New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
THE FLO WER-SALE PROBLEM.
FLORISTS STILL IN DOUBT AS TO THE
COURSE OF THE POLICE TO-DAY.
PRECINCT COMMANDERS APPARENTLY DO NOT
AGREE-MANY LEALERs WILLING TO TEST
THE LAW BY kEEPiNG OPEN-oTHERS
WISH IT ENFORCED As sTEP


WISH IT ENFORCED AS STEP
TOWARD IT'S REPEAL.
The retail and wholesale florists and ali persons
who in any way make living from the sale Of
flowers are still in perplexed frame OF mind. They
are eagerly waiting to see what action the police
y,lu take in regard to the enforcement OF the Sun
,,. law as so many conflicting statements have
hoen made concerning the stand the police are going
- take I'm the matter that they are In fear and
doubt as to what is really in store for them to-day
T., Captain Pickett's precinct. the "Tenderoin.
roar;v all the retail florists have announced That
their places Of business will be open to-day and
,ha, ,hev will do business usual. although all
engaged in the flower business In the district were
warned early last week TO keep tightly closed to-
dav under penalty of arrest II caught making
.,lcs The order was somewhat modified by a
s,o,ornent made by Captain Pickett after the warn
ing had been issued. Many Of the florists whose
Ices ~ business are In the "Tenderloir say
,hat they were fist told to close to-day by
roundsman then they were visited ny a poHcemah
IN the dav post and lastly by an officer DUNG duty
- nigbt Rv this they were led believe that
there must be no evading of the law and that any
person violating it would snher severely
The dealers we're preparing sell all their stock by
Saturday night
Cantair Picket announced that he had no idea Of
moestlng the florists Sunday so long as they ala
no, max. fresh sales lie further SAID that they
flowers from churches. reception parties persons
u,bo intended TO make calls and number OF Kind
hearted men and women who take gifts OF MOWERS 10
the hospitals and asylums on sunday ne "arheu
them however not TO sell flowers to any person VINO
had mt ordered them in the course OF the week.
This made everybody happy except the street vshu-
ers Of flowers who interpreted the statement Of the
Cantain 10 mean that they were to be harrafsed ara
arrested every Sunday until the law shouiu pe
modified or repealed
The retail and wholesale dealers gained me IN
pression thet Captain Pickett was inclined 10 deai
leniently with thern. and thai ne Wouh INFORM
them before to-day that he would instruct Ms
men not 10 arrest them unless complaint was
made The Captain has issued no such ORDERS now
ever "a far as can be learned. and therefore ths
florists are now greatly woiri as TO me turn al
fairs viii take to-day. In case they are moIested
they Will test the consut'onality OF the Jaw anu
then If the case goes against them, erdeavoT 10
have the Jaw amended that they can do law
full business on sunday ,,-, ,
The general opinion IS that II the ~hoesaie st ,
retail dealers whose places OF business are III tile
'renderlon" Precinct are cohpelIu 10 h o'N civ
day the law will be enforced IN the Wio'r w
There is no ground which to base this bellei.
though, Tribune reporter, who so Gsn ,ne
opinion Of Captain Grant. OF the west IN ,i
nd-tweniy -hfth-st station. regardlng ms
point. informed that the captaln XIV ne s to
genuine orders to enforce the sunday Jaw "a "
flower sales having been issued ana that III MS PI.
cinct florists would be permitted 10 cohd-ct I'I'a
business as usual, unless conpla,n. o"mn,ainaI
against them. In that case the persons co"Pa'hoi
al isl
t.'Tbis question Of the sunday aw. said Captain
Grant is trivial matter. haven't gwen mucn
attention to H. as have more lmportaht mas MAJ
which must be attended TO; no on r.or far ell
would make complaint against person malice 81. or
ing flowers sunday unless moNSd pN ha,,r reons
spite. | glad that the number OF per tas
if ivdi'h 90 I'VE 40" "1''' 49,, .n.
Florists doing business Harlem VIII not be sur
prlsed however II they are tod 70 ciose o 1pe.s
ms j; learned yesterday that some OF sa .nS5c
0orsts have been arrested several times for seiIins
flowers on sunday AMI that they are goihs % tan
strong to-day 10 have me IA" el ~ r
as b. enforcing Il they believe II VIII 10 spe'iI y.
nesled These dealers united in their enorts 70
have the present law either repealed or nlou.,u, -
that they can carry on their business on 1uHuas
operation Of William OHM the hoist oil GO ~.
Nest One-hundred-and twenty Il: hist. VINO ~ me
secretary of the New-YorE Retain Protection tsso-
and member OF me assoc'dtIoIi' ms
association has a mbership OF hfy-seven reieiI
dealers and is a live body. For many months the
association has been striving 10 get everybody 81.
10 have the Legislature egalize the sale or ho~erS
on sunday The prescnt law Is an unjust ana
nrenosteroug one" they argued. The police now
have perfect right to arrest any one Of Us ."
tn a Tribune reporter Mr. OHM said yesterday.
".U florists whom | not.ca keeping open ana DONG
business tomorrow shai. enter company abaI'''.
| mean that the Sunday 'aw shall be enforced noi
oniv In tho 'Tender.oin district but In every Sc
lion of tho city The law H. at present enforced N
some remote parts Of The city his - unjust ana
he arrest of several florists of Harlem for making
sales | have beer agitatng the repeal of the sun
dav law for five. years. There IS no doubt thai my
EFFORTS TO have the law enforced tomorrow Will ue
successful | have intention to act the part "
a spy. NV movements vii, be open, ana shati
not interfere with the rights OF any AMONG GU
and especialiy the over districts. in which MANY
florists who have s,gniied their intention Of re-