The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-17

The Merchants Protective Association
of Hudson County discussed at last
nights meeting the subjectof early and
Sunday closing, and the Ravine Road
siznpxe4eEnei1t
Mr.. William p Kastenhuber, who en-
deavored to secure the appointment of
a committee to cooperate with commit
tees appointed by the Hudson City I'M
provement Association and the Hudson
City Businessmen's S Association, to aSi-
tate the question of the Improvement of
Ravine Road, declared that it was the
natural outlet of that section of the
Heights, to the thoroughfares below. He
discussed the obstacles in the way of Sc
curing the much desired improvement.
and these We're the frequent breaking of
the old sewer, flooding and washing out
the roadway with great volumes of wa
ter, as well as legal questions concerning
the raising of money to pay for the inn
provement. He urged that the associa-
which have already taken action in the
matter, and let them all get together
and map out a line of work to operate
upon concertedly to bring about the de-
sired improvement.
Joseph ]. Schellenberger expressed the
opinion that as. the Protective ASsocia-
ton had but few members in the upper
Hudson City section it would be better
for the associations of that vicinity if
the Protective Association kept aloof
from the subject. and not to put in the
which did not directly concern it. Per-
sonally, he said he would vote for any
Improvement, where he had the right to,
in any section of the city. James e.
Banks disagreed with Mr.. Schellenberger.
The association, he said, reached out to
every section of the county. 1t had some
members in the upper section of Hudson
City. The proposed Improvement of RAJ
vine Road was as much a public improve
ment as that of Hoboken or Newark
avenues. Ex-President William Meyer
declared that even merchants of the
Grenville section should be interested in
an improvementin Hudson City. He re-
called a remark of Mr.. Bernstein that the
Protective Association talked too much
about soap, condensed milk and other
chestnuts.
j. w. Beach said he was glad the as
sociation had something before It. to en-
able it to get out of the rut. He believed
the proposed Improvement of Ravine
Road is a good thing
Mr. KaStenhuber' motion for the APP
pointment of committee to cooperate
with the two. other associations in the
matter was unanimously carried. Presl-
dent Cough appointed James E. Banks,
Henry Hoersch and Charles w. Rolf TO
serve as such committee.
Mr.. Schellenberger introduced the early
closing subject by saying many of the
merchants who had fought to close up
the stUrEs at eight o'clock, were keeping
open long after that hour
Il Mr.. Banks said that he had come to the
conclusion that the effort to close the
stores at eiEhL o CLOCK was an up Hill
and scarcely profitable job. He had set
the best example he could. He closed at
seven.
Ex-President Henry Hoersch said he
lived up to the rule and felt that he had
been compensated. He did not feel dis
couraged. He believed the association
should force the matte-go at lit again.
Mr.. Kastenhuher said he favored early
and Sunday closing. He never allowed
wheel to be turned in his shop on sun
day
Joseph Bernstein said that his impress
sion was that it was better during these
times when a good feeling EXISTS be-
tween the employers and the employees,
and leave the subject to them. If a mer-
chant can fit to shorten his life by keep
ing open unnecessarily long, let him do
So If a man was obliged to keep open
unseemngly late for the almighty dol
lar he was to be pitied. He recited an
instance of a drug clerk, who had spent
much money to equip himself for his po-
sition being obliged to stay on duty un-
til midnight for SIS week, and he was
a married man at that. His reason for
employer advertise for a drug clerk to
take his place, ther would, scores per-
haps a hundred applicants for the po-
Sition.
AT Mr.. Bernstein's suggestion the asso-
citation decided to secure speakers to lec-
ture at intervals during the year, on sub
iects of interest to the members of the
association. Clerks and other outside
members will be in vited to attend these
The matter was left to the executive
eormittee
avenue, was elected member of the as