Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-18
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

The supplementary agreement to the
existing contract between Denver Typo
graphical Union No. 40 and the news
paper publishers, incorporating the new
/. I. L. laws, went into effect this week
On the Rocky Mountain News and Den
yer Post, the two seven-day papers, and
therefore the only ones effected by the
six-day situation law, tweuty-three ad-
ditional situations were given out. Fore
man H. w. Carstarphen Of the News put
on ten more regulars, and Foreman
George c. Mccormick OF the Post handed
out thirteen more steady siN-day Jobs
Those extras who drew the plums are
a. follows:
News-Machines Jesse Hooyer, Ray
Olsen. r. F. Means. Bayard Brooks, +.
y. Kuhlman and Alfred Cotton; ads and
makeup, Burt Cooper. William l. Stitt,
Harold Sciple and Fred Thomas.
I Post--Machines, Blanche L. Theimer,
Ralph j. Seaman, J. W. Foley, a II.
Plunkett. Harry Van der Perel, Louis
Goodale and Frank MeNulty; ad room.
c. II. Hurd, Ralph $. Hopkins and Au-
gust Koester: makeups. W. H Neighbor
and o. II. Ethel; proofroom, George I.
/ Williams.
1 The number Is played star part in
the readjustment caused by the siN-day
situation law in the Post chapel. as it
went into effect on the 18th day of the
month there were l3 additional situa-
tions given out and - subs were left on
the slipboards. on the machine side and
/ 5 in the adroom. However none of those
who drew regular jobs are supposed to
be supersticious. and will. therefore. not
erieve over the alleged hocdoo numeral
I. T. L. Representative Frank J. Pull
yer left Tuesday night for Salt Lake
f,,at Of Tu- ION Al
President Marsden C. Scott. upon request
of the Typographical Union in the Nor
mon town II is understood the trip has
to do with putting into effect the new
l. T. L. laws in Salt Lake City and or
ganization of a new union in Proves
Chairman John r. Thomas, Jr-, of the
Smith Brooks chapel has learned the
value of pig OF metal as a paper
weight. During the prevailing March
winds last week, while his due cards and
collection slip were reposing on window
sill. an unusually strong zephyr cam"
along and blew these precious documents
in the direction of Park Hill Heights.
After considerable worry and work, with
the assistance of Secretary Birdsall in
furnishing new cards. the union escaped
without losing any money.
Mark ID. Tyler. for some time en-
1lONel III Itlt hlSNitr mas
situation at the Smith Brooks office.
Divided awards of state work for sta-
tioncry and printing supplies were made
Monday under competitive bids on the
little at a time plan adopted by Commis-
soner of Printing Bradford. All en-
graved letterheads and envelopes are TO
be provided by the c. C. Gill Engraving
company. All printed letterheads and
envelopes TO be furnished by the Rocky
Mountain Banknote company. Contracts
for blank forms of all sizes to be divided
between the Rocky Mountain Banknotc
company and the Grand Junction News
company. Index cards to be furnished
by tho w. H. Kistler Stationery compa-
ny. Fourteen bidders submitted figures
to the state printing commission. With
the exception of the w. II. Kistler com.
pany. none of the firms securing awards
had furnished supplies to the state pre-
viously.
A neat birth card reached The Bulletin
office this week bearing the following:
"Once upon a time dear little baby
weighing eight pounds came to live with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Barngrovcr, and they
called their baby James Victor. junior.
Born March 10, 1916" Barngrover is n
member of the Kistler chapel and this
is the first visit of the stork to his
home Baby ana mother doing fine ana
papa is looking for larger hat.
There will be a meeting of the Denver
En- Delegates Association tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
union headquarters. sol Bank block. All
former l. 7. U. delegates are invited to
attend.
Homer F. Dunn, formerly of Denver,
now travelling representative of the Chi
cago branch of the Mcrgenthaler Limo
type company. writes from Indianapolis,
enclosing dollar to renew his subscrip-
tion to The Bulletin, and says: Every
thing is moving along nicely with your.
truly: business has been splendid, and
only hope that The Bulletin receives its
share Of patronage that is bound to come
from the increase in business in all lines.
Times are surely getting better. Have
had the Western part Of the Chicago ter
ritory for the Mergcnthalcr Linotype