Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-26
THE NEW TIME.

How the system is Looked Upon AFTER
n weeks TriaI-what Contractor
Saws About 1.-THE Questions Hotel
Clerks and Ticket Agents are Called
Upon to Answer.
Yesterday the few remaining railroads
in the country who failed to adopt the new
time standard last Sunday conformed Win
the general system and set their CLOCKS III
accordance with the recognized time.
Perhaps no innovation upon establlshed
customs so radical as that OF the adoption
for common standards Of time for the con-
.inont in place Of almost innumeraole
local standards was ever accomplished so
quickly and thoroughly as this mas been.
Although many cities. boards OF trade,
educational institutions, business houses
and other corporations have co-operated
with the railroads. there are many more
which still adhere TO the old time Ihere
are many obstacles IN the way Of IT'S uni
Versal recognition, and complications are
continually arising. In this city, While
the new standard has been adopted by the
railroads and steamship lines, hotels
telegraph Offices and express
comDanv. and while it is
kent. together with the old time,
by the jewelers., the working people ana
merchants. the banks and city ana gov
eminent offices. except the post once ana
shops. except to railroads, regulate IheIr
business by the old standard.
..It never will work." said a leading
contractor to MORNING News reporter
Yesterday, The railroads can't stop the
sun and they can't dictate to the working
world when il shall lie O'Clock IN the
morning or o'clock at night. Joshua OF
old was the last man that interiered with
rsnn
undertaken the same thlng' tue!
will have to give it up, for they can't dc
it,"
Its mixed things up already cOntln-
ued the contractor. with emphasis. " Inc
railroad employees begin.work at one time
and other employees at another time. We
who employ large numbers OF laOorlne
men. would lose just So minutes TO man
every DAY if we recognized 1t. Gaining
nine hours a days work. we would lose q
full DAYS WAGES on every fifteen men, anu
we couldn't afford it,
But vour men could begin work ear.
lier IN the morning at 6:24 instead oil
O'Clock. and they would work the same
number of hours
That's good enough To talk about, but
/ Won can't get a savannah labOrer TO begin
I work before o'clock. DO all YOU cam
Although a week old the system IS vel
Z very lUlftIlttlA NhutlstNnA anna aAtiN"u
men aud hotel clerks are piled with ques
F tious in regard TO the time of diff
ferent places. the differences in 10
cal time and hundred other questions
which the interrogation knows Just as
much about before he has gone through
with his catechism as he does afterward
lis that railroad timer" asked Traveller
pointing to a clock in one Of the railroad
T ticket offices, yesterday. yes was inc
reply. is it the same as city timer con
sulting his watch. "No." Glow mucf
difference is there:" The information
was impaired and the traveller went out
satisfied that he had got his reckoning
all right.
! I'VE are called upon to answer JUS
+ those questions one hundred times day,
said the agent to a News reporter wh'
was standing by during the conversation
land then one-half of the people 90 away
and in half an hour can't tell whether
standard time Is thirty-siX minutes aheaC
T of city time or behind it."