Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11
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LARRY FITZGERALD OF THE

LARRY FITZGERALD OF THE
Stonecutters Union has invited the
o. P. to visit the Civic Center and
see the work progress on the new
open air theater, because it is to be
not only a work of art by artists for
artists, but Colorado stone is used ex-
clusively in its construction. Larry
is such strong advocate of stone that
he traces his lineage back to the stone
age. We quote verbatim from Larry's
letter thus: "At some noon hour,
meatless and wheatless sandwich in
hand, go to the Civic Center and let
your eyes gaze upon real art in stone.
Feasting your optics on this beautiful
work in stone ought to give the o. P.
column new inspiration. You print
ers and editors should cultivate an ac-
quaintance with forms of art other
than that printed on paper. Paper is
made from rags and pulp, while ma
ture alone produces stone. Once a
man disputed my veracity when l told
him how stone grows. Then / took
him up Clear Creek canon and showed
him a boulder in midstream the size
of an eight-room house. Pointing to
it with pride, / said: When boy /
threw a pebble in the creek at this
point, and you can see for yourself
how it has grown
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THERE CAME TO THE BULLE-
tin office this week a letter from
Charles Smith, Danforth, Maine, re-
questing that his name be placed upon
our subscription list, and sent money
order to show his good faith. Said he
had heard of The Bulletin and saw it
frequently quoted in other papers, so
had concluded to become a regular
reader of a labor paper that is fast
gaining a nationwide reputation and
circulation. 1t is very gratifying to
Messrs. Houston and Hines, the pub
fishers, to have the evidences of appre-
citation from different sections of our
glorious country.
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C. w. WOODMAN, EDITOR OF
the Fort Worth Labor Banner and
travelling representative of the United
States department of labor, has been
in Denver for several days, speaking
before various organizations on the
labor war program of the United
States government. So many new
unions are being formed thruout the
country that the labor department has
deemed it wise to appoint a corps of
twelve travelling labor speakers to
visit the industrial centers and ex-
plain what is being done for labor
and how the new organizations can
best cooperate in helping to win the
war. Woodman is a pleasing and in
structive speaker, being well received
here wherever he appeared. He spoke
before the Trades Assembly and the
Building Trades Council. For four
years Woodman was labor commits
sioner of Texas and made good
record in that office. He is a long
time member of the International
Typographical Union. While in Dem
yer he made a pleasant call at The
Bulletin office, was shown over our
model union labor printing plant, and
said it was one of the best equipped
he had ever seen.
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]. H. STEVENS, ADJUTANT OF
the United Spanish War Veterans, at
Kalispell, Mont, writes The Bulletin
our cooperation in a move
ment to perpetuate the Grand Army
of the Republic. The plan is to
amend the G. A. R. constitution so as
to make eligible to membership any
soldier or sailor who has received an
honorable discharge from the army
and navy of the United States in any