bright and companionable old gentleman, and had the esteem of all fellow craftsmen and others who knew him.

Here are a few words from a local paper which prove beyond a doubt that the world moves and that unionism is growing by leaps and bounds: "Practically all the building now being done in Alexandria is being performed by union workmen." It is but a few years ago that a union was almost unknown in the ancient Virginia town.

Labor day here was celebrated in good shape at the Bennings race track, and the affair was voted a success by most of the vast throng in attendance. Your correspondent was much gratified at the fact that a larger number of printers were on hand than he has ever seen at a similar celebration. That the central labor union (under whose auspices the affair took place) is away to the good financially on the day is cause for further gratification.

Printerman Sam De Nedrey was the Labor day orator at Millinocket, Me., (which caused one of the ribald to remark that "Sam must have his knock even if he has to go 'way down in Maine for it") and Printerman Frank Morrison had the same kind of a job at Louisville, Ky. Both made notable addresses.

John Hoyne, who was some years back among the typos employed by Uncle Sam, visited old friends here during September and was most cor dially received. He is now employed in the Chicago postoffice. Hoyne and I printed on "spess" together some dozen or more years agone, and it was a real pleasure to meet my old "buddy" and to learn that he was prosperous and happy.

H. F. Montgomery, a popular member of the Law Reporter chapel, was married in this city on September 4, the bride being Miss Pauline Van Horne. The happy couple were handsomely treated by Mr. Montgomery's chapel mates.

"Give the labor editor an even break," calls the Washington Trades Unionist. Tut, tut, man-the millennium has not yet arrived.

Every union in the International should have at least one or two special meetings to talk over the mortuary benefit matter before the question goes to the referendum. Let's do our thinking before we vote-not the reverse, as is often the case.

George M. Ramsey, a well-known member of No. 101, is certainly doing some excellent work in his Sunday contributions to the Washington Herald. From week to week he furnishes hundreds of items to that paper, mostly about printery people, but taking a great range also in matters of interest to the labor world in general and printerfolk in particular. I believe he has about the widest acquaintance among craftspeople of any printer in Washington, and for versatility he is a wonder. Since I first met him I have known him as compositor and foreman in the printer's art, as journeyman pressman and in charge of pressrooms, as delegate to the International Typographical Union (I believe he has been a delegate two or three times), as ardent union worker, as bright newspaper man, and (I am glad to say) as friend-and in all these capacities he stands

away up. He is one of those rare men who can do a great many things and do them all well.

Columbia Union has issued honorable withdrawal cards to W. H. Drayton and R. M. Ewalt since my last letter, and honorable withdrawal cards have been deposited by G. William Crane and A. W. Harkness. Traveling cards have been received from George P. Nichols, jr., and E. D. King, Baltimore, and D. W. Hoeckly, Philadelphia. Those taking traveling cards were: S. B. Ragland, G. W. Ford, S. B. Estes, D. W. Williams, H. E. Faust, John H. Butler, C. T. Grotz, Brook A. Yowell, G. W. Shaffer, E. O. Whitman, N. Buxmeyer, G. W. Modlin, D. D. Hemming, T. J. Fitzgerald, D. J. Lynch, C. H. Haddock and W. J. Warner.

W. C. Noll, once a well-known printer here, where he was for several years an employe of the government printing office, is now a well-to-do merchant at Renova, Pa.

The District of Columbia government gave all its per diem employes (who had been in the service five months) a full holiday with pay on Labor day-a new and creditable departure.

W. T. Stormont is the new foreman at the Judd & Detweiler plant, one of the largest of Washing. ton's printing offices. This establishment has had three or four different heads in the recent past. Mr. Stormont has had wide experience in this city as journeyman, foreman and proprietor.

David Pollock, a well-known member of No. 101, has arrived safely at the Home, and friends here trust he may soon be himself again. He was a resident there about two years ago, and while he remained decided improvement in health was apparent so much so as to induce his return east, shortly after which pronounced symptoms of tuberculosis again developed.

'Gene Edelin, a member of Columbia Union No. 101, who is well known to the membership, is now in vaudeville and has recently .returned from several months' tour of the country. He has met with gratifying success on the stage.

J. H. Broderick, of the Star, and former chairman of that chapel, who has been traveling in the north and west for about two months past, has returned to his machine. Health was the principal object of his long holiday, and I am glad to know that he brought a good share of it back with him.

