Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-18
HEALTH Of PRINTERS
Vital Importance of Sanitary
Surroundings.
INQUIRY FOR SIX MONTHS
DR.. J. r. Armstrong; Report to
Typographical Union.
STARS QUARTERS A MODEL
Tendency in the Trade to Tuber-
Observation-Disclosures Of Of
fcers and Delegates.
STARS QUARTERS A MODEL

Sanitary conditions in printing Offices. a
subject Of vital importance both to EN-
ployers and employees In the printing
trade, was the important topic before the
meeting OF Columbia Typographical Onion
yesterday afternoon.
A thorough investigation, covering a Pc
riod Of six months. has been made OF the
printing establishments Of Washington by
DR.. James R. Armstrong, chairman Of the
commitAee for the prevention Of tubaror-
losis Of Columbia Typographical Union.
and he submitted q report covering his
findings.
On1oers to serve during the ensuing year
were nominated.
Healthful Composing Rooms.
1.-THE committee has visited the compos-
ing rooms Of the oflces Of this city and
found the larger portion Of them in ex-
cellent condition from sanitary stand
point" states the tuberculosis report
while perhaps conditions might be bet
ter If all the machine Offices installed
pipes to carry of the gases from the met
al pots. yet II the ceilings are high and
there Is free access Of air the pipes may
a number Of composing rooms which have
neither suitable ventilation nor the pipes,
and consequently the surroundings are not
what they should be.
1.-THE visits of the committee were made
at times when the management did not
expect them. and for that reason did not
have an opportunity to make prepara-
tons.
THE committee has been greatly assist
ed during the past year by tho officers of
the union, who have worked conformity
with them and suggested to the proprie-
tors and managers Of the offices the ad-
visibility of keeping their composing
rooms in clean and wholesome condition,
and the present excellent condition shows
that these suggestions have been complied
with.
Those Of our membership who were 40
quainted with the conditions existing In
the composing rooms of this city sew
eral years ago would be greatly surprised
II they should visit them now. Dirty
floors and cuspidors have disappeared.
and in their places one finds clean and
wholesome surroundings.
Star Composing Room Praised.
The committee especially wishes to
commend the management Of The Even
ing Star for the excellent conditions
which prevail In the composing room of
it's ONCE. It il no doubt the best In
the District, owing to its being housed
in a strictly modern building and that
especial attention was given In tho draft
ing Of the plans to adapt It for its pres
ent use. On entering the room the alb
sence Of the odor Of gases is quite ap-
parent, due to the fact that pipes are
employed to carry OF the fumes from
metal pots Of machines. On the floor
above are provided separate bath and
wash rooms for the use Of the employees.
This company has set an example as to
what the composing room Of a modern
printing establishment should be, and 1t
might well be patterned after by other
printing plants throughout the country.
"The committee desires to direct atten-
ion to the excellent condition Of most OF
the Offices in this city, and wishes to say
that 1t has been accomplished largely
through friendly suggestion. He did not
believe that our province was to engender
i'll feeling between the arrangements of
the offices and the union by adopting
stringent. methods when the desired
changes could be brought about In an
amicable way.
Suggestion to Scale Committee.