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closing cow of their constitution In 1915 societies
were organized at Washington and Albany. AS far as
the information of Barnett extends these societies
were formed primarily to raise and estab1sh prices
The article then various local organizations
that were formed in 1880 and directly following that
date and continues by saying that about S4S the organ
cation of unions began to go on more rapidly ana
since 1850 have been existence in practically all the
larger American cities. .
The first suggestion that the local associations should
form organization made in 1884 and TWO years
later delegates from associations at Baltimore New
York Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Washington and New
Orleans assembled in Washington and framed consttu
ton for National Typographical society The nrst
session was held in New York in 1897 when the name
was changed the National Typographical association
'In 1850 call issued for convention which was
to be held in New York. at which time delegates assem-
bled from Albany New York Philadelphia baiumore,
Trenton and Louisville The second convention held
in Baltimore 1851, and the third in Cincinnati In 1907
which resolved itself into the first session of the Ma
tional Typographical union:
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kept on the cards they depart in sealed packages
for the various postoces throughout the country where
they will be issued to the public
AS delivered by the machines the postal cards are
mechanically counted and automatically assembled IN
packs of 25-eacb pack being by band OF white
paper These packs placed in pasteboard poxes'
each of which will accommodate 20 packs or 300 CARDS.
The pasteboard boxes, in turn packed In WOODEN
cases. varying in size and ranging capacity from 5000
to 100000 cards. in this form that they are shipped
upon requsition to the postmasters throughout the
land In order that all orders postal cards be
filled promptly the government printing office, once the
activity under way win constantly keep on hand
reproof burglarproof vaults surplus stock OF
about 80 600 600 postal cards. The precautions that will
surround the manufacture and dispatch Of postal cards
prinery will extend to the destruction
of msprinted otherwise spoiled cards. Officials
of the postofice department will be duty at the
pfintery all times to supervise the manufacture OF
the cards especially to inspect the raw mate
rial used and to it that 1t at all times and In all
respects meets the requirements of the government
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discoses the fact that meetings Of printers for
the OF considering trade questions
New York early 1776 and in Philadelphia in 1885
Continuous organizations formed in New York
Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston before the close of
the eighteenth century shortly thereafter the T
biographical Society Of New York in existence
1897 In 1888 the Franklin Typographical society
organized in the city In 1909 the New York
Typographical society organized and is still in exist
The Philadelphia Typographical society organ
lied in 1902 and is also still active.
However, Dr. Barnett asserts that there is evil
dence that there had been printers society in the
Quaker city previous to this known the Asylum Com
pany The date Of the first Baltimore organization is
equay uncertain. but probably early 1903 There
also society in existence in Boston in that year.
The author says that societies appear to have been
outside Of the four cities named before 1870 in
which year the Philadelphia society received commun
cation the New Orleans Typographical society in
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OUT trimming trouble in any card index file cab
net Ih1s will make the style card the handiest
imaginable vehicle for announcement Of price quota
IONS bulletins OF all kinds. reports for instance the
daliy reports of travelling statesmen, etc.
Under the new system of postal card manufacture
the work Will not be concentrated at present I'm
DER the plan now in all the operations Of
1actre from the Of cutting down the forest trees
and reducing them to to boxing the completed
postal cards for shipment, is carried in the little
Maine city, where about 900 employed, in
way or another, in postcard manufacture Under the
new scheme the government will buy the raw material
notably the cardboard and the ink but all the
operations Of postcard manufacture will be carried in
the great printing office under the shadow of the United
States capitol, where 5000 and regu
larly employed contract that calls for the delivery
of between two million and three million complete post
al cards working day in the year would swamp
the biggest private printing plant in the country, but
this new responsibility has been treated merely
incidental at the model prnery of the world The force
will have to be increased somewhat and perhaps
printing will be nstalled-ahough the off,
Gals the work be handled with the equipment
now in place.
The government has drawn with great the speci
fcations for the to be used for the postal
cards with view to obtaining grade Of material with
better surface for writing in ink. The paper will be
delivered to the printing Office in 6O0pound
rolls each containing the material for $4,000 cards. and
the printing will be done eaca Of which will
reel off 5000 sheets of postal cards tour each sheet
being made up of 100 separate cards 1t thus be
figured that each press print upward of onethrd
of million postal cards hour and Stree several such
presses be employed if necessary sud the govern
ment printing office is in operation night and day. there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
SILHOUETTES OF
WESTERN CANADA

