Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-20

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BENEVOLENT COOPERATION.
A few days ago there was dedicated
at Colorado Springs the library adj
dition to the National Typographical
Union Home, en- institution represen-
ting a million dollars of investment,
built up by intelligent cooperation
and systematic contributions from
the members of the International
Typographical Union. The erection
and maintenance of this home, and
the features of death benefits and
pension benefits paid by the typo
graphical union are examples Of
what can be done by the intelligent
cooperation of the millions of oper-
at1ves in various lines of industry
in this country. The membership
of the typographical union is COM
posed of bright. intelligent, quick
witted and broadly educated men,
from the very nature of their bust
ness. And the address of President
Lynch at the dedication of the H.
brary shows some of the aims and
objects of the institution:
The history of the library addition
is typical of the history of the entire
institution. An Insignificant collec-
ton of books of a few hundred vol
, umes has grown to more than ten
thousand volumes. 1; room, commod-
ious and up-to-date was needed to
house the collection. The require
ments of the home, purely domestic
in their nature, demanded addition
al room and modern utensils. The
great need was made known to our
membership. Immediately the mon
ey necessary, voluntarily contributed
began to pour in until the amount in
hand was sufficient to warrant the
board of trustees in undertaking the
actual work of construction. Today
We are dedicating the new addition
that, aside from this beautiful H.
brary room in which we are assem-
bled, has given to the home an en-
larged dining room, additional store
rooms, new kitchen. serving rooms,
bakery, cold storage plant, etc. And
all of this, including the home itself,
has been constructed and is MAIN
tanned by the union printers of this
continent, who have their own pri,
vate responsibilities, cares and duties
but who, Notwithstanding, find a way
to contribute something each month
toward the solace, comfort and hap
piness of their brothers in distress
Since this institution received it's first
resident, these wage carriers have
contributed nearly one ,dmillion dol
lars to it's support The physical
value of the property is estimated at
one million dollars.
But the benefactors of the Interna-
tional Typographical union are not
confined to this institution. 1t is but
one of its broad, liberal and unset
fish policies. For years we have
paid death benefit, a fund for
which has been contributed to and
maintained by the membership. Two
years ago we inaugurated a pension
fund, under the rules of which any
member attaining the age of sixty
years, with continuous membership
OF twenty years and unable to secure
employment at the trade or by reas-
on of physical incapacity work at
the trade, is entitled to a pension of
81 per week for the balance of life.
At present we have $50 of these pen
sioners and there ID a balance in II
fund Of $24O 900, thus guaranteeing
Its stability and permanence. Aged
and inf1rm members of the Interna.
tional Typographical union do not
become public charges. We care for
our own.
We are proud of our trade. We
desire to maintain that trade in all
It's tradition and perfection. To that
end we have established technical
school for the benefit of journeymen
and apprentices so that they may per
feet themselves in their chosen call.
Ing, may know of and understand
its newest development and latest
improvements, and may turn that in
creased knowledge not only to their
own account in the way of additional
remuneration for their labor, but
that the act of printing may itself
be advanced, and that the product of
the press in America may be superior
to that Of any other country. In this
way we perform public and a pa
triotic function.
The people OF Colorado Springs
know of the ravages of tuberculosis.
Its terrible inroads, its devastation
and its attendant misery stalk in
your streets by day, and make night
hideous for its victims. Any human
agency battling against this dread
destroyer is deserving of public ap.
probation and public support. The
economic loss to society by reason of
the toll taken by tuberculosis: is be-
yond calculation, while the sum of
human misery to the sufferer and the
bereft is so tremendous that its mere
consideration appalls and terrifles.
Foremost in the battle against the
spread of the great white plague, in
the van of the movement for its elm.
nation, leading in the ran ks of: that
band of courageous spirits which is
determined to eliminate tuberculosis