The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-17
DULUTH TYPOS UNION.
LOCAL NUMBER 1855
Live Wide Awake Organization Of
Progressive and Loyal Trades
Union Men.


unostenstatiously pursuing the even
tenor Of its way. Secretary Hughes
assures us that all Is well with the
craft supplementing his declarations
with the aphorism that mo news is
good news"
The following account relative to the
Printers Home at Colorado Springs
will be of interest to our readers:
A Unique Homo.
Through the cooperation Of $4,000
union printers in the United States
and Canada, there is maintained at
Colorado Springs, Colorado, home
unique among the humanitarian in
situations of the world. A model from
which other unions and fraternal Or
CARNATIONS have copied methods, the
Union Printers Homeesis supported by
Is cent monthly assessment. which
means that each member of the inter-
national Typographical union gives to
the home one minute of his working
time each day. This yields an annual
income Of 100000 for maintenance and
improvements. The original $4,000
gift 10y G. w. Childs and A. J. Drexel
and the Julia A. Ladd $1,000 endow-
ment are the only contributions ever
accepted.
Growth and Value.
Since the main building was dedi-
Gated May 1, 1892 the growth of the
home has been wonderful In these
II years, total expenditures have
amounted to 100000, and the property
today is valued at $1,000,0O0. The av-
erage number of residents at any one
time is $50, the average cost per resi-
dent a month being $50. Where 20
years ago there was nothing but bar
rem prairie, the grounds have been
converted by irrigation and landscape
gardening into one of the continent s
beauty spots. There are now six
buildings, including the heating plant,
laundry and doiry. Work begins
shortly on a 100000 addition to the
main building.
tuberculosis Cure.
Of recent years, the management
has devoted increasing attention to
the treatment of tuberculosis and the
| methods employed in it's successful
battle with the white plague" are at
tracing attention all over the country
A special commission has made a
| study of the disease and has adopted
the most approved and scientific
! methods of fighting it. The results
| have been so satisfactory that the con-
| vention last year voted down a prop
osition to transfer the sanitarium to
! Arizona.
The tent colony is an important
| factor and officials of the union are
authority for the statement that fully
so per cent of the patients who have
had the advantage of tent. life have
recovered health and strength and re-
surned business duties. The percent
age would be higher but for the fac1
that too many are not sent to Color
| ado in the earlier stages, when they
are almost sure of permanent recov-
| cry.
! Because of the Union Printers
Home, Colorado Springs with its won
derful all-the-year climate of grea
curative power its perpetual SUNSHINE
| and it's beautiful surroundings, is be-
coming known as '>City of Nationa
! Homes" It is also the site of the Mod;
ern Woodmen Of America sanitariun
and has been selected by the Lette
Carriers for their national home. In.
plred by the example of the printer
many labor unions and fraternal or:
CARNATIONS are seriously considering
the establishment of national home!
and sanitariums throughout the coun-