The man from Iowa began to talk
iand before the train was well out of
the c. N. R. depot in Winnipeg. The
talk began in rather wide circles. The
rush to the land, the bumper crop, the
system OF summer following pursued
In the semi-arid districts, were all
discussed, and then, with a sort of
apologize smile, the Iowa man said:
"I'm a bit interested in this country
myself. Some of the men down home
got few sections up here along this
line, and I'm going to have a look at
them. Never been up in Canada be-
fore tit is curious how these mid
western Americans pronounce the
name of the Dominion as if it was
"Can'dy")-"but if it looks good we
will be up to stay next fall"
"You see, it's like this said the
man from Iowa-quite manifestly con-
tinuing an argument that had been go
ing on in his mind for some time.
Back in our State land has become
dear. Anybody wanting to sell can
get $40 or $50 an acre for it, and
every farm that's offered is snapped
up. In Saskatchewan we have just as
good land that cost as $11 and $12, SO
that man can take up five or six
times as much there as in Iowa on the
same investment of money.
1T isn't the money, though, that
brings most of us up from Iowa. I'm
not sure that money would be enough
The invasion is family affair. We
have no chance Of keeping our sons
around us back home. They have
to leave the farm and go into the big
cities OF the neighboring States to get
work. To keep them on the farm and
in touch with US, we come I'D here
and make little colonies with the chill
dren around US, on homesteads OF
bought land. This makes it easier for
the farmers back there in Iowa to get
land for the stay-at-homes. The fam
lilies that come to Canada are kept
together and the families that buy
the farms they leave are kept to-
gether, too. There won't be any slack.
ening Of the rush, either, for they still
raise big families back in Iowa."
One could almost see the mental
process Of this typical American farm
er in defending a step that meant a
new flag, new allegiance, a new
land, and new associates. To aban-
don Old Glory Of the Declaration Of
Independence for a good thing in
cheap land would hardly be playing
the game, but to go out into Sas-
katchewan to keep the family togeth-
err" was another and. a quite higher
motive.
Why seek too closely to analyze the
reasons for the greatest land trek in
the history of America? 1t is enough,
to know that the sons of the frontiers
men of Iowa, and Kansas, and Mime.
sota-the best blood of the midwest
are pouring into the Canadian west in
an ever-increasing stream, and are
learning that God Save the King" and
"My Country TITS of Thee" are sung
to the same tune.-Toronto (Ontario)
GIOhe
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church has been in the hands of Mr..
Blore, Sir Gilbert Scott, Mr.. Pearson.
Mr.. Michaelthwaite and now Prof.
Lethaby.
There have been times in the his
tory of the abbey when its very ex-
fstence has been in jeopardy. The
first of these occurred about the end
OF the seventeenth century. Sir Chris
TOPPER Wren was called In and the
work Of restoration was carried out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
CARDS

find particles cinging and cogging the while
writing with ink the present style card While the new
grade card will be of finer quality than the DID, 1t
be lighter in weight and this latter consideration
will mayhap thousands of dollars saved
for Uncle Sam has to for
transportation Of all postoce supplies by weight and
postal cards will have reduced travelling expenses
journeys they make from the time they leave
printing until they reach the ultimate consumer
is also Postmaster General Hitchcock to
artistcto put Them in fact
plane very handsome postal cards issued by
that end he plans to change the
change the color of the ink in which
It is printed Just colors will be selected for
the new color scheme cannot determined until expert
ments have been made.
The new postal in three different sizes
although people will anything except
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
Trade Organization of Printers

