The morning call., 1890-05-28
EARLY CLOSING.
A Hitch Among Provision and
Commission Houses.

There seems to be a momentary hitch
among the wholesale provision-dealers and
commisSion-hOuses in the arrangements as
to closing at o'clock on Saturday after
moons during the summer months.
AS to the decided ACCESSIBILITY of the move
all are unanimously agreed, if the plan be
only feasible. This, it is claimed by some
leading houses, is not and never can be, for
reasons given below, while others again as
confidently assert that "Where there's
will there's way"
Witzel & Baker are strongly in favor OF
closing at the proposed hour, and, though
they have not signed the agreement to that
effect. considering their word as good as
their bond, feel it a hardship that so few
seem willing to work together in the matter.
brigham, Hoppe q Co. would like to close
at o'clock on Saturday afternoons as wen
as anybody, but do not consider 1t would DC
fair to their country cOnsignOrs. IF con
Segment, say OF butter" said enc member
OF the flrm, arrives by boat at noon Satur-
day, we could not get it to our warehouse
by O'Clock, and to leave it on the wharf IN
the hot sun till Monday morning. would
mean ruinous loss to our clients. Still,
without pleiging ourselves any hard and
last rule, our intention Is to close whenever
circumstances permit
G. e. Whitney IL Co. have signed the
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feel sure that their employees VIII be bene-
hted by the rest, while their country con-
slgnors will not be permitted to suffer TO
tile extent of one cent. They are well con-
tent to hand over all the business doing
after o'clock Saturdays to those who keep
open to catch it, They are of the opinion
all the large houses will close early.
Dodge, Sweeney IL Co. hope to see the
movement a success. They contend that
little looking ahead during the earlier, part
of the week and working to that end Will
easily cause all seeming difficulties to dis
appear.
Wheaton & Luhrs assert that they are too
busy TO let things take their chance after 2
O'Clock In the afternoon, although as much
in favor of closing at that hour as any one.
IL their business would permit, they would
welcome many more holidays, but they
cannot sec their way cleaI in this case 10
make any definite promise about o'clock
in the afternoon, only being resolved to
close then or as soon after as practicable.
They have not signed any agreement, but
had they done so, would have stuck to it
through thick and thin, their sole reason
for not signing being that they could not
see their way clear to promise to close every
Saturday.
Shattuck &c Kowalsky have not signed
either, but intend also to close at o'clock
in the afternoon on Saturday whenever
they can do so. Our business" said Mr..
Shattuck, differs from that of boot and
shoe dealer, for example: We cannot stow
away on shelves until Monday morning a
lot OF poultry, just arriving at or > O'clock
on Saturday afternoon, and what mess
shipment of butter would become if left on
the wharves TO take care of itself till Mon
day! We do not want to keep open, re-
member, to sell stuff, merely to protect the
interests of our cOnsignors, and conse-
qUently our own interests too, by taking
due care OF what they intrust to our care.
That's our view of the matter from our
standpoint"