The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30

EDWIN c. JONES
4 OF Enporia, Foreman of Second Print
ing Division
Fred D. Heisler. Kansas City. COM
James II. Heslet. Topeka, imposer and
time keeper.
David Eccles, Hutchinson, compositor.
julius l. c. Wilson, Topeka, imposer.
Charles b. McElroy, Hutchinson, COM
positOr.
". W. Tineher. Topeka, bookbinder.
Charles Wilhelm. Winchester, COM
Jennie Lyddane. Council Grove. folder.
John T. Roberts, Emporia, ccmpos-
Rufus W. cOnklin. Topeka, book
A. A. Davis, Emporia, compositor.
Henry R. Rieseberg. Leavenworth.
helper.
Frank @. Porter, Topeka, compOS-
itor.
F. E Williamson. Riley. laborer.
T. Frank Hall, AtchisOn, compositor.
Thad H Stephens, Paola, compositor.
William Figg. Topeka. bookbinder-
G. W. Williams, Burlington, COM
positor.
Especially among the printers Kansas
fares we'll Many hold responsible po-
sitions and are paid splendid salaries
Eight hours comprises 8. days work IN
the government printing Office. The
salary paid to forenen Of divisions Is
81. 600 per annum All other employees
makers-up receive $4.6s a day; COM
positOrs and boolSbinders, 81; press feed
ers. folders and helpers, 81 per day
Mr. Edwin @. Jones of EmpOria, is
foreman Of the second printing division
Mr.. Jones came to this country when
quite young from North Wales de
learned his trade in Utica, N ~, join
ing the printers union there as an ap-
prentice member. After subbing on the
Utica Observer for q short while he
went west and located at Emporia- He
n
work in the government printing Office,
but resigned and again went to Kansas
in 1896 Returning to Washington
year later, ne was shortly afterwards
made foreman Of the second division,
where he is still employed On July Is.
1898 Mr. Jones was elected president of
Columbia Typographical union, and at
the expiration of his first term was re-
elected without opposition His admin
istration Of the Office was marked by
great ability and crowned with most
substantial successes for the cause Of
unionism. Under his administrations and
largely through his mana cement, the
printers and binders employed in the
government printing Office saw the frul-
ton of their efforts and struggles Of
more than twenty years-the restoration
of the scale Of wages OF 81 per day For
the position of delegate of the local
union. Mr. Jones received $50 votes in
a field of eight candidates At the in
ternatiOnal convention, as elsewhere in
union matters Mr.. Jones was at the
front. He was chairman of the COM
mittee ON laws Of the international or
ganizatiOn. and rendered excellent SER
vice in that important position His
salary is 81 900 a year
Mr.. David J. Roberts, foreman of the
third printing division, comes from
Usage City. His division is the second
largest Of the many printing divisions Of
the office About ten years ago Mr.. Rob-
erts was a partner of Jake Admire
who were then owners of the Usage City
Free Press. and is well known to the
0f ri Is
was born in Liverpool. England, in 1855.
With his parents he came to New
York City in 1858 He has spent nearly
all his life in printing office, and served
his apprenticeship on the New York
Independent during the editorship and
sub-editorship of Henry Ward Beecher
and Theodore Tilton. In 1870 he went to
Kansas and was employed on the En-
pDria Daily News, of which Jake Stot- J
tier was editor. From 1871 to 1879 he /
worked on dallies in large cities from |
Kansas City to Boston, and from Gin
cinnati to New Orleans In 1875 he cross |
ed the ocean. and four years worked in |
several of the large cities or the Old |
World. Returning to the land OF the I
free he located again at EmpOria- Dur |
ing 1850 he founded the Herald, a weekly /
paper al Americas, near Emporia, and /
with the Usage City Free Press. In /
1891 he came to Washington and /
through the influence of Senator Plumb /
secured a position in the government /
NOTED until ne reached his present posi- /
ton. which he has admirably held for i
three years past His annual salary is
81 600.
Mr. L c. Hay. a Leavenworth man, Is 1
foreman of the job printing division This I
position he has held for number of i
Years at a salary of $1,000 per annum-
During the spring of 1855 Mr.. Hay founded II
the LeavenWorth Evening sun. and in the 4
fall of the same year he elected as
represe ntative to the Kansas legislature 4
from IeavenWorth county. Concluding Il
his term he came to Washington and was H
appointed to his present position At the 4
end of HarriSon's administration Mr. Hay /
resigned and accepted a travelling posi-
ton with the American Type Foundry
When Public Printer Palmer was removed Il
by Cleveland he and Mr.. Hay started the /
Daily Post at Syracuse. n y, which they
conducted together until Mr.. Palmer was
reinstated public printer by the pres
erit administers ton About two years ago
Mr.. Palmer secured Mr. Hays reappoint-
ment- and mis- office was taken out or
the civil service especially TO admit OF his
reinstat ement. InaSmuch as the latter re-
signed before the printing office was
hlanketed in BY the presidential order.
Mr.. Hay has held the office of vice preSl-
dent OF the International Tl'pOgrap hlcal
union for several years past and is pop
ular among printers He has In charge
105 employees and draws q salary Of 5000
a year
Mr.. James II. Heslet of Topeka hoIde
the preferred position as imposer and
postmaster OF the third division The