Some interesting information in regard to trade or
ganzaon among printers appears in the Typographical
Journal official publication of the international Typo
graphical union 1t is in the form of review of book
by George E. Barnett associate professor OF political
economy in the Johns Hopkins university. The book.
which just from the press is entitled The Printers:
a Study in American Trade Unionism." Mr.. Barnett was
Indianapolis for considerable length of time several
ago. gathering information at the headquarters OF
the International Typographical union to be used In MS
book.
"a perusal of Dr. Barnett's book" the review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07

which sold in postofices all the land. This
takes account of the souvenir picture postcards
which sold in the United States by the millions
cry year OF there is nothing official about these
illustrated postcards They do not bear their face
do federal postcards stamp emitting them
mission through the mails such
r1ed in the mails only when stamp is affixed
to it Consequently it is the swelling of the
sales of onecent stamps and not the expansion of the
governmental postcard trade that indicates the
and widespread popularity of the souvenir postcard fad
In recent years.
The postmaster general is going to pay upward of
million dollars for the postal cards which will be
to the patrons our postal system between now and
New Year day, 1915 However this contract is char
acterized by several features of interest
the large amount Of represented Foremost among
these is the fact that Uncle is effect contract
ing to supply himself with postal cards of his
facture Heretofore all the postal cards required this
country have been turned out by private manufacturers
and indeed for past the manufacture of postal
cards has been the principal industry OF the little city
of Rumford Falls Me. Henceforth. however. the gov
eminent will print its postal cards at the great
ment printing office in Washington the largest printing
plant in the world.
The postofice department will continue to pay for
postal cards. just it did when they obtained
to Uncle Sam taking money out of pocket and put
ting into another At the time the government
will save money by the plan of obtaining its post
card supplies 1t has been realized for time past
by the postofce officials that it would be great
venience if the government could print its postal
cards at Washington (the point from which they
distributed to all parts Of the country instead
ing them manufactured in Maine, with the consequent
loss of time in sending them to Washington for distr
button The had years practice
that it could produce its postage stamps and paper
money cheaply than if the work given
siders and accordingly Postmaster General Hitchcock
who is live business man. determined to see If SINH
lar saving. combined with efficient service could
not be effected in the of the postcards The gov
eminent printing Office submitted competitive bids on
the same basis its outside rivals and it underbd
them all -
second important feature in connection with the
contract for postal cards Is found in the
deal contempates cards of better quality than
have heretofore been in Especially will there be
marked improvement in the surface of the card and this
will enable it take ink readily In future prob
ably. there will be few complaints from people who
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
employed for many years past in grad
ually paying off this immense loan.

Charity covereth Multitude of Sins.
He was charitably inclined and ev-
cry night for more than week he
pitied the 'old man whom he met
standing in the doorway Of down.
town Office building. The first night
it was very cold, so he asked the old
man IL he wouldn't like drink to
warm him up. They had their drinks
and the charitably inclined person
gave the old man so cents to buy Q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07

the one standard
size that is in almost
universal use. Prac-
tically all of the cards
manufactured will be
of the regulation size
that has long been
familiar to everybody.
namely 3Ax5 " inch
es, but there will be
provided some Of the
double or reply post
al cards which have
come into use in re-
cent years and which
enable a correspond
ent to send with his
postal card a means
of reply ready to
hand. There will also
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with the utmost zeal and thorough
ness, though in many Of its details its
taste was open to mrch question.
When the late Dean Bradley ar
rived upon the scene IN the year 1882
he found an income derived largely
from agricultural estates steadily
dwindling in value, while the condi-
ton of many of the great flying but
tresses as well as the north transept
was indescribable. The late Dean
himself was wont frequently to de-
scribe the north transept when he
first inspected it as presenting almost
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
he appearance of a quarry.

