The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-20
= GENEROSITY has ever been the

OF OF Indulgence is never told in vain
and many times is hardly begun before
the open hand of Iiberality hastens to
relieve the hand of want On behalf
OF fellow craftsmen this spirit has al
ways been practically evident, and no
more splendid epitome of this largeness
OF soul can be conceived than the mag
nificent institution, the home for aged,
INDECENT and distressed printers, which
rests in the shadow of Pixies peak.
Here the WORKOUT, the sick, the in
digent or otherwise incapacitated print
er can come home--not merely TO an in
stitution provided By charity, but to a
home which he has helped tc sustain,
and 10 which he enters of a right
As far back as 1897 the idea of "A home
for the protection Of printers IN age and
illness was promulgated. and at one
time some $4,000 in the treasury al
most assured the Typographical union
that the time had come for building
the institution. IL was not. however,
until 1856 that q general awakening To
their responsibilities occurred among
printers, the stimulus being the uncOn-
ditonal gift of $40, 900 from Mr.. George
W. Chiids and Mr.. A. j. Drexel. The
question was then, What shall we do
with it?' and Add TO it, was the an
swer, not only as an act of wisdom.
but as token or appreciation to the
donors. Trustees were accordingly
elected for the care of the funds and
ii was also deereed that on the ami
versary OF the birthday OF Mr. Childs
for the five years ensuing each member
OF the union east of the Mississippi
river should contribute the price of
one thousand ems of type or one hours
work, and on the anniversary of the
birthday of Mr.. Drexel a like contribu-
ton should be made by members west
OF The Mississippi. An so the fund be-
gan to grow.
There were naturally many sugges-
tons made regarding the ultimate dis
position of the funds. but the idea
which found most favor was the oft
mooted one OF permanent home for
printers The purchasing power Of
sEch an institution and the advertising
value of its establishment in any COM
munity were very evident to town Off
Gals and boards OF trade, and several
advantageous offers were made 10 the
union OF grants of land, building sites
freedom from taxation, etc. That which
found most favor was the offer of the
board OF trade OF Colorado Springs TO
donate eighty acres OF land one mile
east Of the city. if the union would
erect a home thereon to cost not less
than $40, 900. beginning the work with
Ia two years and completing il within
q year from its commencement This
offer WAS formally accepted in 1889
and in 1890 additional taxation was
voted TO be applied to the home fund
The trustees were incorporated under
the laws of Colorado and given power
TO regulate and determine the purposes
of the Eome.
The building was completed in 1892,
and on the anniversary of the birth
day of Mr.. George W. Childs. May u
1882, was duly dedicated.
The immense sums devoted 10 edu-
cational and benevolent purposes by
the millionaires of the present day
leave out Of all comparison the gift
which the printers enlarged in six years
to over $4,000, but the proof Of their
deserving, in their determination to
help themselves, lying in the regard of
the institution they founded and in it's
general management has no parallel.
The main building Of the Printers
Home is handsome structure of white
lava stone with red sandstone trim
mings, IA feet long and "A feet wide.
with a wingat the rear of the north
end 20 by 40 feet The building contains
seventy-fYe rooms but the number
changes as the alterations are made
In the home to meet new requirements.
Many Of the rooms were handsomely
furnished as memorial rooms by some
of the larger unions, by the chapels of
some Of the large newspapers. by
Mesers. Childs and Drexel. Mrs. J. A.
Hayes in memory of jefferson Davis.
her father. and by Mrs. Goddard in
memory Of her father. Henry Ledyard
Everything was in good taste and the
dormitories and other bedrooms were
well and comfortably appoint
ed. The memorial rooms were in
many instances elegantly appointed.
But in all this the generosity of the
printers and their friends Over-reached
Itself The finely furnished rooms were
OF course contrast TO the plain but
comfortable regulation furnishing. and
the result was more or less jealousy
and trouble for the superintendent.
More time and trouble are necessary
IN keeping them presentable In order
10 sustain them as memorial rooms
the donors are kept at an expense
which could go to extending the COM
Tort OF the home to others, in various
ways.
The management of the home is in
the hands Of the superintendent.
Charles Deacon. who acts under the
direction Of the board Of trustees. one
OF whom is a resident of Colorado
Springs The wife OF the superinten-
dent acts as matron, and with the su-
perintendent, is appointed by the trus-
lees. The nurses and other employees
are selected by the superintendent The
medical staff is appointed by the trus-
tees The annual meetings of the trus-
tees are held at the home.
When a printer is disabled through
age, accident or sickness, and has been
Tor i've years member of the union
and has sustained his dues and as
sessmeHtS, he is eligible to make ap-
plication for admission to the home.
A specific form is provided for the
purpose and certified by the local union
70 which he belongs, to which also
certificate of The physical and mental
condition OF the applicant. signed by
a licensed physician is attached The
board OF admissions passes upOn the
application. and il everything is regu-
lar. the applicant is ordered admitted
or placed on the waiting list, il there
IS no vacancy. The physical condition
of the applicant is compared with the
report OF the physician of the local
union, and report in accordance with
the facts is made TO the board of ad-
missions. 1t is too frequently the case
that a marked discrepancy is shown
between the condition of the appli-
cant actually and that reported By the
physician OF the union from which he
IS sent. While the home Is for the
benefit of afflicted printers, it is evil
dent that a very few residents afflicted
with certain diseases would make the
place untenable or demand so extensive
a CORDS Of nurses and assistants as IN