Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

per scale committee and the publish
ers continued this week at sessions of
an hour or two each day. 1t is un-
derstood an agreement has been
reached on some of the less important
paragraphs. February "a is the date
set at last meeting of the union when
the new scale is to become effective.
/ Secretary Frank C. Birdsall this
week sent check of $500 to Mrs.
Kittie A. Weed, at st. Joseph, Mo-,
widow of Thurlow A. Weed, the first
enlisted member of No. 49 to die in
the war service, whose death oc-
Cured at Fort Crockett, near Gal
weston, on January 81. Deceased
joined the United States marines
while employed in this city. The $500
mortuary benefit paid the widow rep
resents S400 from the /. T. U. and
500 as the cultomary sum paid by
the local union.
E. NJ. Bryan, former Denver typo,
but for some time past employed in
Los Angeles, is i'll at Tropico, Cal. He
is a member of and draws sick bene-
[ fits of SO per week from the Denver
Allied Printing Trades Benefit Asso-
citation.
] Jake Rothstein, for several years
makeup on The Oklahoman at Okla
homa City, stopped over in Denver
last Saturday en- route to Vancouver,
Wash. mobilization camp of the
United States technical engineering
ice he enlisted. Jake is a Russian
jew and is going ''over there" to help
plant the American brand of democ-
racy thruout the world.
/ Typographical Union No. 264 of
Sheridan, Wyo., has negotiated new
wage scale and contract with the six
printing establishments of that thriv-
ing city. The new contract is for
one year period, becomes automatic
after January l, 1919, unless opened
sixty days prior to that date, and calls
for the following: Day work-Job-
men, floormen and machine operators
on newspapers, $50 per week; machin-
lists, S33: foremen, S33. Night work
Hanimeu and operators, S33 per
week; machinists, S36; foremen, S36.
Machinist-operator Will receive 50
per week additional for each machine
attended This is a fat increase all
around Of SO per week over the old
scale. The overtime rate calls for
price and one-half for the first four
hours, thereafter double price. Ap-
prcntices will receive a graduated
scale to a maximum of $25 per week
Frank j. Pulycr Of Denver represented
the International Typographical Union
in the negotiations and closed the con-
tracts on behalf Of the local union.
Mr.. Pulver reports prospects for No.
264 are encouraging. With 100 per
cent membership. signed agreements
with all offices, the local looks for
ward to a considerable increase in
members shortly. as the Sheridan
Post management announces il will
at once install two additional linotype
machines. "A Ludlow typograph ma
chine for its ad department and a
new Duplex press, preparatory to the
launching of seven-day morning pa
per. Sheridan now boasts of the larg-
est and best equipped blank book
printing and binding establishment in
Wyoming.
Charles +. Barngrover leaves Mon
day for Burns, Wyo., to accept posi-
tion as linotype operator on model
10. He viii set the type for two
weekly papers.
( Harry Wander Perel of the Post
chapel was called into conference this
week by Commissioner of Safety
Bailey. Harry sought to win medal
for speeding an automobile, but when
the brand of machine was disclosed
the interview came to n period with
out further discussion and no medal
in the shape of n speed fine.