Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02

Assembly had been greatly weakened
before this Labor Day mix up and it be-
gan to look as tho the finishing touch
had been applied. 1t was found neces-
sary to increase the per capita tax to
eight per cent per member and raise the
rents on the halls Nov. /, 1915, but with
the added revenue there was not enough
to pay the current expenses.
When | was elected as vice president
of the State Federation of Labor, ] felt
it was my duty to give up some OF the
time | had been devoting to lodge work
and put it into the labor movement
Pueblo Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Union No. 1863 sent me as a delegate
to the Assembly about the middle of De,
ccmber. Brother Ed Anderson, who had
been elected as secretary treasurer OF the
State Federation of Labor, resigned his
office as secretary treasurer OF the As
sembly, and | was elected to fill the va
cancy. BY vote OF the Assembly / was
appointed as a committee of one to visit
locals that had withdrawn and extend
to them hearty invitation to reaffilate
with the assembly. In this work we
were very successful, for at this time
there is only one local Of those which
had withdrawn that is not back in the
[A--fIlDlN- anu we IlOIf 10 see ouT
brother Carpenters back in the near fu-
ture.
The second Wednesday in January,
1916 We elected officers for the term.
We had hard time to get anoyone to
accept the office OF president, but finally
John !. fisherman of the Cigarmakers
consented to accept and he has proved
TO be an able officer.
+. b. Dunbar was elected vice presi-
dent; j. 7. Brooks, recording secretary;
w. II. Young secretary treasurer; J.. F.
AlcQuirk, Ed Duff and Charles Brokaw,
trustees. We Immediately began an ac-
tive campaign to raise funds We gave
a dance which was very successful. This
with our increased rents and per capita
placed us out of debt in March. We
then reduced the per capita to five cents
per member. In May we gave street
carnival that netted us SS22.35. In June
We set aside 81 900 as a starter towards
a Labor Temple.
A general committee OF five from the
Assembly and one from each local hav-
ing membership of less than fifty, and
two from locals with a membership of
fifty or more, are now at work to build
a home for union labor in Pueblo. We
fully realize the task ahead, but with
a united central body we will succeed.
Many able men have come to the front
in the Assembly, among these being
Harry Dodge, president of the Cooks and
Walters Union, who has done some
splendid organization work. o. b. Garth
of the Machinists Union is another man
whose heart is in the work and he has
rendered valuable assistance to the Or
ganization Committee, of which | have
the honor to be chairman. j. c. Rugg,
secretary and business agent of the
Cooks and Walters, has proved himself
to be tireless worker for the union
movement, and as chairman of the Ar
bitration and Grievance Committee he
has shown that he is a diplomat and
many troubles have been smoothed over
thru his efforts. G. b. Legler, j. Fitz-
patrick, II. Pierce, Ed Duff, C. Brokaw
and many others have been a "tower of
strength" to the Assembly.
In our organization work we have been
very successful. We first organized the
Hod Carriers and Building Laborers
Union No. 243, then the Meat Cutters
and Butchers Union No 585. This union
has sixty members and is in flourish
ing condition in every way. They ex-
pect to more than double their member
ship in the near future, Brother Gardner,