John H. Butler, a member of Columbia Union, employed as makeup in the government printing office, has resigned. He will take the foremanship of the Wright & Potter office, in Boston, printers to the state of Massachusetts. Mr. Butler served his apprenticeship in that establishment.

F. L. Ames, who was here as a government typo for six months some years since, has struck a winning streak in the political line, having recently received the nomination for clerk of Chemung county, New York. As the republican nomination there is understood to mean an election, friends here are already congratulating Mr. Ames on his good fortune.

The remarks of the Raleigh (N. C.) correspondent of THE JOURNAL in regard to funerals of

union printers are worthy of serious attention from the membership at large. Mr. Sandridge is correct when he says: "Nothing could win public approval so much as organized attendance on, and a simple burial service conducted by a chaplain at, the burial of a member."

At a meeting of Columbia Union held on September 19, 1909, the newspaper scale committee made a report, which was adopted almost unanimously, the provisions of which add 10 cents a day to the wages of our members employed in newspaper chapels. A few slight changes, in the nature of concessions in regard to plate matter, were made, but the scale is considered a substantial gain by those who have fully gone into the particulars. The committee-Messrs. H. N. Kelchner, Star; M. L. Statter, Post; A. B. Evans, Times; Eugene Evans, Herald-received a rising vote of thanks for their excellent work, and they deserved it fully. Washington newspaper printers now have a very good scale, which, according to the agreement, is to run for three years, dating from September 1.

Public Printer Donnelly's statement of the accounts of the government printing office for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909, shows that there remains in the United States treasury to the credit of the government printing office an unexpended balance of appropriation amounting to $500,000. The total cost of operating the government printing office for the previous fiscal year (ending June 30, 1908) was $5,939,178.22. The cost of operation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909, was $5,704,406.32, a reduction of $234,771.90. Of this reduction the sum of $118,715.42 represents the saving on payroll or labor cost. The value and quantity of the output exceeded that of the previous fiscal year. W. N. BROCKWELL.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

Following is an excerpt from the letter of a daughter of a printer of Fort Worth, who visited the Printers Home, about August 21:

If all the printers could see that lovely Home, and see how contented and happy those dear old men are, and could know just what they are maintaining, they wouldn't raise any "kick" about their dues. It seems almost impossible for printers to keep up such a magnificent institution by each member giving so small an amount. I felt went into the library and mighty bad when I found all the leading papers and not a one from Fort Worth, except the Union Banner. The old gentleman (meaning Charles A. Gallagher, the guide) took us in the parlor first and asked if either of us played. They have a nice Chickering piano, and I played for him. Everything in the Home is complete. I couldn't see that they needed a thing. The grounds are beautiful.

The night before Labor day church and labor held a joint meeting on the lawn of the Hemphill Street Presbyterian Church. This was the first meeting of this kind ever held in the southwest. The music was furnished by Musicians' Union No. 72; invocation, U. M. Lee, president of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly; scripture reading, F. M. Costan, recording secretary of the trades assembly; address of welcome, Rev. J. P. Hicks, pastor of

the Hemphill Presbyterian Church; trade union movement, C. W. Woodman, organizer of the International Typographical Union and American Federation of Labor; "Relations of Church and Labor," Congressman O. W. Gillespie; "Trade Union Legislation," F. N. Graves, chairman of the state federation of labor legislative board.

About 50 per cent of the membership of No. 198 paraded Labor day. Two of the charter members were in the parade, and marched the same as they have for the past fifteen years. The old weatherstained banner was borne aloft and proudly fol lowed by the faithful. Miss Mattie Gowdy presented the secretary-treasurer with an umbrella with the allied printing trades council label on it, that was carried in a San Antonio Labor day parade. Harry Eastus, an apprentice of the Reimers Printing Company, carried this umbrella immediately preceding the banner.

Charlie Payne, formerly a pressman of this city, died in El Paso recently. He was well known by the oldtime printers of this jurisdiction.

Mrs. Edith Hill Reed, at one time a proofreader on the Telegram, died in Denver last month. She joined No. 198 in 1905, and drew a card from this union July 27, 1907.

R. W. WALKER.

HARRISBURG, ILL.

