Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-16
News of the Labor Unions
Printing Trades

have reached an agreement with en-
ploying commercial printers and re-
turned to work Wednesday morning,
after being on strike for nine days,
during which time the book and job
shops were closed. About $50 men
were involved, affecting thirty en-
! ploying firms.
A series of conferences between
committees representing the unions
, and employers led to the final settle
ment. William H. Young of Pueblo,
president of the Colorado State Fed
Grafton of Labor and member of the
Pressmen's Union, was named by
President Berry of the International
Pressmen's Union to handle the sit
uation for the strikers. Young is dis
trict representative of the interna-
tional.
The agreement reached and accepted
by strikers and employers is on ba-
sis of the following war bonuses to be
paid in addition to the prevailing scale
until January 1, 1920: Cylinder press
feeders, $4 per week; platen pressmen,
per week.
Altho members of Denver Typo
graphical Union No. 40 employed in
job and book shops were not involved
in the controversy, they were given a
war bonus of SO per week for the same
period, as were members of the Book
binders Union. This makes the job
scale for printers in Denver $31.50
per week.
While in Chicago last Friday and
Saturday attending the Gompers ma
tional reception and meeting, The Bull
letin editor met several former Denver
printers. Homer E. Dunn, for some
time with the Mergenthaler Linotype
branch office in that city, acted as
guide and guard during a two hours
tour of the printing district. Billy
Angus and Charles Deacon, former
superintendent of the Union Printers
Home, also are connected with the
Linotype Company office. Just at
present their duties are not arduous,
no machines are being manufactured,
and eighteen statesmen have been laid
off. This will change soon, as with
the dawn of peace normal conditions
are to prevail after January l. Then
son Publishing Company, where w. E.
("Kid') Shields is employed as head
proofreader. Shields was so glad to
shake the hand of a Denver printer
that when the editors palm opened
there reposed $1.50 as subscription
renewal. "Kid" was one time presi-
dent of Denver Typographical Union
and is remembered by all who worked
here ten or twelve years ago. He is
fat and healthy, and sends kind re-
CARDS to all his friends in Denver.
This is one of the big printshops of
Chicago, with thirty-six linotype ma
chimes, operating day and night shifts
most of the time. Here the editor
met Superintendent Ammonson, who
recalled the fact that some twenty
five years ago when The Bulletin edi-
tor was foreman of the Norfolk (Va.)
Pilot, he gave Ammonson situation.
Homer became host as well as guide
at lunch time and we went to the
Great Northern hotel nearby for
"eats." Just as we were being seated
at the table, Homer spied another for
mer Denver printer and invited him
to make the luncheon party trio. 1t
was Jack w. Hastie, now manager of
the Chicago branch of the Western
the Chicago Typothetae, closed shop
division. Hastie was delighted to meet
Denver printer-editor fresh from the
Rockies, and related many, many inter-
esting incidents of his activities here.
He is he only man who was ever hon.
ored by being elected three times to
represent Denver Typographical Union
No. 49 at l. 7. u. conventions, and at
one time came near being elected pres
ident of the /. T. U. in convention.
We ate, talked and smoked for some
time, and when Homer, the host, paid
the score he received just enough
change out of a five dollar bill to
tip the waiter.
Friday night after the Gompers
meeting Homer took us on a tour of
the Chicago Tribune, acknowledged to
have the greatest newspaper printing
plant in America. 1t was interesting
and instructive. There we met Man
aging Editor Beck, who, by the way,
draws down $4,000 per year. He has
great and abiding love for Denver,
having printed a Denver edition of the
Chicago Tribune during the Demo-
cratic convention held here in 1908,
when he came with a force of editors,
cartoonists and reporters. The Trib-
une edition was printed in the Rocky
Mountain News plant, at which time
Homer Dunn was foreman of the
News. They have ever since been
close personal friends. The Tribune's
composing room, pressroom and other
mechanical departments are no doubt
the most modern and efficient in the
world.
The officers and executive commit
tee of d. T. u. No. 40 have been