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OFFICERS OF T1ii TRAVEi.ERS' i'IIOTICTri'E ASSOCIATION. I
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LOUIS LA REAUME , W. M. CASSETTY , JOSEPH WALLERSTEIN , , ,
Secretary , I''Irst Vlco PresldefL President. Second Vice President. Third Vice President.
SEASON'S FIRST CONVENTI ) N
Annual Meeting of Travelers' Protective
Association of America ,
VIEW COMING GLORIES OF EXPOSITION
L'INlturs tre Cumtbhthrg Tltelr ItuNl-
uess ; I * It I'Iensure-Sonic 'rhhtgN
AeeontpiINhed Iy the
0rgnolsnthoii.
TIIE tlrst at the multl-
. 7 ludo of conventtons to bo
bell In this city during the
cxposttlotm , that of the Trav
\ P 77 clcre' Prrotectlvo aseaclatlon
of America Is now 1n ece
sioi. First in point of time
it is debatablu whether in the matter
of direct and indirect benefit to
this city and the exposition it will not be
first also in importance. Thirty states are
ropresenlcd , reaching from the Gulf to
Manitoba , from the Atlantic to the I'aclflc.
Over 200 accredited delegates , each representing -
senting 100 commercial travelers , constl-
lute thin tv'erklug convention , but really represent -
resent but a fraction of the numerical
strenetli of the visiting delegation.
IIINlury of the Order.
The Travelers' Protective Association of
Amercu Is lute outgrowth of an association
of very similar title which was organized in
1882 and languished until IS90. Its lusty
successor was born Juno 3 , IS90 , at Denver ,
and by Juno 1 , 1891 , had attained a membership -
ship of 1,139.
The growth of the order is evidenced
by the following figures :
June 1 , 1S91. 1,139
June 1 , 189' : 1,950
Juste 1 , 1813. . 3,945
June 1 , 1891 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , , , , , , , , , , 7,05z
June 1 , 1890 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 11,090
June 1 , 1S97. 11,603
Iudenultles Intl ( I for death std dlsabliIty :
During 1891 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 679 29
During 1892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,051 21
During 1893 11,998 73
During 1891 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,372 22
During 1895 67,325 73
During 1890 67,762 27
During 1897 62,720 Sr
Stated generally the aim of the Travelers'
Protective association has been "to unite
fraternally nil commercial travelers of good
standing ; to give all moral and material aid
In its power to its members and to assiet
the widows and orphans of deceased members -
bers ; to secure from nil transportation companies -
panies and hotels just and equatable favors
for commercial travelers as a class , and the
establishment of benefit and indemnity funds
and certain insurance featurea , " Specifically
their efforts have resulted in , among many
other beneficial results , the granting of
wholsesale transportation rates to coin
mercinl travelers , the almost universal
abolition of the once well-nigh universal
nuisance and Impositloi , the "drunnners
tax , " greatly reduced hotel rates. The pay
ment of over $225,000 to injured uenibere ut
the order and their families , and last , but
by no means least , the ' elevation and
dignifying of their calling.
I'IevaleN the Standard ,
Upon this last is laid the greatest stress.
It is urged that the time is past when in the
minds of a great proportion of the people
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4' the word "drummer" Is synonymous with a
a loud-talking forward , usually bibulous
gent , albeit shrewd and sharp and energetic ,
who , when not Imposing on the country merchant -
chant Is airing his charms for the benefit
of the country damsel. This impression
may have had a color , but a color only , In
fact But the march of events and business
has been so rapid , the 1n11uonce of the better
class of traveling men has been so insistent
and predominating that the genius tie-
lcrfbed has gone the way of the stage-coach
and horse car , and to the credit of the hotly
now assembled he it said that they more
than any other single influence have effected
this most benellcinl change ,
In his stead has come the alert , self-
poised man usually chosen by virtue of
lpocial abilities train among dozens , who
ii more nearly representative of the best
commercial spirit that thrills the civilization
tion of the expiring century that any other
factor , Ho is a hustler , for ha has to be ,
but he is not port ; lie has his quips and
quints and the world would miss them if
, _ ho bad not ; but business and sobriety , brains
and courtesy are his primal requisities ,
The Grand l'roelttnttrtlon ,
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The knights of the srln have come seeking -
ing a good time and they are sure to find
It. Their intent thereupon is evidenced in
the following call , sent as a summons to the
faithful to come and see the beauties of the
great exposition :
Do it known that "Seven Cities of
Clbuln" is drummer talk for Omaha :
Seven Cities of Cibula , leiigdon of Qulvera ,
of the Fifth Moon , time lloventh Day.
