The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-14
SMALL TRADESMEN
OK. CLOSE SUNDAY
DEALERS UNANIMOUS IN TEsTI-
MONY AS TO IT'S ADVANTAGES.
Canvass of Business Centers North and
South Reveals General Belief that,
Reputable Business Concerns Win.
Profit by New System-Better Sunday
Dinners in Workingmen' Homes

Retail dealers in the residence dis
and within the patrol limits are unani-
nous in their Endorsement of Mayor
Jones' order closing the Sunday sa-
looms. A canvass of business centers
north and south fails to reveal a sin
gle dissenter among the small army or
reputable dealers who were interviewed.
Some declared that they had had no
visible proof as yet of a benefit to their
bnsi ess, but all agreed that the close
Sunday is certain in short time to-
stimulate reputable trade and lift the
quality of citizenship. 49, D.
In the neighborhood OF Twentieth and
! Washington avenues n, where little
| city of stores is heavily dotted with
| saloons, not dealer, outside the ranks
of the saloon men, opposes Mayor Jones'
act. One grocer said: a.. s. .a.-.
81 welcome the order. 1t will not
only raise the morals of this district,
but every reputable storekeeper in this
section will derive great benefit. Of
long enough to work any appreciate
change in business, but | am positive
that within six months every dealer on
this street and the adjacent streets will
be back Of Mayor Jones for the good
he has done them, regardless of other
sentiment or politics. / am a Jones
man; [ helped put him in office and
you may think my views are preJpdlced;
but l have talked with half dozen
other business men, some Of whom are
of different political views, and IND
that every man approves the order. l.,
Better Sunday Dinners. .r, Is.
Gas I say, the order has as yet had
h,,ci
I noticed several workingmen who, i
know, have been in the habit of FIRE
quenting Sunday saloons, laying in mea1
and groceries for their last Sunday .
dinners. Their orders exceeded in guam
, tity and quality any orders they have
| placed for some weeks. [ believe thai
, this practice will grow, for, having 7. ne
! saloon to visit, the man will remain a
home and will observe the fare his. fam
the Sunday saloon frequenters will de
rive benefit in this way. ~. s..-t.
"The order will have little effect. OF
= the credit business, for. we trust yer.
: few persons out here. Our business /
J run on cash basis, because we al
r compelled to compete with the large
!. downtown stores. But Sunday .closin
g is sure to stimulate buying, becaus
n more money will be available. =
J. 1.-THE mayors order has already had
telling effect on the morals Of the con
$ munity. 7 noticed myself-and other
with whom I discussed the question
among them a policeman, declared
that this section was far more; .qq3ie
and orderly last Sunday that 1T ha
ever been before since the first saloo
y was established in the neighborhoo
years ago.
q Will Enlarge His Plant: j. .
n A baker and confectioner in the sam
a district was probably the staunches
, adherent Of Mayor Jones. He did nc
> confess his political faith, but declare
e that his Sunday business had alread
% experienced an increase Of IS per Ger
t. and added that the money diverted
r; him from the saloon business, "doe
y. not &c, to such ends as that spent
. the Saloons ~
re ~ am going to build a building {
$ my own in short time now,' sal
/ this man. "This closing of the Sunda
a saloon has been one Of the princip;
81 agencies in making possible this pla
Il I have long cherished. We believe thu
u u the good effect of the order will caus
" every reputable business man in tt
! city to demand it's permanently and q
T., account Of this belief are willing to il
- vest our earnings out here. ::
SOuCll S1UoGS f1odSeQ.
- AS surprising as were the statemen
II made by upper Washington avenl
= - dealers. the reporters were complete
n taken aback when the same sentimen
were expressed by Washington avenue
', business men. These men, who nur
! Der among their best customers salot
=, ~ men, brewery employees and the hui
~ dreds who are relatives or close frien,
of the former, are as we'll pleased ov
- Sunday closing as are the dealers
the other side of Hennepin avenu
Like the former these men dare n
}; :. permit the use of, their names for Il
! reason that they might ALLEVIATE mai
of their customers, but one man e
pressed the sentiment of several othe
when he said:
! eve have customers in both ranl
We do not antag onize either class, b
|, on the promise that your source W
be kept confidential, I will say that
:, and several dealers on either side
me welcome the order that has clos
no the Sunday saloon. Of course, -. M
ne who crave liquor will have it on Su
mere bagate11e compared b with 81 tn
spent in the saloon thru The: y ..ttreati
system, and we reputable dealers W
4 get good share Of the difference
d course, the reform is too new to ha
had any evident effect on quantity
-. business, but in six months it will.
> recognized as a great stimulant
legitimate trade. -
'nf Confectionery dealers seem to ha
no been the immediate benefciaries Of t
air order fThav Hastily their apn,o1-oI