The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-01
Typographical No. 301 Has on
Its Roll Every Printer
: In Richmond.
THE UNION PRINTERS HOME
AGED MEMBERS OF THE UNION
ARE CARED FOR AT COLORADO
SPRINGS UNTIL THE DAY WHEN
~eop COMES.

Richmond lypOSIdpHiCd4 onioIl,
7 No. 3O1, occupies an enviable position
in the community. 1t claims the dis
tinction of having on its membership
roll every working printer in the city,
100 per cent. The union was organ
iized September Ia, 1891, with follow
ing Charter members:
W. G. Wellborn. Henry Noble. John
. E. Folkerth, J. B. Mag. Sam Thurs
ton, D. P. Darst M. Richie, Nettie
Young, Fannie Elstro, Alvin j. Hunt,
and Lou V. Armstrong.
OF this list there remains but one
who continue to hold a card in the To-
cal union, Henry Noble, of the Pal
ladium chapel.
The union enjoys the fullest conf
dence and respect of the employing
printers and both work in harmony.
No serious trouble has ever occurred
between the two. When the eight
hour fight was precipitated, the local
newspaper offices, which had long
been on an eight hour basis, signed
contracts with the union at once. The
job offices of the city, also came to an
agreement with the union within
week and the several men who were
effected, returned to their old positions
after having drawn strike benefits but
six days. The eight-hour work day,
{4a hours a week. has now been won
throughout the United States and
~ fap
work more than forty-eight hours in
any one week except in case a compe-
tetent substitute can not be secured.
Richmond printers did their part no.
bly, in the fight to establish the short
er work day and during the struggle
the union contributed $2,375.21 to that
end. Under the supervision of Presi-
dent Lynch and Secretary Brentwood
of the International Typographical I'M
ion, by which the local is chartered,
S4O13, O5S.11 was expended in the
struggle.
The influence of the union is for the
good and we'll being of it's members.
OF course the primary object of the
organization Is to secure proper
wage scale and fair treatment for
members Of the craft but its scope has
widened and under the wise guidance
Of President Lynch the work of i'm
proving health conditions has been Ia
ken up. However, sanitary conditions
In Richmond are excellent All COM
posing rooms are large, airy and we'll
lighted, and no member of 3O1 is a
victim Of the printers scourge, tuber-
culosis.
While it is not a fraternal organiza-
ton in the commonly accepted sense,
yet there is brotherly feeling exist
ing between members which will al
low no card-holder to depart hungry
or thirsty. 1t is boast of the craft
that no union printer was ever buried
In potter's field nor was one ever de-
MED assistance when i'll or in distress
When a member becomes afflicted
with any incurable disease. grows old
or is disabled, the doors of the Union
Printers Home at Colorado Springs,
Col, swing open for him and offer a
haven for rest or recuperation. There
are now at the Home a number of old
fellows, grown gray and bent in the
work of unionism, who are waiting for
30 surrounded by all comforts and
in the care of competent attendants
who will make their last days peaceful.
For the old printers who would
rather stay with the partner of his
joys and SORROWS and among familiar
scenes, the International Typography
ical union has devised a pension
scheme. This union is the pioneer
along this line and it promises to care
for the old men in the proper way.
The local union is composed of re-
sponsible men, most of whom are men
of family. Some of them own their
homes and all are good, desirable citi-
zens. Following is a roster of the
membership:
President Chas. |. White.
Vice President-Frank Spekenhier.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L. Kirk.
Clyde Arthur. Ed Arthur. w. r.
Bloom, George Burk, G. NJ. Blair, Ed.
Brewer. q. J. Christman, Ed Fitzgib-
bons, A. G. Flagg. J. H. Fraser, Frank
Fillmore, c. w. Gem, A. l.. Grice, Ed
G. Green. John Grant, Chas Hummert,
F. Howells, J. w. Hall, J. Hunt. c. l..
Kirk, Lewis King. H. H. Miller, Fred
Maier. E. Menke, Henry Noble, o. X.
Parker,J. f. Ringhoff. Albert Schnurr,
Frank Spekenhier, l.. II. Tucker. How
ard Van Zant, Chas. I. White. ]. E.
Wissler, Joseph Whetston, James
OBrien, ]. r. Howell.