The Jersey City news., 1891-12-14
THE STATE PRINTING.
Typographical Unions Condemn the
Existing Contract System.

NEWARK, Dec. IA, 1S91.-There was a
representative gathering Of printers and
compositors at Kaufhold's Hail. No. 48
William street. this city, Yesterday.
Every large city in the State was repre-
sented by prominent members. The
occasion was the conference of delegates
of the State typographical unions to dis
cuss the State contract system of printing
ana to bring about, if possible, a change
in the existing state of aft airs and have
the printing of the State documents and
reports distributed equally throughout
the State.
At present, under the contract law,
Trenton gets the cream of the WORK and
Camden gets what is left. Jersey City.
Newark and Elizabeth, the three largest
cities in the State, get nothing except the
printing of the laws in the newspapers.
The printers of this section think this
unfair and hence the conference yester-
day.
Six of the seven unions in New Jersey
were represented at Yesterdays meeting.
Duncan Mcleod and Edward Sweetwood.
represented Typographical Union No 81
Newark; j. p. Mcdonnell and Il. A.
Templeman, No. 1876 of Paterson; Will
liam H. Hall and William H. Jeffrey.
Camden; Benjamin K Chamberlain and
Alexander b. Brokaw, Elizabeth, and
George Simpson. New Brunswick. George
Beardsley of Brooklyn, District Organizer
of the International Typographical Union
for this district: President McGovern OF
Typographical Union No. 103 of Newark;
President Samuel Mejlor of the Stale
Federation of Trades, and John O'Don-
nell, a prominent labor man. of Boston
Mass. were also present
The conference was called to order at
.,t1 I'm all <>f DAFT
was elected Chairman. and Edward
Sweetwood of Jersey City was chosen
Secretary. In few we'll chosen words
Mr.. Mcdonnell stated the object of the
meeting. and an animated discussion fol-
lowed. in which Me,srs. Mell"r, Nc
Govern. Beardsley aud other delegates
aired their views Of the question ut issue
In an able manner.
After thorough discussion commit
tee Of five was appointed to draft res
olution to present to the Legislative Com
mittee of the State Federation of Trades
for action in the matter.
THE CONTRACT SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
A recess was then taken and on re-as-
sembling the committee, which consisted
of Messrs. Sweetwood of Jersey City,
Lewis Bush of Newark. H A. Tenp!sS
man of Paterson, William II. Jeffreys OF
Camden and Benjamin X. Cham oerlain
OF Elizabeth. presented the following:
WuerSdS, luo prcStut COntidGt SfStch VI
printing the State work is manifestly unjust and
not In accord with union principles and
Whereas Various printing offices in this State
get an unfair pr oporion of the work in quvS-
ton and pay a rate OF wages not proportionate
with the pay in other parts of the 8 tate be it
Resolved, That it be the sense of this conven-
ton of printers assembled that the State Con-
tract System be abolished, and that as spbsti
tute certain price be nxed, equal to the high
est price paid in this State for all State printing
done: and be it
Resolved That all printing done by the State
shall be done in offices controlled by the Inter-
national Typographical Union; and
Resolved, That any office printing the general
laws shall have the type set in the Office of the
newspaper in which they are printed
The rt solutions were adopted, and after
remarks by various delegates the meet
ing ad journed subject to the call of the
chair.
After the conference a social session
was held, and the members of the body
and their friends had an enjoyable time.