Know all knights of the court of the
royal Alt-Sar len , fourth of that name , renowned -
nowned in the annals of the world as time
-host illustrious , benevolent nail pleasuro-
.giving , that his maje8ty has cOhnnmnded
you to be and appear at the den of the king
in his favorite city , clothed In the full
of knighthood , o c
honor to the visitors vlll approach his
kingdom on the day known to the common
world as May 31 , 1898 ,
Know ye also , that as such visitors are
knights of noble orders , whose requirements -
ments are that they turn about time earth
to the everlasting detriment of the pocketbooks -
books of the communities in which they
temporarily remain , and likewise to limp.
detrimeul of the supply of mcclar ; that they
never seek rest ; that they never know-
fear ; that Idleness Is a feverish scourge
which they abhor ; that their trials inure
them to hardships ; that their pleasure is in
pnrtnking 1n tournaments and pilgrimages
lit which danger lurks at every turn ; re-
nmembering these things , ye are com-
rnanderi forthwith - to prepare especial torments -
ments whichn will delight time pain-loving ,
fearless desires and tireleJs energies of this
class of knights , believing as we do that
the greatest pleasure-which it is the desire
of his atnjesty to coder upon his visitors-
which can be conferred , is to offer to them
advantages for experiencing conflicts , enduring -
ing hardships and engaging in countless
tournaments of skill and bravery.
I'reparo ye , therefore , all ancient and
modern appliances for time Indulgence of the
desires of our visitors , and receive them
nshlo from those arrangements which are
herelt connlanded , with all due hospitality
and preferment.
Nnliotnl OlicerN ,
Thu national officers of time association
for 1597.98 are as follows : Joseph Waller-
stein , president , Rlcluuond , Va. ; Lois T.
LnUemnne , secretary and treasurer , St.
l.ouls , Mu. ; 1V. M , Cassetty , first vice presl-
dent , Nashville , Tenn. ; E , E , hart , second
vice president , Denver , Colo. ; Janes M.
Glaspell , third vice president. Davenport ,
lit. ; Fre'l M. Hotchkiss , fourth vice president -
dent , Mel blen , Coan. ; August Elmer , fifth
vice prl'ctdcut , New Orlenus , La , National
ilirectore : Erust Robyn , St. Louis , Mo. ; C ,
11. Rickard , 8lt. Louis , Mo , ; 11' . A. Klrch-
boff , St. Louis , Mp , ; Carl M. Aldrich , Cedar
Rapids , lat C. It. Duilln , Terre haute , Ind , ;
Sala 1' , Jones , Louisville , Ky. ; M , W. Pha-
hen , chnirnsii national railroad committee ,
Chicago , III , ; Benjamin F. Iloffmnu , chairman -
man tmational hotel committee , Lafayette ,
huh. ; Jahn S. Harwood , chairman national
legislative comnitlee , Rlchntoml , Va. ;
Ceorga 1Y. Smith , chairman natio ni employment -
ployment committee , St. ] .outs , Mo. ; J , M ,
Benish , chairman national press committee -
tee , Galveston , Tex. ; Rev , Hamer T. Wilson ,
national chaplain , Fort Worth , Tex. ; Henry
T. Kent , national attorney , SL Louis , Mo. ;
J. William Williamson , M. D. , national
surgeon , SL Louis , Mo.
1tUNhitesN of time Coiivejmtlom : .
A detailed account of the proceedings of
the convention will be found in another
column. The program for today Includes a
visit to time exposition this morning and in
the afleruoou the regular business session
will be held. The reception , to all members -
bers of the Travelers' I'rolecth'e Association -
tion of Aniericn and their ladles at the
T , 1L 7' . M , tonight wlll undoubtedly he
lho largest amt most brill laut affair in the
history of the organization ,
A word of appreciation of the efforts of
ttvo loath members of the Travelers' I'ro-
tective association , Mr. It. F. liodgin anti
Mr. 2.1. Wulpi , is due. They constituted the
entire delegation at the Inst annual con-
veiilion : uui ably , aided by tie Prospect of
visiting the exposition , routed delega-
tlous from various cities offering liberal inducement -
ducement for the meeting place. The result
will be felt tvlen hundreds of rcpresenlo-
tive business men carry the news of the
exposition's greatness to thousands of cities
anti hamlets. Anolimer benefit accruing is
the formation of Post A , Nebraska dlvlsiom ,
Travelers' I'rotectlve association , with a
ntenmbership of twenty-five.
