The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-12
FOR EARLY CLOSING.
Providence Statesmen lnaugurate a
Movement. .,.
MASS MEETING IN MUSIC HALL,
Addresses by Ex-Gov. Davis, r.. L. Gan
non, Aldermen McGuinness and Bailou,
George j. West aud j. A. Williams
The street Parade-Letters Of Regret

The PROVIDENCE Salesmen's Assocla-
wtion held a big meeting last night in
Music Hall in the interests OF early clos
ing The ball was crowded, the audience
not only including the members ana
friends of the association, bat many sym
pathizers with the movement. Many
ladies were present.
Preceding the meeting in Music Hall
n street parade WAS held with between SIX
and seven hundred men in line.
While the street parade was being held
an organ recital was given by Prot.
Charles L. Kenyon in the hall. Music
was afterwards Furnished by the Amer-
can Band, Bowen r. Church, conductor.
The speech-making began about
O'clock. Ex-Gov. John w. Davis acted as
chairman aud Il. II. Whitaker as seere-
tarv. Among those seated on the plat
form were NJ. +. Kelly, II. L. Cannon,
ex- Mayor Henry X. Barker, Aldermen
Ballou. Alderm McGulnn, s., Albert L..
Anthony, j. T.. Villains, George Grant,
Alderman Ninship. Waiter A. Scott,
Charles f. Longley, Il. L. Almy, John
Grant. the Rev j. Ii. Larry ana the Hon.
Charles T.. German.
EX-liov Davis said: I'VE have assem-
bled here this evening in goodly numbers
TO take part in cause which interests
the whole business community The in-
dustrial movement of the past twenty
wears has been upward and onward. Time
is money and you not only get more
money tnan YOU used TO but less time.
You profit by it and the community
profits by il. 1t takes man OF ability To
be good salesman, aud H. is degrading
to ask him 10 labor from in the morn-
ing to 10 at night The voice of the ma
jor part of the community should pre-
vail"
Il. Il. Cannon spoke in substance as fol-
lows: "Ihis vast and intellige 1t audi
har "a
members are not all statesmen. This
movement is OF interest to every man
that tolls. This question interests every
one. All are looking forward TO the
time when life shall not be ceaseless
trouble from the cradle TO the grave. Peo-
pie are willing TO buy clothing whenever
they want TO. They can buy it at @ o'clock
or o'clock, or 4 o'clock as well as at
o'clock liz they want clothing they will
have 1t and if the clothing stores closed
at o'clock the people would not 90
naked. III the men and women here as
sembled come here actuated by an intel
li.ent purpose, decide not TO buy a
dollars worth of goods after o'clock a.
night, they will help this great move
ment"
Speeches along the same line were made
by Alderman Ballou, Alderman McGuin
ness. George j. West and j. A. Williams
Let ers of regret ut inubfffty be
Mayor Potter, Bishop Harkius aud the
Rev. Ernest q. Wesley.
Gov. Brown sent the following letter:
November 10, 1892.
r.. p. Whitaker. Esq, Secretary Providence
Salesman ASSo citation, Providence, IL. 1.
Ny DEAR SIR-Referring TO your recent i'm
vitation TO me TO attend the meeting of your
association on Friday evening next, have TO
inform you that il will be impossible for me
TO be present as ] leave the city tomorrow
afternoon TO be absent for u few days.
IL would have given me great pleasure TO at
tend your meeting. for, If | understand cor
rectly the objects of your society, | sympa-
thlze with you in the struggle in which YOU
are engaged. l believe that working hours
should be shortened az far consistent with
the interests of good business, and II appears
10 me, from my present knowledge of the
case, that the hours of labor required of the
clerks in this city, are quite sufficient for the
convenience of both merchant and buyer.
Yours very truly,
d. RUSSELL BROWN.