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Show ALU FOR THE PRINTERS. The Sit for the Prlntera Home Nuar Colorado Colo-rado Ktrln-s Hrlented. The members of the Salt Lake Typographical Typo-graphical Union, No. 115, will be glad to know that the site for the Printers' homo near Colorado Springs has been selected. The building committee, consisting con-sisting of Mr. August Donath of Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, chairman; Mr. George W. Morgan of Atlanta, and Mr. John D. Vaughan of Denver, composing the building committee; Mr. Lester Bodine, deputy labor commissioner; Mr. O. L. Smith and Mr. W. N. Meredith of Denver went to the Springs Sunday and in ton minutes decided on the sile. The building is to bo erected on a knoll in a twenty acre tract. When the union desires to dispose of the additional addi-tional sixty acres the land will be sold and the monev used for the support of tho homo. Chairman Donath carried with him a handful of earth fronrthe sile, he intending to place it on exhibition exhibi-tion nt the Boston convention in June. The committee hopes to lay the corner slono on May 12, tho birthday of George W. Childs of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, who has done more for the practical benefit of typos than any other man. ... |