Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
Cigarnakers
(By ]. W. Sanford.)

All factories are working full capacity
and from information received from the
manufacturers it looks as tho trade
would continue after the holidays in the
same way
Your label would not be very valuable
without the support given by orhtr or
ganizations II behooves us all to sup
port the other fellows label If we expect
them to support ours. Call for label
goods and see to it that you get them.
There are more label cigars sold now
than ever before. Quality and work
manship counts.
Jack Shively who conducts the Civic
Center Cigar store on Eighteenth street.
saws that il that war in Mexico ever
ends he will open up a gold mine that
will settle the money question as far
as he is concerned and possibly FIJI the
United States treasury to overflowng.
The 1916 tobacco crop is reported to
be the best in quality for some years.
Tins will be appreciated by the smokers
and eliminate complaints that the man
ufacturers receive and over which they
have no control
Stormy weather kept a lot OF our
members away from our Tuesday even
ing meeting. However. number OF i'm
portant matters Were taken up and dis
posed of. The election tellcrs announced
the vote for local officers for the en-
suing six months which were balloted
for at our office Thursday. December 10.
The result is printed in another column
of this issue.
Communication from international
Longshoremcn's association, Tacoma,
Wash, inclosng tickets for dance in aid
of their striking members was read and
n number OF tickets purchased.
Jose Gonzales. who came here last
summer for his health, passed away on
the 18th and was buried nt Riverside
cemetery, his Spanish friends having
charge of the funeral.
Communication from Tampa, Florida,
informing us of the termination of short
strike there involving about 5000 mem
bers, with complete victory for the un-
ion. was received as information.
Communication from B. j. Salmond Of
the Single Tax association, asking for
list of members for the purpose Of
spreading their propaganda was read and
request granted.
Communication from the Information.
al Broom and Whsk Makers of Chicago,
asking moral support, was read and sup.
port of our members pledged
Official Endorsement of our union was
given C. j. Moorhouse and Eli NJ. Gross
for the position of state labor commits.
sioner and communication sent Secretary
of State elect James X. Noland, inform
ing him of the action.
On account of the small attendance
at the meeting only four members were
elected to represent us in the Trades
Assembly for the coming six months;
G. j. Moorhouse, C. p Conrad. William
Herener and j. w. Sanford being the
four. At our installation of officers the
first meeting in January the list will
be completed as well as that of Label
League representatives.
J. A. Merrill is taking his turn at the
sick list, suffering from n severe attack
of grip, but expects to return TO work
in few days.
Julio Cadcna was off n week, but IL
back to work making "Invincibles."
Mrs. Emma NJ. Graucr represented the
fair sex at our meeting, notwithstanding
the unfavorable weather.
There is an increasing demand for our
label all over the country and by the
cooperation of all union Teople all labels
will enjoy the same cort c,ration. Quail
ity and workmanship are and should be
the object aimed at on label goods.