The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-26
Movement On Foot to Close
Stores of WinnemuCCa
Earlier in Evening
ALL MERCHANTS LIKE PLAN
And No Objection Has Been
Offered-No Disadvantages
Apparent

A movement was set on foot yes
terday looking to the earlier closing
of the stores of Winnemucca 1t met
with great encouragement-in fact,
the opposition that developed was so
slight that it is safe to say an agree
ment will be entered into by the mer-
chants in accordance with which ev-
cry store in town will be closed ear
lier in the future by from one to two
hours. Almost without exception the
merchants were disposed to consider
the proposition favorably and if this
view of the matter is generally accept
ed and adhered to, the plan will be
put into execution at once.
The manager of one of the largest
stores in town visited nearly all Of
the other storekeepers yesterday in
order to learn their sentiments, and
whether tney would be willing TO
close the doors of their stores an
hour or two earlier than has been
the custom. He found that they were
not only willing. but anxious, and
were ready TO enter into an agreement
10 that effect at any time. The con-
census of opinion, as CLEANED in his
talks with the other merchants, may
be summed up in the following state
ment of facts:
The merchants work from Is to Is
hours a day, and indoors nearly all
of that time, haying no time for the
rest and recreation that his healthful-
ho faly
now and then for recreation, he does
so at the expense of his business. I'm
der the enforced conditions he hard
knows his family, or they him. Under
the long hours prevalent here, the
busines man is a slave, and needlessly
so, for the reason that all the busi-
ness of the day might just as well
be done in twelve hours, instead Of
fifteen or sixteen. Each store would
sell just as many dollars worth of
goods in shorter day as they do in
the present long one.
The advantages of early closing are
many and apparent. The merchant
and his employees have more time to
rest and enjoy the company of their
families in the evening. The recrea-
tion thus possible gives more energy
and capability for the next days work.
Employees can afford to devote more
spirit and energy to their work in
view of the inuIctment offered in the
extra hour or two of rest and pleas
ure at the end of the day when it is
not gained at the cost of a loss Of
sleep. Customers will readily agree
that the life of the merchant and clerk
is a hard one at best, and will make
an effort to do their evening shopping
an hour or two earlier.
No loss would be entailed by closing
the stores of Winnemucea at Z o'clock
in the evening, for it is safe to say
that 95 per cent of the trading done
after that hour could just as well be
done earlier in the day. Early clos
ing of stores is a mark of progressive
ness; if all the stores of the great
cities can close at 8 O'Clock without
causing any adverse comment, or any
considerable inconvenience, surely the
people of Winnemucca could soon ac-
custom themselves to going to the
store before Z o'clock. 1t is hoped tLat
the movement will meet with the pop
ularity it deserves. and that the mer-
chant, the book-keeper and the clerk
will soon be reaping the benefits of
its wisdom.