Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-02
Cigarnakers
BY ]. W. SANFORD.

bacco industry and we herewith fur
nish some facts and figures published
N the Cigarmakers Official Journal,
compiled from the November internal
revenue reports which may be of in
terest to some. Small cigars and
cigarettes showed an increase, while
full sized cigars, smoking and chew
ing tobacco showed decrease in num-
bers and quantity.
The production of cigars in all in
ternal revenue districts, for which
taxes have been paid in November,
1917, amounted to 7O1 ,253, $50, as
compared with 701 ,911 1928 in the cor
| responding month of 1916; showing a
decrease of 65s,393 cigars.
The production of small cigars,
weighing less than three pounds per
l 900, amounted to 81 ,299, BAL, as COM
pared with 72,74S,6 500 in November,
1916; showing an increase of $780,
TAI small cigars.
The production of cigarettes, for
which taxes have been paid in Novem-
ber, 1917, amounted to 1924 $50,
as compared with 2,309, ,022, sos in the
| corresponding month of 1916; show
ing an increase of S36 6,291 III cigar
cites.
The production of smoking and
chewing tobacco amounted to 31,127,-
80, as compared with 36,643 ,S44
pounds in November, 1916; showing
a decrease of 5,5l5,934 pounds of
smoking and chewing tobacco.
| Colorado, however, shows an in
crease in the production of cigars for
the month of December, the total
amount manufactured being 1,721,-
565, being an increase of Ca ,535 over
the same month the year before. The
union factories are working to full
capacity.
Our membership report for Febru-
airy shows a net increase of 8 over the
January report. Our latest arrivals
include Ed Chavez, C. P. Sexton, c.
DeFroy, Gle DeBoe and T. Rasquin,
the latter three quitting jobs in Bos-
ton to try their skill at making cigars
in sunny Colorado. Today (Wednes-
day will not be counted in the sun
shiny list, but there will be other
days; cheer up.
We regret to report the death of
Charles 7. Clymer, which occurred on
the 26th inst. Funeral will be by
arrangement of the family from
Olinger's on Saturday, March 2. Death
was the result of an operation, from
which he did not rally, due in part to
his advanced age, being about so years
old. Mr.. Clymer came to Denver from
Philadelphia about twenty-three years
ago and was for many years employed
by the Dry Climate people. He leaves
widow and a grown son and daugh-
ter. Mr.. Clymer was an artist of no
mean ability, many of his paintings
adorning the walls of art critics in
this city. We have known him every
year of the twenty three and have to
hear the first one say single word
against him. He was an extraor-
dinary man from every point of view,
impartial and scrupulously fair in
every act and deed. He is mourned
by all who had the good fortune to
know him. The family has the un-
divided sympathy of our entire mem
| Mrs. J. G. Mcdonald, on the doc
tors instructions, will spend the sum-
mer on a ranch located a few miles
from Coolidge, Kan. Nervous dis
turbances, the result of an operation
recently, makes this change from city
life necessary. We anticipate her
complete recovery.
Puritan Bond, Copyright, Ranger,
Best Value, Hagler's Rose, Queen City
Winners, High Altitude and Silver
Bow scent cigars may be seen in
some cigar stands, but not with the
union label on them, for they are not
made under union conditions. Demand
the label when purchasing cigars. 1t
is always blue and has a principle
back of it. Non-union goods have
nothing to boast of except overworked
and underpaid help.
| Gus c. Nehring writes US from
Berwind, Colo, that he has a good job
running an electric hoist in coal
mine thousand feet under ground.
From his previous adherence to the
principles of unionism we have no
doubt Gus has complied with all the
requirements of the Miners Union. If
he has not his case should be taken
up by the complaint department of
the Label League at once.
Leslie A Tracy, who learned his
trade with the Livingston Cigar Co.,
has answered the call of Uncle Sam
and left last week for the coast, where
he intends trying his hand at ship
building. Leslie has more the appear
ance of a shipbuilder, anyway, than
that of cigarmaker. We have no
doubt he will make good.
Because cigars are made-in Colo
rado-does not signify that they are
union made any more as it did once.
Four manufacturers in Denver are try
| ing to take advantage of Denver's
past reputation and work off lot of
non-union stuff on the strength of it.
If the label is not there they are not
union made.