Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-07
Cigarrnakers
ORx J. W. Sanford.)

At Tuesday evenings meeting IN
the absence of President Hornburg,
Vice President ]. NJ. Swanger welded
the gavel and was called upon several
times to decide some very Isnotty par
liamentary problems which he did in
an able way.
Mrs. Jessie Harris Blume adorned
the ladies' section by herself, the in
clement weather keeping the others
away.
Ed. G. Tavis, an old member of No.
l29, paid US a visit this week. Ed is
going to start a buckeye IN Boulder,
where he has lived for several years
engaged in the postal service.
We made a substantial donation to
the workers defense league of San
Francisco for the defense Of Warren
X. Billings and Thomas J. Mooney,
who are under sentence of the court
for alleged participation in the pre-
paredness parade explosion recently
in that city.
Evansville, Ind, Cigarmakers Union
has appealed to Us TO assist them IN
their fight against Gill Brothers fac
tory in that city, who recently offered
them 10 to Is per cent reduction
for making cigars. A liberal donation
was made them.
Non-union factories in the East are
bad enough. but to allow them to gain
foothold here by patronizing their
product would be objectionable care
/ iessness on the part of union men and
women.
There was a time when cigars made
I in Denver was all that was necessary
to know that they were all right. 1t
I is necessary now to see that the label
/ is on the box or we do not recommend
them. Low wage Institutions help
. - %saN "
I employer. The consumer pays the
same price and the workmen get less
for their work.
V. Prazak suffered nervous break
down and was off for couple of weeks
but is again at work.
Louis Flax while repairing his au-
tomobile sustained an injury TO his
hand by running a bolt thru il, which
will lay him up for some time.
Cigar stands in the business section
Of the city are showing more label
cigars than ever and the dealers take
pleasure in handing them out, feeling
assured Of their quality All other
label goods are equally merltouous-
Union men and women should not de-
ceive themselves by pat-onlzlng non
union articles of any kind.
Internal revenue reports for the
month Of January, l9l shows anoth-
er substantial increase in the cigars
manufactured in Colorado over the
same month last year. 1857 $50, an
increase of 555, ,730. The popularity
of cigars made in Colorado Is GER
tainly on the increase:
We have one non-union cigar factory
in full operation in the city, employing
about twenty persons at wages far
below that asked by members of the
union which is as small as is possible
to live half way decenty on. Facto'
ries of this kind should not be en-
couraged by patronizing their prod
uct-
, Eastern factories have come to real
: ize the advantage Of the label IN sell
ing their goods and many brands for
merly made under non-union condl
, tions now have the label. Label good'
| are becoming more popular every da!
, and dealers are more friendly to tn
label goods than formerly for tn
quality makes them repeaters.
The purchaser Is entitled TO hi
, moneys worth in whatever he buys
he is also entitled to his labor's wort
in money to buy with. Poorly pai'
, labor must necessarily buy less thai
the better paid. This is a suggestion
to the merchant.
]. A. Flinchbaugh dropped into tow
last week after a year or so IN Wyo
; ming and Utah and the northwes
country.
We regret to report the death o
one of our oldest lady members, Mrs
, B. Ptacek. on the 2sth ult. A sister
r two sons and two daughters survive
: The sister. Mrs. ] Mireiovsky, an
: one of the sons, II. ]. Ptacek. ar
members of our union. Mrs. place.
: has suffered a number of months wit
{ complication of diseases, which sh
$ endured patiently 20 the end. IN
I sympathy of our entire membership l
c extended the family.
: ]. Z. Falkenhan went to Mercy hos
: pital last week to undergo minor oper
: alton and, expects TO be out in wee
: or so. Ed. has plenty of nerve and w
,, anticipate no serious results.
e r. w. Strachan, charter membe
$ of No. l2e. left last week for Calves
e ton. Texas, for a few months res
!. with his son. who is in business ther'
r Bob" has stuck on the job for thes