Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-06
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


Regular monthly meeting of Denver
typographical Union No. 80 tomorrow
sunday afternoon at ? o'clock, Horan
hall, 1921 Cleveland place. Being the
iirst gathering OF the clans of the New
Year. IL affords a grand and glorious
opportunity for the backsliders to move
forward. President Pferdesteller and
Doorkeeper Wiley will be on the receiv-
ing line.
President NJ. G. Scott of the Interna-
tional typographical Union has issued
letter urging that protests be sent
members OF the United States senate
and house of representatives against
passage OF bill TO create zone system
for the mailing OF newspapers, magazines
and periodicals. now sent out as second
class matter. It is stated that this will
greatly curtail the printing industry and
throw hundreds OF employees out of work.
The proposed bill provides that in 800
mile zones the postage shall be one cent
per pound: 800 to COO miles, two cents
per pound; GOO to 1000 miles, three
cents per pound; 600 TO 400 miles.
four cents per pound; l,4oo to i 500
miles, five cents per pound; more than
l,sO0 miles, six cents per pound. One
Chicago publisher whose yearly postage
now l. SpOOuo states that this will be
becomes a law. He also says very
frankly that in all probability the
adoption Of this system will force him
out of business, thereby throwing more
than 500 men and women out of employ
mcnt, including editors, printers, press
men. stercotypers, etc. i
In response to this request Secretary
Birdsall of No 40 this week mailed the
following letter to Colorado members OF
congress:
On behalf OF the members of the
Denver typographical Union No. 40,
your support in opposition to the vicious
rider to the postoffice appropriation bill
now pending in congress, which seeks TO
apply the zone system to all newspapers,
magazines and periodicals now mailed as
second-class matter, is most respectfully
solicited. We trust you will assist in
defeating this proposition when it comes
up for consideration"
a. +. Wahlmark, a former member of
No. 80, who went to Los Angeles n cou.
pie of years ago for the benefit of rs
health, writes The Bulletin under date
of December - as follows: Il herewith
inclose 81 in renewal OF my subscription
to The Denver Labor Bulletin, the best
labor paper | know of. 1t is simply
grand. Were l financially able | would
send you n linotype saw as a Christmas
present, You certainly deserve it II
anyone does. Spring weather here and
the grass is getting green. While you
Denver folks are busy bringing in coal
and carrying out ashes, here in Los An.
gcles we exercise with the lawn mower
and in caring for the flowers. With
best wishes for n Merry Christmas and
a Happy, Prosperous New Year"
A bit peaked, but coming strong, Ed
Burke is back at work on the Times as
sembly hank after two-weeks' tussIe
with an unusually severe cold.
In the election of officers of the senate |
and house when the twenty-first Colo. |
rado general assembly convened Wednes.
day, two union printers landed two I'M
portant positions Allan Phelps. linotyp.
ist-lawyor member of Denver Typograph. |
ical Union was elected assistant secretary |
of the senate. Fred Duval of Pueblo Typo. |
graphical Union was chosen chief print |
ing clerk of the house, n position he ably |
filled during the eighteenth and nine
tecnth sessions of the general assembly. |
According to the Utah Labor News, |
the secretary of Salt Lake City Typo. |
graphical Union is having a hard. time |
work there, with the legislature in scs-
sion and state Democratic administra.
tion being inaugurated this week.
Mayor Woodman of Los Angeles has
appointed Ralph l.. Criswell as a mem.
Der of the civil service commission, and
the appointment has been confirmed by |
unanimous vote of the city council. The
new civil service commissioner is a
prominent member of Los Angeles Typo
graphical Union No. liza, of which he
was president for several years.
typographical Union No. l0l of Wash.
ington, ID. c., has signed a wage agree.