand as I've got,” said he: ‘but what's the usel I call you, deacon, What have you got i’ “*Straight! sald tho deacon, his smile ening. So have 11" said the colonel. And it'll beat uny straight you've got.’ 0ss not,’ roplied the deacon, “Thera’s imed the colonel, * King next,’ said the deacon, smiling more and nore, *+King hero n next,' n herel’ K noxt. k here 1! ‘en next,’ said the deacon, still I excinimed tho colonel, id the colonel, smiling, ‘Now I've got you! said the deacon, and nile was a sight. *Mine's all clubs ! Now you_hain’t got me, by thunder! ited the colonel. *Mine's all spaces ! deacon laid down his hand. , I'li be d—!' exclaimed the coloael, laying down bis hand. 50 will l ! cried the deacon, but with- w the remark and J he'd be din ure enough, there they fu straigt Aushes. One was just as good as the other, and two madder men y saw than the colonel and the de they could do, of course, was m divide the What whs tho winnings! Well, tho lonel and ‘the deacon each put in forty chips. 1 had one and the fellow next me hail in one, Forty-two. They cach drow out twenty-one and won a cent apiece, O, didn't T tell \(m‘ ante, b cents We were paying penny The Ideal Drummer. Here is the Southern Merchant's picture of the ideal drummer: Ho should be thoroughly posted on all voints that may ariscand b in position to answer any question that may comoup in connection with his business. Ho must diligently read the newspapers and be conversant with all important ques- tious of the day. He should avoid all arguments with cus- tomers, as they seldom convince, but oftener tend to irritate. Ho is expected to smooth out all difficulties or misunderstandings which may oxist be- tween his employer and customer, without compromising either, Ho is required to bo standing of every territory which he i rder 10 avoid unpleasant complications ' with. irresponsiblo partie: He should report to his firm every day, if possible, and make notes of any information that may be of interest to therm ov benefit to the business, _Ho should be compotent and willing to ad- y and those whohave no con- in theirown judgment, aud always e conscientiously, He ought never to take advantage of an incompetent or inexperienced buger and overload him with goods, as it will certainly work against him and the firm in the longrun. He should avoid all dissipated companion: ship. Ho should make it a point to bo on good terms with his fellow travelers, Ho should 7 speak well of his compe- titors, and he will thereby gain the respect of the customers, He should under 10 circumstances misrep- resent his goods. He ought not to waste time on parties whose chronic habit s to change, cancel or countermand orders, and who continually re- hortagres” and make fulse clams for “imperfections,” Ho must not allow himself to become dis- heartened by a week of dull trade, He shouid be as economical with lis firm's money as circumstances will allow. _conversant, with the le over the s To the question, which is your favorite pocm! there may bo @ great variety of, answers, but when asked, which is your fay- orite blood puritier? there can ouly be one reply—Ayer's Sarsaprilla, because 1t is the purest, safest, and most economical. Lt ENTS, ANNO, Wiliiam Gillette's pretty domestic comedy, “The Private Secretary,” will open o threo night's engagement at Boyd's opera houso, this evening, being presented by Charies Frohman's company. The following is from the St. Louis Globe-Demacrat: B'The new ‘Private Sccretary’ opened a weel's engagement at the Olympic lastnight, and mado a pronounced hit. Since its last presentation here the cast has boen consider- ubly altered and the lines changed by the ad- dition of new laughs. Much of the stage work is also new. But the story as a whole is the same ludicrons conglomeration of ex- ceeingly improbavle possibilities that it was on previous successtul sen- sons, Douglas Cattermole is a wild, jolly spendthrift, surrounded by impor: tuning creditors in a London lodging house. He owes everybody from his landiady to his tailor, but has a rich unclein India from whom he has unlimited expectations. Mr. Marshland is a country squire with & _pretty daughter and villa, who hires Rev. Robert Spaulding for his private secretary. In order to escape his debts for a time Douglass goes down to the villa masquerading as the secro- tary and leaves the latter in his lodgings. Upon the appearance of Mr, Cattermole, the uncle, he mistakes the secretary for his nephew and a “wholo sea of troubles' is the result. Around this rather slim plot, or apology for such, a very funny set of Situ- ations are gathered, The character of Rey. Spaulding, with his everlasting _“d’you know,” is splendidly taken by J. R. Dustan. Tall to cadaverousn with ‘a countenance as solemn as a graveyard, his long flappin coat tails waving a dismal opposition to skinny legs, ho submits to the most fearful trials without a change of faco and realizes perfectly the conceit of the authors,” For threo nights boginning Thursday even- ng, February 19, Denman_ Thompson and George W. 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Your dealer in lamp-chim- neys--what does he get for you? ‘There are common glass and tough glass,tough dgainst heat. There are foggy and clear. There are rough and fine. There are carefully made and hap-hazard. You can’t be an expert in chimneys ; but this you can do. Insist on Macbeth’s ‘ pearl top” or “pearl glass”” which- ever shape you require. They are right in all those ways ; and they do not break from heat, not one in a hundred. Be willing to pay a nickel more for them, GEO. A. MACDETI & 00, = Pittsburg, To curo Biliousness, Sick Headache, Cu\mllwltlnn. Malaria, Liver Complaints, ok the sato and certaln’ remedy, SM BILE BEANS the BMALL SIZ12 (40 little beans to the bot tlo). They are the most convenient: sult all ages Priceof either £1z0, 25 conts per bottlo. KISSING it 7, 27 70, Photo smavure, panel 6iz6 of thls eonts (coppers or Aullups) el F. 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They are in fine fancy Plenty of large pants for big men. fabrics we have Mail orders will be filled with the same care and attention that any cuss tomer would receive in makinghis own purchase. with the understanding that you take no risk; Send as if goods are orders not safige mail factory they may be returned at our expense. BOYS LONG PANTS, $1.50 AND $2.00. have accumulated a large lot of Boys’ Long Pants during the season and will offer them at this sale in two special bargain lines at $1.50 and $2,00. BOYS KNEE PANTS, 50 AND 75 CENTS., We ¢ mean to clothe the smallest as well as the largest, and will offer a bar gain line of Knea - Pants at 50c and 75c, which are worth a great deal more, but are remnants and must be closed out. : 1 FREELAND, LOOMIS & CGO. FIGHT, FIGHT. - There is war among the manufacturers of Rubber Boots, Shoes, Sandals, Arctics, Lumberman’s Overs and all kinds DOWNI!It of Specialties in Rubber ~ Foot Wear. “The raw material is very high and advancing, still the prices go DOWN! DOWNI The Grand Old New Jersey Rubber Shoe Co. Leads the procession as usual, and I am “loaded for bear” Jersey Co’s fect protectors. this fight. men. My stock of with a complctc line of the New Some of the rubber companies are going to get Badly Hurt in Don’t place an order until you get my new prices from my ofixcc or my traveling FELT BOOTS AND GERMAN SOX. 4 Is fairly assorted but small. one doubts that we are to have Six More Weeks of Winter. I am in no way connected with any retail stores, nor will I retail goods to anybody. McGuffey. Yours truly, The gay ground hog saw his shadow yesterday (Feb. 2d) and no Come on ZACHARY T. LINDSEY, 1111 Harney Street, Omaha. P. S. 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