Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-08
TWO CENTS
MERCHANTS POW WON.
Talk about the Penn Mirror
Company and Take Action.


ommittee Appointed to Solicit Funds
for the Purpose of Paying Removal
Expenses Settlements with Clerks
Union Score Gard 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 ia the
4 chair.
The matter OF soliciting new menu
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 own
good, as we'll as for that OF all the
other merchants.
The matter of making preparations
for Decoration Day was taken up, and
some committees were appointed to
raise funds to defray expenses on this
occasion, and make the necessary
preparations. Lit 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 in
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-
sideration, the merchants agreed that
most of the propositions of the clerks
UnioI were reasonable, while some or
them we're 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 q 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 all stores
be closed at six o'clock after May 1st,
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 stores 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-union store, will not be al
lowed to work more than 80 days, II
the other clerks are not also members
of the union.
| In executive session the proposition
to use the baseball score card as an
advertising medium was turned down,
the merchants expressing themselves
as preferring to help the Athletic AS
ISOLATION by direct contribution rath-
er than help an advertising medium
they consider of very little value.
| Mr.. Geo. G. Sturgiss and Mr.. Peese
the latter representing the Penn Mir
ror Co. Of Pittsburg, came before the
Merchants meeting with request
bonus to defray the expense OF moving
the Mirror Company's factory to Nor
gantewn. The Company wants site
and $4,000, and propose to erect a 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 in raising this money.
A committee composed OF David
Chadwick, J. U. Kellar and Mr.. Baker
lof the Hardware Co., was appointed
to solicit subscriptions to the fund.-
AS published before in this paper,
| tie Mirror Company proposes to erect
its factory on the Fulmer Coal Nine
branch OF the M. & X. road, and con-
duct b. aess, employing so to IS
work peol.c.