Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-01

man, arrested in Washington yesterday TO
felony by Deputy Constable Carpenter wa
placed in the station house in this city las
night for safe-keeping, and viii be taken t,
Woodland to-day for trial.
DELAYED MAus.-No Eastern mails hav,
arrived here since Sunday morning, owing tt
washout on the Union Pacific Railroad
east of Cheyenne. The delayed bags will
be on hand to-day.
HAND INJURED. Yesterday, while Robert
Hornback was at work in.the planning mill IL
the rear of N l.. Drew's lumber yard, ht
caught his right hand in wheel, severely in
juring it.
To LECTURE HERE-The Rev. DIR. Plat,
of Grace Church, San Francisco, proposes to
visit this city soon and lecture upon the sub
| ject of Living Religious Themes"
SOUND REASONS FOR CLOSING EARLY
| The closing of our stores at o'clock P. NJ.
has given rise to some speculation as to
our motive for so doing. Believing that the
public are entitled to an explanation, and also
believing that by this publication we may give
our thoughts and experiences to others-to
whom they may be of beneft-we shall pro-
coed. Before doing so, however, we wish to
refute the erroneous opinions and speculations
of interested and disinterested persons, as it
will enable us to make ourselves more clearly
understood. In the first place, economy in
gas bills has been put forth as motive. We
shall have no difficulty in proving this sup
position to be without foundation. For argu-
ment's sake, let us say that our gas bill amounts
to $3.50 per month, which sum is nearly double
the real cost. II we were to keep open until
say o'clock P. NJ, we should burn gas on an
average three hours per night. Multiplying
| this amount by twenty-sx 1.-THE number of
business days in month";, and we find that
we would in the course of month burn gas
for seventy eight hours. By dividing $3.50
by rs, we ascertain that the cost is a
fraction over So 20 per hour; but, as we
stated before, this is nearly double the real
average cost To show clearly that there is
no truth in the assertion that we close our
stores because we would save on gas bill, we
shall continue Divide the So 20 between
the FIVE stores, and the result is GA cents to
each store per hour. Therefore, it is not
more than the cost OF lighting any other first
class retail store in the city. Now, does it
pay the others to keep open? 1t certainly
does, else they would close. We believe that
it is scarcely necessary for us to demonstrate
that if it pays other stores, which scarcely
have more than a customer or so in them be-
tween the hours of Z and 8, that it would
pay US, especially when our stores are
visited by many people at almost all hours.
From statistics taken during 1879, we ascer-
tain that in an ordinary week, when trade
was quiet, our sales between and o'clock
p. N. averaged 800 per night, emitting
Saturdays, making $500 per week; 81 600
per month or S24, 900 per year. Now, were
we to strike an average this year, and take
into consideration the better facilities, larger
space, increased stock and increased trade,
aud not forgetting to take into consideration
the busy season, we repeat that taking all
these facts into consideration, the result would
perhaps exceed the amount given to con-
siderable extent; thus showing that our gas
bills have no bearing whatever upon this
subject The second assertion is, that we
close because we want the sympathy of the
poODit-eSDeCldily OilS
we wish to toady to their ideas of concession
to labor, ETC." To this we reply that We, as
business men, study and aim to understand
the laws governing trade, we know that
dealing justly and giving the best value for
the money is more profitable article than
pure sympathy. We admit, however, that
the latter has some value, but only when
combined with justice and best value. By
itself it is almost useless, hence we could not
profit by it alone. Now, as for the
toadying to workingmeD, we shall prove
that to be false We toady to no one.
We say to the workingman We will give
you full value for the money in fact, the
best value that your money can purchase.
We shall import your necessities direct from
the manufacturers, and will save you the ex-
pense of paying profits to several middlemen.
We shall have but one measure, one weight
and one price for you all. We shall protect
your interests by establishing just value,
and Just price, not alone in our store, and
ia our city, but throughout the entire Pacific
coast. You shall no longer suffer robbery,
extortion or swindling; your hard-earned
money shall be OF more benefit to you than
formerly, but you must come before o'clock,
or yeu will find our stores closed. The toad
les are those small, picayuae dealers, who
will keep their stores open for you until late
in the night; in fact, who scarcely have
day for themselves who will perhaps open
shop for you as readily as a bunko dealer
who are ready for deal at any hour Of the day
or night. But, says the laborer, how can |
buy Of you? You open your store at A. NJ;
at that time am already at work. AT noon
I have no time to spare. In the even
ing, before l can get ready to go
down to your store, you are closed.
This argument looks plausible, but is not con-
| elusive because, first, our system of doing
business is such that you can purchase suit
of clothes, boots or shoes, dry goods, in fact
everything which you may need, in com
paratively short space of time. You have only
to select what you want, pay for it, and the
transaction is finished. You need waste no
| time in bargaining or beating down of price ;
that will be of no avail. Hence, as trading
at our house means but selection and pay
ment. YOU can readily select what you want
in a much shorter time at our house, than you
can in a house given to bargaining. The
surest guarantee that you have, that it is for
our interest to do what we claim, is the fact
that were we TO do otherwise in such small
community as Sacramento, house of
our extent would be bankrupt in month !;
whereas a small concern might do the opposite
| for years. Now, since we have shown
! clearly that You can obtain your supplies
! in a very short space of time, we be-
lieve that you can readily find time
without much loss or annoyance. Be-
sides, don't forget that even though it is
not so convenient, you are helping to eman-
cipate fellow workman from an unnecessary
hours work but apart from that it shall be
our business to give you such good value for
your money that you will lind it not only
convenient, but of substantial interest TO
come to our stores before P. NJ, and should
it be impossible for you to come during the
| first Eve days of the week, yon can come
Saturday night, when we keep open until 10
p NJ; besides, we keep open on pay days at
the railroad shops, and at holiday times.
Now if it is possible for workingmen twhose
spare time is limited) to obtain their necefsi'
ties at our house, then it is as easy and per.
haps easier for those who have more leisure.
But are not the ladies put to considerable
inconvenience? We answer no, not parti
Gle; for from the first day, January
2. 1SS0-when our stores were CLOSED
al 7 p. M.-they were heartily in fsvol
Of it. even those who were at frs
disappointed at having foundour stores closee
at7p. M When informed of our reasons fol
doing so they were in favor of our actions