Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-28
THE LABORINCMEN'S UNIONS.
Shoe-Store Clerks Benefited By
Early Closing.
THE CARPENTERS WON'T STRIKE.
The Plumbers Still Out--The Diff.
Guilty OF the Red Label-Other
News For Men
Who Toll.
EARLY Closing Movement.

Early Closing Movement.
The retail boot and shoe merchants naug-
urated the closing of their stores at 6:30 p.
III. on Tuesday evening last.
There are several exceptions, however.
who are still keeping the old hours. notably
More, Lang and Cook, on Farnam street. A.
ID. Morse is away from Omaha, and as his re-
turn is daily expected his manager did not
think it incumbent to join the movement in
the absence of instructions from his superior.
Lang and Cook would not close because
Morse kept open. Mr.. Lang said
81 was perfectly willing to close at $3.50 p.
m. if my competitors on the street had done
so, but could not afford to close and leave
what trade there was to them"
Mr.. Cook it is understood, was also will
ing to close, but was compelled for the same
reason to keep open.
thirteenth and Tenth street TEEN with
shoe stores Of lesser magnitude, and they
are always open ready to sell goods. Many
of these stores handle boots and shoes IN
connection with dry goods and clothing, and
some handle heterogeneous mass OF COM
modities from shoes TO dish pans.
The proprietor of one Of the larger Thir-
teenth stores, near Farnsm, said that he was
willing TO close II the Farnam street people
mad done so, Notwithstanding the fact that
most of his trade Is in the evening, coming
from mechanics and laborers.
Another Thirteenth street shoe merchant
said that he could not close because Brandeis
& Sons were open all evening, and they
handled shoes Thus it is all the way down
the street, one would not close because the
other had not
A clerk in thirteenth street store said
1t made vary'little difference whether they
were closed or open, as they sold very few
IL any goods in the evening. Another clerk
on the same street thought they had "kick
coming" and that the workingmen should
get together and aid the clerks.
ut makes me hot, he said, ito think that
am not getting the treatment that many
other shoe clerks are receiving at the hands
| OF the bosses. am just as capable OF enjoy
| ing rest AZ anyone, and | need it, While
| those other fellows are out walking with
| their wives, or buggy riding with their girls.
| and many more clerks on this street are
sitting inthe stores sweating and trying TO
| kill time" They wouldn't close on Tenth
| street for anything; it would deprive them
| of the pleasure of busting off shoe boxes and
| selling calico aud things, for there is no evil
dence OF their selling any shoes.
Some of the Omaha shoe merchants are as
| eager in their championship for tho early
| closing hour as the others are opposed to it.
| They all hope thoI Mr.. Morses return Will
| straighten matters out, and that all the Far
nam street merchants will join in the move
| ment.
MIR Julius Meyer, secretary of the local
| assembly of the Knights Of Labor speaking
upon the matter OF the erection of an assem-
/ bly, hall, said that so far as the movement in
| augurated something over year ago for this
| purpose, the scheme was practically dead.
! AT that time IL was arranged that the Knights
| OF Labor, in conjunction with the other
| trades and labor unions of the city, should
and other entertainments, and after all bills
had been paid the surplus should 90 towards
building trades assembly hall. Subscrip-
tion lists were circulated among the mer-
| year ago the 4th of last July. 1t was grand
success every way except financially, but
in that it was failure. IL being
| evident that the large sum Of money