The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-12
PRINTERS IN CONVENTION.
Fifty-Fifth Session Of the Inter
national Typographical Union.

national Typographical Union.
At St. Joseph, Mo-, the fifty-fifIh
convention of the International Typ
ographical Union conVeneI Monday
in the Coliseum, St. Joseph's big
convention hall. Addresses of well
come were made by Mayor Clayton,
President Durham, of the local typ
ographical union, and others, and a
response by President Lynch of the
International Typographical Union.
after which the convention began
consideration of large volume of
business, ultimately adjourning un-
til Tuesday morning to hear the re-
port of the credentials committee on
contest seats.
The reports of President Lynch
and Secretary-Treasurer Hays show
great progress made by the union,
during the last year.
The international Typographical
Union is fifty-seven years old, and
with the present gathering has held
ffty-fve conventions during its life
time. In 1896 and 1908 biennial
conventions were held. The Inter-
national Typographical Union claims
to be the oldest national or inter-
national organization Of skilled la
bor in the world. It's sessions at
St. Joseph this week are attended
by three hundred delegates and eight
hundred visitors.
Matters Of Importance that are to
come before the convention are pro-
positions for the establishment of an
| insurance feature, and certain
changes proposed in the pension
policy that was made effective by the
union one year ago. The relations
between the union and the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
will also be up for consideration.
The International Typographical
Union has many features that are
unique with labor organizations, and
which stamp this union as one of
the most progressive in the labor
field. The pension policy, for in
stance, is distinctive with the Inter-
national Typographical Union. I'm
der the pension law, members who
have reached the age of 60 years
and are unable to secure sustaining
employment at the trade are paid
81 per week. The payment Of pen
sions has heretofore been consider
ed the function Of the government,
but in this instance the union evil
dently believes that its veterans
should be taken care Of independent
of State or nation. The payment of
pensions began with the first Of last
August, and up to May 81, when the
unions fiscal year closed $67,5S0
had been paid pensioners, while the
administration of the fund had cost
only $4,000.
The union also conducts Home
at Colorado Springs, and contributed
during it's fiscal year to this institu-
tion $SO,51S.31. The actual expense
| of conducting the Union Printers
Home was s72,59S.94, and there was
balance in the Home fund of S32,-
337.63. The receipts and expendi-
lures of the Home from its incep-
ton to May 81, 1909, were $751;
SO1.29 and SS35,463.66. The Home
property at Colorado Springs is val
ued at s1,000,000.
The union pays burial benefit OF
$500.
During the fiscal year there were
500 deaths and the benefits paid
| amounted to $38,175.00.
For advertising it's union label the
union paid out S7,671.4S.
The expenditures of the 1nterna-
tional Typographical Union during
it's fiscal year were s161,544.45.
From the year 1891 to 1903 the
union received $6,1SS,O45.75, au!
expended s5,95O,S9S.9O, this inolud-
ing the Union Printers Home.
The union has membership oil
AHA.
The union also conducts a technl-
cal school at Chicago for the benefit
of it's members and apprentices who
desire to perfect themselves in their
trade.
The sessions of the convention will
continue a week.
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