Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-10
CENTURY.
Is the PeriodssROunded Out To-
day By thes.Typographical
GROWTH IS STEADY
The Branch Union Of SterOtyp'
crs and Elcctrotypcrs also
COnvenes
CONFERENCE ON MOB LAW

/ WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. To-
The forty-ninth session Of the inter-
national typographical union began
here today, with nearly all Of the 315
delegates present.
Chairman Whitehead Of the local
committee presided. while by his side
sat Secretary Cortelyou of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor. Public
Printer Palmer and number OF other
prominent men. including Commis-
sioner Mcfarland and Willis Moore,
chief of the weather bureau, welcomed
the delegates. Moore, who was form
erly printer, congratulated the un-
| ion upon its strength. and spoke Of the
president Of the United States as the
friend of labor. President Van Burgh
Of the local union also welcomed the
delegates. President James M. Lynch
responded. He expressed the opinion
that in few years the union would
number 100000.
The chairman formally called the
meeting to order. Routine matter was
then taken up. At II o'clock the con.
vention adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing
The report Of President James
M. Lynch was presented to the Inter
national Typographical union today II
says the union has made steady prog
nyncn IsSs a16less uress snS me sRSSpo Rsss
whereby isolated printers may b.
reached, suggests the display Of tol
Grant spirit towards unions of EN-
ployers In hope of establishing friend
ly relations, and says that during thu
past two years all but two disputes
have been settled In fairly satisfac
tory manner under the arbitration
agreement with the American Newspa
per Publishers association. The re
port expressed disapproval Of the at
tion Of some OF the central labor boz
les in boycotting union newspaper
because of their editorial policy. TIL
report of Secretary-Treasurer Bran
wood says the increase In membershi
during the year was 4,072 and th
average paying membership was 40
O70.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10-The fol
ty-ninth annual convention Of the II
ternational Typographical Union q
North America, which began here Il
day. marks an epoch In the "ai
preservative Of all arts and con
mands the interest Of all who ar
either directly or indirectly connec
ed with the arts and Industries {
printing. The organization Is uniqu
among labor bodies, as 1t is the onl
cfaftsmen's organization In the worl
that has rounded out fifty years of Q,
= istence.
The national body was formed
Cincinnati In 1852. OF the delegate
who attended that meeting and VIII
!. were instrumental in forming the III
: Ion. there are three surviving. The
T. U. has at present nearly 500 loci
unions, the entire membership aggr'
eating $4,000.
The convention was opened at
o'clock this morning with addresst
Of welcome on behalf Of the distrit
and the local printers. The Colun
bia Theatre was crowded, includin
the galleries, that were mostly occl
1 pied by women, who were here Il
: the convention OF the Ladies' Aux
I iary.
II After an Invocation and the appoin
, ment of convention officers the pres
3 dent OF the union, James M. Lyncl
! was introduced. President Lynch
. his annual address reviewed the el
. tire international field, saying III
. membership had reason for congrat'
lation. The new year opened well an
4 every effort would be made 10 avol
D conflicts, and at the same time COZ
| serve the interests Of the local unions
. While strikes would be avoided wher
9 possible, yet II entered into. the
would be prosecuted with all the vigc
that could be exercised, and woul
J pIoyer was made TO feel the terribl