Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-06-08
MERCHANTS COMPLAIN.
Early Closing Has Been a Financial
- Loss to Carson.

For some weeks the merchants Of
this city have been complaining about
the effects of the early closing move
ment. During the introduction of the
measure the effect was not felt to the
extent that it is today, as the days
were short and the outside people did
not frequent this city as often
AS the days have grown toward
fsummer, the effect of the early closing
is being manifested on the books of
the merchants. The merchants gave
the new scheme test, as they figured
that could shorter day be conducted
and the receipts be the same, there
would be no damage done. The effect
has not been promising, and as a result
there is a general complaint among
the men who have to pay the rents
and licenses OF this city
During the rounds of the town, an
Appeal representative called On near
ly every merchant in this city. They
Wei = dIAoSl W Tie uLlL ODt StU 10 cHo
present condition, and all claim that
money has been lost In several Of the
business houses the books we're shown
where the falling off in trade is COLI
siderable, which all in all is a great
financial loss to the city ard her peo-
pie.
The merchants do not claim that the
town suffers from her own people, bit
it is the outside trade that has worked
! the injury. People who come from the
outside to trade, either send away ,or
the goods wanted or they go to the
neighbOring settlements to get what
is desired, with the effect that the
Carson merchant is out that amount
of cash and has lost trade that will
| take some time to regain.
Not alone does the home merchant
| complain of the condition, but the pei
pie who come here to do their trail
/ ing, have offered many complaints.
Farmers vino have to put in a busy
| day and depend on the evening to do
! their trading, have had to abandon the
idea, and as rule are sending out Cf
| the State for the articles needed Many
have come to Carson intent on trading.
| only to find that the city is sealed an
that they cannot buy a cents worth OF
| goods. This condition was witnessed
a few nights ago by a dozen men. \
man from up the valley drove up to a
store and asked for an article He was
told that the store had Just closed
and that it would not open until the
next morning. "All right" was the re-
ply, 'I'll do my trading in Gardner
vile in the future" and he has.
Another man from Carson valley
who drove down short time ago had
the same experience, only he remark ed
THAT Carson had better put a wall
around her limits and keep the people
out after dark
This is the condition The merchants
have almost to man entered com
plant regarding the condition, and a
meeting is to be called in a few days
and come to some conclusion regarding
the future. They all claim that they
will give concessions to the clerks
but that the town must not shut IL
shop before shutdown.
The Appeal advocated the early clos
ing movement, as it believed in short
er hours. The merchants were in tn:
same tenor, but since there has I'm
doubtedly been q great financial loss
there should be halt given
The merchants and the clerks will
without doubt come to some sort %
an understanding whereby both may
be benefited. but under the presen
conditions the town is suffering, AM
there is not a merchant in this city
who can afford to lose dollar