United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-06-09
LABOR NOTES
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE

GATHERED HERE AND THEhE.
The Underhill baseball team won from
the Smith Cloth Co. team by score OF
II to 6. The game was walkaway as
the Smith Cloth Co. was outclassed in
every way. B. Smith, r. Smith and Hig-
gins brought in home runs for the Under
hill team.
S. e. Broughton secretary of Printing
Pressmens Union No. 40; Lee Snyder
secretary of Web Pressmen's Union No.
% and Thomas French of Press Assist
ants Union No. IA are on their way to
Columbus, Ohio, where they are delegates
to the International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants Union convention, which
will convene in Columbus next week.
Their efforts, coupled with other dele
gates from the state, will be used to
bring the convention of their interna-
tonal union to Denver in 1911.
Bert James and wife are visiting the
Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs this week. Mr.. James received
the high vote as alternate for delegate
to the International Typographical Union
convention at Minneapolis in August at
the recent election of No. 40.
Ralph Moser is busy getting out the
souvenir program for the convention of
the Stationary Engineers international
convention.
Miss Genevieve Miles has been men,
toned as candidate for president of
the Denver Trades and Labor Assembly.
Miss Miles is deserving of the recogni-
ton, but it is hoped her friends will not
insist on her taking an Office that must
answer for all the misdeeds of the self
advancing" party in the assembly.
John S. Lawson, member of the eXecu-
tive board of the United Mine Workers
of. America for this district, who has re-
turned from Minneapolis, where he was
in attendance at a board meeting, re-
ports that the board pledged the national
organization to the financial support of
the strikers in the northern Colorado
coal fields for any amount that is needed.
Some of the mines are now being oper-
ated by imported men, but reports vary
as to the amount of coal being taken
out. The miners union say not more
than $50 tons are being taken out daily
while the operators say 500 tons are be-
ing produced.
Engineers of the Denver & Rio Grande
have asked for more pay, on account OF
the increased cost of living. They ask
an increase proportionate to the adj
cd nj nj
other roads Firemen of the Denver G
Rio Grande asked for an advance about
month ago and have received a sub
stantial increase by the award of the ar
bitration commission, which was handed
down this week, and which appears else
where in this paper.
Representative Martin of Colorado has
introduced bill in congress to promote
the safety of employees and travellers on
railroads. The bill requires common car
riers in interstate railroad commerce tc
establish and maintain a safe clearance
between structures located on the rail
ways and cars passing over the lines
The proposed law would go into effect
Jan. 1, 1912.
A force of worllmen has begun exca
waiting for the new federal building. Ac
cording to contract the exterior must be
completed in is months. 1t will be built
of the nonunion Colorado Yule marble.
The annual convention of BARRIERS was
held in Colorado Springs Sunday and the
following officers were elected; T. A
Arneal, Cripple Creek, president; Scion
Ellis, Salida; W. s. Austin, Colorado
Springs; C. E. Moore Fort Collins; G. A
Salber, Trinidad; C. w. Clarke. Pueblo;
M. T. Powell, Florence, and Theodore
Knoth, Denver, vice-presidents. ]. e
Connolly of Denver was reelected organ
izer. c. E. Forshea of Pueblo was chosen
sergeant-at-arms and Edward Anderson
Pueblo. secretary-treasurer
The officers of the State Federation OF
Labor are preparing credentials for del
egates to the annual convention to be
held in Grand Junction the week of Aug
ust s. There will be fight for the next
meeting Trinidad and Colorado Springs
want it and both expect to get it. Presi
dent John McLennon and Secretary w
T. Hickey will be candidates for re-elec
ton, it is believed. They have built VI
the organization rapidly since their term
began and it is believed that the senti
ment in favor of their reelection is prac
tically unanimous.
Threatened labor troubles at the First
National Bank building were settled in
few minutes after they developed Mon
day. nonunion roofer was put to work
in the expectation, it is said. that his
presence would not be Objectionable. A
representative of the Building Trades
Council was on hand and took the mat
ter up with the contractors. The man
was withdrawn at once.