Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23


ub;la a thick blanket OF snow covers
the ground everywhere. 1t is indeed
christmas all surrounded by ideal fule-
+;da conditions. After hiatus OF sew
oral wears in the annual Christmas dec
orations of Denver's business streets by
the CITY. Commissioner of Supplies FRED
w Railey has strung ornamentatlons
unon the light and trolley poles up ana
down Fifteenth, Sixteenth, seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets ana the clos9
! streets which exceed anything ever un
dertaken before in beauty and extent.
parhaps on Seventeenth street the most
artistic work is displayed to welcome
| YuIetide visitors. From the Union depot
70 broadway a row of evergreen crosses
NO susnended from the cross wires oil
the Tramway company and from the
crosses to the supporting poles are
draped heavy ropes woven OF evergreen ~
two large red and green Christmas bells
being suspended therefrom on FIJI
teenth street two good sized CHRISTMAS
trees are attached to each electric ight
standard. Eighteenth street is dressed
I'm in the same manner. Sixteenth street
also is n beauty thorofare. Here pretty
wreaths encircle each electric light globe
and the effect both during the daytime
and at night is very artistic.
MANY were the compliments extended
The Bulletin ON its Christmas edition
last week. One OF the most sincere as
well as the most appreciated was phoned
in by our friend. Larry Fitzgerald, OF
the Stonecutters Union. 1T was about
the finest Job of stone cutting ! ever
saw" said Larry, and this, you must
know, is the pinnacle OF compliments
know. is about the highest compliment
l can pay The Bulletin and its manag-
ers It was a finisher product, both as
to artistic beauty and merit OF con
tents. We are prouder of The Bulletin
than ever before. You are making some
great records in the publication OF
labor paper and the stone cutters, as
well as the members OF other crafts,
feel proud of having here in Denver,
Colorado, n labor paper which establishes
the high feats of achievement for the
labor press thruout the country. We
wish you a merry Christmas, a happy
and prosperous New Year"
Peter Johns, business agent of the
Building Trades Council, is having his
Christmas season slightly Jared by
pending jurisdictional troubles. 1t all
comes about over the installation OF
new $4,000 pipe organ in the Audito-
four other building trades are claiming
the right to erect this big musical in
strument. Mickey" Ryan of the Struc-
tural Bridge and Iron Workers says his
union should have the job, because many
bridges will have to be built, and much
of the frame work is of iron. Billy
Cammerer OF the Sheet Metal Workers
AYERS that the task belongs to his union,
because they can make more noise on the
On account of the many pipes attached
to the organ, Chester j. Common, bust
ness agent of the Steamfitters Union,
claims the job. Then comes Billy Will
son of the Painters with declaration
that the decorating branch OF his organ
ization has the best right to the work
for reason of its being one of the city's
chief ornaments. Other claimants are
vet to be heard from and Pete is likely
to refer the entire matter to the print
ing trades for arbitration.
Mayor Speer will probably announce
the municipal industrial commission
early in the new year. This was pro-
vided for in the charter amendment
adopted last spring and has for its pur-
pose the promotion of industrial eff
cheney and development OF Denver. The
] mayor Is now Iut N'hHlis l'i
the right man to head the commission,
who will be an expert and the only sal
aried member of the board. A man is
wanted who is familiar with small man
ufacturing plants, competent to suggest
betterments, economy, improved output
and to act as the city's representative
in untangling knots and assisting enter
prses already located here in order that
others may follow. 1t is understood
that a number of applicants are being
considered for the job and when the
mayor has reached decision he Will
announce the personnel of the city's in
dustrial commission. This branch is an
entirely new project in municipal gov
ernment and many other cities thruout
the country are anxiously awaiting its
outcome.
Not alone by words, but by acts, does
Otto Thum consistently prove his true
blue unionism and Iargess for the broth
erhood of man. AS everybody knows,
Otto is now connected with the Union
Printing and Publishing company, 1929
81 Champa street. One day this week
he sent to the o. p. note with
neatly printed and framed motto from
the writings of John Ruskin. The note
read:
"Dear Clint-For fear you never saw
n Christmas present with our union
label on it, am sending you the ac-
companying motto. Hang it in n con-
venient place, so that those who run
may read. With compliments of the
season and best wishes for the future"
The motto, nicely printed, framed,
and bearing the Allied Printing Trades
union label, is as follows:
at is only by Labor that Thought