the appearance of quarry.
It was time for extreme measures,
and that the situation was saved at
all was due to the vigor and the busl-
ness acumen of the late dean. AS 1t
was the abby had to pay fear1ui
price. A loan of e25,000 was made to
the dean and chapter by the eccles-
iastical commissioners. This enabled
the authorities to get level with the
worst of these structural defects. On
the other hand, they were compelled
to suspend the sixth canonry, the In
come derived from which has been
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the conclusion OF
the days work un-
til he has returned
to this depository
the printing plates
which have been
in his custody.
Finally the postal
cards W i'll b g
counted repeatedly
during the process
of manufacture
perhaps a score OF
times in all-and
I-I will hn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
Cost OF Restoring Westminster Has
Been a Heavy Charge on Church
Authorities.

The cost of keeping Westminster alb
hey in repair is very onerous and
delicate one and the long line OF sur
veyors of the fabric is a distinguished
one indeed. writes correspondent OF
the Church Family Newspaper. Dur
ing the last 20 years this matchless
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07
Restrained by Politeness.

Prisoner, have you any reasons to
present why the sentence of the court
should not be pronounced upon your"
mo, your honor. 1 feel as if l
should like to say few words about
the defense my lawyer put up for me.
but there are ladies present; you can
go ahead with the sentence, your
honor"
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posslDle 10 release or operate press
until several different officials are in
attendance, each with key that
plays part in unlocking the press.
The dies or plates used in printing
the cards and which are furnished by
the postoffice department, are like
wise carefully guarded. When such
a plate is given to printer for use
in making impressions he must give
receipt for it to the official in
charge of the vault where these
precious plates are stored and the
printer cannot leave the building at
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The old man thanked

nights lodging. The old man thanked
him heartily.
Last week the charitable chap gave
the old man an overcoat and told him
If he needed help to come around to
his Wall street office. Finally the ben
efactor asked the old man who he
was. Why didn't he get job?
ooh, I'm the night Waterman in this
building" was the reply. II stand out
side to get the fresh air"
Now when the charitable person
meets the old man he ignores him.
New York Sun.
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is no doubt but
that the fnstitu-
ton can keep the
country supplied
with postal cards
no matter to what
proportions the
correspondence OF
the A m e ri C a n
people may grow.
Just as Uncle
Sam guards very
carefully the man
facture of postage
stamps and paper
money, SO will he
take every pre-
caution against
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q WEW a. the 6ZNlERy~

the possible dishonesty Of employees in the
packing and distribution of postal cards For one tnng
the presses used for printing the cards will be controlled
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07

When you can't tell the truah, don't
tell anything.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07

Constipation causes many serious diseases. II
is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierces Pleasant
Pellets. One laxative, three for cathartic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07

BARKING, HACKING, RASPING COUGH
can be broken up quickly by Aliens Lung Balsam.
This old, reliable remedy has been sold for over
10 years. Ask your druggist about it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-07

A woman who is perfectly stunning
isn't always stunningly perfect.
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during the four years beginning Jaauary 1, 1910
This means that the American people who adopt the
very convenient scheme of allowing Uncle Sam to
furnish the stationery for their correspondence will
purchase and through the mails nearly billion
cards every twelvemonth In other words,
erage every man, woman and child in the United
States will use 10 or IL postal cards every year. In
actual practice there are. of course hundreds Of
thousands of persons, including young children, who
never buy postal card from end of the year to
the other, but, the other hand, the abovemen-
toned average is attained through the firms and
business houses which. in many instances, hun
dreds or thousands of postal cards a day
1t will be understood that the tranloads of postal
cards for which Postmaster General Hitchcock has
just given the order the regulation official cards
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OSTMASTER GENERAL HITCHCOCK
recently signed a contract for the supply
of postal cards that will be used by the
American people during the next four
years. The mere magnitude of the man.
ufacturing project involved is calculated
to make this of general interest, for be
it known. the head of the postofice de-
partment has ordered approximately
three and one-half billion postal cards for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
|. {. INVESTIGATES
CAR REPAIR GRAFT

