Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-17
INTERMOIJNTAIN TYPO CONFERENCE
HOLDS SIXTH ANNUAL IN SALIDA
President and Secretary Present Detailed Reports of Activities
During the Past Year. Vocational and Extension Train
ing of Apprentices Discussed; Old Officers
Chosen forA

hours and receive the city scale Tin
many instances more).
During the temporary shortage of
printers, the benefit Of this employ
ment bureau feature may not appear
to such great advantage, but in times
when trade conditions are normal, or
below normal, it is of vital Importance
| and benefit in placing out of work
members on desirable situations.
"The readjustment period following
the war may prove this feature Of far
more benefit than all the expense of
this conference in the past six years"
Secretary-Treasur j. Charles
Deus, in his report, said the confer
ence was living up to its promise by
putting the man and the job in touch
with each other" by means of an en-
ployment bureau, and continues:
"It is becoming a matter of no little
effort to furnish the man with va
ried experience in composition to many
of the country towns in this jurisdic-
ton. The introduction of new ma
chinery. such as the new models of
linotypes, is rapidly assimilating the
best mechanical ability there is to be
found among the printing fraternity
in connection with efficient hand COM
position. In securing satisfactory en-
ployment commensurate with ability
the majority of our applicants should
expect the mechanical printer of today
to get the preference as result of these
new Innovations. Nearly all the ap-
plications for printers the past year
required that the man must possess
ability to operate and care for one or
more machines in addition to being
l experienced in the other classes Of
composition As a rule the appli-
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composition alone is the least in de-
mand in this jurisdiction, and appar-
entity the operator-printers who have
/ applied for work thru the bureau have
received the preference. Machinist-
I operators have been in demand more
in proportion to those being available.
This condition still exists and in
several towns in the jurisdiction there
I is a scarcity of extra operators who
could by the time the busy season ap-
proaches situate themselves with a
fairly good prospect of getting steady
work. At least share in the payroll
enough to keep the wolf away during
the hard winter months.
ITO one Office in Colorado the en-
ployment bureau furnished an all
round printer direct from the East
who was an applicant for location in
this district 1t is quite likely that
another printer from another jurisdic-
ton will meet the same good fortune
to get employment in this district in
a very short time and as soon as the
employer and himself come to def
mite understanding regarding wages
and working conditions However, in
either case, union conditions prevail.
l might explain that in the two cases
here referred to, the applicants were
the only ones available at the time
the application for a man was made.
1t should be understood plainly that
the choice of selecting a man most
generally lies with the employer and
at no time does the secretary dis
criminate in recommending the en-
ployment of one man over another.
1t is aimed at all times to furnish to
the employer the names of men avail
able with their respective qualifica-
tions. So far as know not one single
accusation of partiality toward any
one has been registered. / hope the
bureau will continue to deal fairly
with all its applicants in the future
as in the past"
Old officers were reelected as fol-
lows:
President-Frank J. Pulver, Denver.
ce-President-W. /. Reilly, Colo
RADIO Springs.
Secretary Treasurer = ]. Charles
Deus, Pueblo.