The sun., 1864-07-09
The Early-Ciosins Movement Becoming
General.

Tul great Insss meeting Of the early -cl,iiug
associations ut Union Square. lew weeks since,
Lss not 0riy given an Impetus 10 the movement In
this city, but IL slso exercising benonc.l iuilI-
ence In nearly oil the large towns aud cities h this
and other States that nave no, already adopted the
plan VI limiting the retail tu 10 ten Or twel5o
hours, IN pisce OF the old-ieshioned rxh1 st p, sys
tom Of ffteen aud els aieen hours day. IN, c2-
ample Of New York appears - have Loen fellow u
sewheIe In this as well ~ IN other matters AMI
there ID now fair prospect tha, the movement W \
soon bccome general in all the chief centres oi bit-
Less and extend ultimately to the smaller towns
apa villages. Ii il probable ulai In n short une Il,
nAy 10 rs.e ~ hno store open ailcr seven
o'clock, IN any part IL the United States ss II 4
uow to see In New York bank doing b, siues.
siter three o'clock ia the siter4oOu, OF rvpe c
dry goods house open after -eyeu o'clock. Aiuors
rte places that have lately come MO the IL vc.
uent Is Troy. The business men Of that ci,y sp-
propriafey celebrated the Fourth OF July by u,Icr.
.ng " close their aores from tina, date, 10 tngh;
1elcck IN the evening. A.coriips!y, TIE streets oi
that en'erprising cty have, thon. bceu sDaI
'Un ID Vt eight O'Clock ~ peiestrishi AM poiicr.
nso' and after that hour, merchants ana clerks ar
II tuerty To enjoy their evenings IN social rcaXs-
uof' Ut houie or elsewhere, or ut con.
eertS Lectures aud reading rooms This moy yeneut
Is ssueral und ~ not confined to u few brsncLes Of
I, Iu.ss rs ls stiil the In this city, The uef
chants and employers appear t. have ioin,i n e
iov.uleut with singular unsulnity On co,nna,
VA. not.s, they found that the plan OF l.,.pr lat.
business hours orig nlied In Il spir, ol rivalry and
>smpettioi, and that 'there was money IA II ''
re profits derived from late customers dli NOT
psN the gas biils and were lar tfoui cotnpeusah.,
iof the mental and ply seal wear aud al, ,ud III,
ierrsstou " all social aud domestic enjoy meut.
,ut.ilea ~ tie sy steul oi long hours They con
,lui,Nt, therefore, to Try the New York plan o
Saving expsnses aud and tear Of HE. b,
siowdins their business into shorter hours 1
"s'd have been better II ssNR In place ~ righ
Heek had been adopted ss 9hDhour ot c'osiu-, 8,
a. .. make business hours uniform throu. .houi th
nd states. But iuftbsr curtail,ueut may b
9Jsei ~. n Iroy. when ihe benefits oi the caau,
.hcsdy made shall have been more fully deuolz
rattd. lam VIII be the result, unless as IL prob
.sle, DpnncsI oulnmmnA In TROY n u later hour /.
iIe Giorninx than In kew sXs, al which
eaS the sse'sge buMpSss k4nn 4aay be III
s.,.nt =. l<ah ,iLes-
u.her .Is'ss besides rroy have Joined tie move
eeni II New Hsven, Hartford, Albany, Cnch,
-AsiA ST. Louis, AMI nuinier oi cities In the huru
..a "e-', most Of the respectable dealers hay
.,,es.d the se'en O'clock .sy s'eI. and find it pr,
Made ami sd' lntssccus. Lee .ures, couoer,s su,
e''ito.I meetings are nore hrgel. attended, IL
stun being n Iua,ser u tbs highest ben .ht In hi
country, where 20 much depends upon au accurat
.saOvisdss By Nv n.ss.ss VI pasls Asa .ui N.