Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01
I Twenty-Five Years Of
Opposition to Unions

tics were compiled and Gen. Otis car
ried on u. campaign against the methods
OF labor unions.
During all these years, the typo
graphical union fought back on Gen.
Otis and his paper. The unions got
men into his shop and an effort was
made to load" him up with union men
and then strike. The unions have spent
thousands of dollars to unionize his
plant but have never been successful. I
LINOTYPE SCHOOL.
About 10 years ago. Gen. Otis estab-
lished a linotype school. There ho
teaches young men the trade under an
apprenticeship. After the first six
months, the apprentices receive small
wage which Is gradually increased.
When they have learned the profession
they are taken into the Newspaper
plant or Job office. Gen. Otis ha spent
, this school. He does not put any ro-
strictions on the apprentices but few
OF them ever join the union after they
have been taught the profession in his
school. The Times pays its composl-
tors and machinlsts as high a wage
scale as tho union shops and many
union men who have been sent into the
shop as delegates by the union in an
effort to organize it or agitate a strike
are still working there.
RELICS OF YEARS.
The Times building is three-story
structure OF granite and faces on Broad
way and First street. Adjoining tho
building In the rear on Broadway Is a
seven-story brick and stone addition
which contains the job and composing
rooms. tho art and engraving Depart
ments and tho storage rooms The
business office and circulation depart
ment occupy the main floor Of the
granite building. In the business office
Is long counter which Is made from
pieces of wood gathered from all parts
OF the world and notable buildings. and
| old wooden battleships and relics OF
former days. Gen. Otis was years COL
lecting this wood and he gradually ex-
tended 1t until 1t reached almost across
the business office.
In the local rooms on tho third floor.
| there are many relics, curios and the
ghosts OF things. 1t has n reputation
next to the New York Sun office for
being tho dingiest local room In tho
newspaper Offices Of the country. These
relics and curios have been gathered by
the STAFF members for years and hung
upon the walls and from the ceilings.
For Instance there Is an old pair OF
wooden horses hoofs heavily shod.
which led the charge behind the scenes
at the first theater in Los Angeles.
hanging on the wall. In the corner on
tho wall there are the signatures of
the notable men of the country who
dropped into the office at sometime or
other. Homer Davenport has q free
hand sketch on the wall. Tho mas
terpieces" of some of tho reporters
that are COMO are also found brown
and dingy pasted on the walls.
Gen. Otis also maintained q library
and reading room on the third floor for
his employees. 1t was established Sow
e,al We IRIS ago and contained several
thousand volumes of fiction and refer
ence books. Employees We're given the
same privileges as at the Packard free
library, with almost the same restric-
tons imposed. Tho reference library
there was one of tho most complete In
tho country for newspaper work.
The "morgue" was also very extern
| sivc and complete. Two men were kept
busy keeping it up to date. It occupied
| quarters on tho third floor. The edi-
| torial rooms We're also on the same
floor with the local room. Managing
Editor Harry Andrews and city Ed
! itor John Won Blon occupied stalls"
as they were called. in one corner of
! the local room. b, II.