United labor bulletin., 1914-04-18
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


Colorado Springs Typographical Union
No. - has adopted a new wage scale
for newspapers calling for a raise OF 81
per week all around. il i understood
the publishers have signified their will
lingness TO sign the agreement. The con.
tract also provides Tor a reset Of Sun.
day magazine mNtrrice features. A COM
prehcnsivc apprentice rule j. provided
and scale made for them Foremen
ON morning papers viii receive a min
imum Of S3i per week; al foremen.
S2'i machine OPERATOR, ad men and
prooineaders. s24. On evening papers
foremen will receive SIS; al forcInet.
s2ai operators and floor men. so. on
day and night shifts -. hours. exclusive
OF lunch time, shall constitute dav's
work.
There was trouble in the composing
room of the Mail office this morning
when the linotype struck a bad piece
of mad aud could not be moved for
couple of hours: hence some work wa.
left undone which ought to have been
done on this paper The linotype opera
tor got the reverse lever tangled up with
the spark plug and the differential
bumped against the second elevator
inatriS guide Sam AFFORD was called
and rcmedied the trouble with a crow
bar while the force supplied the ad.
jecsires- The machine is now q. X. and
gong six lines a minute.--Salida Colo
Mail.
-Four apirants want to represent Colo
RADIO Springs at the Providence couyen.
ton oi the International Typographical
Union They are Frank Ross. Carl Al.
breeht, Sam Hoon and Harry schoIton.
Robert +. Speer. an active member of
the typographical Union. last week re
eeived his commission as postmaster of
Fort Worth. Texas. having been an.
pointed by President Wilson and CON
firmcd by the Senate.
Joseph L. Seller, the genial Smith.
Brooks machinist, is very busy man
these days With several threc-decker-
upon which he must keep watchful
eye, in addition to the rest of the bat
tery, the Directory is now under way.
Besides these duties he finds time TO
continue his candidacy for one of the
delegatcships of No. sa to the Interna.
tionai typographical Union convention
that meets in Providence, r. l.. in
August Although the local election does
not como until "Wednesday. MAY "a. Joe
- not allowing the grass TO grow on the
track aud l. a busy boy. He i one OF
the best fellows in the craft and de
serves success In his desires.
The News-Times Publishing Company
this week agreed to make needed sani.
tary and other Improvements in its com
posing room as recommended by Chief
Factory Inspector Edwin V Brake aud
requested by the printers and oth,rs
working there Some friction over thi.
matter was evidenced for some time and
committee OF the Typographical Union
has been working to get the necessary
improvements made. The company was
allowed the usual 80 DAYS TO make the
alterations. The time having expired.
an inspector was sent To see ii the or.
dcrs had been obeycd. resulting in the
company agreeing 60 make them forth.
with.
La Junta- Rocky Ford Typographical
Union has been given number 122. which
indicates that the old I. I. U. continues
to grow some. The SCALE adopted is sia
per week from April to October | i.
1914; $3.50 from October to April |
1915. with price and onc.haif for over.
time. eight hours to constitute a DAYS
work. 1t is anticipated all printing Of
fices in the two towns will sign the
schedule. Heretofore the printers in
these two places have been working nine
hours for SO to Sl5 per week.
Requisitions came in this week for
machine, operators at Trinidad and Fort
Collins. all of which proves that the
printing industry has taken on its Gus.
tomary spring vigor.
Word has been received from the Tim
Foley ranch at 1900 Bryant street that
the ncophyte planted his seed upside
down and the onions, bcets and lettuce
are growing in tho other direction. Prob.
ably the crop will be harvested in China.
Bob Jones of the Post ad room win
go to Pueblo tonight, where his bowling
team is entered In a big contest to be
pulled off tomorrow. Bob j. some bowler.
having been on one of the whining teams
IN the state tournament for the past
five years.
| The real opening of the baseball sea.
son IN Denver will occur at Broadway
PARK tomorrow (Sundayl morning Mt 10
o'clock, when q hAndplckcd nine from