The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-07
PRINTERS FORM
COST CONGRESS
One Hundred Virginia Delegates
Attend Meeting and Discuss
Shop Problems.
STONE MADE PRESIDENT
Dulancy Urges Shows Benefit
OF Definite Business
Organization.
MADE PRESIDENT
STONE

Representatives OF practically oil Of
the larger employing printers In tho
state assembled at the Jefferson Hotel
yesterday morning and formed a state
! organization. to be known as THE
Virginia Printers Cost Congress"
| Close attention to the program during
morning, Afternoon arid night sessions
marked the opening day. many adj
| dresses OF technical interest on COST
finding systems for book and sob
printing offices being delivered and
| discussed. The congress will assem-
Bile again this morning at 1880 o'clock
to hear All address by E. Lawrence
Fell. OF Philadelphia, ex-president OF
tho United Typothetae of America.
| temporary organization Effected at
the opening yesterday morning wos
last night made permanent by the
election OF the following oflcers; L. L.
| stone, OF Roanoke. presidant; Vice
Presidents. u. q. Whitehead. Rich
mohd; ]. o. Boatwright, Danyiile; J. E..
Burke. Norfolk: /. H. Jenkins. Rich
mond, and T. w. Preston. OF Bristol.
f.! Secretary and Treasurer C. A. Zincke
of Richmond. These oficers compose
the first executive committee, and ID
ths hody was referred the matter Of
I time and place OF the next meeting
an invitation being presented on be-
half OF the employing printers Of Rris.
| toll that the next meeting bs held
| there.
! Cost systenns Indorsed
| The committee on resolutions. CON
ststins OF John Z. Burke. of Norfolk:
j. 81 Duleney. OF Lynehburs, and f
| w Preston. OF Bristol reported laa;
| night resolutions of thankz 70 the
| people OF Richmond for Inequalities
extended and to the press of tho city:
elso resolution approving the cost
nnd'ns systsm recommended By the
| United Typothetae Of America, which
MAS adopted.
II wac frankly stated by several
members. Including President Stone,
( that II vas not desired that the new
! organization should be permanent: IL
haa q mission to perform. after which
II vii adjourn sine die. leaving future
Efforts 10 tho Typothetae. OF which a
large majority or the employing book
| and Job printers of the State are mem
hers The problems growing out OF
| union or non-union labor and the open
| shop were not discussed. members Of
tn" Typothetae having already fought
out the open shop principle The OBJ
jcct OF Tho congress was TO devise and
assist printers to instsn system
| which would demonstrate exactly tho
! cost of producing End various cost
| finding forrua and methods were dis
| cussed
| Welcomed by Mayor.
| The convention opened at 10 O'Clock
! Yesterday, and was called to order by
| Mr.. Stone as chairman Of a preliminary
| committee which had called the con-
/ srnss md prepared a careful program
Rev u. ]. McFaden d. d. pastor of
| the First Presbyterian Church. led I'm
wers welcomed TO The city by Mayor
richardson. The address OF Response
was By John Z. Burke, OF Norfolk.
After the formation OF a tentative or.
sahiza ton. the election of temporary
oniccrs and appoin tment of commit.
teee. President Stone delivered an adj
dress on tho objects and purposes OF
| tho cost congress. lie outlined what
was being done by printers all over
the country to systematic the bust
ness and establish the exact cost or
production. SO that printers might
know just where they stand ana their
credit not be impaired by the loose
Euessing methods that have prevailed
| in some shops In bidding on work.
what cost system means to the
printer was discussed by i NJ. pu-
laney. Of Lynchburg, who urged the
benefits OF definite business organiza-
! ton and modern bookkeeping. so that
each contract might stand on its own
bottom as to profit or loss. In the
opinion OF Mr.. Dulaney, IS per cent,
OF those who embark In the printing
business fail because Of lack of exact
| knowledge OF the cost or printing,
which handicaps them In estimating
on new work and charging for old
General introduction of u cost sys-
TEN. he said. would cut out wildcat
competition Of irresponsible concerns,
enable printers 10 cut out unpSn tia bic
business and to deal fairly with tSAir