The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-27
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
Merchants and Clerks Are
Working for the 0bser-
vance of Early Closing.
RENEWED INTEREST AROUSED.
The Pledge Which Is Being Circu-
lated Among the Storekeepers.

Renewed interest has been aroused in
the early closing movement by the deter
mination of both merchants and clerks to
make it's observance, if not universal, at
least more general than it has been. The
fear that what has already been accom-
plished in some quarters will be sacrificed
by dereliction in other quarters, has
served to spur the energies of the workers
afresh.
Both merchants and clerks have inter
ested themselves in it and are working
shoulder to shoulder to accomplish their
end. A public appeal, which has been is
sued by the Hudson County Labor Union
in support of the movement, includes @
classified list of the stores which will
cease business at eight O'Clock in the eve
ming The pledge, which is being pre-
sented to the merchants for their sigma
lures, is the following
We the undersigned merchants of Jersey City,
agree to close our stores promptly at eight
o'clock, p m, excepting Saturdays, and illbi the
ately preceding holidays, For furniture stores
only, May is also excepted
A committee from the Clerks Early
Closing Association have charge of the
appeal, and they are meeting with fair
success.
SOME WHO SIGN.
Among the hatters B. F. Vessel, Will
lam Ward, Lawrence and j. j. Bagley
have signed but Weber, the Famous Hat
Store and Rinaldo have refused the COM
mittee's request
The signatures of Clerihew, the Mar
shall & Ball Co. and the New York Cloth
ing Company appear on the petition.
Manager MetZler of the Boston One
Price Clothing House has not yet signed,
but 1T is hoped that he will.
Brown & VanAnglen, Charles S. Furst,
C. P. Friend, William Loughlin, Hardy,
Russell, kean and Carrick are the promi-
neut dry goods merchants who are in favor
of the movement. Many others, however,
have refused.
THE BOOT AND SHOE DEALERS.
The boot and shoe dealers have given
the committee tho most troubles Tasker,
Isitmaster aud Cumaskey signed, but Sui
Ivan Phillips and Madden could not he
persuaded to accede to the committees
request.
are the hardware men who will sign.
j. H. Hanley, Dompierre, Thompson.
and Williams, the carpet dealers, are
pledged to the committee Frank Hanley
! is not expected 10 sign.
The majority of the milliners and deal
ers in fancy goods have defied the COM
mittee and refused to close.
The Merchants Protective Association
think that his connection with the Asso-
citation should induce Mr.. Perlmutter also
to yield to the movement.
SOME WHO ONLY PRETEND.
The advocates of the early closing move
ment claim that many of the business
men of the city, especially among
the dry and fancy goods dealers, pre-.
tend to close at night, but after dark
ening their stores they stand in the door
ways and try to catch passing customers.
After the appeal has been signed the
names of the signers viii be pasted in the
lodge rooms of all the labor Organizations
in the county with list OF the merchants
who refused the committees request.
The merchants have invited represent
atives from all the labor societies to at
tend their meeting on May 8.
The Clerks Association will receive the
committee's report on May ID, at Hum
boldt Hall.