Denver labor bulletin., 1915-08-14
Label League
Meeting Friday, August 6, 1915.

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Meeting called to order by President
Spacey at s O'Clock. Roll call of Off
GERS found all present except one member
of the Business Committee. Minutes of
the previous meeting read and approved.
Credentials were received from Typo
graphical Union No. 40, Webb Pressmen
No. % and Bookbnders No %. The
delegates present appeared before the La
bells Committee and We're examined for
labels; Brothers Allen, Brown and Kill
sick were obligated.
Reports of Committees.
The Business Committee had nothing
to report, likewise the Complaint De-
partment.
The special committee that was APP
pointed to visit the shoe stores regard
ing shoe repairing being sent to non
union shoe repair shops reported prog
ress.
Delegates to the Trades Union Liberty
League reported that the league had held
one meeting and that a permanent or
ganization had been formed, that the
matter OF financing the league had been
placed in the hands of a special COM
mittee. The delegates also recommend
ed that all the local unions affiliated
with the Label League send delegates
to the Liberty League. The league
meets the first Wednesday of each
month in room 200, Building Trades
club 1871 Arapahoe street. The reports
of the delegates were on motion re-
ceived and filed.
Communications and Bills.
From Local No. Metal Polishers, Buf-
fers, Platers, Brass and Silver Workers
of Chicago, stating that the Scholl Man
ufacturing company, makers of the
Scholl foot easer, arch supporters or
steel braces to go in shoes, was unfair
to that union and further requested that
this matter be taken up with the local
shoe dealers and letter sent to the
Scholl Manufacturing company; it was
moved and seconded that the request be
complied with and that the Business
Committee take up the matter with the
local shoe Dealers; motion carried The
M. d. Barnett Clothing company, stating
that they were in a position to furnish
uniforms, etc, for Labor Day; received
noted and filed.
The following bills We're allowed:
Hall rent for August. st......S 500
Reading clerks salary for July. LOO
Sec'y-treas.. salary for July. ..... 1000
Reports of Delegates
BARRIERS reported that Ryan's and
Drinkwater's barber shops at Eighteenth
and Stout streets We're still unfair; also
the shop on Welton between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets.
Cigarmakers reported that business is
good and that the home industry move.
ment is having telling effect as
number of local merchants are pushing
the Denver made cigars and are display
in hai VIII, IL
delegate further stated that the Denver
cigar manufacturers were endeavoring to
give the smoking public the same thing
that the eastern manufacturers are put
ting out.
Horeshoers reported that the Kenni-
colt Patterson Transfer company is still
unfair and that the r. S. Roe Transfer
company is also having shoeing done in
unfair shops; they urged the delegates
to report this matter to their member
ship and not to hire any of these unfair
transfer companies vans for the Labor
Day parade.
Leather Workers on Horse Goods re-
ported that they have one harness shop
using their label, Max Schaub. at Twen-
ty-first and Larmer streets; they fur
ther request the delegates to assist them
by demanding their label on all leather
goods for horses.
Moving Picture Operators reported
that the Joy theater on Larimer street
is unfair, also the Iris on Curtis street.
The matter of the League having a
float in the Labor Day parade was re-
ferred to the Business Committee for an
investigation and report to be made
at the next meeting of the League
The secretary announced that the Ide
Brothers Collar company had gone out
of business, but the factory had been
taken over by some former members of
the Shirt and Collar Makers Union and
was operating under the name of the
Union Collar company, 134 Hamilton
street, Albany, New York.
The receipts of the evening were an
nounced as 1915.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting adjournment
was taken at 9:l5 o'clock.
f. r. HoAGE, Sec'y-Treas.