New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
YESTERDAYS HALF-HOLIDAY.
GO OUT OF THE HEATED CITY

sTRAIroN STORMS EFFoRT-A RED-LErTER DAY
FOR THE REFORM.
1t is estimated that to at least 5000 New
York employees and employers yesterday afternoon was
hafholiday From the Battery to Twentythird-st. In
Broadway, the avenues and side streetsit was excep
tional to find large stores open after O'Clock. The
regular Saturday afternoon exodus which formerly be-
gan between and o'clock, started yesterday about
noon and the outgoing and steamboats, to the
rious pleasure resorts crowded from that time by
hundreds OF young and women whose faces clearly
indicated that they fully appreciated their recently
acquired freedom.
The large manufactures coming out spenddly for
the departure. straiton Storm gave orders yes.
tcray that work In their various factories In Frstave
Tweny-seventh and Thirty $751; should cease at IL
o'clock Saturdays during July and August that all
employees paid by the week month should receive their
wages in full and that payday hereafter be on Friday
They employ 1000 people aud 532 OF these are saared
tits great mistake to suppose that this movement
downtown confined entirely to the wholesale houses
In Nassaus alone twenty stores, the maorityno
all of which sell Mt RETAIL closed yesterday at O'clock,
and will continue TO do until September /. Among
these are: The American Tract Society, Banks Bros
Curoy & Bro. Ward * Drummond, A. L. Luyster L. NJ
stroGse Co.. NewYork Stencil Works Curricr Ives
G. Knauth, Leach, the stationer, T. $. johnson Co.
Howard Watch and Clock Company, Alfred rosteyin o.
II. Wmarth. Macdonald d Clyne Finley Dibble,
BROKER & Doyle Culbert Il Co.. and Reichhem.
The Ollmen OF Maiden.ane were spoken with on inc
it |. If the rest will consent to do so too"
The large stove firms OF and around Water-st. are
ave begin to close up said of the National Stove
morning and generally get off by 3 o'clock, but will
try and do even better than that If the rest viii"
Some OF the large tobacco establishments. H. o. Brown
a Company for one. began closing at o'clock
yesterday. The other places VIII ,, doubt
NJ. T. Maitland. OF Maitland. Phelps Co.. writes
" 1t is practically impossible for many merchants ana
npIn hair al
until he bdHks agree 10 close at that hour also. Contrary
to general BELIEF there Is no law In TINS state requiring
banks to keep open from 10 TIL g. All that tho law re-
qWres is that their hours OF business shall beresohaDe
II the banks will close early the bushes community must
follow suit but until then the saturday halhohday can
not fear. become. ought TO be, general custom
The Ncw-York News Company will hereafter close on
Saturdays during the summer at o'clock. -
Instead OF waiting for the others as at hrst ,hey
thought Of doing. H. Wallachs sons. the SHIRT manuiac
urcrs decided Friday to close their machine room
and factories at o'clock and all other departments at
o'clock on saturdays, beginning yesterday until sep
The Rev. William Lloyd viii preach the The Losse,
Through Being too Busy" this evening, AT The CehTa
CONGREGATIONAL Church.
reform. The following firms closed yesterday at D. ~
and will do every saturday until the last of August
stcrnfeld Bro, & Co, nuol. Tepel & Eers,
Blnmenthal & Co., j. $ barnet & Bro,
scheite Bros. i. y sumpson.
william Ruttcr / Co, J b. Hamilton Co
h. A. smith & Bros, ]. J. Batz Bro,
C ti and FOLK Fourner George A. vroon.
A. Il. Reitlingor 3 CO.. Thomas " Johnson
William MctarTOll - 60,
These others will close at noon during July and Au-
gust It Is said for thc first tlme.:
VIM. II. hdtoms Co, NJ. j.. Clarendon q Co,
Schultz, lnnes & Co. WIN Sherwood q Co.,
Barnes & MeTttt. John lunphy.
G., g. uOrtOn & Co, r. H. DS0sway
P,len Nelson Il 60, Erasmus Sterling,
] n Plum g Gale, Myers & Gordon.
Fraser Major & o.. ]. x. T. bUOie.
pickard * Anderson, Henry Werner,
10 tilh n. lubby, J.. IL CARY,
Hall q il. 1. DaufOrth,
Iapham. Costello CO., liiteneid q Moore,
Bcicirr e Elmer son. Benz VI. Day,
\ q buckley. :. " Baldwin,
Hans Ircs sons Forest Dcllucy.
Dawson Hun e CO. Allen Orr a 90,
J N. iiossbach & Bros. a Wen - Bro,
Keck & MO~ser. Holman q lalen.
/ l. EulAlcy Geo /. Plalstee.
Iioyt Rros stephen KistiePs Sons,
II. Stout & Bro, Is. Mcrthelm.
Whtcomb g Chapman. J. Wen Bros,
! X Co. Abe stein = Co.
Thos 1. -mull. John " stout. IT.,
II II. w Schmidt
Thomas EYeIft a Co.