Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
PUT THE CLOCK FORWARD.
'Ehc New Time Standard to BecOml,
Effective Tomorrow.
WHAT WILL BE DONE IN WASHINGTON


Tomorrow the public at large not dependent for
their supply of time upon the time BALI at the
obS3TV ltOry VIII begin to regulate their affairs
upon the new time standard. giving Washington
the time Of the 18th mcrdan.. which Is s nlnut es
and II seconds faster than the real time of Wash
ngOn. registered by the daily transit OF the sun
over our meridian. Towns that have never laid
claim TO a meridian will have 10 embarrassment In
effectlng change of time but In this CITY, It's the
meridian is recognized as & government institution
according to the recent rulings. the actual Wash
iagton meridian time Will continue TO be the OFF,
citl time.
THE RAILROADS.
SIT won't disturb us a particle" said Slperin-
tenient Sharpe, or the Baltimore and Potomac
road. to STAR reporter this morning; "aS matter
OF fact IT will not disturb any railroad The time Is
easily enough arranged
'Then the new time will 60 into effect 'on time
Tomorrow said the reporter.
'les, promptly at twelve O'clock" said Mr..
Sharpe.
II should think that it would cause confusion at
first said the reporter.
"It will cause confusion NAV he for the public :"
sild MI Slail'c. but as a matter OF fact it Will
make very little difference on our road We have
always run by Philadelphia time. and this new
standard makes difference OF only one minute
and t''e seconds. Heretofore when we advert lsed
train to leave at II O'Clock il iet really at OF
according TO Washington time
Th" change on the Baltimore & Ohio road viii 90
into effect at o'clock tomorrow morning. at which
liilit ucW ntN Will become
operative 1t is thought that by making the change
nj o'clock Sunday morning. an hour when there
are few trains running, there Will be little contu-
Sion
bank official. talking to a STAR reporter to-day.
said that there had been no agreement as to the
time to be employed in banking business. AS mat
ter Of fact it would make little difference as mar
gin was always allowed to cover any discrepancy in
clocks.
THE JEWELERS. OF THE CITY,
who are the dispensers OF time for the majority OF
people, will, as rule keep both times so that their
patrons can take their choice. Arrangements have
been made so that the observatory will send both
times to the jewelers..
MessIS Gait, Brother & Co will, on tomorrow. at
noon set the large clock in front OF their building
Side. which IS connected by wire with the us. OBJ
servatOry, Will. as heretofore show the time of the
meridian of Washington. MIR. NJ. w. Gait said to a
STAR reporter that he thought that the new time
would necessarily prevail In the general course OF
business, as the railroads and the post Office would
e regulated 1h 10y oy that time AS 81 the new " time is
ulate their movements by 1T.
Mr. karr, the Jeweler. stated to STAR reporter
would be supplied by the Jewellers who had electric
connection with the Observatory. He is having
dlal with two rows OF figures made for the large
clock in his window so that it will give botn times
Some OF the jewelers. of the city are in favor OF
holding meeting to arrange for the adoption OF
one time or the other throughout the city. The
majority have decided to keep both times. Samuel
Lewis Sons are the only ones who have positively
declared IN favor Of the new time exclusively.
THE CITY BELLS.
There was some doubt at fire alarm headquarters
this morning as to what time the bells would an
nounce to the public hereafter. AS usual, on Sun
days, the bells Will not ring at noon tomorrow, but
will ring at p.m., which will be the first time the
bells will tell the time after the new standard goes
into effect. An official OF the observatory visited
the Office this afternoon and stated that the old
Washington time would be r,lng On the bells This
Is in accordance with the instructions OF the Secle
taly OF the Navy. The matter, 1t Is stated, was
day. Circulars sent out from the observatory to-
day explained the system Of time signals, and said
that washington time would be sent from the OBJ
servatory. The difference between Washington
time and the 10Th meridian time is stated in the
circular.