United labor bulletin., 1913-02-20

.Denver business houses are purchas-
ing annually from eastern printers more
than 81 100000 worth OF printed matter.
Yet the printing plants of this city are
fully capable of producing. at a reason
able cost. everything that is made Tor
Denver business firms by eastern print
ers.
buying printing outside of Denver. Aside
from patriotic motives of loyalty TO Den
yer's Industries. the business men oil the
city have narrow view OF the suDJect
~ they believe they gain by sending
printing orders TO the East.
..The removal of sl.00o.o00 cash each
wear from this city represents an actual
loss because there Is no exchange oi
trade on the part OF the eastern printers
with Denver stores and factories
How many Denver firms can say they
raceiye orders from eastern printers or
!. their employees a,
~ .The vital point OF this subject is; II
Denver business men have all their
printing done in Denver. 700 more WORK
men would be needed by local prinuhs
plants to turn out the work.
Seven hundred extra employees IN the
printing trades would spend their wages
of s575 600 a year with Denver firms
The printing plants would be put 10
other expense that would total at least
sa75 .0oo-aIi representing just that much
more business for Denver mercsnthe
and manufacturing concerns
Population would eventually De IN
.r.assa 200 by the coming to Denver
of printing trades workers Win theh
families.
I'VE feel that the earnest cooperation
os The Dcnycr Chamber of Commerce IL
merited by the Importance of this move
mont TO keep Denver business witnin ,he
boundaries of the city. The el-srsy OF
your organization. so spiendiuiy mani
Tested in attracting factories 70 Denver.
should work for the accomplishment OF
the object stated.
.srhig in a big thing-big enough 10
orilst th. aid OF the biggest men OF the
city Because u means the same result
n is surely OF as much Importance as the
eudeavor to bring $500 more people 20
Denver. Il would be the same as II you
brought TO Denver factory emplosihe
zoo workmcn of the highest type-a lac
tory whose payroll Woulu "'h'""'
sb75 600 a year.
.We are convinced that the spirit and
work Won would put into an enort 70
. secure such a large factory for Denver
couId be consistently exercised IN TINS
case. -,
"A million dollars spent in paying for
Denyer printing is returned TO Denver
million dollars spent in paying for east
crp nrinting is n million dollars taken
out of Denver's pockets and never seen
again.
I'VE urge that your organization form
ulate wayr and means of taking dennite
steps to concentrate attention upon this
problem of bringing Denver business
men TO realization OF the Dement'S OF
keeping their printing orders Mt home
rh.,, ,h. nrintinr trades must contend
with the position taken by G.. +. Hoeck-
ei n large Denver printer and bookbind-
or. The position taken by Mr.. Hoeckei
will not be taken seriously by either ous-
iness men or by labor, for the wages
paid by the Denver printer are the result
of arbitration and compromise. ana are
known to be none too high for the Den
yer district. Mr.. Hoeckel addresses ms
letter to a Denver daily newspaper. and
says: -,
Much is being printed and more Is be-
ing said about the dcsirability of build
Ing up Denver by encouraging the estap-
vyishment OF manufactures within its DOT
ders--freight rates. tariffs, taxation ana
municipal policies are discussed "au IN
fnitum"-but the one important FACTOR
bearing on this subject, traae union as
crimination. Is being sedulously IGNORED
IL should require no argument to con-
vince any one OF the self-evidcnt truth
that an industry In one city is ut dis
advantage when compelled to pay
higher scale OF wages than like INDUS
try in n neighboring city no farther away
than Colorado Springs or Pueblo Is from
Denver That this is true of one OF Den
yers greatest industries. know whereof
| speak: that 1t may be true OF others
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