The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-24
Defends OUR PRINTERS
Letter Of President h. G. Bacon, Of Scranton
Typographical Union.
He SCORES CHAIRMAN FOSTER
ASKS Board of Trade to Request His
Resignation from the Printing
Committee-Typographical Union
Takes Action Resolutions Passed
at a Meeting Held Yesterday After
noon--They Speak to the Point.

The following letter has been re-
ceived from II. G. Bacon, president of
the Scranton Typographical union.
with regard to the action Of the board
OF trade committee on printing, in
awarding the contract for printing
its annual report to Delaware firm;
Editor Of THE TRIBUNE.
SIR;-I have read with some concern the
action Of the board of trade committee on
printing in awarding the contract for
their annual report to firm not resident
in this city; also the structures upon the
committees course by Mr.. Smithing and the
offer Of The TRIBUNE this morning, and it
seems but just that the practical portion
OF the business should he heard from. The
board of trade was, believe, organized
for the purpose of inducing manufactures
and business plants to locate in Scranton,
by showing its advantages over less favor
ed localities, and when once located TO
foster and encourage their growth TO the
end that we may have greater Scranton.
This has been and will continue to be or
great advantage to our city's growth; but
the board has in this one instance strayed
from that purpose. Instead Of patronizing
the concerns Of our city they farm out
their printing to foreign firm.
This is all wrong; it shows that some
one is badly tangled, and l suspect it is
the chairman Of the printing committee of
the board trade. This same chairman is
known as the printers wrecker' in
Pottsville and other towns in the lower
portion Of the state. 1t is not to be won
dered at that he should want to "farm"
the boards printing to an outside party,
for venture to say there is reputable
printing house in Scranton that would ac-
cepJ the work at figures of his dictation
and put up with the changes and altera-
tions without compensation he would de-
| mand.
In defense of the printers of Scranton,
l wish to say that l believe the members
OF Scranton Typographical Onion to be
| equal to those of any other city of the size
OF Scranton in ability, education and
merit. The action Of the chairman of the
board is an imputation upon the skill Of
the Scranton printer, and | cannot suffer
it to pass unnoticed Had Mr.. Foster gone
to the various offices with his specifi-
cations of the work he wanted done and
asked to see samples, as any thorough
business man does, even his taste for what
he calls good printing would have been
satisfied He preferred to pursue the
same methods with his printing that he
does with his school Of mines and mechan.
ics-by correspondence.
II the Scranton board Of trade desires
really to promote the interests Of the city
| OF Scranton it will at once ask for the res.
ignation of Mr., Foster from the printing
committee and relegate him to the rear,
where he properly belongs. He makes an
elegant representative for the Wilmington
board Of trade, but mighty poor one for
Scranton. H. q. BACON.
President Scranton Typographical Union
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 22.
The Scranton Typographical union at
a meeting yesterday passed the follow
ing spirited resolutions on the same
subject:
Whereas, The action of the Scranton
| board OF trade in awarding the printing
Of the annual report Of that body to par
ties outside OF the city whose interests the
board is presumed to foster, is hurtful to
the business, and does not bring the ad-
vantages Of Scranton properly before the
public.
Whereas, We believe that the board OF
trades action in awarding the contract to
Wilmington, DEL, firm for printing the
| 'NPoAb W"S uOhO upOh bhO ShOhp oOui
principle, and for the purpose of adver-
tising certain printing business wreckers,
and to belittle the printers Of Scranton
generally; therefore,
Resolved, That Scranton Typographical
union, No. 112 most emphatiCally con-
demns the Scranton board Of trade in
sending their printing out of town; and
also the action Of the builders exchange
in farming their work to 'fake" advertis-
ing solicitors and firms outside the city.
Resolved, That the Typographical union
believes that il such course is persisted in
by the board Of trade, builders exchange
and large firms, it will injure, if not
totally ruin, the printing business in
Scranton.
Resolved, By Scranton Typographical
union No. ll2, that it will forfeit $l0O to
any charitable institution to be agreed
upon il any strictly union office in Scran.
ton cannot do as good a job of work as
can be done elsewhere, either half tone OF
letter press.
Resolved, That we denounce the "fake''
methods of certain would be publishers of
Scranton in holding up to ridicule the print.
ers because of the indifferent class of work
they have done. First class work com.
mends itself aud reflects credit upon the
Office turning it out, but no office wants to
place its imprint upon poor job.
Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the daily papers OF the city.