The Washington times., 1910-05-17
AF TER FUNhAKING
TYPOTHETAE WORKS
Convention Gets Down to
Business Today-Mem-
berS Will See President.
STAMPED ENVELOPES
CALLED AN ABUSE
Need of Cost Systems Is Earnestly
Discussed IN Reports Be
fore the Meeting.

fore the Meeting.
Following an evening devoted TO fun
making and EerTiment, the occasion be-
ing a reception and smoker, delegates 10
the rwenty-fou-th annual convention OF
the United Typothetae OF America
knuckIed down 10 business today
The convention assembled before 10
O'Clock today il the large ball room OF
the Raleigh Hotel. the feature OF he
mornings session Icing an address Of
welcome delivered by Commissioner /
Rudolph
The Commissioner cOmplimented the
association in high terms, aBd espresso /
his pride and pleasure at receiving
such visitors. He also paid tribute
10 the work and aims Of the typs-
thetae, and congratulated the mem /
beTs Tor the great good their united /
efforts have brought about IN the past
decade in the realms Of printers ink. |
Kendrick Praises Capital
Edward A. KenCrick, OF Buffalo, y. /
Y, known as one Of the orators Of the /
Typothetae, unIo0sened his sfIvery
chords. following Mr.. Rudolph's ad-
dress, and responded, IN the name Of
the Typothetae, to the Commissioners /
welcome TO the National Capital The
City Of Washington came IN for much |
praise at the hands Of Mr.. Kendrick, /
who spoke at much length and with I
considerable feeling OF pride upon the
beauty and cleanliness Of Washington !
The convention was put in motion, and
the ball started rolling by T. Lawrence
Fell, Of Philadelphia, president Of the
TypCthetae- He made a brief speech
touching upon the Importance Of the
gathering and of the great work ahead
Of the convention He referred to the
strides made by the organization in the
past and hoped II would continue 10
forge ahead.
Presidents Annual Report.
In his annual report President Fell
emphasized the lack OF labor troubles
during -he past year and the promotion
OF system and practical business meth
DDS among the employing printers
throughout the country
Speaking Of the installation Of system
BE declared that the printer has been
given proportions Of his productive and
Uon-DrUduCtive time. He said
While this system was received with
Eredt interest, we stll found a lack of
persistence and concluded that the only
way in which our membership would nut
in operation a system. no matter how
much their desire be 10 possess one, was
to put representative in their Office
10 install the system and watch its
operation for q couple Of months until
the data commenced TO show the actual
conditions 10 the individual member
This has proven Just what the printer
needed
Discusses Trade Abuses
Speaking of the trade abuses with
particular reference 10 the printing
Of stamped envelopes by the Govern
ment without charge, Mr.. Fell said
Our committee on trade abuses. /
consisting Of Byron s dams. OF
Washington, and Rufus c. Williams
Of Richmond, havs been most ener-
Setic in their efforts to hav. repealed
prints stamped envelopes without
charge They have been cO-Operat ting
with the joint committee IN " ashinE-
ton and several hearings have been
held before the Congressional com
miIreeS. II is admitted in Washing
ton that the agitation and effort for
the repeal Of this law has been car
Ticd forward with remarkable ability
some CCnEreSsmeu have told me un-
equaled in their experience
Educa ZION Is Needed.
That education among the employing
printers is necessary FOR their success,
and for the betterment and advance
1ncnt OF the craft Is the substance Of
the annual report Of the executive COM
mittee. which was read by its chair
man, Wilson H Lee. Regarding the
education. the report set forth
The necessity OF education as TO bet
ter knowledge OF cost Of production,
and more cordial relations and closer
cooperation with tl.eir neishb0rSs
seems 10 be more fully recognized than
ever before and we feel that with con-
1iuueu active effort on our part great
benefit Is sure 10 come TO our trade
THE printers, as "a whole, IN the past
have not been inclined 20 set together
rs they have in many other trades, but
I believe that IN the future they VIII
see the necessity more ana more
Your officers have felt that the intro
durrion Of cost systems VIII do more
imam any other one thing to interest and
intruct the printer and make him a
fairer competitor and results IN local.
lies where il has been installed prove
that their conclusions were correct It
Is hoped that more men may De en-
pI0yed in This work, till there Is not
CITY where we have a embeTshlp. hut
what the members are vel informed
as TO the cost Of their work
The public as a whole are willing 70
pay a fair price for services rendered,
hut there has been such variations in
prices that they naturally al for BIDS
f 2n their work TO md "hs'e me 00''0''
Membership Has Increased.
TranlIiu W. Heath. secretary, In his
annual report, laid much stress upon
The gains ia membership during the
past year, and the good accomplished
by the Typothetae in it, carefully or
.auized and costly educational cam
paisn- He said that the membership
has increased 90 per cent over the pre-
lcding year
Before adjournment President Fell an
- uounccd the appointment of the follow
in- Comittees TO serve Ter the ensuing
year
AuditinE-1fessrs- Southwark, char
man Morgan. and Wheeler
Topics-lIeSsrs- Cushing chairman.
Fois, Lath. Brock, Wolcott. and 8IouI-
ton
CredentiaIs-Messrs- W L Eynon.
chairman WarGe- and WalkenhOrst
The smoker at the Raleigh Hotel last
night was g rcusinE one Before the
curtain arose for the vaudeville part OF
the evenings entertainment there was
general handshakinE and some i'm
promptu speech making
one Of the great events incident TO
this convention Is the reception to be
recorded 10 visitors tomorrow morning
at the White House