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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
By JOE NJ. JOHNSON
Agent Of The Union Printers Home

Now. in the late SOS the treasury OF
the International Typographical Union
was lean. but a home had been
dreamed of and talked OF by printers
for thirty years. However the hatch
ing out OF such a home as was needed
and wanted from 10000 nest egg
was not an alluring prospect. but the
resources of the printerman are as
poundless as the fruits of the earth
His proneness to dig" is proverbial
And IL came TO pass that in May OF
one OF those late SOS Mr.. Childs had
a birthday anniversary, and in the
September following Mr.. Drexel had a
birthday anniversary. or course. it
was not in any sense novel to either
of those gentlemen 10 have birthday
anniversaries They were accustomed
to such events. and each celebrated
them after his own fashion. but the
printerman saw in them an opporiIni-
iy for gathering kale for a home ket-
tie And he gathered some.
Establishment Of Home Fund.
Following the recommendations of
a committee report adopted at the
Pittsburgh convention. on the birth.
day anniversary of MIR. Childs mem
bers OF the International Typographi.
cal Union east OF the Mississippi set
1000 ems of type for or gave the
equivalent OF one hours work to the
home fund, and on the birthday ami
versary of Mr.. Drexel members west
OF the Mississippi did likewise.
1t netted a goodly sum. and &, reIped
along considerably. but II wasn't
enough
When the convention met in Den.
yer. in 1889. the trustees reported
S21.6ss.45 in the fund. and by that
time the determination TO build a
home had bones and teeth in IL.
Several propositions from various
sections were made TO that conven-
ton. accompanied by recital of facts.
figures and arguments setting forth
the attractions of each as home
site. One of these was from the board
of trade of Colorado Springs through
Mr.. Erich, which proposed to deed to
the International Typographical Union
so acres of land one mile east of Colo
rado Springs, eNacting as n condition
that home to cost not less than 500
900 should be commenced within two
years and be completed within one
year from date OF commencement. The
proposition looked good to the con
vention, and committee consistuiS
of the president. vice-president aud
secretary-treasurer was instructed to
arrange details for its acceptance in
due and legal form. The action of
the convention was ratified later in
the year by a referendum vote OF the
membership.
At the same convention an appeal
was made to the membership for vol
untary contributions. the amount on
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02

