Denver labor bulletin., 1915-03-06
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHIcAL.

4IIV0kAEn nx(A1.
Regular monthly meeting of d. 7. T.
No 40 tomorrow (Sundayj afternoon at
o'clock, 1921 Cleveland place. It's
bound TO be an interesting session and
well worth attending. Two new mem
hers of the board of trustees are to be
elected to fill vacancies. This is mat
ter. that concerns every member. The
committee appointed at the last meeting
to arrange for celebrating the fifty fifth
birthday Of the union, which comes June
next. will make a report of some con-
sequence. Then there is another report
expected ON the Andrew bill to create
state printing plant.
j. /. Brock of Decatur. Ala. has pur-
chased the Williamson & Haffner Print
ing and Engraving company plant at
Fourteenth and Arapahoc streets. The
sale was made by court trustees, who
took over the property some months
ago. On Monday, the entire mechanical
force was discharged and then re-em-
ployed by the new management. aud the
plant will be conducted under union con-
ditions, as heretofore. This is among
the largest printing houses in Denver
and that business will continue without
interruption. is matter for congrat-
ulafions- 1t is said the cash considera-
tion was in the neighborhood of sJ0,-
600.
i. T. L. Representative Frank J. Pull
Yer instituted new Typographical I'm
ion last Sunday at Roca Springs, Wyo.
The organization starts off under prom
Using conditions and at once affiliated
with the Wyoming State Federation of
Labor and the Sweetwater County
Trades and Labor Assembly. Officers
af tla ,..pr ,,pfnr, xroro .Ia..t .f fnl-
lows: President. A. H. NicoIl; vice pres
ident. George ID. Morris; secretary treas
urer. Ray H. Ferrcll; executive board:
president and secretary. Ellen Lafferty..
y. p. Sheshan aud 1. L. Warner. Steps
have been taken also to establish typo
graphical unions in Laramie and Casper.
Representative Pulvcr will return ia
Denver for tomorrow's meeting OF the
local union.
Word reaches Denver from Los An
geles that James A Conkle. who at one
time conducted The Bulletin and WAS
generally active in the labor movement
OF Denver. i back in that city after a
tour of the state for pleasure and work
ing ON the Tribune. Of which Bill Sni-
der formerly OF Colorado Springs i
foreman Conisle is said to like the
coast.
Fred J. Zimmerman OF the Express
chapel visited The Bulletin office this
week aud gave authority for the state
ment that his hat now occupies cen
trail position inside the ropes as a can
diiate for I. +. L. delegate to the Los
Angeles convention. Fred i well known
among the membership and viii be in
the running from start to finish
Frank J. Wolf OF the Smith Brooks
chapel has the sympathy of associates
and many friends by reason Of the death
OF his mother. Mrs. Caroline Wolf Fu-
ueral services were held Wednesday at
81. .Ioscph's church. and intennent was
at Mount Olivet cemetery
The printers are well represented in
city politics. says the Atlanta Journal Of
Labor. Uncle Jim Woodward, mayor;
Jecs-e Armi-tcad. alderman; II. lac
Smith, police commissioner: Wade =.
Harding. trustee Grady hospital. Dan
Green on the board of education. Some
of those connected with county politics
are: Lee Haygood, deputy sheriff; Lon
Seorins. probation officer: Tom John
son, connected with the municipal court.
J. Lee Baldwin of Pueblo Typograph-
ical Union is gaining reputation as
one Of the leading chicken fanciers of
the West. He has just issued n neat and
attractive folder. with half tone photo
graphs OF his live birds, advertising his
famous Buff orpipgton thoroughbred
stock.
Billy Lucas, so long a resident OF Dem
yer. and a prince of good fellows. who
has been in Los Angeles for some years.
is candidate for delegate from that
union TO the l. I. L. convention that is
to be pulled off there in August. with
every prospect of success. Report has II
that the convention is going to be one
OF the greatest ever held.
T.. w. Bowles. makeup on the Post
authorizes The Bulletin to announce his
candidacy for l. T. l.. delegate to the
convention to he held in Los Angeles
next August. Bowles has the up-to-date
idea OF placing his candidacy before the
printers and places a display announce
ment in this issue. He was q delegate
from Kansas City to the Golden Jubilee
convention held in st. Louis in 1904.
where he was member OF the arbitra-
tion committee.
Pete Rose. assistant foreman cf the
Post. had box party Labor Night at
the Dcnham thcater. He was safely
chapcroncd by his wife and sister in law.
Miss Mary Hogan.
Martin Lacher is in the County hos
pital with threatened attack of penu-
monia.
Ed :. Close. who was confined to his
home by illness for couple of weeks.
has sufficiently recovered to return TO
work on the News.
Secretary Frank C. Birdsall has been
wrestling with the grip this week. and
up to present writing the odds We're
about even.
Barney Stack, an old-timc Denver
printer and known to many Of the boys
here, Is now foreman of The CHEYENNE