Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-15
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Colorado Pioneer Printers will be held
next Monday evening. January l.-Ben-
jamin Franklin's birthday Anniversary
at the Metropole hotel. Plates are 81
per and may be reserved by writing OF
phoning President o. l. Smith at the
Smith Brooks Printing company. All
members OF ID. T. L. No. 10. their wives
and sweethearts. are invited. and should
make reservations not later than Mon
day noon. Besides the eats there is
TO be 4 musical program and few novel
stunts the committee of arrangements
refuse to divulge in advance. These an
nual, informal affairs always prove q
source of rare enjoyment to the old-time
printers who first placed Colorado on the
map, and the younger generation can
learn much of historical. and epicurean
interest by being present.
l. T.,U. Representative Frank j. Pull
yer has received a copy 'of the new
agreement entered into between Trinidad
typographical Union No. 434 and the
newspaper and commercial printing Of
iiccs of that southern Colorado city. II
provides for flat time scale all around
and e-tablishc- an increased wage. cover
ing a period Of two years from January
/. 1916. to January /. 1915. Night fore
foremen not less than 50 per week.
Linotype operators receive s25 for night
and 50 for dnv work per week. Machin-
1T t-opcrator, viii g,-t - above this ~calc
ia each instance. Floor. job and admen
receive S2l per week. with an increase OF
Il per week each year, bringing their
scale up TO S23 at expiration OF the con-
tract. The agreement further provides
that apprentices shall begin with Sc for
thu second six months. gradually ad-
vancing to S2l per week for the fifth and
la-t year OF apprenticeship
Several Denver typos, who had holiday
jobs in country newspaper and job Of
fees have returned TO the city. and the
local market for printers Is again quoted
a. being oversuppliei.
James A. Mcnamara of the Kistler
chapel. who has been on the sick list for
the past four weeks. Is greatly improved
and was able to return to work Tuesday
morning.
c. c. Adair. otherwise Sid who j.
subbing regularly on the Post, wishes his
former associates TO know that with ad-
vent OF statewide prohibition he took \
front seat on the water wagon. TO re-
main there for life.
Lee Wadsworth is again working at
the Western Newspaper Union after an
absence OF nearly two years.
Sam Greene. foreman of the Denver
Express. has listened to the call of the
back to the land siren and annexed five
acres over in the Clear Creek valley.
There i no doubt he will be as success
full as the many other Denver printer
farmers-only need 10 print eight hours
a day and six days a week TO keep even.
w. c. Schuman. foreman OF the Times
adroom, rcvcrscs the usual order by tax
ing his vacations in the middle of winter.
His outing this year begins Monday. he
having charge OF the poultry and pet
stock exhibit at the National Livestock
show at the stockyards next week. Thus
Schuman not only finds surcease from
the grind OF daily newspaper office,
but receives large bundle OF kalc while
so doing.
Harry V. Parker OF the Trades Union
Benefit club is in Kansas City this week
looking up new situation
Hank o'Day. erstwhile of Colorado
Springs, and later OF Denver. is now
holding forth on the Wyoming Labor
Journal in Cheyenne.
Harry Wander Pcrcl has shown up reg
ularly at home every evening for 6
o'clock dinner since and including Jan
uary !. Jake AYERS this is conclusive
proof To him that the dry law is a
bencficcnt institution.
Charles W. Wildcy has resigned as
travelling salesman for the Mergcnthaler
Linotype company, and is now working
as machinist-operator at the Denver Pub.
fishing association office. 1896 Curtis
street.
Mrs. Grace Kennedy. copyholder in the
Post prooiroom, is OFF duty this week
wrestling with a severe attack of the
grippe, being one of the 10000 cases re
ported in Denver by the city health de-
partmcnt.
l.. I. Barber resigned this week a.
foreman OF the Globe Printing company
and will 20 to Chicago, later expecting
to move on TO California. George +.
Wagner succeeded Barber to the posi-.
ton.
Postmaster Sherman $. Bellcsficld OF
Pueblo and member Pueblo Typography
cal Union No. l15 came up to Denver
last Saturday to attend the jackson Day
Democratic banquet and paid a pleasant
social call at The Bulletin office.
o. l.. Smith, head of the Smith. Brooks
company and president of the Colorado
Pioneer Printers, is some jokcsmith. On
the postcards making reservations for
plates at the annual banquet next Mon
day night he caused to have printed this