Evening journal., 1894-05-19
EARLY CLOSING SCHEME
Leading Merchants Are in
Favor of Closing at 9 O'clock.
LACK OF GOOD FAITH THE BAR

Merchants Say That Certain OF Their
Number Would Not Keep Their Agree
ments-If None would show Dupiic-
ity 'rwouid Bo Success and Roth
Employer and Employo would Be
Benefited.
The early closing movement, which has
been talked Of for several seasons past,
seems TO have reached the point at which
IL must be decided and the merchants
whose business success is proof Of their
judgment In the matter are unanimously
in favor Of closing
s H. Baynard, the well-known jewel
Ter at Fifth and Market streets. ex-
pressed himself as being emphatically In
favor of closing at 6 o'clock, notwith
standing that 10 means practically clos
ing two stores. his music department
being the only one In connection with q
ewelry store in the city 81 will close
st Q o'clock with any jewelry store IN
town, and keep my agreement. IL Is
not right either for the salesmen or
proprietor TO be kept At his store until
or 0 o'clock in the evening the year round
movement in the matter Get up a peti
tion for each branch Of trade aud get
signers and then make it warm for the
ones that break It,
In the clothing line the sentiment is
entirely 10 favor OF closing early. One
of the leading men In the store Of 4 Il
Pennock says that Mr. Pennocl Is In
favor Of closing st o'clock aud that he
so expressed himself at the convention
Of the clothing men, held some time
| since. He states that he does not SEQ
where It profits man to keep open all
night and pay for lights, simply to catch
small amount OF struggling custom
" However, II we must keep open until
s o'clock, We might as we'll stay on up 20
| 10; the evening is ruined so far as enjoy
ing any social event goes, was his part
| log remark.
| Another man who has been identified
with one of the largest clothing estab-
lishments in the city for the past twenty
years says 81 wish you would give the
merchants dig on the matter All they
want Is TO have their attention called TO
the fact that they gain nothing by keep.
ing open People are recognizing the
| Justice of the movement, and the mer
chant who closes AZ o'clock will not
lose the class Of patrons that make bust
ness
John S. Mullin, Of James T. Mullin &
Son, says that be is strongly in favor Of
early closing When asked II II was
true that a certain Market street dealer
was responsible for opening out earlier
this year, he said; "Yes. It's so-but we
are not the ones We close aud open az
recognized time and we do not consider
other stores However. any movement
that is general, we will certainly sup
port Ae act In concert with the
Boston House in closing certain months
at 6 O'Clock.
The hardware men have for some timC
recognized the fact that IL pays TO treat
themselves right, and have been closing
at 2 o'clock Mr.. Fell, Of Fell q Peoples
states that they had the early closing
circular in their window last season and
still close at z o'clock. I'VE don't lose
anything by It, "
Mr. Bayuard g idea seems TO offer a rem
edy "Get mp pledge for each branch OF
trade, circulate IL among business men,
then publish It, This will secure the
concerted action, the lack Of which is the
only bar TO the success of the movement
Different Opinion OF Pledges.
The hustling class of shoe merchants Is
heartily ia favor Of the early closing
movement. j. A. Fuld, Of Fuld Broth
ers, was seen yesterday afternoon. After
the reporter had explained his mission
Mr. Fuld said Il am heartily in favor OF
the movement. We have always closed
unsolicited, every year at 9 o'clock, after
July 4 will not sign pledge because
did this some time ago, and the MAI
tnat headed the list was the ffst to oFer
his store Yes, you can say again that
early closing Is a good thing, as the em
ployes appreciate the rest aud worh
harder for the interest Of their employer
Merchants DO Not Keep Their Pledge
The feeling among the hatters is that
some concerted movement should b'
made Howsrd B. Springer, in express
ing himself, said Il am In favor ol
early closing II all the other hatters IL
town will agree to close l viii be will
them Last year we all signed to close a
6 o'clock during July and August abu'
have not lived up 70 the contract.
The majority Of the millinery stores
! especially those -on Market street, clos
at 6 o'clock except Saturday night Al
employe of Mitchell & Bash said that thi
was the usual custom and it would no
be changed this year.a