United labor bulletin., 1910-07-21


a matter of routine.
After eight years of activity, the
Farmers Union, which had its birth in
Texas in 1902, is now organized in 29
states of the nation, and has a member
ship of about 100000. Headquarters
will be locate in Denver within week.
Ask your merchant for Union Labor
Hospital coupons.
John Kirby, Jr., president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers, has
sent out a statement to 10000 manufac-
turers and business men on political and
industrial conditions throughout the
United States. Kirby urges the forma-
tion of a conservative and union-hating
political party.
A crowd of 5000 strike sympathizers
fought the police and strikebreakers one
day last week and hurled missiles from
the roofs of houses near the Williams
burg sugar trust refinery. A score were
injured on each side, one man seriously.
The arrival of a boatload of non-union
men brought about the trouble.
Beats them all. La Belle SC cigar.
Union made.
Estimates from official sources place
the wages paid by the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad and the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company, during the past year
at about $2O,OOO,OOO The Colorado Fuel
n xxrit n
its payrolls, paid approximately SlO,oOO,-
900 in wages, and the Denver Rio
Grande paid s10,736,204.60 to 1880 en-
ployes.
Beats them all. La Belle &c cigar.
Union made.
A special train with armed deputies
was rushed to Mechanicsville, N. Y, last
Saturday, where striking Italians armed
with rifles were reported to be holding
up Boston and Main trains. At the Rot
terdam terminal of the railroad officials
detained all trains under orders from
the general offices of the company. Pro-
lection was asked of the authorities and
promptly granted.
Ask your merchant for Union Labor
Hospital coupons.
Plans have been completed for the in
stallation of a trades school at the Jew
ish hospital The building will be erect
ed at Fourteenth and Jackson streets.
The first floor will be occupied by ma
chine shop, the second by typewriting
and photography classes, and there will
be a large room for meetings of the
school.
At the annual convention of the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor, re-
Gently held at Fargo, S. D., w. E. Nc
Even had the honor of being elected
seeretary-treasurer of that body for the
eighteenth term. Brother McEwen, who
is plumber, enjoys countrywide rep
utation as a sterling trade unionist, and
is considered one of the bright lights in
the labor movement He is state labor
commissioner of Minnesota. and editor
of the Duluth Labor World.
La Belle SC cigar, the best union-made
sc cigar in the United States.
Colorado mining men met Saturday
night at the Albany hotel and formed a
permanent state organization. 1t is ex-
pected that 500 owners, superintendents,
and operators will join at once. The OBJ
ject of the organization will be to secure
more economical operation of mines,
lower freight rates and lower rates for
ore production.
At the next regular session of the
state legislature a bill will be intro
duced to compel farmers to stamp eggs
offered for sale with their names and
the dates they are laid. The bill will be
introduced-providing he is reelected
by Harvey e. Garman, Democratic house
member from Denver county.-Denver
Post.
Then follows an alleged interview in
the paper with heart and soul of what
will happen to the egg if Harvey is re-
elected.
Send your merchants name to the
contest committee, If he does not handle
Union Labor Hospital coupons.
August Lakeside will be turned over
to the Colorado Association for the Pre-
vention and Control of tuberculosis
The funds obtained from the benefit will
be used to purchase camp equipment and
to provide dispensary. A pony and
cart will be given to the boy or girl sell
ing the largest number of tickets. This
worthy cause should be supported by
every union man and woman in the city
Many a working man will receive bene-