New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
THE NEW WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY Y.
REMARKABLE GROWTH OF THE MOVEMENT.


SHIRT FACTORIES RESPONDING TO THE POPULAR
CRY-PHrLADELPHIA WAKING UP.
The aacrity with which heproprietors of the large
business houses and manufactures responding to
the demands Of the people in the matter of early clos
ing speaks volumes for their public spirit. and is
clearly indicative of latent sympathy between EN-.
poyers and employees the existence Of which many are
inclined to deny The Saturday holiday movement
has already reached the shirt factories, where so
many hundreds of young girls are employed. Begin
ming to-day and continuing every Saturday during the
summer months each man, woman and child in the
various departments of the Keep Shirt Manufacturing
Company will be at liberty to go where they please
after II o'clock. This means half-hoiday for be-
tween 700 and 800 people,
~ expect" said Mr.. Keep yesterday, that this
step will cost at least 600 for tomorrow alone.
but believe it will prove the best investment we have
ever yet made am that effort will be appre.
cated by the people 1t is always safe to trust Them
Mr.. Keep has also adopted The TRIBUNE's sugges-
ton of paying of Friday instead of Saturday eve.
ming The example set by this e15erpEslns h i% 1 %
underwear manufacturing establishments. Wallachs
Sons, Rothschild Rosenstein, and Fichenner, Rau d
Co. considering the subject. Should they de-
ide to close will probably lead all the other firms to
do for they the largest houses OF the KIND IN the
city. Their closing early would be great boon to
many poor working girl lie Boutillier Brothers, of
Twenty third.st, have also swung into line. They
will close during July, August and part OF September
at l o'clock on Saturdays and at on other days.
Getting their store in order prevents their adopt
ing the early closing system this month. They are
among il not the first New York firm to introduce the
custom of o'clock closing which has long been GUS
tomary in Boston.
The insurance men are almost unanimous In favor of
having Saturday afternoon for rest and recreation.
The NewYork Board of Underwriters appointed COM
mIttee, of which Walter l.. Gum, secretary OF the
Equitable Fire Insurance Company is chairman, to get
the signatures of those in favor of the holiday move
ment. Mr. Kennedy, of Weed ~ Kennedy, reports
that nearly all the offices signed. Some OF the large
wholesale India rubber companies agreed yesterday to
close at / o'clock on Saturdays until September be-
ginning to-day. These include Goodyears India kub-
Der Glove Manufacturing Co., ID. HOdgman ~ Co.,
and the Rubber Clothing Co. They employ altogether
about 100 men.
The majority of the Fifthave art stores will close to-
day IL or o'clock. and the jewelry stores Will do
so during July and August as usnal
The Rev Lindsay Parker will preach in st. George
Church morning at 1880 on the half holi-
day movement.
The report that many of the clerks took advantage
of their newly acquired freedom last Saturday to make
purchases FROM their es7 fortunate brethren Is eeu
By those who have carefully examined the matter 10
be without foundation. All OF Arnold, Constable "
Co.'s employees have signed an agreement not To buy
anything OH Saturday afternoons.
Eyen conservative Philadelphia has awakened TO the
necessity of taking time Tor recreation. Darling
ton Runk & CO one Of the leading dry goods houses
of that city that they will close during July
aud August at l o'clock on Saturdays and at o'clock
on every other day.
One OF tho 5000 drug clerks of the city writes that
if the drug stores will Genuine their Sunday trade to
necessary medicines and make these obtainable by
ringing the bell limit the trade on that day TO Ger,
tam hours, The labors OF those greatly oyerworked
Young men can he materially lessened.
~ CORE pondent signing himself Mechanic writes
t. The Tribune about the rights OF workngmen. who,
he says. constitute three-fourths of all the toers IN
the city. He says he teacher. the preacher, the
clerk aud the saarled man have their yearly vacation
without loss of pay but the mechanic gets left every
time il he take, vacation, for his pay is stopped The
closing at noon on Saturday will take half day off his
weeks wages which will deprive both him and his
family OF tho recreation on Sunday hat they have
hitherto enjoyed"