Denver labor bulletin., 1915-10-16

voluntary vacation in over eight
years. There haze, however, as
some of our friends may recall, been a
few Involuntary periods of rest since
coming to Colorado eight years ago last
August But that is nothing TO mar
the Joy Of the present anticipated jour
ney. Tomorrow Sunday evening at
Gals we will leave Denver over the
Burlington for an extensive trip that
a. the final destination. Miss Elsa
Houston. a young granddaughter whom
the u. T.. has never vet seen in the
flesh. is the especial magnet at the Geor-
eia end OF the line. En- route We expect
to visit a flock OF Houstons in Omaha
colony OF Craigs in Illinois, with
roundup of former associates and ac-
quaintanees in Chicago, indianapolis,
Cincinnati, Nashville and Birmingham.
We expect to be away from Denver for
about five weeks and will depend upon
friends turnout the state to look after
our candidacy in the referendum .l-c-
tion for president of the State ;'cdera
tion of Labor. The trip to Georgia had
been planned before solicitous friends
succeeded in gaining our consent TO en-
ter the race, and now they must
shoulder their share OF the burden and
put the o. r. in prime condition for
assuming the duties of the office upon
his return TO Colorado. and that ought
to count for something with the rank
and file OF labor thruout the state.
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That The Bulletin il not without
praise in other sections a: the country
Is evidenced by the following letter re-
ceiyed this week from Homer T.. Dunn.
formerly member of Denver Typo
graphical Union and one time foreman
of the Rocky Mountain News. now con-
nected with the Chicago branch OF the
Mergenthaler Linotype company; At
tachcd find change OF address Kindly
give this vour attention so there VIII
be no delav in receiving your i-sne. as
hive become 20 uses' 20 receiving The
..uiletin that when am on the road the
good wife mails Il to ne Frankly,
vour issue Is far above any lahor paper
in the country Read IL thru each week
aud feel that ] am tn touch with what
is going on in labor circles from coast
TO coast. Another thing. visit great
many places and roP IN at the Printers
clubs and the union rooms where your
issue i received. and noticc that instead
|, Of your paper lying ON the reading
;ablc il !. always bing read by some
one"
In this column last week appeared
paragraph telling about o. I. Jackson.
negro messenger Ia the governors Of
flee. rendering his resignation in order
10 devote his undivided attention 20 his
farm and the negro colony established
by him at Dcrrficld. Colo. Jackson wa.
pleased with the notice and writes The
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Denver Labor Bulletin for the very con-.
mcndablc notice of my resignation a.
messenger to the governor. ] am going
20 a larger and more useful field of
1<ervice TO nv people. and hope 20
merit much consideration of my
friends in my efforts TO make the Deer
field settlement n credit to the negroes
occupying the lands and TO the state Of
Colorado. a. has been given In my pres
cnt position. | want to thank all who
have been assistance to me In establish
ing n colony where the people OF my
rae. can have a fair chance to improve
their condition in life"
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Fixing price commensurate with
Sans noble efforts TO reform in the
evening Of his varicrated life. the o. p
this week sent a postoffice n'oney order
to an old Georgia printer associate. II
was in response TO a letter and parcel
pos, receipt of a perfectly god Georgia
sapling hickory cane, the product of
Sans own work. as testified thru the
appended communication;
"in the Woods lncarl Cave Springs. Ga.
Oct. 7. 1915.
"Clint C. Houston. Denver Colo.
Greeting; Last fall ] went on the
pension roll Of the ]. 7. u. ani retired
from active work in the trade. The time
since then I have passed IN camp in the