At the last regular meeting of No. 562 it was decided that the printers and their families should have a picnic the first week in October. A committee of arrangements was appointed and a great time is expected. A special assessment has been levied the past two months to secure funds for the occasion.

Since our last writing W. B. Reed, one of our charter members, also president of No. 562, who has been with the Chronicle continuously for twenty-seven years, has handed in his resignation. He has purchased the Carrier Mills Mail and has moved there to take charge of the paper. His son, Frank Reed, employed by the Steege Printing Company, will accompany him.

The Daily Register, after a suspension of several weeks, has resumed publication. Work has been extra good and the men have had their share of overtime.

Card deposited: L. Howerton, Little Rock. Cards withdrawn: W. B. Reed and Frank Reed. ROY H. SHUP.

MONTREAL, CANADA.

Business is very good, and printers (hand and machine) are scarce, consequently considerable overtime is being worked. The writer knows of a man who drew $45 as his week's salary, $20 of which was overtime. There are situations for ten or fifteen card men, if any should care to come this way. Five subs who have been showing up regularly on the Gazette were given steady situa tions September 15.

Among the visiting printers here during "old home week" were Jack Coogan, of the Boston

Journal; Jimmy Quinn, of the New York World, and Billy Anderson, of Chicago.

A new newspaper press is being installed at the Daily Witness office, and that paper will shortly appear as an eight-column, ten-page sheet. The present size is six columns, eight pages.

M. H. Ellis has been elected chairman of the Gazette chapel.... Jerome Maynard is confined in Hotel Dieu Hospital...."Juice" Holmes is working on the Quebec Chronicle.... Dave Smith is unable to work, and will apply for the International Typographical Union pension....Our picnic was a financial success.... The officers of No. 176 occupied a box at the Labor day concert.... The Canadian Typographical Union has an organizer working in the city, and he is reported to have said: "Nothing doing." HARRY JONES.

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Now that Minneapolis has the convention and St. Paul will entertain for one day, No. 30 has taken the proper way to produce the "noise" by levying a special assessment. Without any doubt, events will move rapidly, and we hope to give the "bunch" a time they will all enjoy and remember fondly for some time after. Enthusiasm is already running high, and will run still more furiously as the game warms up.

This year's Labor day parade was the greatest in many years, the unions turning out well, and many neat uniforms were in evidence. In the afternoon Minneapolis and St. Paul unions went to the state fair, where an able address was delivered by Bishop Robert McIntyre. Labor day at the fair was a record breaker, over 88,000 people visiting the grounds. The fair is a fine place to pick up non-label printing, and we secured a fair

amount.

The St. Paul publicity bureau's booklet advertising St. Paul, which was given to a non-union shop under various pretenses, one of which was that it was wanted in time to distribute at the state fair, was not out in time anyway, and when it did appear was a fine specimen of the botch artist's and blacksmith's work. It is a typical non-union production, and we request our friends all over the country to keep an eye open for copies of the book and mail them back with stickers on to the various advertisers.

St. Paul plumbers have secured a raise from $4.50 to $5 per day; freight handlers an increase of 6 per cent, and the barbers an advance of $2 per week. These results were all accomplished without any friction whatever.

Mark M. Boyd, 42 years of age, for many years a well-known member of No. 30, employed at the Daily News, died on September 2, after a long illness.

The first watch charm to be given out at our meeting was won by Joe Maiden, and W. L. McHale secured the first button. These articles are all International Typographical Union emblems, and interest in our meetings will no doubt increase with such an inducement to attend.

Otto F. Bruss drew No. 1712 in the drawing

for lands on the Flathead Indian reservation.... William Hudoff, of Dayton, Ohio, stopped over here a few days on his way to visit the Home at Colorado Springs....Tom Jelinek is again at work on the Dispatch after a long illness....W. H. Eckles fell from a stepladder and broke both ankles. His recovery is naturally slow. Don't forget to visit St. Paul when you come to Minneapolis in 1910. JOE MAIDEN.

WORCESTER, MASS.

While the meeting last month was not largely attended, some important business was transacted, and if carried out successfully will require more interest on the part of the members. The most important was the appointment of a committee to look into the matter of revising the job scale in this city, and to report on it in the near future. It is about time something along this line was done, not only on the job but also the newspaper scale, as practically every goodsized town or city in New England has a better scale than this city, and few, if any, demand the same amount of work as is required here.

