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Show brothers In distress. Since this Instl-i Instl-i tut ion received its first resident, j these wage-earners hae contributed nearly one million dollars to its support. sup-port. The physical value of the pron-I pron-I erty Is estimated nt one million dol-' dol-' lars I "But the benefactions of the International Inter-national Typographical Union are not confined to this Institution. It Is but. one of its broad, liberal and unselfish policies. For years e have paid a death benefit, a fund for which has been contributed to and maintained by the membership. Two years ago we Inaugurated a pension fund, un-i un-i der the rules of which any member attaining the age of sixty years, with a continuous membership of twenty years nnd unable to secure employment employ-ment at the trade or by reason of physical phy-sical Incapacity work at the trade. Is entitled to a pension of ?4 per week i for the balance of life. At present wc I have OCO of these pensioners and there i is a balance In this fnud of $240.0.10, I thus guaranteeing its stability and permanence. Aged and Infirm members mem-bers of the International Typographical Typographi-cal Union do not become public charges. We care for our own. "We Pre proud of our trade. We. desire to malntaiu that trade In all its tradition and perfection To that end we have established and maintain a technical school for the benefit of journeymen and apprentices so that they may perfect themselves in their chosen calling, may know of and understand un-derstand its newest development and latest Improvement, and may turn that increased knowledge not only to their own account in the way of additional ad-ditional remuneration for their labor, but that the art of printing may Itself be advanced, and that the product of the press in America may be superior to that of any other country. In this way we perform a public and a patriotic pa-triotic function." NEW ADDITION TO UNION HOME Colorado Springs, Colo , Feb. 1C j At the Union Printers Home today the libniry addition to that Institution ' was formally dedicated. Tho Union Printers Homo Is the only luhtitutlon of Its kind In the world conducted by a trade ifnion for the bentflt of Its in-. dlKi-nf. ;md sick members. The value , of the property Is estimated at one I million dollars, and tho addition that ; was dedicated today cost $30,ftnfi. It limn-on the Home's magnificent col-li-cllou of books 12.0O0 volumes. Among the speakers wore Mayor Avery, Av-ery, of this city, a representative of the local typographical union, a representative rep-resentative of Denver typographical union pnd President James M. Lynch, of the International Typographical Union. The exercises were altend"d by a larRo number of people. President Presi-dent Lynch made the principal address, ad-dress, and, among other things, said: "Wo meet today to participate in 1 he dedication ceremonies incident to the latest addition to the institution hnown as he Union Printers Home, the Library Addition. "Many of you are acquainted with the wonderful development of this property. You will recall that tho main building occupied a barren and desolate hillside that through loyalty on the part of the union printers on this continent, patience on thn part of the management and industry on the part of Its assistants has been developed until now It Is one of the most beautiful parks In this section; that from time to time new building bae been erected and Improvements have been made until at this time the laeillMes of the Union Printers Home are adequate to all demands. "Tho history of the Library Addition Addi-tion is typical of the history of the entire Institution. An insignificant collection of books of a few hundred volumes has grown to more than ten thousand volumeB. A room, coromodi-r'.if. coromodi-r'.if. and up-to-date was needfd to house the collection. The rcnuiro-inr-ntR of tho Home, purely domestic In iholr nature, demanded addUIn(tl I room r.d modern utensils. The great in-ed was maJe known to our membership. mem-bership. Immediately the money nf-ccKnary, oluntarlly contributed,, began be-gan to pour in until the amount in band won Ruflclent to warrant the lizard of Trustees in nndortakihg the actual work of construction.' Today e ore dedicating the nw addition I hat, a;d from this beautiful library riorn, in which we are assembled, has Flvn io th- Homo an enlarged dining din-ing room, additional 6tor rooms, new ; kitchen, serving rooms, baktry, cold torn?;' plant,' etc. "And all of ibis, Including the Home Itst-lf. has been constructed and ia maintained by tho union printers of this continent, who have their own private rosponBiblll-ls, rosponBiblll-ls, cares and duties, but who, not-. not-. ivlthstandlng, find 'a wcy to contrlb-uto contrlb-uto somf thing each month toward the place, comfort and hdi'plncs of their |