Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-27
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

w. C. Schuman of the Times ad
room, is in charge of the chicken
(fowl) exhibit at the stock show this
week. Entries for this department
came from as far west as Oregon and
from way off Chicago on the east.
Secretary-T Charles Deus
of the Intermountain Typographical
Conference will gladly receive names
and applications of printers desiring
reau maintained by the Conference.
This bureau has furnished printers
for n goodly number of concerns dur
ing the past few months, and is run
ming short of available men TO supply
the demand. However, writes Secre-
tary Deus, this is an indication that
the printing trade is now prosperous.
Those desiring to communicate with
I h e secretary should address J.
Charles Deus, 922 Lake avenue, Pu-
eblo. Colo.
Alonzo Wiley is now linotypist at
the Bradford Printing company, re-
Gently unionized. Alonzo has been
emergency operator" for thirty-three
job shops during the past seven years
and the fact that he is now on steady
constitutes n real live news item in
this illuminating printers column.
/. T. u. Representative Frank J.
Pulver writes The Bulletin from Ra-
ton, N. NJ, that he organized a typo
graphical union nthat city this week.
He signed wage and label contracts
with all the print shop proprietors.
Pulver is expected to be in Denver
next Monday.
Leo Cuthbertson, recently employed
at Eames Bros, on state work, has
accepted position as linotypist nj
the Carson-Harper shop.
Nashville Typographical Union has
reelected Albert Z. Hill president,
and II. J. Loser secretary-treasurer
each for seventeenth consecutive
term.
Charles A. Cheney and wife Of Lar
annie, Wyu., took advantage Of the
Stock Show rates TO visit Denver this
week. Cheney Is a former Denver
typo and says business is humming IN
Laramie, where "A part Of the state
work is being done. While here he
made social call at The Bulletin
Office.
Carl ID. Vandorn. business manager
of the Craig Empire, was caller at
The Bulletin Office this week, in COM
pany with NJ. X. Ropkey, Colorado
sales agent Of the Mcrgenthaler Limo
type company. Vandorn came to in
spect The Bulletins new model 10
machine, with n view of placing an or
der for his paper.
Eli Sherman. formerly foreman Of
the Rocky Mountain News. now pub
Usher Of the Tribune mt Palisade.
Colo. was n Denver visitor this week
to the Stock Show and State Edito-
rial association. He made n welcome
call at The Bulletin Office.
An extensive publicity campaign
in connection with the convention of
the International Typographical Un-
ion. which is to be held in Colorado
Springs next August. has been under
taken by Typographical Union No.
SO and numerous unusual steps are
being taken to advertise the event.
During the last few weeks more than
$500 letters have been sent out. the
union using a large supply OF the
Chamber of Commerce scenic stickcrs
on the envelopes. Some new photo
graphs of the Union Printers Home,
which will celebrate the twcnty-fifth
anniversary of it's founding during
the convention. have been used on
postcards and about / 900 have been
sent to prominent typographcrs over
the nation. Plans at the present time
for the convention are centcring
around the issuance of n large volume
known as n souvenir which will con-
tain tremendous amount of pub
icity matter for the region, informa-
tion concerning the home, etc. II will
be designed to express the latest adj
vances of the printing art as well as
TO advertise the Pixies Peak region.
The union anticipating an expenditure
of about $4,000 on the souvenir.