Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-01
SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT
President Of Typographical Union Details
Business of the Year.
Material Interests of the Craft En-
HANGED Through Support of Labor
Organizations in General.

The annual report of Edwin c. Jones,
president of Columbia Typographical Union,
NO. 10l, has been submitted to that organ
lzatlon 1t Is for the year ended August
~ 1879 Mr. Jones states that more print
ers are at work than at any time during
the history Of the organization, and that
the outlook for the future is encouraging
THE material interests of a vast ma
jority Of our membership" the report
states, have been enhanced during the
past few months through the support and
Endorsement Of labor organizations in gen.
eral. The increase of wages affecting
about 1000 members ranges from $40 to
$3.50 annually. This congressional &C
acknowledgement justifies our contention that
printer who serves a four-year appren-
tfceshfp. who is compelled to account for
every five minutes hardness and whose
daily record Is subject to rigid examina-
ton Is entitled to compensation at least
equivalent to class 1 department clerk.
Further equities will concede to US a
shorter work day, a thirty-day pay leave
and equal sick leave to that enjoyed by
the executive departments.
"A few days ago g. committee, consisting
OF Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau: Messrs. O'Brien, Greene
and Emmons of the weather bureau chapel;
Tracy, Vice President Lerch and myself.
interviewed the Secretary of Agriculture
and succeeded in getting the pay of the
local employees of the bureau increased to
Office
Deaths During the Year.
President Jones states that during the
year twenty-five members died, involving
the payment Of claims aggregating 1850
He also calls attention to the fact that
with the same. or less, percentage OF
dues. Columbia Union pays $40 more death
benefit than st. Louis. SIS more than Gin
cinnati, $50 more than New York and Chi
cago $50 more than Boston and Baltimore
and $40 more than Philadelphia. Not one
OF these unions owns a temple. whereas
one-fourth of our revenues are turned over
to the building fund.
The annual expense Of the union is given
as $4.3@6.75. making a monthly average OF
s366.40, added to which are items such as
the per capita to the International Typo
graphical Union, building fund, salaries
and incidentals. which bring the total or
monthly expenses up to $1,24365. This
amount, however, includes no relief for dis
tressed members. no aid to sister UNIONS unions
no charge of transportation to the Childs-
Drexel Home nor any extra expense what
ever. The earning capacity of the Typo
graphical Temple. including the privilege
building and the use of committee rooms
and secretary's office, the president de-
clares, shows net profit of per cent on
an investment OF $4,000. 70
The Temple Debt.
OF the debt now on the temple Mr.. Jones
says: TN five years-or sooner, with your
assistance-the building will be free of
debt and yielding substantial sum to the
treasury. This accomplished, there will
be no necessity of death assessments. and
reduction of dues can be reasonably ex-
pected We have on hand at present two
important undertakings-the publication of
our first annual yearbook and making ar
rangements for a fair. with a view of clear
ing a goodly portion of the debt on the
temple. The former is ansassured success.
and will reflect credit on the printing COM
mittee and the union; upon your interest in
the affair will depend the success of the
latter. 1 earnestly request each of you to
inspire interest and confidence in the move
ment-itsf success being for your benefit.
For being owners of a magnificent tenn
pie supporting our international body, re-
lief of our unfortunate brethren out of en-
ployment an insurance providing repecta-
BILE burial for the dead, and maintaining in
its integrity and power the strongest labor
organization in the city, every possessor of
Columbia Union card can indeed, feel
highly compensated for dues averaging
only S1.14 monthly