1t will meet the expense of contem-
plated improvements and extensions.
Ten years membership in the Inter
rational typographical Union. three
Of which must be continuous. consti-
tute eligibility for admission to the
home Since the home was opened in
1892 about $500 members have availed
themselves of residential privileges.
1S4 being the average number for the
fiscal year 1915. The average cost
PER resident was s4013 per month.
The question might be asked why
out of membership OF some sc, 900.
so few avail themselves OF the priv
ileges OF the home. There are two
reasons for that condition-one is that
the home is usually filled to its ut.
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hand not being considered sufficien:
TO warrant the breaking of ground
for the project The response TO this
appeal amounted to something more
than $4,000. II wasn't enough.
a per capita assessment of 81 WAS
levied upon the membership at the
Atlanta convention the next year, and
on September "a. 1890. the board OF
trustees of the home filed articles of
incorporation in the office OF tn sec
retary of state of Colorado
A Promising Beginning in 1891.
on March II. 1891. a contract was
awarded authorizing the erection of
building to cost about 100000. II
was finished within the time exacted
by the donors OF the land. the build
ing and its furnishing costing $4,000,
every cent of which was paid on com
pletion, and there was a surplus OF
$4,000 left in the fund
am trying to sing this song
through the grilled windows of banks
and counting rooms, where clerks
grow old counting money. adding col
umns of figures. and computing inter
est | should wish II to inspire them
with wholesome respect for the ad-
Nantages and benefits of organization.
and perhaps tempt them 10 emulate
the example given them by union
printers.
The home was formally dedicated
on the birthday of George w. Childs.
May l2, 1892. II was simply four walls
rooted in. and subdivided into rooms
and Railways. Extensions. improve
ment of grounds, and better furnish
ings We're TO come later And they
came. II commanded beautiful view
OF the surrounding plains. and from
its front door could be seen the rug
Eed features of Pixies Peak and Noun;
Maniiou. Those Jumps of scenery are
still visible. but the home had other
prospects and it realized on some of
them, and IT has other prospects now.
For instance, contemplated improve
ments in the near future will increase
lis capacity so per cent, thereby Civ
ing II the prospect of family of 300
Instead of about 200. as at present.
The main building is OF white lava
stone with red sandstone trimmings.
Ii is lii feet long and A feet wide.
and has l25 rooms. II has n wing to
the rear of the north end SIS by 40
feet
Care Of Tubercular Patients.
There is also three-story hospital
building. so by 90 feet. just south of
the main structure. This hospital
building and twenty tents are devoted
TO the occupation and use of tubercu-
lar patients. The tents are octagonal
in shape. and are made of texture
that effectively resists wind. rain and
snow. During the winter season the
thermometer sometimes touches zero
IN Colorado. but steam heat and cleo
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Z l would yodel this lay down the
pSssageways of department stores,
where tired girl clerks work a long
/ day for scant pay, and wot not of
advantages that might result from or
Sanization, which means collective
effort toward the betterment of work
ing conditions. | would also warble
it through all other stores, that all
ether clerks might hear, and that the
Retail Clerks Union might become
| stronger as a result.
/ The following constitute the present
home board OF trustees: Marsden G.
Scott, Indianapolis. Ind; Thomas Nc
/ Caffery. Colorado Springs, Colo. John
". Hays. Indianapolis, Ind; Miss
Anna c. Wilson. Washington. d. C;
Michael Powell, Ottawa. Canada:
Walter E Ames, Milwaukee, Wis. and
/ George p Nichols, Baltimore, Nd.
Beautiful and Artistic Grounds.
The home grounds have been beau
/ tfied by the touch of an artistic land
scape gardener; graveled walks wind
their way through sun and shade. and
/ the erstwhile lair of the Jack rabbit
I is now bed of posies.
Printers generally are fond of the
/ hike, and few there be among them
who have not, on occasion, resorted
10 hiking - the only means of migra-
/ ton. For those who would enjoy in
/ comfort Gods great outdoors the
/ home is ideally located. 1t is within
walking distance of Cheyenne Canyon,
Garden of the Gods. Glen Eyrie and
| picturesque Manitou. Some have
walked up Pixies Peak, and of those
some have failed to walk down. The
: ha
Many residents of the home are
aged members of the craft who have
| done good days work, and they are
enjoying rest and comfort in a pleas
ant home, and the blessing comes TO
them as a matter of right. They and
/ their fellows made it. possible
& Many other residents are tubercu-
I lar. and of these some were slow in
/ believing they were thus afflicted, and
the ravages of the disease had placed
| them beyond the hope of permanen,
cure. Still others who were tubercu-
lar sought TO avoid the rush by apply
] ing early, and they basked in the
brand of sunshine that God gives Col
orado, and slept in the open on
/ porches made and provided by those
thus afflicted. and they drank fresh
milk from the homes Holstein dairy,
and they eat wholesome and healthful
food, and they lived sanitary lives
amidst sanitary surroundings. and
they got half-nelson on the dread
white plague, and the home sent them
away in Pullmans. and they went back
to work in job rooms and ad alleys
and on Merg keyboards. and IL they
are not joining me in this song it is
because they are hoarse from singing
I 1.N, TIL a.
oues-Payins Members Keep It Up.
The items considered in computing
per capita cost of maintenance en-
brace vast multitude of expendi.
lures covering the comforts and ne
cessities attendant upon the daily life
of the home residents. and 20 cents
per month from each dues-paying
member of the International Typo
sraphical Union constitutes the fund
that meets the expenditures; besides.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
Union Printers Home at Colorado Springs
Graphic Story of Most Remarkable Institution