President Beahn was elected to attend the meeting in Boston, called by No. 13, to form a New England Typographical Union. District meetings have proven a benefit to the organization in the west, and should do likewise for this section of the country.

The committee appointed to take up a collection for Barney McKenna, a former member, who is totally blind, and residing at the town farm, reports that he was enjoying good health and was much pleased with the treatment he has received from the union as a body and members individually.... David Sigalove was elected trustee and W. H. Sullivan sergeant-at-arms to fill vacancies made by the continued confinement of T. V. Macrone in the Westboro insane hospital. His condition is reported about the same.

Labor day has come and gone and the printers, as a body, have failed to take any part in its observance, much to their detriment. It was one of the finest parades ever seen in this city. The entertainment and lecture the night previous in Poli's Theater, which was addressed by James Duncan, first vice-president of the American Federation of Labor, was an entertainment well worth attending and deserved much larger patronage.

David Sigalove, of No. 165, was secretary of the Labor day committee and worked very hard to make it a success. He has announced his candidacy for the office of recording and financial secretary of the central labor union at the next election, having been defeated by a narrow margin at the last election, and should be successful next time.... Freeman M. Saltus, who was recently appointed by Governor Draper on the Homestead Commission, was elected secretary of that body, when the commission organized recently in Boston.... The first number of the Montpelier (Vt.) Journal has been received here and is a credit to the new management, one of whom is Frank T. Parsons, a former Worcester printer, and we all

wish him success....The Labor News, which is running a free trip contest to the American Federation convention in Toronto for the most popular union man in this city, has a large number of candidates in the field, among them being former President W. W. Cormack, of No. 165, and he should receive our liberal support....Tom Delehanty, a popular member of the Telegram chapel, was married September 22 in Athol. He was well remembered by his fellow workers on the Telegram, in honor of the occasion. The honeymoon trip will take in part of the Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York and also Newark, N. J. W. H. SULLIVAN.

VERNON, B. C.

The Vernon typos' proposed trip to Revelstoke on Labor day did not come off, owing to there not being an excursion train from this district. A few of the members, however, enjoyed a drive to Salmon River, about seventeen miles distant, and returned with good strings of fish, which were distributed among their friends.

The Vernon News is now settled in its new home, and with a new folder and a small cylinder press added to the plant, is one of the best equipped and most comfortable offices to be found in any town of like size.

Revelstoke offices have undergone a change, and on September 1 announced a merger whereby the Observer ceases publication and Editor Haggen, of that paper, assumes the editorship of the MailHerald, while Arthur Johnson, manager of the Mail-Herald, remains in charge of the combined fore. So far as reported, the consolidation will displace but one man. The Observer had recently installed a new Cranston press, and a monoline had just come to hand, which will probably be used by the Mail-Herald. BURT R. CAMPBELL.

ATLANTA, GA.

Know all men by these presents: Greeting-On last Labor day-the first day of the first week of the ninth month in the year of our Lord 1909, there did appear on the streets of the ancient and honorable city of Atlanta a parade or procession composed in part of the skilled artisans of said burg and a part of the yeomanry of the militia district. Wherein it was proclaimed by the honorable body of skilled artisans known by the title of the Atlanta Federation of Trades that a prize to the value of twenty-five legal dollars would be paid to the body that would have in the line of procession a number of its members in excess of other unions.

And wherein it doth appear to the satisfaction of the honorable judges who were entrusted with this honorable and nazardous task that the Typographical Union No. 48 of the said ancient city of Atlanta did show us that they did have a greater number of men in line in excess of other bodies of skilled men and tilers of the soil.

It is therefore ordered and decreed that the sum of $25 in lawful money be paid to the keeper of the finance of the local Typographical Union No. 48.

All of which is made a part of record in the archives of our ancient and honorable city.

The foregoing, under the significant caption of "Got There!" is the style in which Jerome Jones,

of the Journal of Labor, editorially announces the fact that the union printers of Atlanta "walked away" with the prize on Labor day for having the greatest number of men on parade of any union participating.

No. 48, on September 1, put into effect a new book and job scale, which calls for a material increase all along the line. There was no objection raised on the part of the proprietors.

Delegates Ed L. Sutton and Robert L. Whites, in their report to the union at the September meeting, gave as their principal reason for failure to land the 1910 convention, "inability to secure the necessary number of votes." The explanation was entirely satisfactory.

