Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-25
Cigarnakers
(Bv 7. W. Sanford.)


At a well attended meeting Tuesday
evening. December 81, the officers for the
ensuing six months, beginning January
4. who were nominated at our previous
meeting, December Z, were declared
elected by the recording secretary cast
ing the white ballot for them as being
the unanimous choice of the union. They
are: President, F. A. Mangini; vice
president. John Sack; secretary-treasur-
er. j. w. Sanford; recording secretary,
George NJ. Edwards; trustees, +. Bret
schneider A. Macrich and Lawrence Pc
trone: auditors, j. A. Christman, D. c.
Leader and E. S. Lynn; executive board,
julius Krause, w. j. Putnam and Charles
Steubgen; Trades Assembly, Charles
Hornburg, F. A Mangini, G. w. Turner,
John Sack, II. Rosuck and ]. W. Sanford;
Label League, j. b. McCleary, c. A.
Berry, Robert Stern, VIM. Springer and
]. w. Sanford. Installation will take
place Tuesday evening, January 4, at
which time minor committees will be
appointed by the chair.
Ben j. Salmond, secretary of the Colo
RADIO Single Tax Association, was granted
the privilege of the floor and made some
remarks on the aims and objects OF the
single tax doctrine. He also announced
the Darrow lecture at the Auditorium
Friday evening, January IA, urging all
members to attend.
An amendment was offered and passed
first reading allowing two additional ap-
prentices in factories employing sixty
cigarmakers or over, the limit being
three as our laws are at present. II viii
come up for final reading the second
meeting in January, at which time argu-
ments viii be made for and against its
passage.
As is the custom at this time OF the
year, one of the largest factories laid
off last Saturday and the others viii no
doubt follow this week for a couple OF
weeks vacation for the boys, to give
them an opportunity to buy Christmas
presents and get the money they have
been saving for the past six months into
circulation, which should be appreciated
by our merchants if it is not by the
members. Some OF them claim that one
day would have been long enough, and
that they would not have had to get up
very early either.
H. j. Hoffman left this week for Doug
| las. Wyo. to take a job in poolroom
and cigar store with cigar factory in con-
nection.
| Miss Emma Ziegler will spend the
holidays with relatives in Oakland, Cal,
and expects to return about January 3.
NJ. Molinero will spend the holidays
in his old home, Boston, which is famous
for beans and strictly all union cigar
factories
President Mangini and Vice President
Sack entered into conspiracy at Tues.
days meeting, which resulted in an early
adjournment. They admitted after the
meeting that they had an engagement
to attend turkey rattle.
If there are any of our members that
have not had an attack of the grippe
recently we don't know who they are
The latest to report is R. w. Strachan
and We are informed that his attack is
SO severe that it will be some time before
he will be able to be up and around.
The standing room only" sign is hung
| out early around our card table every
day since the layoff A pitch game is in
progress from the time the office opens
until closing time.
1t has been rumored that factory
will be started here soon that will make
| cigars by machinery. Machine made
cigars to date have not been success,
the only advantage being in cheapenine
the cost of production, which OF course
is no benefit to the smoker, for he has
to pay the same price as for the hand.
made cigar. No action can be taken by
our union on rumors. Our label is not
permitted on this class of work.
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