sing of the Union Printers Home.
II is song OF achievement.
1t is a song OF horse sense properly
applied
II is a song of progress.
II is a song of success.
1t is a song of work accomplished
by union printers.
The Union Printers Home is locat-
ed at Colorado Springs. Colo, and has
been occupied by union-printer resi-
dents for more than twenty four years
1t is in no sense a charitable insti-
tuition. Union printers simply live in
n home that they built and paid for.
II is something more than 5000 feet
above sea level. and. It is claimed.
with ample justification, that the
ozone and sunshine OF that locality
battle and sometimes put to flight hui
manity's dread enemy. tuberculosis
That is one of the reasons why Colo
RADIO Springs was selected as a home
site The printers had broad.mindcd.
ress and goodheartedness doing team
work then. incidentally Colorado
Springs is one of the prettiest and
cleanest little cities on the American
continent
The limits of the home are circum-
scribed but its bounty is unpurchase-
able Croesus himself couldn't buy q
sandwich there-unless he had typo
graphical union card and even then
ha To nj hn
grounds to spend his money.
Maintained by Union Printers.
1t IL called the Union Printers
Home because II was built by union
printers, and is supported and main
tained by union printers for the com
fort and enjoyment OF union printers
who reside there. Also. the name Is
in contradistinction TO the non.mlon
printers home. which has never been
built. Collectively non-union printers
don't build homes.
am not singing this song to print.
ers. They know all about the home.
II is meant for the ears of old Gen.
Public. MS represented by the butcher
and the baker and the candlestick
maker.
At n convention of the International
Typographical Union, held in Pitts.
burgh in 1856. and on the second day
thereof. James ]. Daley. of Philadel-
phia. an ex-delegate, made neat little
speech. prefacing letter from George
w. Childs. of which he was the bearer.
The letter contained n check for $I0,.
900. II was n gift the International
Typographical Union from George w.
Childs and Anthony j. Drexel. The
Eft was accepted.
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trio light have a tendency to render
tent quite comfy on such occa-
s:ons. and the system OF electrical call
tells enables the occupants of tents
20 summon nurse when needed.
A solarium was also built for tu-
bercular residents. and after its COM
pletion an open-air pavilion, with
capacity for 80 patients, was erected.
The hospital. solarium and open-air
PAVILION will accommodate 1?0 pa
tents.
would have the notes of this song
penetrate the workrooms of all gov
ernment departments. where employees
grow old and palsied at SEQ or less
per month. and many of whom, after
years of faithful service, will be curtly
dismissed-with no pension, no job
and no hope I should hope TO i'm
press them with the Importance of
acquainting themselves with advan-
tages that might flow from affiliation
with the Federal Employees Union. A
cheap shroud awaits the man who
makes provision for nothing better.
A six-room cottage is provided for
the superintendent and his family II
it situated only a few feet from the
main building. and it is up to date in
its equipment. being steam heated.
electric lighted and having telephone
connection with every department OF
the home
Superintendent and Matron Praised.
At this writing John C Daley is
superintendent. having held the posi-
tion for the three years last past His
successful superintendence of the
many details in the homes manage
ment proclaim his fitness for the posi-
tion and more than justifies the wis
com of his selection. Mrs Daley. wife
of the superintendent. is matron of
the home. and her days are filled with
rany duties. all of which she dis
charges cheerfully. | would sing cf
her, but my song would be drowned
by grand chorus of praise sung by
satisfied residents of the home.
Near the main building is the heat.
ing plant and laundry. 1t covers 6,1O0
square feet of ground. The heating
plant insures ample warmth for all
tents and all rooms of all depart
inents: the laundry insures clean
clothes. clean table linen and clean
bed linen.
The home also has a library con-
tanning 10000 volumes. and newspa-
pers to the extent of 22S are received
-dailies, weeklies and monthlies.
Eight magazines are received through
the courtesy of their publishers.
The home provides medical atten-
ton for all its residents, employing
for that purpose good physician and
supplying for him well-eQuipped
laboratory in the hospital building.
The home also employees a union
barber and provides him with suit.
able shop. Gentlemen residing there
who wear whiskers do so simply as
matter of choice
Greatest Holstein Herd in West.
A dairy herd of 60 or 20 Holstein
cattle is also an asset of the home,
and an abundance of fresh milk Is
daily furnished and consumed This
is no small item, when one considers
that Colorado is n dry state. The
stock barn for the proper housing OF
this herd cost $500.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02

most capacity. and the other is that
the International typographical Union
pays a pension Of IS per week to the
aged and incapacitated-tha is. to
those who are 60 years of age and
who have been in good standing. 90
years. AS result OF that benificent
provision something more than 1900
o. our members draw pensions. Resi-
dents of the home are not eligible for
the pension during such residence.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
HAYES BROS. CHOCOLATES.

