The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-16
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dom OF the Sunday rest is in the air and il
will be OppOrtune for us to strike now. On
Christmas day heavenly gift will come tC
lSO,OOO people in the northwest division OF
Chicago. The sky-blue milk will not come
that day; $50 wagons, more than 1000 men
and 500 horses will have glorious Christ
mas day; no delivery of milk on the Sabbath
after that day. If they can do this i'm Chi.
cago, what ought not we do in OwOsso,
where we have more religion to the square
foot than they have to the square mile?
j. G. Shat uck endorsed the movement say.
ing the new spirit that is moving i'm labor
unions is manifest i'm the efforts made in
this movement for early closing. 1t is the
spirit OF love, and not of bitterness, such as
once characterized the demands of labor.
Popular education, calm argument and pei
suasiOn are the forces now used, instead of
threats and boycotts.
Little opposition to the movement is
found among the merchants. Properly
viewed 1t will result i'm net gain to them,
certainly socially, probably financially.
But, 1t is rumOred that the factory men are
opposed to early closing. Do they remem-
Der that it is provided, in the plan submitted
by the Clerks Union, that the stores keep
open two nights in the week? Have not the
clerks, as good right to demand shorter
hours as any other body of labOring men
and women? Let them remember that the
movement was instituted, not by the mer-
chants, but by their own co-labOrers. and i'm
the interest of labor in general. But per-
tlnent question Is, why do the clerks want
shorter hours" 'What do they want to do
with the extra hours afforded them by
early clOsingw l am not so optimistic as
to believe that this leisure time will in all
cases be wisely spent. Acknowledging and
commencing the high characters of the large
body of clerks here, it is yet fact that
danger turks in leisure hours. Temptations
DO not come to the busy; but how to employ
the leisure time is the great problem in
morals, and 1t is well for all to remember
this. should favor the boycott in one in
stance, in this connection, il its power could
De used to force the saloons to close at six
o'clock, with the stores.
An emergency is here clearly met by the
Y. M. Z. A., whose rooms are always open
to young men. There are elevatng infu-
ences, good associates, good reading. good
music. trust that the young men will
consider themselves perpetually invited to
attend these rooms.
am heartily in favor of early closing,
and hope the plan will be successful.
g. 9. Duff followed Mr.. Shattuck and
talked as only Duff can. A brief summary
is given:
AS business man talking to my asso-
ciates in business, l proceed at once to
briefly review what | have observed about
The rise and progress of this order (The
Clerks UniOn) in our midst. This without
any authentic knowledge of it but merely as
stranger looking on and asking no ques-
tons. 1t seems that about year ago the
clerks of this city, embracing statesmen in
all lines of merchandise, organized for
business. They very quietly, and as
Obser ed, very secretly marshaled
themselves together, rented a hall and
assembling once a week proceeded to do
what l did not know. My clerks said
nothing to me about it. In fact all knew
about it was what | might naturally infer
from what saw and heard. heard them
talk about going up to the union tonight
and such occasional inquiries one to another
but didn't know what they did up there.
'Twasn't necessary. That was their busi-
ness, you see. Were they planning secretly
and plotting to capture my grocery, take
possession and run it az it should be Iun
and to suit themselves? L didn't know;
could only imagine as L watched their
OmnOus looks, secret signs. grips and pOr
tentiOns, under-tOned conversations and
sepulchral whisperings, there was change
something was going to happen, L thought
sure, but couldn't tell what. l could only
wait and watch and work. At last little
came before my observing
notice which greatly relieved me. l had
noticed for several mornings as came down
to the store very early, as my custom is, i
found the clerks had the store swept out and
fire built and 1 at once inwardly resolved
not to cut down their wages nor discharge
them because they belonged to the union.
BY closing my store at @ o'clock four
nights i'm the week during the winter months
expect to do more business than | now do,
for believe i'm acceding to this modest re-
quest of our clerks we impart to them JOY
that will inspire them to renewed activity
and ability that means their efficiency and
worth to us.
whatsoever your hand findeth to do, DO
t with your might" is proverb that every
body knows is true. It's bible and it's reas-
,n. But don't believe that He who spoke
{ ever intended We should keep it up and
work day and night. 1t is true in anything
we undertake, but especially is it true I'm ex-
scuting the details of store work. A clerk
% be efiici mt must be something different
rom an ordinary hired man. His work is
iff'rent from saving wood, but he must
saw wood, too, if he intends to succeed.
Saving wood is just as HONORABLE in my view
Is anything else and l am in favor of il and
willing 1t should be done. | use to saw
wood myself once but rather some other fel-
ow would saw it now and. he may have all
he honor.
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