New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-24
TIE WEEKLY MALE HOLIDAY.
HOW THE REFORM Is GAINING GROUND.
THE MOVEMENT IN DIFFERENT TRADEs-MAKE
FRIDAY PAYDAY.

THE MOVEMENT IN DIFFERENT TRADEs-MAKE
FRIDAY PAYDAY.
A fair evidence of the popularity of the Sat-
urday holiday movement is furnished by the way III
which II has been supported by fire insurance peo
pie The principal Offices in this city number about
l o'clock Saturdays. So enthusiastic In the matter
OF them that they began the change las I
week
As general thing, the public are responding splen;
didly 10 the appeals OF tho newspapers clergy ana
clerks abstain shopping saturday afternoons.
The empOye, OF several OF tho large stores that kept
open usual last saturday stated that 40 TAR MS bust
the places might well have been
closed The buying after that hour was light
This confirmed by tue careful observation OF many
others
to the effect that certain of tho large stores
that began closing early this month WIN 20 PACK 10 tne
old system In July and August has Decn curing
the last few days This il most emphatcay denied by
heads Of the houses In question Nothing OF the KIND
they say. has been Thought of by them.
Some OF the smaller stores on tie avenues. when APP
preached the subject OF early closing, claimed that
they forced to keep open late on week nights owing
TO the unfair competition 10 which they are subjected
by many rivals keeping open Sunday for the
sale OF drygoods hats. furnishing goods, etc com
mittce of those In favor OF The saturday
Yesterday morning and laid tho matter be-
fore him. He promptly informed them tnat
sst upon tue proper observance OF the Sunday law Oh
the part of ,hcse dealers
Elevated Railways declined Yesterday TO aid the early
olosinE oynnent by making the fare nv" cents on sat
The rcforin is gaining ground IN Brooklyn, The bar
bcrs ~ hat city now endoavorng Ia gct Saturday
evening of by closing the shops AT q o'clock.
Other cities are also taking up the work. Several
branches Of business In Troy agitating the question
of early closing. with fair promise Ot success.
The question Of holding general meeting 60 discuss
the matter earlier closing Is being discussed by many
drngasta George ]. Baker, OF No 203 West Twenty
hrl-. will be glad to receive the names OF any Of the
trade willing to cooperate IN the movement
81 well remember" said Mr.. Knight, OF Drcxe,
Morgan Co.. the other day, when the Saturday half
holiday movement started in London. something
quarter OF a century ago The motive that inspired it
there was quite different from the that
Is pushing II forward here. it
feeling OF patriotism that caused the Londoners
TO aopt the system OF closing the stores at sat
uriays You called that about the time Of tho East In
ana the raising nf militia greatly encouraged By the
Government Hundreds of London clerks ana other
poye- enlisted To give these opportunity To drl,
the large establishments. one after another. closed
Saturday afternoons. Gradually this became general
and the pr0prle0ts that refused to do looked
down uiun a. wanting that distinguishing trait OF "A
true Eugshman-loyo Of country The practice of early
closing thus begun mas continued increasingly ever
since"
Tne Baptist ministers, at their weekly meeting Mon
day adopted resolutions indOrsing the Saturday half
holiday movement Tho resolutions favor the clos
ing OF shops and factories at Satur-
dnys during the summer IN order to give and
recreation to employees believing that this action
will lessen the Dissertation Sunday. The general
public Il requested To do necessary shopping Saturday
iorenoons order that this movement may be advanced
10 September all skilled and unskllcd labOrcrs
CITY should he allowed TO stop work at every
saturday without loss OF pay Mayor Edison vetoed "a
similar bill Mayor Grace vetoed this one yesterday
The Corporation Counsel says that the Aldermen have
no power IN the matter.