When it comes to stepping into for
tune any man is willing to put his foot
into it.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02

HAYES BROS CHOCOLATES.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
Greatest HoIs.ein Herd in West.

dairy herd of 60 or 20 Holstein
cattle is also an asset of the home.
and an abundance of fresh milk Is
daily furnished and consumed. This
is no small item. when one considers
that Colorado is dry state The
stock barn for the proper housing of
this herd cost $500.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10
BE CAUTIOUS WITH ALFALFA
Not Advisable to Feed Hay in Large
Quantities to Brood Mares-Great
Danger of Bloat.

1t is not well to feed alfalfa hay in
too large quantities to brood mares,
and this is a matter in which precau-
ton should be taken. Horses tend to
become bloated If allowed to overfeed
on alfalfa hay, especially If the hay Is
in a more or less green stage. 1t Is
always advisable when alfalfa hay is
to be fed to horses to allow the alfalfa
to remain in the field until well ma
tured.
The danger of bloating in horses is
especially great in the case of mares in
foal, which are likely to overeat. These
precautions are not necessary in feed
ing alfalfa to cattle and, in fact, the
green alfalfa hay is very desirable for
dairy cattle. Good results have been
obtained in feeding brood mares by
limiting their alfalfa TO one-third of
the total amount of roughage fed to
them
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10
Making the Farm House Comfortable
IN Winter, -

strOy the vacuum and It will become
steam system pure and simple.
Choosing Fuel.
For hard coal a deep frebOx gives
best results. Hard coal burns slowly
and requires less air than soft coal
or wood, and the deep fire serves as
check on the air. Soft coal and
wood burn best in a thin layer over a
larger surface, and Of course will re-
quire more frequent firing. All-rOund
steam and hot-water boilers are made
for hard coal. A sectional boiler may
be heightened by adding sections and
the size Of the frebox be thereby in
creased.
In round hot-water boilers, two
styles are offered; one with a fat
top frebox. and one with water arms.
The one with the fat top Is much
more easily cleaned than the one hav-
ing water arms, and the heating coil
is much more easily installed The
latter style Is intended 10 give more
heating surface in the frebOx, but
this feature is more than Offset BY
the advantages mentioned.
In placing any Of these heaters the
clean-out doors should not be backed
up against chimney or partition
Radiators.
The radiators are Of cast or sheet
iron, made up In sections. which may
be placed together TO give the re-
quired amount Of radiating surface.
The standard size Is IS inches high,
three-cclumn, and contains 5 square
feet Of radiation per section A four
column 3S-inch radiator contains 8
square feet Of radiating surface. They
sell for IS to 20 cents a square foot
Each radiator has a valve at one end
to cut off the water. In this valve is
pinhole. through which circulation
will continue and thus prevent freez-
ing when the radiation is cut of. At
the top OF each radiator, at one end.
is an air valve, which must be opened
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10

cred with asbestos paper 10 prOlec'
the pipes and to save heat. A damp
er in every pipe and also In the smoke
fiue will aid materially in controlling
and distributing heat. Chimney hues
should be 10 by 10 inches or larger.
Hot Water.
A hot-water system is only slight
elaboration of the principle. Enlarge
the base to inclose the fire, and re-
duce the size Of the tube or pipe be-
tween the fire and the rooms to be
heated, and make that part Of the
circuit in the rooms large, to give
enough radiating surface. The main
body, cast in sections for convenience
in handling, is often made quite IT.
regular, In order to expose more sur
face to the fire. Water is conducted
through a large pipe, from which
smaller pipes connect with one end
of the radiator in each ROOM The
other end of the radiator is con-
nected TO a large return pipe, which
enters the heater at the CRATE level.
This allows for a more rapid circula-
ton than if single pipe were used
for each radiator.
Allowance must be made for the
expansion Of the water. This is done
by placing an open tank in the attic,
or in q second-foor room above the
top of the highest radiator, and con-
Meeting with the system at some con-
venient point. The system may be
filed through this tank If there is no
pressure system at hand.
This is called the open-tank hot
water system II the tank were
capped tight. and little or no water
reached the tank, there would be a
quantity of air confined which would
be compressed, because the water in
the heater, pipes and radiators ex-
pands when heated. This is the
The advantage is q higher tempera-
ture of the water before the boiling
point is reached. The higher tenn
perature viii allow of smaller pipes
and smaller radiators, and the prac-
tice is to install a smaller heater
consequently be less.
Objections 10 this system are: The
need Of safety devices, which may
fail. and harder firing. which requires
more fuel.
Vapor or Vacuum System.
The vapor or vacuum system is a
recent development. 1t
is the opposite in principle Of the
hOt-water system as the
air is exhausted from the pipes and
radiators and water stands in the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10

