The evening world., 1888-02-16

Waiting for Others TO Fall In Iine-Mer-
chants Would Not be Inconvenience
ng-W Some nre Opposed TO Il.
One argument which is used by those who
are advocating the repeal of the Saturday |
Half Holiday act is that workingmen and
women have all Sunday for purposes of re-
creation. Such n proposition, of course,
should have little weight, for many persons,
on account of religious scruples, are unwill-
ing to seek amusement on that. day.
1t is also true that many workers are 80
tired on Sunday, after six full days of toll,
that they do not care to leave their home un-
til Monday morning, when the round of
work begins again. The value of the Satur-
day half holiday to such persons is obviously
very great.
It is safe to say that if n vote were taken
among the readers of The EVENING WORLD
the majority in favor of the half holiday
would be overwhelming.
The following interviews with persons Sc
lected at random show the prevailing public
sentiment in the matter
Charles Miller, foreman in Becker's factory
in West Eighteenth street, said Our men
are heartily in favor of the half holiday and
hope it viii become general. 1t would be
better for those so-called legislators who
have n half holiday every day to attend to
e%pactin,g just laws than to strive to repeal
j. Scott, employed in Mitchell. Vance "
Co.'s brass works, said "When I tell you
that / am IN favor of the Saturday half holt
day l voice the sentiments of all my shop
Miss Minnie Joyce, cashier in q large Sixth
avenue store, said " All our girls are talk
ing about the effort being made to deprive us
of our Saturday half holiday. | think it I'M
inst am very Glad TO learn that The
EVENING WORLD is advocating our cause, and
trust that Its efforts in our behalf will be
successful"
S. P. Cassidy, of Harrison's chair factory
in West Twenty-first street, said Yes, we
are all interested in the continuance of the
Saturday half holiday, apd it would be q hard
s sIaa to 10 Es w' tSa s' RnE &v Gs N; W e@ xsf 3
championing our cause"
Miss Sadie Muller, employed. in q large
shoe store on Sixth avenue. said When
you work five days of the week from 9 A. NJ.
home at noon on Saturday. The half holi.
day is a great thing for us in summer, and is
EVENING WORLD is interested in the subject"
Tilsey Bates, q contractor, of Twenty-third
street. said Where the opposition to the
, Saturday half holiday hes | cannot see. |
allow my men a half a day off on Saturday,
and find them more willing to treat me right
and do better work in return"
William Moran, plumbing, Ninth avenue,
near Forty-eighth street, said II agree with
The EVENING World in every particular re:
garding the Saturday working hours, and if
the half;holiday system becomes regular /
shall be happy to fall into line and give my
men a half day off"
Digby Chandler said when The EVEN
ING WORLD takes hold of q thing it pushes it
that is not worthy of its support. Why
should the ~workingman not be allowed a half
day OF ! hope THE .EvEN1HG WoRID will
continue the fight and its good work"
IL Kanf fInklt nunnf nf tho Enn River
line Of boats, is greatly in favor of the Satur-
day half holiday. To an EVENING WORLD
reporter he said The men of the Fall
holiday. As it is they are obliged to work
the entire day. We all read The EVENING
and wish it success"
One OF the most pronounced advocates in
this city of the Saturday half holiday is Mr..
Alexander Miller, proprietor OF q grocery
store at al Fourth avenue. Speaking to an
EVENING WORLD reporter, he said You
may put me down, sir, as advocating the
Saturday half holiday the year round most
emphatically. l think that a man who works
hard during the week deserves six hours on
Saturday for recreation. l am sure working
men deserve it. Perhaps business men might
for q while be Inconvenience, but matters
would regulate themselves after q time, and
all hands would prosper by it."
Frederick w. Baker said Why should
capitalists begrudge poor men a few hours
recreation each Saturday? Heaven knows
~ lhDOilhE lhhh Luz lONAkA ltlE
on his life, and If the law gives him Il few
hours each saturday for his family or for
rest, he certainly should, have the time"
While the movement for the repeal of the
Half Holiday act originated with the bank
ers, it receives a little support from other
quarters. Thus, many restaurant keepers i'll
the neighborhood of Wall street and New
street favor the repeal. Their trade comes
chiefly from banks and financial institutions,
and with these closed on Saturday afternoon
the receipts fall of. While they may be in
full sympathy With working men and women.
their views are naturally more or less colored
by their business, interests. Following are
some interviews which explain the source OF
this opposition to the half holiday:
AT Fisk 4 Robbins's, on Broad street,
neither of the proprietors being in. the cash
Ter said: From September to the present
time our trade is not noticeably less on ac-
count of the half holiday but during, the
months of July and August there is nothing
j. M. White, restaurant, Sc New street,
SAID Why, certainly the half holiday at
fects me-. Business has fallen of over one
half ON Saturdays" o.
Julius Childs, proprietor of the Exchange
Buffet, opposite the Stock Exchange, said {:
The half holiday has cost me ga, 900 since
1t started. The Exchange closes. at ~ O'Clock.
everybody goes uptown, and 1t is awfully
It either, and a great many of them attribute
the falling of of business to this W
w. p. Mackin, manager Of the Stock Elk:
change Cigar Emporium, expressed himself
as follows; ''Ihis place is like q dead-house
On Saturday afternoon now, the. trade we
catch being u few stragglers going to the
ferry"
O.. H. Richter, owner of n cafe on Pine
street, said 1--WE don't want any Saturday
half holiday. II knocks the spots out of
our trade. A great many of the brokers don't
come to bushes ut all ON Saturday"