Telegram-herald., 1886-12-08
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I1e following appear in oar city l@pels
AT meeting of The Executive Boasa o.
j.. A ls and ayi Knights ~ aDor. held
la-t night Tie following resolutions wee
adopted
ef Z hat the knights OF Labor un-
deg tle ilfi,1 l0n o. this District be rs-
4ur-i-d ID withdraw all patronage from
lle Lion hsi store. conner of CANA and
Lyon SIS. suti such time a. Il. Allen. the
proprietor, maze, good the violation Il his
agreement with Lhe Salesman Assembly.
f0 close h.s STORE AZ o 0'c.ocs. as the other
merchants whO s-gned -Ae agreement are
doing
Nog wish TO enter protest. and TO
wholly deny fl, libel against myself. az "a
citizen. ami a~4ilst ms place OF business.
it is dne nay store and the public that ] exc
plain.
LAST Nay petition, perhaps in form an
agr-emea- buf no copy Wa given me. was
submitted 'o me Tor approval and ID sign
The eight hour rule a. to severa. kinds OF
lator hs'lg then ln vogue. I consented 20
join tue rest and close my store al . p. m.
provided ali stores ln my line Of business
iid the same. This was the fair and open
understanding and agreement as between
those who presented the petition aud my
self, and J at prove il. The presen.ers OF
the petition agreed 10 this and I signed on
those terms but with what results, Why.
the other stores remained open.
Morse & Co. handling nv line of goods
never closed aud today Strahan. on the
West side, NJ. N. Morse. A. HilsOn and ;
De Loyage are keeping open irrespective of
hours and all dealing more or less ~ hats
caps and gents furnishing goods as do.
20 opening my store is no violation of anv
agreement, but On my par. is Who'll
~ matter OF necessity and self
protection. am too poor
man TO longer drive away my
customers. The committee who came 10
me have entirely failed 10 do as they per-
posed TO do and as they have repeatedly
promised. whether IN good faith or not
90 not knOw. Besides. the eight hour
rule has long since been largely abandoned
i'm Tins city Should / keep closed doors
longer and drive all my customers TO half
q dozen 0'her stores open Tor evening trade,
They were all TO De closed by the arrange
ment made when ] signed an arrangement
which has been grossly violated TO The great
damage OF my business, and yet these
clerks against whom personally ! wish 10
say nothing injurious, come Drszeniy ont in
the papers ami add insult 10 injury. They
done 10 myself nv business and my family
in other words. aim TO ruin me
Ii this is not criminal it seems disnOnor-
able. attend 10 my store myself evenings
NV clerks are not asked TO be present /
keep open because others do, because | am
obliged 20 DO this 20 support myself and my
family, because the eight hour rule has
substantially gone out OF effect because |
am 81 American citizen with rights and
duties tO perform God willing. Let me
ask the fathers and mothers of these clerks
II they save any more money By coming
ont of their stores early Are they at home
with their families more, Are their gen
e-al habits better, The observation Of
many substantial and honorable merchants
Of Grand Rapids is directly 20 the contrary
but will not he fhus falsely advertised and
cOnspired against If the law OF Michigan is
the same a. the Supreme Courts have held
II in other states. The etitiOners have
violated their contract not myself, and |
thus openly appeal TO the trading public.
y. ALLEN.