The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-14

O'CLOCK in the Afternoon.
Saturday morning the 1nteiiigencer
preached the matter of a Saturday half
holiday for the employees OF the whole
sale mercantile establishments OF
wheeling. OF course all Of the em-
ployes of these establishments enthusi-
astIcally approve OF the proposed
change, and the majority OF merchants
themselves appear to favor II, as Will
be seen from the numerous expressions
printed below. The consensus OF opin..
ion seems to be that with concerted
action the scheme can be made a so
in the summer months Of June, July,
August and September All that Is
necessary is for the railroad authort-
ties to close their freight stations at
p. m. on Saturday. II this Is done 1t
will insure oil the wholesale estab-
lIshments going into the nov arrange
ment. With the freight stations Closed
wholesalers can do little or no business.
It has been suggested that meeting
OF the chamber OF commerce be held
this week and that resolutions be
passed requesting the several railroad
Companies to close their freight ofiices
and stations at p. m. This Will prob
ably be DONE Here are some express
sIons from leading wholesalers:
Parker & Co.-Generally speaking,
we favor Saturday half holiday. but
on account Of the perishRble class Of
goods we handle, we could not close
at o'clock.
Kirbach & Helmbright-we would
remain open on Saturday only for the
delivery Of goods already sold.
Reed. Robb & Breidlng-Iakes US six
days in the week to get through our
work. We have to spend Saturday
afternoon Strengthening and cleaning
Hoehle, Ellis & Herbert-If the
wholesale grocers close we could do 80.
Our trade depends largely on them.
Zarnlts Bros.-I suppose " MAJOR
fly Of the wholesale stores. banks and
freight stations closed at o'clock we
could do It, too.
Booth & Dlgby-Saturday markets
would knock us, probably, but II pos
slble, we would close.
IT. 7. Hutchinson & Co.-After the
freight stations close We have no more
business to do. Get them to close OF
noon.
movement and will go into 1t II there
is a general closing up at o'clock.
Greer & Laing-If the freight sta
tons will close at O'Clock we could
close at that hour.
c, II. Abercrombe & Golf the others
go into 1t we will do so, too. OF course.
George w. Johnson's Sons-I am very
much in favor OF 1t. don't think the
American people have enough holi-
days.
years our store has closed at p. m.
Saturdays. We Will close at p m. II
&c OFT Bros. 4 Golf our competitors
viii close at p. m. we are willing to
wv W. A. Wilson & son--we have al
ways favored Saturday half holiday.
6. steinmetz-I do not favor the
movement; why should we have a holi-
day?
the movement go through. If the
freight stations will close at p. m.
success Is assured.
Isenberg & Bachman-Its the proper
thing. Would like to see II go through.
Harper & Brother-We favor closing
at / p. IN Saturday. 1t is done else
where. Why not here?
i. Buchanan & Cove heartily favor
giving Our people q half holiday. But
you must get all the wholesalers In 1t.
Mr.. George PAUL, OF the wholesale
grocery firm of Hubbard & PAUL, said
II am In favor OF holiday provided
there Is concerted action. The matter.
of course, would have to be acted on by
our association. AS TO the lnconven-
fence, ] must sRE that II would not
10 he TINT
our travellers get home on Saturday
and their accounts have TO be posted.
II the railroads would close their
freight depots at p. m. on Saturdays
that would naturally incline us to fol-
low suit, a half holiday In the middle
of the week would be far more conven-
lent for us. Any holidays that would
bring about a better observance OF the
Sabbath would be the proper thing to
my mind. We have always closed our
store at 3 n. m. Saturdays.
Henry Baer. OF Baer's Sons Grocery
Col don't think n half holiday on Sat
urdny would work. The city Use not
large enough. Saturday Is generally
our busiest day. and what little trade
we have we want to hold on TO. We
tried TINT scheme last year. and II was
not at all satisfactory To us. We al
WAYS close In the summer at 3 p. nj. on
Saturdays. Earlier than that hour
would not suit US.
MIR. George $. Feeney, fancy grocer
les and cOnfectiOneries-I am willing to
abide any concentrated action among
the whole sale merchants. We close
every Saturday at p. M.
John Waterhouse, OF Waterhouse
Bros, wholesale grocers-I do not think
It would be convenient for us to close
nj D. M. on Saturday. Frequently u
great deal OF business on that day has
to he transacted after ] o'clock. We
close at p. NJ. on Saturdays.
Joseph Spcldel, Of Spcilel Grocery
Col have heard something about the
suggestion In the Intelllgcncer IN re-
gard to Saturday half holiday. ] am
not prepared to express an opinion on
the subject just now. ] viii consult
the boys" and see what they think
Of II. ~
Mr.. james Neill and Mr.. William FL
bingham, OF the Wholesale grocery firm,
we're seen together, and both were OF
the opinion that il would not suit them
to have n half holiday on Saturday
They said 1t would be. to them, the
very worst day Of the week: their
travellers come home on Saturday and
many orders had to be filled, and sam
pies fixed UP. They claimed that We'd
nesday afternoon would suit them