The local committees are as follows :
Arrangement Committee-R , F. Ilodgin ,
chairman ; Dudley Smith , M , Wulpl , 0 , C.
Ilolmes ,
Hotel Committee-0 , C. Holmes , chairman ;
M , W. Rnyloy , J , L. hIouston ,
Reception Committee-Clearance W.
Close , chairman. Nebraska division : A. 11.
Buekstaff , Robert Binford , C. 0 , Leake.
! 'ost A , Omalra-E. S. Streeter , E , B.
Branch , E. E. Drew , E , E , Elliott , M. Meyer.
Traustnississlppi Traveling Men's Club-
W. A Slone , W. Helphrey , W , II , Butts ,
Ladles Reception Committee-Members of
Yost A „ their wives and daughters ,
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MAJOR P S , CLAItKSON ,
General Manager of the Exposition ,
8t111,8OADS ENT1811C ; OllIA1111
Exposi ion is Easily Accessible from All
Directions.
SPECIAL RATES MADE BY ALL TIIE LINES
l'ontrlbutlouN of the Itailna3 Sys-
temN Centering here to the Grent
Shoe' Most Liberal In
Every Itespeot.
The railroad facilities for bringing exposition -
sition visitors to Omaha could not ho ha-
proved of by any other western city. The
railroads converging in Omaha constitute
Ohio of the most valuable institutions of the
city , and contribute greatly to its social turd
commercial importance. Situated nearly
midway between the two oceans Il Is natural
that it should be such a marked railway
cotter. As the Gate City of the West It
is the western terminus for a ntmtber of
those strong lines of railway popularly
called "the grnnger roads , " and is the connecting -
necting point of those lines with the great
"Overland Route , " the pioneer transeonti-
nettal system traversing the western half
of the country. Another group of lines from
the south : , including one of recent construction -
tion which corrects Omaha directly with the
Gulf of Mexico , and a fourth group that
affords ready transportation between Omaha
anti the north , complete the list of railroad's
entering limo city.
The railroads have all been most liberal
in their contributions to the exposition
funds , and they have exerted themselves
successfully to give the Omaha fair the
lovest anti most liberal excursion rates ever
accorded a similar undertaking.
Omaha is time place of principal business
for the Union I'nclfic , whose male line extends -
tends across the plains of Nebraska , enters
Colorado , runs through the southern part
of Wyoming , mid has its western terminus
at Ogden , Utah , 1,034 miles from the Missouri -
souri river. Another branch of the same system -
tem runs through the central part of Kansas ,
connecting Kansas City , Mo. , and Denver ,
Cole , The branches of the Union Pacifc in
Nebraska are many , and are valuable to time
agricultural and stock interests. Through
traits are run from Omaha to San Francisco -
cisco and to Portland , direct corrections
being made with other lines at Ogden. The
largest car and machine shops of the Union
Pacific are located at Omaha and give
employment to 1,000 uuu. The road lmas
just been taken out of receivers' hands and
reorganized o : a firm basis under ! 'resident
Burt.
The Burlington Route is the common
designation for a system , a number of whose
lines enter Omaha and carry an enormous
amount of freight and passenger traffic In
and out of the city. From Chicago and the
east enters the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy ; from Moatana , Wyoming , Colorado
and the west there is the Burlington &
Missouri River ; from St. Louis and Kansas
City and the south , the Kansas City ,
St. Joseph & Council Bluffs. The
headquarters of all of the Burlington lines
west of the Missouri river are located In
this city. All Its trains enter and leave
the elegant new passenger station just
erected by that road at Tenth and Mason
streets.
Grrat Cooverging .
