Denver labor bulletin., 1915-03-13
Label League
Meeting Fridav. March 5. lois.

Meeting called to order by President
Stoughton at o'clock. Roll call of of
ficers found all present except Sergeant
farms Lott. Minutes of the previous
meeting read and approved. Credentials
were received from the Broommakers No
40 and Webb Pressmen No. %. 1t was
moved and seconded that the delegates
who were present appear before the la
bells committee and if found to have the
required number of labels they be obi
gated. Carried. The following delegates
were obligated by Delegate Oplinger
Stoughton, Spacey, Bergstrom, Peterson
and Stevenson.
Reports of Committees.
The Business Committee made par.
tial report on the dance and stated that
it would require another meeting OF the
committee before a final report could be
submitted The committee further stat
ed that over 800 had been cleared to
date. The chairman of the committee
urged the delegates to give considera-
tion to those firms that had taken space
in the program when making purchases,
as none but union concerns had taken
space in same. The report was received
do pioEAtSSi'S.
Delegate Oplinger reported OH the mat
ter referred to him and stated that he
had spent three afternoons visiting the
various merchants in regard to handling
union label goods, especially label belts
and suspenders; he stated that nearly
every place visited had a supply Of la
bel suspenders. and that the May com
pany and Barnetts, had promised to get
a line OF union label belts. The home
made suspender was found in nearly all
stores visited, and it is up to the union
men to demand them when making pur-
chases of this character. In conclusion
Brother Oplinger said that the chances
to organize the Elgin laundry, located
at Eighth ando Santa Fe, Were very
bright and he requested the union men
living in that vicinity to speak to the
proprietors of this laundry about using
the label. The report was on motion re-
ceived and placed ON file and the dele
gates requested to call the attention OF
their locals to same.
Communications and Bills.
Colorado State Federation of Labor
attention to the Ardourel treason bill
fH. Il. No. 2O3); as this bill seems to
have been killed the communication was
received and filed. J.. G. Smith II ypc-
writer company, enclosing receipt foi
February payment on typewriter; re.
ceived and filed Jno. Weisert Tobacco
company of st. Louis. stating that they
had sent the League II half dozen carton
of their famous pike" for distribution
among the delegates; secretary was in
structed to acknowledge receipt of samS
and inform the Weiscrt company that
we would endeavor to have some dealer
in Denver handle same, the samples were
distributed to delegates present Robert
Harris and Brother Tobacco company
thanking the League for our efforts or
behalf of the Union Label Smoking to.
bacco; received and filed. Moving Pic
ture Operators. announcing that the
United States thcater ON Curtis street
was strictly union throughout, even the
tickets bear the Allied Printing Trades
Label; the delegates were instructed to
report this matter to their locals. Am
erican Federation Of Labor. setting forth
the Executive Councils position on the
'sTailors Industrial Union; it was
moved and seconded that the League in
dorse the position taken by the Execu-
tive Council OF the A. +. Of l.. Motion
carried
Bills Allowed.
Hall rent for March .,...-......s 5oc
Sec'y-treas. salary for Feb. 49,. 1000
Reading clerks salary for Feb. LOO
Colo. State Federation of Labor,
per capita tax. ...............,. 5.W
Postage, ink and letter file. :. .... La
l.. c. Stoughton, time lost on COM
mittee work ...... ............. 2.0C
S. P. Oplinger, time lost on com
mittee work and postage ..... 4.tt
Total .s27.2t
Reports Of Delegates.
The Horseshoers requested the secre'