United labor bulletin., 1914-07-18
PRINTERS CONFERENCE TO
MEET In PUEBLO AUGUST l6
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION WILL
BE AFFECTED AT MEETING.
Object is to Promote the Interests of
Union Printers and Insure Cooper
alton in This District.

Temporary Secretary Treasurer j.
Charles Deus OF Pueblo has issued a call
for a meeting OF the Intermountain
typographical Conference to be held in
that city on Sunday, August 10, the day
preceding the opening session OF the
Colorado State Federation of Labor.
Last year a temporary organization was
formed during the state labor ocnven-
tion at Trinidad, which action has met
with Endorsement of a majority of typo
graphical unions in Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico, and this year it is pro-
posed to make the organization perma-
nent along lines successfully pursued by
some fifteen other state or district con-
fercnces throughout the l. T. L. juris-
diction.
Present temporary Officers are as fol.
lows; President, Frank J. Pulvsr, Den.
yer No. 80; vice president, A. b. Con-
don. Trinidad No. 49,; secretary treas.
urer. J. Charles Deus. Pueblo No. LIS.
A constitution and bylaws for gov
crnment of the conference have been
drawn up by a committee appointed at
the Trinidad meeting and submitted TO
various typographical unions in the dis
trict for ratification. The initiation fee
is placed at 50 per union, with dues as
follows: Unions of so members or less
81 per month; so TO l5o members, 81 so E;
over l50 members. 50 per month. Dues
are payable quarterly, February, May,
August and November. There are no
salaried officers and all funds are to be
used in propaganda work.
The objects of the Conference as set
forth in Article l of the Constitution
are:
The promotion OF all movements for
the improvement of conditions of en-
ploymcnt of union printers, and the
organization and strengthening of subor-
dinate unions of the international Typo.
graphical Union; organization work
among printers SO situated as to render
affiliation with subordinate unions in
convenient; active work for extending
recognition and use of all union labels.
and particularly the union labels of the
printing trades; an earnest endeavor to
secure and promote publicity of the
proper sort for union endeavors and
purposes; and in general active cooper
alton with the Officers of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union in carrying
out the policies of the international
Typographical Union.-
At its last meeting Denver Typo.
graphical Union No. 40 voted unani.
mously TO affiliate and affirmed the pro-
posed constitution and bylaws. The fol.
lowing delegates We're also chosen to
represent the union at the Pueblo meet
ing: Frank J. Pulver. Harry V. Parker.
Clint c. Houston and Martin I.acher.
Pueblo Typographical Union No. l15
has also taken similar action and Sc.
lected three delegates; J. Charles Deus.
Fred b. DNall and +. w. Frick.
Colorado Springs Union No. 50 also
voted TO affiliate and elected William
Riley as a delegate.
Trinidad Union No. 434 elected A. r..
Condor, secretary of the local, as dele.
gate.
II is expected that an official of the
!. T. U. will be present Mt the Pueblo
Conference to give advice and aid in
pcrfecting the permanent organization.
Any desired information regarding the
meeting may be obtained by addressing
Secretary J. Charles Deus, ee2 Lake ave.
nue., Pueblo, Colo.