building suitable shelter for sheep !;
third, the little care sheep require in
the summer, during the farmers bust
lest time; fourth, the determination of
weeds on the farm by the sheep; fifth,
the enrichment of the soil on which
the sheep Craze by the even distribu-
ton of their manure, which is Of much
value to the land; sixth, that with
present prices of wool breeding eve
fought to pay for more than her keep
and that her lamb or lambs are their
met profit; and, seventh, that since the
demand for them is ever growing
stronger, mutton and wool are con-
.stantly increasing in value.-Wiscon-
sin Bulletin 263.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10

ond floor. In order TO operate this
ventilation scheme in mild or still
weather, It Will be found necessary TO
have return air duct A fireplace is
an ideal fOul-air escape.
Such an escape will add from s12
TO $50 TO the cost OF a chimney, for
it must have an independent iue.
Three fash-light pictures were
taken in adjoining rooms. one II by
u feet and the other u by q feet.
The rooms were almost filed with
smoke. The outside temperature was
a little below zero, so a door could not
be left open very long, Six pounds Of
newspapers were burned in the fire
place TO create a draft In half an
hour the smoke was cleared from the
rooms, and one door had been open
for about five minutes. There was no
percepdble change in temperature.
Fireplace.
In q section where wood is plenti-
full, the comfort and satisfaction OF
an open fire should not be overlooked
In early spring and late fall q few
sticks Of wood on g CRATE fire VIII
afford more cheer than double ths
amount in q heater.
II provided for at the time OF build
ing the expense need not exceed $50.
This will provide facing. mantle,
hearth, damper and ash traps, to-
gether with the added iue in the
chimney. The fue should be large
A hue by inches Is usually too
small. A fireplace should be at least
80 inches wide, IS inches high, and 10
inches deep, or as near these dimen-
sions as the commercial facing and
lining materials will make. Colored
brick with a rough face. make a most
satisfactory facing. and may be placed
az the time the chimney is built The
lining should. OF course, be OF fire
brick. A hearth is easily built, using
a smooth hard brick or tile.
The essentials OF a satisfactory fire.
place are: % q large fue; (2) 8
smooth throat set well TO the front;
90 q thin lip. A smoking fireplace
can usually be remedied by adding g
thin np-member.
Firing.
Economical stocking is an art. Hard
coal is popular because the average
person does not care 70 fire every
half hour. However. q little admix-
ture Of brains with the coal viii pay,
even with hard coal. In general. add
as small an amount OF coal as possible
at each firing. and fire often Do not
entirely cover the bed OF live Goals.
but leave a small hole. where sufficient
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10
COLONY HOUSES NOT COSTLY
Material May De Bought for Price
Rs-ging From s7-35 TO s17.43-
Much Depends on Type

According to the practical experience
of the agricultural experiment station
at Ames, a very satisfactory colony of
movable hoghouses may be built at
q cost. for material. ranging from S7.35
to S17.4S. depending upon the type. In
no case does the cost of labor add
more than 1915 to the total cost.
These movable houses have been used
for good many years at Ames. They
are declared successful by John NJ.
Evvard. who is in charge of the ex-
perimental work in animal husbandry.
With Prof. ]. B. Davidson. Mr.. Ey-
yard has recently completed bulletin
which gives complete plans and speci-
fications for six different types Of
movable houses. The publication may
be secured without cost by writing TO
the Bulletin editor. Ames, lows, for 1t.