St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
WILL CLOSE EARLY,
JObbing Houses and Insurance
Agents Sign an Agreement,


Agents Sign an Agreement
The petition for the Saturday half holiday
during the summer, which has been cir
culated during the past week by W. L. Ben
son, of Nicols & Dean, and Harry Allen. of
j. H. Allen & Co.. has been signed by sew
enty-tve firms representing all the leading
Jobbing houses, besides many brokers and
business offices generally
Joseph A. Rogers, Of Rogers Brothers. in
surance agents. who circulated the petition
among insurance firms and loan agents has
obtained some fifty signatures. The fol-
lowing is the agreement
We, the following undersigned wholesale
houses and merchants, agree to close our
respective places of business at 1 o'clock
p. m. Saturdays, from May 1 to Sept. 1.
inclusive.
Nicols G Dean, ]. H. Allen & Co.. Gordon
& Ferguson, Samuel Schwab Bro, H G.
Burbank & Co., McKibbin & Co., Konantz
Saddlery Co., Adam Decker & Co., William
cunningham, Kuhles & Stock, Hart & MUIR
ply, ST. Paul Gas Light company st. Paul
Rubber company National Lead COMPANY.
kerwin & Melady, Kent & Brady, Edison
Electric Light and Power company, McCor-
mick, Behnke Co., Robinson & Cary COM
company, Northwestern Fuel company. The
Bradstreet company, Finch, Van Slyke,
Young & Co., seabury & Co., Towle
syrup COmpdHy, Ldnpner, F1ncn & Skinner,
Foot, Schultz Co., Ryan Drug company,
P: ]. Bowlin & Co., George Benz Sons,
The Western Supply company, Sternburg &
Gotschall, D. Marx & Son. Koehler & Hin
Menk Brothers, c. R. Croft & Co., Kellogg,
Johnson & Co., Tarbox, Schliek & Co., Got.
zian &c Co., Fairbanks Morse & Co.. C.. B.
Lyons & Bros, R; G. Dun & Co.. Crane &
Ordway company, Theodore F. Koch.
The following close until Aug. /: Lindeke;
Warner & Schurmeier, Powers Dry Goods
company, Arthur Abbott, Nonotuck Silk
company, G. Sommers & Co., c. p Howes
& Co.
The following brokers. representing East
ern houses, close until Sept. 1, 1896:
cat5ie asfe Co BeEd B R. EMersen sWHssr, Hall ~
4. F. Nachtrieb, T. d. Simpson, Baker
Brothers, NJ. W.. Cole, E. Brandenstein &
Co, D.; F; Maccarthy; ]. Buchanan. Chris
Smith & Gooch. c. NJ. Watkins, H. j. Moore
w. A. Campbell E. E. Goodrich. Friend
Brothers Clothing Co., H. A. Dreves
The FIRE insurance agents, life insurance
agents and loan agents that agree to close
till Sept. l are:
John Rogers Jr. & Bro. Reeves & Gillian,
Cochran & Walsh, A. McNichol, l.. H. Alex
ander, S. S. Eaton. John Townsend, P. "
Daily manager Nederland Life, Henry Mar
tin, Frank F. Loomis. G. Hunt Northeastern
Alfred w. Jones & Co., F. o. Crary, Pioneer
Inspection and Adjustment company, per H :,
A.. Titcomb. NJ. F. & j.. F. Kain. c. W.
klDDee, j. j. Parker q Bro, w. G.. Strick-
land. j. C. Shandrew, L. NJ. Mabon, Wright
Farnham Cesseriy & Prince, ST. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance company, by A.
w. Perry secretary, r. NJ. Newport C Son,
Whine & Knauft. NJ. B. Constans j. @. Haas
& Co., H. & H. H. Hart, W. G. Jones' Clarke
& Fletcher, Kaufman & Keiter, Charles
O'Meara, George H. Watson G. Co.. r. NJ
Tooker 4 Co., Bankers Life Association,
Douglas Putnam, secretary. Paul Theegarten
Weed & Lawrence Hughenson Hemenway
A. n. Nelson, Warner & Warner. J.. W.
Lancaster. A. A. Doolittle. Wilkes & Shep-
ard. Thomas L. Wann, r. r. Dunn Life
Insurance Clearance company, per Thomas
B. Scott, president; A. w. Murton, manager