Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-10
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Foy-nnth Session Meets in Washingon Nearly All Delegates
Pre3ent-Secretay Corteyou and Public Printer Palmer
There-Past Year Has Been a Notable ORe

action Of some central labor bodies In
buycottlng union newspapers because OF
their editorial policy, presydent Lynch
refers TO the abuse OF the right Of ap-
peal. the failure Of the efforts 70 se-
cure the passage Of an eight-hour law
by Congress the establishment OF print-
ing offices on the factory plan IN small
villages. the ilouHshlng condition ot
tho printing business Notwithstanding
the continued introduction OF improved
machinery. the necessity Of every union
becoming a union missionary the Amos
J, Cummings memorial goVement' me
Vigorous prosecution OF the campaign
or label text books; the report OF the
3pyright committee.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report OF J, NJ BramN God, score
tary treasurer for the year ended May
81. 1903 shows that the receipts for
the year Including the balance In me
treasury June 81 1907, Of SjS,0i2,
amounted to S223.g55. The expenditures
were Sl74OS5. leaving q cash balance in
TIE treasury on May 81. 1903. OF Sis'l'V.
nm increase during the fiscal year Of
Slt,097.
The report says that the growth IN
membership has been IN keeping Wth
the advances made IN other directions,
the Increase In the average paying
membership during ne rasJ year being
l012 the largest m the history OF lne
Organization. Per capia TAX was paG
ON an average membership on
A. iS6. A tabWatci statement Of ne
number OF charters issued. reinstdled,
suspended and surrendered shows net
gain IN membership OK -vl4 t"h vas
source. During the fiscal year just
closed l5e new unions were chafieieu'
one WAS reinsiaied, Two were suspeliu-
ed. and is surrendered Inc loiat il-
crease IN the number Of local unions -
given as 10000 while the total number
Of bodies subordinate 20 the lntefh4-
tioual union on May 81, 1903 was W.
divided among the several Crafts as Ioi-
0Ws:
SUBORDINATE UNIONS
Typographical unions EngIish SIS,
German American, q Ihcio-enpaVeis
unions. To-. m1Icrs unions. ~. 'epo-
graphical unions, &, end neWspapr
writer's unions Is Death benefits pld
during the year numbered ~ in'o''lHf
"a neNpcnl.ture % tiHfs1 ih3 I't 'a
OF the fund Wpro 81 lN ln eNerss oi lae
expenditures. leaving "a balance 40 tne
credit of the uni OF StJl3. The amount
of benefits has boon y1.d from umt 20
time but the report says tha receipts
have always exceeded One expenditures
and the seer tary l.l.eres the intefla-
uonal uni0a r. LOO position 20 Fa'a' lle
death benefit O. $50 Without .aci easing
tine per capita tlN. $1,000
The report siE tl' sun or s''.., Nts
transferred to tha union printers hmue
fund as its share cd the per capita taN
during the past FISCAL ycd- Itt setio--
tary-treasufer expressed eratngation 4
being able 90 show a balance ln me gem
cral fund ANA 81 reyesue which promises
to meet the present demands 91 H. Jn-
doc these c.rC1ms,ancfs. Dr. sifs l $
believed. tber. 's no further necessity
for me transfer o. money iion ,he lur-
Dad to the general mud ana r,go.a-
mends That section g. article 1881 or lhs
constitution Dc changed 20 read as
ana prior DO Jan !. l@A
Atuo'clock the convention adJoulnea
until tomorrow. in order 20 permit we
members To spend the remainder u ne
day down the Potomac