The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-28


pleasure they will afford the 'surviv-
ors" of the early, struggling days of
the organization. The Union is the
pioneer Union" but not the only or
ganization among printers in Utah.
AS early as 1850 there existed Print
ers' Association, of which the late
President Brigham Young was a
member.
The preliminary meeting to organize
''Deseret Typographical Union, No.
u.s." was not held until July Is, 1868
On that date. the record reads: A
body of practical printers. consisting
of Henry 0IcEwan, James A. Thomp-
son. w. Fuller T. G. Odell, L. o. Lit
tlefield, Theodore a. Smith, Scipio a.
Kenner, John q. Chambers. John
Priestley, Daniel j. Macintosh and J.
i. Evans, met together for the purpose
of organizing a Typographical Union. -
At that meeting committee to draft
a constitution and bylaws was ap-
pointed, which committee reported on
the Goth. when a petition for a charter
from the National union was per-
fected and sent.
Those were days Of slow travel and
long waits, the transportation of mails,
expressage, ETC., being by coach and
horse for the most part; consequently
the charter did not arrive until Sep
TENDER. On the 18th of. that month,
at a special meeting, the charter and
forty travelling cards were duly re-
ceived, and the Union was declared to
be in regular working order. with the
following set of officers:
President. Henry McEwan; vice
president James a. Thompson; secre-
tary, John z. Evans: treasurer,
Samuel Roberts; corresponding secre-
tary. William Fuller; janitor. D. ].
Macintosh.
During this period and UP to and
including April 5, 1869, the Union grew
IN membership and popularity. The
names Of those on the roll at the date
last named were: Henry McEwan,
James A. Thompson, John e. Evans,
S. Roberts, T. G. Odell, William Fuller,
William L. Price, T. A. Smith, L. 0.
1Gttlefeld, 5. A. Kenner, Adam Aul-
bach, Richard Matthews, Laron Pratt,
John Priestley, Henry W. Attley,
Robert AVeson, Thomas Mcintyre, H
W oCOlls IL VI. olSdIGiI sOCln I VI
Lorenzo Stenhouse, H. c. Hawthorn,
Robert Wilson, Trueman Coleman
Brown, William NJ. Cowley and 10
s. Roberts.
The first death in the ranks of the
Union men occurred in the early part
of April, 1869. William Lloyd Price,
familiarly known as "BiL and
and was buried under the auspices of
the Union, who attended the funeral in
a body. following his remains to the
cemetery afoot.
On May 8. 1859, R. G. Sleater was
elected delegate to the National union,
and at q, special meeting held at Mr.
Skaters residence, on the 7th, prior to
his departure for Albany. feast of
reason and flow of soul'' was INDUCED
IN which will be remembered by those
still surviving as a right royal time.
In June Of that year the names Of
John Isaac, ''Eph.' Mcmillan, John
Plant. Daddy Beecroft, c. L. Miner
roll
.aoout this time, also. movement
was made for a reduction from rs
cents a thousand.
In July a change Of officers was
made. James a. Thompson being
chosen president; S a. Kenner, vice
president; William ". Cowley, score
tary. and John Priestly treasurer; the
remainder were as before. On the 26th,
the prices were reduced to So cents and
SPA a week.
The Union participated in both the
Fourth and Twenty-fourth celebra-
lions, occupying a large float. with
cases and handpress in operation
Up TO this time the News, Utah
Magazine, Telegraph were the papers
being published, and two or three
job concerns were running. Con-
siderable difficulty was experienced by
the Union in regulating the pay" part
of its scale IF prices and putting It on
a cash basis; but the chapels were
given jurisdiction, TO regulate this
matter and things moved along all
right.
At the first meeting In 20, the officers
were elected as follows:
President, William Fuller: vice-presl-
dent, Seth l. Ford; secretary. ". H.
spending secretary. James A. Thomp-
son; janitor. r. Aveson.
The Mormon Tribune, out Of which
grew the present Tribune, came Into
existence, with bastard type, which
necessitated regulation as to measure
ment. A committee reported that cit
was below the standard and the long
primer should be measured as bour-
geois and the brewer as minion'i
On April Z, 1870, proposition from
III. A. Fuller, manager of the Daily
Tribune. To reduce from So cents was
presented TO the Union, action on which
was deferred for two months. and
finally rejected.
In the summer Of 1870, throu III negli-
gence of the then secretary, de facto.
William II. Scott, a number Of mem /
hers became sadly delinquent. the
Union strength weakened and the
NEE tings were devoid Of interest. A
resolution was introduced, as a conse-
Quence, to dissolve the Union, but was
not adopted Those who Rad the
organizations welfare at heart woke
up. paid up and took more interest. /
causing a better and stronger feeling
70 exist, and more of the spirit of !
unionism TO be manifested
During this year several Intellectual |
attempts were made, notably one bv /
the publishers of the Corinne Re !
porter. to lower the price of compost |
ton, but the Union maintained the 60
cent rate. There was trouble, also. /
with delinquents. Cash was scarce /
and many were so fixed that |
the outlook for their ever getting
SQUARE again looked decidedly blue |
Measures were ADOPTED to induce them /
TO pay up, and by dint of perseverance, /!
In July 1871 the Indebtedness of mem |
hers had been reduced TO a minimum. !
Many had been taking "storenay," /
truck and trade" for their services. I
regardless Of the provision in the scale !
that they should receive cash or its /
Several explosions of men |
occurred, for non-conformity to the |
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