The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-05
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WORK ON SUNDAY.
The BARRIERS Say They Want to
be Good.
But the Council Don't Act-0ut of 1t9 Barberr
in This City ia Have Signed the Petit
ton to Close on Sunday.

Councillor Wantland's resolution before
the city council favoring throwing the
barber shops wide open on Sunday ia meet
ing with the greatest opposition from the
BARRIERS themselves.
The tonsorial artists are an uncommonly
intelligent class and do not care to be set
down as lot Of Pagans with no regard for
Sabbath observance. The BARRIERS union
is especially in earnest on this matter and
will have something to say to the council
men who are trying to force them to Werk
seven days every week. They believe
their hours are too long already, and in
stead of being heightened they should be
shortened.
An intelligent knight of the scissors
systematically stated the case this way:
1--WE want to be good, but the council
won't let us.'
A HERALD reporter, to secure the views
Of a few of the leading shops on the Want
land resolution, called first at the Cullen
tonsorial rooms. The proprietor was out,
but jerry volunteered to speak for the
shop and himself.
when anybody comes in, he said, I'VE
shave him. l don't.scare so long as l make
wages. Rather work on Sunday than work
in d 10 cent shop. When we shave man
on Sunday he has to put up two bits.''
A. Christy, who is one Of the most re-
sponsible BARRIERS of the city, when asked
whether he favored keeping open on Sun
day, replied: 81 should say we don't We
work from seven to eight hours day all
week, and on Saturday our hours are from
z a. m. to II, midnight. This is about all
the work we care for. Yes, am mem
Der OF the union"
NJ. 4. Peters, of the firm of Peters &
Hellstead, who have fine shop under the
opera house, was decidedly in favor of en-
| forcing the present law He said: "Most
of the members of the union are in favor
of putting the violaters of the Sunday clos
} ing ordinance through. Even if the city
council does repeal the ordinance we will
( fall back on the territorial law and prose-
cute offenders under it, if they persist in
! keeping open. We work thirteen hours a
| day and seventeen hours on Saturday.
Even barber ought to have little rest
one day in the week"
Sam B. Jerklund said: 1--WE work too
much already. We do not like to be COM
PEELED TO work eight days every week, as
we are now doing seven days work in six"
One of the most persistent opponents of
| Sunday closing is Chris Tehr, proprietor OF
the Walker House tonsorial parlors. ''The
! guests Of the hotel kick" he said, "unless
we shave them on Sunday. If the ordinance
! isn't repealed | must ask the council TO al
! low me 10 keep OpeH JuF60 VI lOut nOuFs
Sunday morning. You see, that if the bar.
bers don't want to work, they don't have
to. The trains come in at all times of the
night, and the men who don't get in until
midnight can't be shaved except on Sunday
morning"
The BARRIERS union has taken hold of the
matter in earnest and has petition signed
by ia out of is BARRIERS of the city asking
the city council to allow the present law t
! stand and for its rigid enforcement.