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expenditures were s174.Os5. leaving cash
balance in the treasury May 81, 1893 OF
$40 ITO an increase during the fiscal year
of S11.O97.
The report says that the growth in menu
bership has been in keeping with the adj
vances made In other directions the in
crease in the average paying membership
during the past year being 4,072, the largest
IN the history of the organization. Per
capita tax was paid on an average menu
bership of 42,4S6.
New Unions Chartered.
tabulated statement of the number
of charters issued reinstated, suspended
and surrendered shows a net gain in MEM
bership of 2.031 from this source. During
the fiscal year just closed 100 new unions
were chartered, one was reinstated, two
suspended and eighteen surrendered. The
total increase in the number OF local unions
is given 40, while the total number
of bodies subordinate to the International
Union on May 81. 1903, was 600, divided
among the several crafts as follows: Ty-
geographical unions-English. GIG: German
American, 81: photo-engravers' unions, l6;
maflers' unions, 81; type founders unions,
Z, and newspaper writer's unions 1S Death
benefits paid during the year numbered
476, involving an expenditure of $30,949.
The receipts of the fund were s7,31S in
ance to the credit Of the fund of s14. 1913.
The amount Of benefits paid has been in
creased from time to time, but, the report
says. the receipts always have exceeded the
expenditures. and the secretary believes the
International Union is now in position
to raise the death benefit $40 without in
creasing the per capita tax.
Printers, Home Fund.
The report says the sum of $5O,925 was
transferred to the Union Printers Home
fund its share Of the per capita tax dur
ing the past fiscal year. The secretary
treasurer expresses qualification at being
able to show balance in tho general fund
and a revenue which promises to meet
the present demands on 1t. Under these
circumstances. he says, 1t is not believed
there is any further necessity for the
transfer OF money from the burial to the
general fund. and he recommends that
section 3, article o, Of the constitution
be changed to read as 1t did prior to jan
uary I, 1893.
Notes Of the Convention.
The Ebbitt House is jolly place today
and will be doubtlessly during the entire
time that the typos are in the city. Most
Of the delegates. ex-delegates and visitors
who are here are still very TIRED from
their trips especially those who have been
several days on the way. coming perhaps
from california, Canada or Mexico.
It is the custom for each delegate to pre-
sent his card for exchange with any stran-
ger whom he may chance to see wearing
union badge. These cards are Of all de-
scriptions and some of them are very at
tractive, not to say decidedly striking. 1t
seems as II each man has tried to Guido
the other in the matter of fine printing and
originality.
One Of the most striking cards seen at the
Ebbitt House this morning was that of a
delegate from Butte, Mont, Bob Shields. 1t
is a highly polished copper plate. with his
name and that of his native city engraved
neatly upon it, The appropriateness of the
copper to the city of Butte where so much
of the ore is found. makes the card espe-
cially notable.
Another card was handed around by Mr..
Krelle of Seattle, Wash. 1t is of the or
binary cardboard style, but on the face is
a picture of 1aring red hammer, which Is
suspended menacingly above the word Ar
bitration?" printed in large type, and with
the Interrogation point very prominent.
Mr.. krelle tells the story In explanation
that not long ago the union of his city at
tempted to secure a $3-a-week raise in the
printers wages, and then when they con-
scented to put the question to arbitration
the decision was in favor of So decrease.
The irony of the incident is duly expressed
by the odd card.
A Kansas delegate has a card bearing the
inscription in large letters:
I'VE raise more wheat. corn and - than
any other state in the Union"
Several of the cards are very beautiful,
having excellent color engravures of nota-
BILE buildings and scenes in the places from
which the possesSors hail. Many OF them
are quite elaborate, being in the folder
form.
The general opinion among the typos is
that oil
ghost of chance for the convention next
year. 1t was said until recently that To-
ronto, Canada, would push her claim, but
there is reliable information now that all
claim on her part had been withdrawn. 1t
seems that it was decided at the Cincinnati
convention last year that St. Louis should
have it. In fact, 1t is understood that had
the fair grounds been completed last year
the convention this year would have been
held there instead of in Washington. So it
is matter of course that as the great ex-
hibition is sure thing St. Louis will get
the printers.
A. F. Bloomer, we'll known among the
trade in this city, proof reader in the
government printing Office and one of the
writer's for the Trade Unionist, said today
that he wanted 1t repeated again and
again that the typos had time at the
Baltimore excursion yesterday that could
not be beaten. He said that, in view OF ;
the fact that twice as many persons went !
on the excursion as were expected to go, I;
the Baltimore brethren who rendered the .
treat deserved unlimited praise for the !
manner in which they entertained their
guests. There was plenty for all and
not a hitch in the days outing. Mr.. !,
Bloomer Is enthusiastic over the occasion. !,
Thomas A. Whaler, superintendent Of the j
city printing Office of Boston and promt- /
nent in trade circles, will arrive In the +
city this evening with his wife. He at !
tends all the conventions Of the union and
is especially popular among the members.
Tow oofouu Island Park.