The Chicago , Roclc Island & Pacific railway -
way is an Important east and west line running -
ning through Omaha. It extends from Chicago -
cage through the central portion of Iowa ,
comes into Omaha over the Union Pacific's
big bridge across the Missouri river , extends -
tends through the southeastern corner of
Nebraska , through Kansas , with one line to
Colorado and another to Texas ,
The Northwestern system has a number
of valuable lines entering Omaha. They
are : The Chicago & Northwestern , from
Chicago and Iowa ; the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha , from St. Paul and
the north ; the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri -
souri Valley , from the Black Hills country
of South Dakota and Wyoming and the
northern part of Nebraska , and the Sioux
City & Pacific , from Sioux City , In. , and
the north. Of these lines all except the
main line of the Chicago & Northwestern
enter the passenger station at Fifteenth and
Webster streets , The Northwestern's trains
from the east enter and leave the Union
station at Tenth and Mason streets , The
headquarters of the Fremont , Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley and the Sioux City & Pacific
roads are located in Omaha ,
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway -
way enters Omnaim front the east , and is one
of lute four tatportnnt lines between this city
and Chicago. With the main line across
Iowa are connected the northern lines in
South Dakota and Minnesota , and the southern -
ern line , which runs through Iowa amid MIs'
souri to Kansas City ,
The Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad -
road , surnamed "The Port Arthur Route , "
affords direct eonununlcation over its own
rails from Omaha to the Gulf of Mexico.
A'hilo it Is time most recent of the lines into
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Louis road , formerly a part of time W'abash ,
and extends southward hl a comparatively
straight line through Iowa , Missouri , Knit- .
sas , Arkansas , Indian territory , Louisiana
anti Texas , to its own port , Port Arthur , on
the Gulf of Mexico ,
The Missouri I'acl0c system of 6,414 miles
nlso has its northern terminus in this city.
It has a main line and several branches in
the southeastern part of Nebraska , anti is
n through line front Omnlmn to Kaisas City ,
St. Louis and the south. It is the only railroad - i
road whose tracks run directly to the exposition - '
position grounds , i
The transportation facilities for reaching
the exposition grounds froth line center of
Omaha are equal to those for getting to
the city itself , The Belt Line of the Missouri
Pacific runs around the west side of the r
city , from South Omaha , directly into the I
eapasitlon grounds. It makes several suburban -
burban stops. Of electric car lines there are
a imumnber. The large bridge cars of the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Bridge and Rail-
'vu : , company afford good service between
Council Bluffs and this city , connecting with
time cars of the Omaha Street Railway coinI I
pony for the exposition grounds. The latter
company has been maiming extensive prepare
tions for the last six months for handling a
big crowd of people from all parts of the city
to the exposition grounds. From the downtown -
town district there trill be quick service to
the grounds over the North Sixteenth and
Ta'enty-fourth street line , the Dodge and i
North Twentieth street line , and the Sherman - ,
man avenue line. Arrangements have been
made for running the cars around a loop near
the exposition grounds and h : the dowm-
town part of the city in order that the cars
in use for caposltiom travel will be able to
shorten their trips and render the most
effective service in getting the crowds out .
to time big show.
THE TItANSMISSISSII'I'I ESI'OSITION ,
'Tis in the heart of the land of hope ,
Where God divided the purple hills ,
And down the valley's broadening slope
A river rolls wide fromn snow-ted ruts , i
And what have the people planted there ,
Beyond the Mississippian flood ?
What things can thrive in the inland air ?
What heights can be reached of human
good ?
Let all the world , with curious eyes ,
Behold the products of hand and mind ,
See home and church and school house
arise ,
The shop , the store , the factory find.
The rugged stores of the mountains yield
The precious ores of their rocky veins ,
Time prairie's breast of pasture and field
Is warm with the life of fertile plains.
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The iron horse moves free on the plain , t
Outspeeding the wind with shout and roar ,
The echoes wake to the rushing train '
Where time mountain glens their torrents
pour.
'r'ime days are past of the coyote's bark
And tramp of bison's thundering throng ,
The children list to the meadow lark ,
The robin's chirp , the oriole's song.
The human bees of a thousand hives
Are gathering sweets from common things ,
in social order industry thrives ,
And honey is borne on busy wings.
The land once wild as the ocean drear ,
And sailed by time "prairie schooner" bold ,
Fulfills the dream of the pioneer
In fruitful tlelds and treasure of gold.
Tis there time continent's center teems
With fruits of freedom and peace and law ,
Embosomed there the White City gleams ,
Time pride and the joy of Omaha ,
Omaha , June 1. 1895B , F COCHRAN ,
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i'lynuntl ( ahoy , 1621. R'bat de you kuna
nbnut it 7 AI ! true lovers of this country shoald
t'ier's the spot nmdn funmons by the Immding of
the Pilgrims and the birthplsro of this omighty
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