Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-29
THE CLOSING REFORM.
A Number OF stores Open, Blu. Others
stand by the Originate gree menr-A
COmmnnicatian-Mer Views.


stand by the Origin alt greement-A
Communicatian-Me Views.
Editor ARGUS.
Rock ISLAND. Jan. 2S-Piease allow
me space in your paper 20 answer the
card published in yesterday mornings
Union by business concern whose mem,
BEES say they are advocates of the earls.
as well as Sunday closing. say thew are
not. Did the public ever see their store
closed on legal holiday or Sunday morn.
ing before the London opened its doors
here? No. Can The senior member denv
that consulted with him on Decoration
day and the Fourth of July last, and asked
him to close at noon. What was his ans.
werf I'VE shall keep open as long as
we can do business" So they have II
and IL O'Clock nights and Sunday morn
ing was not too long for them before the
London came here. Many time have
different clothing men said 10 me, I'VE
would gladly close on Sunday if this firm
would" Why are they agitsting the
closing movement now? Because thew
want to gain the sympathy OF the clerks
and the different labor organizations. If
they can do 30 by their statement, / do
not blame them, but it is too late in the
day. / opened my store Monday night
after waiting q whole week for an
other shoe firm to join US in q
movement that would be benefit to both
business men and clerks If it we're gener
ally adopted in the three cities visited
the shoe merchant Monday afternoon and
asked him if ne still intended to keep his
store open; he said, yes" Then l SAID
would open also. The afore mentioned
clothing firm also claim they were the
only ones that kept closed Will one
member of the firm deny that he was in
his store Monday night for the purpose
OF meeting customer al 8 o'clockP IL
this the way to keep your store closedP
will say this; an willing 20 cooper
a.e with the clerks in any move that viii
be effective. l would advise a Joint
meeting between the merchants and clerks
OF this city and close according to the
wishes of the majority, aud I'll agree to
stay with them as long as anybody. In
regard to Sunday closing, pay no at
tention to anybody. Ny store never was,
nor never will be open for business on
Sunday morning. Respectfully,
GEO SCHNEIDER.
A number of stores which have hereto>
fore ADHERE to the $50 closing agree
ment were open last evening and others
will very likely follow suit tonight. Two
OF tie leading clothing firms remain loyal
to the early closing arrangement. They
are the London and Simon 81 Mosen-
fielder. Mr.. E l. Leveen Of the former
clothing house, said this morning when
visited by an ARGUS emisssry. The
London is closed evenings after $50 and
will be until the movement is proven an
absolute failure. We are in favor of
early closing. and hope it will yet be sue
cessful. -
To what do you sltri ute the back
set9"
"WelI, the movement was getting along
nicely, all the clothing houses closing,
until the very one which mad falsely
claimed TO be the father of the
early closing scheme commenced
snesking customers in through the
side door as late IS $50. This
firm has failed to keep is pledge, but am
not surprised. When the committee on
early closing first came to see me ! did
not give my consent, stating that firm
that would keep open until ! / p. m. and
also on Sundays. and further thsu this to
tally disregard their own holidays, as one
in this city had done, would
not stick to any agreement it might make.
finally, however. signed the early clos
ing agreement and l propose to give it
good test. 1t shall not fail for want of
encouragement on the part Of the Lon
don, and we have no side door. either.
"As to the article this firm has given
the papers pertaining to the early closing,
i consider it below my notice and don't
care to further express myself on any
thing that they may say"
Alphons Mosenfelder, of Simon &
MOsenfelder, said:
I'VE shall respect the early closing
agreement for the remainder of the week,
IN order to give it all the encouragement
possible, though we shall lose money by
30 doing. We are in favor of early clos
ing, but think that 7:30 would work bet
ter than 6 80 as the hour of closing.
However, we will give the present move
ment all the show possible"
A WORD FOR THE CLERKS.
The Rock Island clothing firms that |
have been disappearing themselves to
the public as the leaders of the early |
closing movement are the only ones that
have broken their good faith, and in |
justice to those who have lived up 20 the |
agreement We hereby contradict this |
firms statement, as published in daily |
papers. CLERKS
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