Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-02
The MeOptinnistic
Philosopher

breaches. Last Sunday morning he
delivered a sermon on THE Privileges
of Cooperation" and while in the pull
pit the stork bird visited his home at
1880 Sherman street and left brand
new boy. DIR. Mead was not aware of
the latest family arrival until he re-
turned home from the church an hour
later. This is the second son of the
family, the first one being four years
of age. Three other children are girls
DR.. Mead has been the recipient of
many congratulations this week. He
leaves Denver the latter part of this
month for France, where he goes as a
| field representative for the Y. NJ. C.
A. war department.
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: JERE L. SULLIVAN, THE JOLLY
jester who edits the Mixer and Server
in connection with his duties as secre-
tary of the International Alliance of
Hotel and Restaurant Employees and
Bartenders International League of
America, referring to the recent
tailors' strike in Denver, prints the
following item:
1--WE think it real mean of the Den
yer tailors to call strike and burst
the blooming bubble of Editor Clint
c. Houston of The Denver Labor Bull
letin, who has in and out of season,
at least ever since the mile-high mu-
nicipality went into the dry camp
along with the state, boosted and
boasted of the benefits accruing and
coming to the workers in dry Denver
and similarly arid-minus beer or
booze-Colorado. Clint, old scout, way
out on Lawrence street you will find
several old flour barrels; go out there,
grab several of the slaves. bring 'em
back to Curtis street, and when op-
portunity offers, use 'em on the needle
pushers; make 'em be good or force
them to move to Golden or there
abouts."
Jerry is somewhat handicapped in
dealing with current news in a monthly
publication. Anyway, it wasn't neces-
sary to use a barrel stave on either
the striking tailors or their employ
ers, and the outcome was another vim
dication for strikes that bring quick
beneficial results in a boozeless burg.
The tailors were out one week and
reached an agreement with the bosses
whereby they returned to work with
increases ranging from SO to S5 per
week, two hours cut off each weeks
time, double pay for holidays, no Sat
urday night work and price and one
half for overtime, victory never be-
fore achieved by tailors in Denver
when saloons invited strikers to "tank
up" and tangle their negotiations. In
addition to the above victory, one of
the largest employers, when his strik-
ers returned after being out one week.
handed each man check for the full
time on strike with the additional
wage increase, thus proving that a
boozeless strike begets respect and
makes for higher standard of citi-
zenship and good fellowship. Come
at us again, Jere l..
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A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDENT HAS
been making a survey of Denver, and
has uncovered some interesting data,
and finds that in this city there are
nearly as many managers and super
intendents" as there are laborers. The
number of city employees is greater
by more than 200 than the number
of grocers, cashiers, accountants, audi
tors and bookkeepers. The combined
number of the above exceed mechanics
more than three to one. Followers
of the arts in Denver are as numer-
Gus as cooks. In other words, the
population of Denver tends to uncal-
loused hands, as professional occupa-
tons exceed the useful trades. Be
cause this is a city of homes, 25 900
housekeepers are listed in spite of
the fact that 96S women of marriage
able age serve downtown as female
clerks, 1000 as stenographers, 900 as
teachers, 566 as nurses, 375 as maids,
43O as dressmakers, 259 as laundresses
and another thousand in miscellaneous
occupations, not counting the hun
dreds of women and girls employed
in the department stores. To accom-
modate transients, there are 81 hotels,
1872 restaurants and 463 apartment
houses. To furnish fine frocks for
women and men there are 43O seam
stresses and 345 Exclusive tailors for
men" More men are employed by the
public utilities of Denver than in any
other classification. The number is
5,739. The next greatest number in
any classification is 1000 statesmen
and clerks, exclusive of the employees
of department stores. The public
utilities list follows: Railways, 2,54O;
Tramway, 1,180; telephone company,
965; telegraph companies, 412: water
company, 168, and Gas and Electric
company. 564. When a Denverite
physicians and 566 trained nurses to
care for his body, and 235 pastors to
look after his soul. The cheering
thought also awaits him that twenty
seven undertakers and embalmers
stand ready to serve him. To keep
up Denver's 10000 automobiles there
are 273 automobile dealers, 446 auto
mechanics and 1926 cbauffeurs in town.
There are 300 names listed in Denver's
"Who's Who" of the wealthy and $50
cially elite"
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