Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-12
SCENES AT UNION PRINTERS HOME
 - tiA;AH As, Rev. J, M. Lucey Writes From Colorado and Tells of Institution.
THE MANY BENEFITS
Cost of Various Buildings and Their Cses-Many Printers Cared
 For There,
Editor of Graphic

Colorado Springs may justly boast
 of an institution which has no dupli- cate in the United States, The Unior
 Printers Home, erected and main
 tained by the International Typogra-
 phical Union, 1891. The grounds ot
 eighty acres, donated by the city oi
 Colorado Springs, occupying the sum-
 init and sides of an elevation within
 one mile of the city. To the east lies
 a high rolling plain for the distance
 Of 100 miles; to the west six miles
 distant, lies Manitou, nestled at the foothills Of Pike's Peak. In all drec- tions the scene which meets the eye of the visitor is of unsurpassed love- Illness.
 Buildings.
 The buildings cost over S130.0 .000, and set forth the best art of the ar chitect. The main building, four story and basement, costing with equipment, S70,114, is of white lava stone with red sand stone trimmings, Al feet long by fl feet wide, with a large wing to the rear at the north, to which is now being built an addition at a cost of $30,000 making total cost of S13I010. The hospital build ing cover space of 50 by go feet and is three stories with basement. It's cost of $22,000 is included in the above. As an annex to the hospital building, though at some distance, is the Tuberculosis Sanitorium, which consists of twenty tents, octagonal in shape, with frame work, as substan- tial as that of any house, and so we'll anchored and covered as to be capable of resisting the severest storms of wind, snow or rain. These tents have hardwood floors and are equipped With wardrobes, stationary wash stands, steam heating and electric lights. The laundry and heating plant cost s12,241 and is a solid two story building 30 feet by 59, and sup piled with the usual modern convent ences. These are the principal build lngs, but there are others, as: The uperintendents cottage of six rooms, built at cost of $3 ,400 barns and sheds built fro marchitectural de- signs to shelter a herd of ? Holtsein cattle, six horses, etc.
 The Grounds.
 4 magnificent stone gateway, thir- 1 teen feet wide and over thirteen feet high, for the entrance driveway, with | a half circle archway on either side 1 for pedestrians, presents an imposing appearance. On each side of the driveway, extending from the gate way to the main building, distance of $50 feet, there is a broad cement walk. Bordering it and surrounding the home are lawns comprising an area of F acres. These lawns are beautitied with all the art of the landscape gardener, and abound in flowers, in shrubs and trees, maple and elm alternating in front and along the driveway. Other parts of the grounds are used for greenhouses. kitchen garden and similar utilities
 Printers Union Justly Proud.
 That such grand institution, so we'll built up, equipped and main tained, should be the result of the ef- forts of single trade union, is matter of wonder to the visitor and is justly an object of pride to the h. enational Typographical Union whose membership is at present lim- tied to the United States and Can ada. With the exception of three do- nations, aggregating $11 ,000, the bur den of the entire cost from the dedi- cation of the Home, May 12, 1892 twhen the first building was com pleted), to May 31, 1908, amounting to a grand total of $766,737.1G was
 borne by the International Typo graphical Union, in the main from as- sessAehts on its members. Such an achievement deserves the heartiest commendation from every well wisher of the human race, whether or not he is member of a union. Ii
 Inmates Accommodated.
 From the actual opening of the Home. July, 1892, to May 31, 1908, 954 members of the union became in- mates, men and women, chiefly the former. The number of inmates June l, 1908 (the last printed report), was 152. The average annual number is 15O. The average cost of maintenance of each inmate is $500, which. how ever, includes all the expenses of the home, Tot offset by receipts from dairy, garden. etc. The only inmate