Carpenter . ices. The United Brotherhood of Carpentersand Joiners of America has been the meansof raising the wages of the journeyman atleast $1 per day and has added 20 per cent,more employment by reason of the shorterwork day. So then we may say $ perday is what the national union has giventhe carpenter. This means $384,000 perday, or $9,984,000 per month for the mem-bership alone. This ten million dollars a 13 month added to the pay of the Brotherhoodought to be considered. Stop and think;figure it out for yourself. Does not thisfact alone startle you into taking more in-terest in the a
Carpenter . ices. The United Brotherhood of Carpentersand Joiners of America has been the meansof raising the wages of the journeyman atleast $1 per day and has added 20 per cent,more employment by reason of the shorterwork day. So then we may say $ perday is what the national union has giventhe carpenter. This means $384,000 perday, or $9,984,000 per month for the mem-bership alone. This ten million dollars a 13 month added to the pay of the Brotherhoodought to be considered. Stop and think;figure it out for yourself. Does not thisfact alone startle you into taking more in-terest in the affairs of the union? To establish the old age and disabilitypension is one of the debts of honor imposed CONVEXTIOX XUMBEU stick. Now, to begin right. First, we mustpay into the general treasury a sufficientamount to insure each member after twentyyears continuous membership at least $400annually during life. To do so we shouldraise our local dues to one dollar per amount we may pay at present. SOLDIERS HOME, WASHINGTON, D. C. The marble building to the right with the Norman tower is the administrationbuilding, known as Scott Hall. It is a landmark in the landscape of the national capi-tal. The house to the left is the original cottage bought with the land and has beenthe summer home of several of the Presidents. The home was established in 1851,originally comprising 256 acres; present area, 512 acres. The grounds contain abouttwenty miles of beautiful macadam drives, richly ornamented with rare trees. Thereare a number of buildings, most of them of white marble; among them a theater, alibrary containing 10,000 volumes, a chapel, hospital, officers quarters, dairy and new building just completed at a cost of $1,000,000 has a magnificent dining roomseating 2,000. There are also dormitories accommodating a like number. by this array of facts and figures. If thisis done on a liberal basis I will stake myreputation for good judgment that our num-bers will b
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