The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-15
MERCHANTS POW WOW.
Talk about the Penn Mirror
Company and Take Action.
Committee Appointed to Solicit Funds
for the Purpose Of Paying Removal
Expenses-Se Elements with Clerks
Union Score Card Advertisement
Turned down by Association.

Union Score Card Advertisement
Turned down by Association.
A meeting OF the Merchants Pro
tective Association was held at Mu,
nicipal Hail Tuesday evening. The
President, Ed Herd, was in the
chair.
| The matter OF soliciting new mem
bers among the merchants recently
moved to the city was discussed, and
all agreed that they should be urged
to join the association for their ow q
good, as well as for that OF all the
other merchants.
The matter of making preparations
for Decoration Day was taken up, aud
some committees were appointed to
raise funds to defray expenses on this
occasion, and make the necessary
preparations. 1t is recognized by the
Association that the day will be one
| of unusual interest, since such noted
speakers as Captain Hobson, General
Young and Ex-Governor O'Ferrall, of
Virginia, have promised to attend.
Student Marcum, representative
Of the Athletic Association, appeared
before the Association, and asked q
reconsideration OF their action In re-
gard to advertising In the Official score
card for the base ball team. He was
given hearing and the matter was
taken up in executive session.
Ben Oppenheimer, representing the
Local Branch, No. 776, Of the Clerks
international Protective Association,
presented proposition for an agree
ment between employers and clerks 10
regard to opening and closing hours
for the stores holidays, use OF Union
cards, exclusion OF non-union clerks.
etc. This was also discussed IN ex-
ecutive session. After thorough con-
sideratiop, the merchants agreed that
NEST Of the propositions OF the clerks
Union were reasonable, while some OF
them were slightly modified. They
agreed to close the stores on the
Fourth of July, Labor Day, Christ
mas, New Year and Thanksgiving
Day. but refused to close on half OF
Decoration Day, when there is a cele-
bration here. The merchants are ex-
pected to contribute literally toward
the expense OF such celebration on
the superstition that they will get re-
turn In the profits on sales for that
day. They cannot sell goods II the
stores are closed.
The clerks proposed that ali stores
be closed at six O'Clock after May lst,
except on Saturday evenings. The
merchants agree to close at six o'clock
except for the two weeks prior TO
Christmas. when no closing hour is
fixed. They also claim that grocery
and fruit.store should be allowed to
keep open till O'Clock each evening.
They agree to closing on Decoration
Day when there is no celebration here.
The Clerks Union demands the use
of union cards by merchants who en-
ploy only Union clerks, and any clerk
who joins the union and is employed
in non-uninn st,re, will not be al
~ e F1r 30 f!ys, "
tn the cl ks 70 NH IL metnucrs
~ he unjsii'.
Insexe ;utiye session the proposition
~ usr the lra eball srore card as an
advert sing iHrdium was turned down,
the merchants exprp sing themselves
as preferring To help he Athletic AS
ISOLATION by direct contribution rath-
er than help an advertising medium
they consider of very little value.
Mr.. Geo. q. Sturgiss and Mr.. Peese
the latter representing the Penn Mir
ror Co. Of Pittsburg, came before the
Merchants meeting with a request
that the merchants assist in raising a
bonus to defray the expense OF moving
the Mirror Company's factory to Nor
gantown. The Company wants site
and $4,000, and propose to erect per-
manent brick factory costing when
fully equipped, more than ten thou
sand dollars. Mr.. Sturgiss will do
nate the site and $1,000 Of the bonus.
There are several other contributions
already promised, leaving about $2700
to be raised
The assistance of the association
was requested 10 raising this money.
A committee composed of Davic
Chadwick, J. q. Kellar and Mr.. Baker
OF the Hardware Co., was appointed
to solicit subscriptions to the fund.
As published before 10 this paper,
tie Mirror Ccmpan, proposes to erect
its factory on the Fulmer Coal Nine
branch OF The M. s. X. road, and con-
duct business, employing so to IS
work people.