The south, and Atlanta in particular, is peculiarly interested in the forthcoming convention of the American Federation of Labor, as at that time the delegate from the Georgia Federation of Labor, Jerome Jones, will present his report as delegate from the American Federation of Labor to the Canadian Trades Assembly, which met in Que bec, September 20-25. This is the first time in the history of southern unionism that such an honor has been bestowed upon the south, and a renewed interest will be a certain result.

Cards received-F. R. Webb, Rome, Ga.; R. D. Hobby, Fort Smith, Ark.; D. A. Russell, Prescott, Ariz.; H. M. Tigner, Chattanooga, Tenn.; G. D. Ross, Rome, Ga.; J. R. Alford, Macon, Ga.; Charles H. Allgood, Macon, Ga.

New blood has been infused into the allied printing trades council and the label committee, and we are confidently expecting splendid results along the label line.

All of which has nothing to do with-
Minneapolis, 1910.
W. S. WARDlaw.

UNIONTOWN, PA.

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William Chicola, secretary of Typographical Union No. 262, of this city, died September 11, 1909, aged 24 years. He was employed on the paper where he learned his trade, for ten years, but had to give up his position about a year ago. He was a model young man, straightforward and honest, well liked by all who knew him, and of the material of which good organization men made. In the short time that he was secretary of this organization he displayed force and business ability, and we lose one of our most valued members. This is the first death of a member in good standing this union has had since its organization in 1890, and he is one of the youngest members. He was a Bohemian by birth, and a member of the Odd Fellows, who had charge of the funeral.

Business in the printing line has been dull here for the past six months, but is looking better now. Subs get three and four days a week and think that is fair.

There are three dailies, one weekly and three job offices here, and when normal conditions prevail six or eight more men are employed. All are union, with the exception of a one-man plant, which does novelty printing.

T. S. BIERER.

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.

The "old home week" banquet and reunion, given by Typographical Union No. 316 on the evening of September 8, at the Richmond Hotel, was one of the most enjoyable features of the week. The dinner was served in excellent style. This occasion was to bring together all the local and visiting members of the printing trade, and many took advantage of the opportunity to renew old acquaintances. Before the banquet a reception was held and a social hour passed. President P. H. McMahon acted as toastmaster, and welcomed the visitors in a few well-chosen words. Organizer Robert S. Maloney, of Lawrence, was present, and gave an interesting talk on the achievements and

credit is due them for the manner in which it was done. ROBERT TUDOR.

TORONTO, CANADA.

Labor day was observed here in a fitting manner, although there was no parade. This year members of organized labor arranged with the exhibition authorities and had a grand field day of athletic sports. Thousands of workmen and their families took advantage of this and spent the entire day on the grounds and viewed the great annual fair. Members of Toronto Typograhpical Union made a clean-up of nearly everything in sight and won the general proficiency prize with twenty-four points, tailors' union coming next with

many benefits of the union. After the dinner cigars were passed and a program of entertainment was enjoyed. Informal talks were given by local members and reminiscences told which were thoroughly enjoyed. All the visiting printers made suitable remarks and thanked the local union for the hospitality extended. The following were the guests present from out of town: M. T. McConnell, T. A. Horan, P. J. Hynes, Ernest P. Faulkner, W. B. Haggerty, George J. Delaney, W. T. Grant, New York; Martin Reagan, Thomas H. Quinn, Boston; Richard J. Foster, Albany, N. Y.; A. Eugene Sansoncy, Glens Falls, N. Y.; N. D. Sullivan, Greenwich, N. Y. The committee that had charge of the affair was: D. G. Finnegan, Terrence Dooley and Ernest O. Cooke, and

ten points. Competitors from typographical union were Elliot, McGillicuddy, Flint, Sinclair and Roe. The typographical union paid all entrance fees, and a great deal of credit is due our committee on sports for the way the boys were brought out. Members of the new Toronto printing pressmen and assistants' union (seceders) were not allowed to compete in Labor day games, which has made them very sore, and that union has sent a written protest to our city council, claiming equal rights with international unions.

At the last meeting of No. 91 an elaborate report of the proceedings of the St. Joseph convention was read from Delegates McDougall and Steep, which was listened to with interest and attention by those present. At the conclusion of their re