CHICAGO, March 9.-In a news
article today a morning paper says:
An inquiry into alleged grating ope-
rations in connection with the equip
ment and repairing of cars has been
carried on by the officials Of the Illi-
nois Central railroad for the last two
weeks.
The amount involved in the alleged
graft has been variously figured at
from 100000 to $5.000.000.
The latter figures were reported from
st. Louis as the probable theft figures
as indicated from discoveries made by
Controller NJ. p. BlauVelt.
While Chicago officials denied last
night that any such shortage as $1,000
600 had been uncovered, they admitted
they had been on a still hunt for graft
and that the search being made is wide
and goes into every department of the
road having to do with car repairing
and equipment. 1t was said that sus-
picious circumstances had been un-
covered but that no direct evidence
of guilt had been found.
The road owns $1,000 cars and these
are scattered throughout the country
so it will require weeks to check up all
repaired cars and tell whether mate
rials bought and paid for have been
used.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
PASADENA NEWS NOTES

PASADENA, March 9-The Mems club of
All Saints Episcopal church viii hold an open
meeting in the parish house Thursday evening
at o'clock for members and friends, W. B.
Clapp Will deliver an illustrated lecture on the
early history of Pasadena.
The Altadena Womens circle viii be enter
tained Thursday afternoon by Mrs. T. b.
Wright and Mrs. Edward Hale at the former s
home, Santa Clara avenue and Mariposa street.
Mrs. Arturo Bandini viii read a paper on
California history and Mrs. Lewis Turner will
give readings from California poets.
The chronological society of Pasadena, a sci
entifc club the third Of its kind in the state.
will meet Thursday night with X. r. Coolidge.
437 North FL Mulino avenue.
The Central w. C.. 7. L. will meet in the
first Methodist church parlors Thursday after
noon at o'clock TO receive reports of the
work done In each department during the last
year.
Mrs. Daisy Billings has heen elected president
of the Washington Heights W. C.. T. L. and
Mrs. Amanda Olmstead vice president, Mrs.
Mary L. Hunuey recording secretary, Mrs.
Mary Albright corresponding secretary and
Mrs. Margaret Curl treasurer.
The temperance essay by Miss Iuella Hob
son, which won first prize In the recent con-
test Of pupils IN the eighth grade Of the city
schools has been submitted to the county
contest
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
MORGAN IS PLANNING
MOTOR CAR MERGER
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ARE
INVOLVED IN COMBINE
Financer's Company Issues Statement
Concerning Purchase of Mammoth
E. M. F. Automobile Plant at
Detroit-Details Kept Secret

NEW YORK, March "a consolida-
tion of certain large automobile in
terests having a capitalization of sew
eral hundred million dollars is believed
to be under way. J. p. Morgan & Co.,
who yesterday purchased the e. NJ. f.
company of Detroit, will, it is under
stood. finance the combination.
The names of some Of the manufac-
turers of motor cars and kindred COM
panies are being mentioned in connec-
tion with the proposed consolidation.
At the office of J. p. Morgan & Co.
the following statement was issued:
Pursuant to an arrangement with
stockholders of the Studebaker Bros.
Manufacturing company j. P. Morgan
& Co. have purchased substantially all
of the stock of the Everitt- -Metzger-
Flanders company, Detroit, not already
held by stockholders of the Stude-
baker Bros. Manufacturing company.
In connection with the purchase con-
tract has been entered into with Wal
ter L. Flanders to continue as presi-
dent and general manager of the
Everitt- Metzger- Flanders company for
a period of three years. AS a part of
the transaction, the litigation pending
at Detroit is terminated"
Members of the Morgan firm decline
to give any additional particulars re-
garding the purchase