New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-12
HALF HOLIDAY MOVEMENT.
MUSIC STORES SWINGING INTO LINE.
! VIEWS OF LEADING MERCHANTS ON TIRE SUBJECT
WHAT REALLY DESIRED.

WHAT Is REALLY DESIRED
The growth of the Saturday half-holiday
| movement continues unabated The following music
stores announce that they will hereafter Close
at o'clock that hay schirmers
Ditsoh Co.'S, Pond Co.'S. schuberth & Co.'S
Novelo. Ever Co.'S Martens Brothers and Benninc
brothers. As announced yesterday nearly all OF the
large publishing houses have joined In the movement.
Representative OF the scrbnsrs said: or course, II
considerable OF sacrifice for us to close Mt O'Clock
Tor we se retail well wholesale, but heartily
ihdorsc the movement and willing to do all can
10 make 1t success. 1 do not see why 1t should
not become general here II is in England We GER
taly need II than they do over there for they
have fully third holidays their caleDdar than
we. Decides their fairs market-days every month,
"hch answer the same purpose. The strain man
III any profession business in this country is intense
ana the result Is that when he reaches the age OF fifty
sixty he Is either wreck is unfit to do anything
other than the mechanical work OF his calling An Eng
ilshman AT that age Ia In his prime"
W. W. Appleton. OF Appleton Co., thought that there
was no reason why Saturday afternoon should not ul-
tlmateiy be made general holiday during the summer.
Their house had been OF the sign the paper
In FAVOR Of early closing Mr. Dodd OF Dodd. Mead
favored tho scheme and thought 1t would be
mo doubt We lost something by closing early last
week. and will do every week until September" said
member of the firm OF Reed q Barton but we are
willing to stand ii. We consider 1t great and worthy
uhuerakpg ana expect to pay share for its
plshnent We have no fear about its ultimate
now that TIE TRIBUNE has taken hold oft"
D. Johnston, of j. C. Johnston when asked HIS views
said: " 1t would be utter mpossiby for to close
any cIrlierthan we do Saturdays This only
owing to our city trade but because of mail
as we'll We could not get these latter, which in
saturday morning, OF by o'clock. No. cannot
close but We viii let cacn OF our employees of every
other Saturday during the summer months that is one
ha our elD VIII 20 one week and the rest the following
week ANA 80 on through the hot weather Jhs Is In adj
dton to their weeks vacation, for all of which de
saturday Is holiday in England. but the Old Country 5
method of doing business aud quite different.
there In week. firm thst would adopt European
ways OF trade would last long in the United states"
Of that house follows: I'VE asked TO do much
Why, we would rather close all day saturday dur
ing July and August than On the Saturday
AFTERNOONS OF June and September June Is one
Oh Oh, The dne best best months IN the year 70, for
the CITY and are shopping all the hs while Septemb,
and abroad. But what Ia the for this closing
airn that there IL 10 class of working people to-day
who have AN easier time than dry.goods clerks Their
hours are only from until o. and give all our he y
that have been with rs year two weeks vacation with
out loss Of pay s, II all the rest 10 into the move
Arr 4. Constable Co. expressed themselves well
sats with their action oil last week. There are no
arguments agan53 the movement" said member OF the
urn. that we cannot use as well as the other large
rua sorex IL true that many OF our customers
20 away early Ia the season and remain away until cool
wathrr out our trade during the hot weather Is ny no
! means nnimportanL"
one of the leaders OF the movement Is Edward
Johnson, OF Arnold. Constable & Co.'S. THE
work, he said, Is not that OF the Early Closing
Association. IL originated In meeting OF clerks
that was hell IN the Ashland House last SApri for the
purpose OF making Saturday holiday Tor everybody
We are well that dry goods clerks are much
better of than the average day worker.
But the dry goods establishments
That began the of closing early Saturdays
and n j. tting that they should begin this extern
ryc one. IL aud Is onr intention that saturday
aft rnOon shall become general haf-hOliday without
any sore losing dollar in the operation We propose,
by means Of press pulpit - get the purchasing pub
the other nvc and hslf days of the week. ana when
that Is done there will bc for stOrc being
kept open. We not going to cocrce any one,
however. ~ Is that rush things here in way
unframed ~ THE old world That Is just the reason
why THIS movement was started. II Is time that we
lived - little more philOsOphicaIiy."
Many large retail drygoods houses, which have not
stand that they will nnd abundant oppor-
tuuty shopping saturday after
during this month they intend close their
places OF business at noon on Saturdays IN July AMI
August
Oppouents OF tho movement In the Produce Exchange
action suspeudng business early ia the
afternoon for tho months.
Consolidated Stock and
Petroleum Exchange yesterday decided 10 open the
change Mondays at IL instead OF 10 a. up to
October I. IL also resolved close at 1890
being made In tine building The project OF closing AT |
y. every Saturday laid the Table pending the
action OF the oil country exchanges.
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