The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
LIKE The PLAN.
alf Holiday in Big Topeka
Stores Tried.
Three Large Dry Goods Houses
Closed Friday Afternoon.
RNUERFE a NEW ONE.
SCHEME A NEW ONE
Formerly Locked Doors OnSatur-
day Afternoon.
New Closing Time Is Much More
Satisfactory.

From the standpoint Of the clerks and
ether employees Of the three large re-
taiI Establishments Of the city, the
R4us company. crosby Brothers and
Warren M Crosby & Co, the half holl-
day given them yesterday by the clos
snz Of the stores for that purpose was
Z. great success and all Of them are
loud IN their praise for this generosity
"a the part Of their employers. From
fne standpoint OF the employers 1t was
also a success, in one particular at least
me clerks came to work this morning
Cor the hard day and evening before
fhem refreshed and invigorated after
4heir leisure OF yesterday and ready
knd willing to work with redoubled en-
81 course the employers lost a good
AZ OF business through closing yestef-
.fiav afternoon as there were many
aoppers on the streets wne nae no.
naFd Of the arrangements MADE 70
4Fe the clerks q half holiday, ana
lrters anxious to get In the stores to GO
i5heir trading, but when the shoppers
nonae accustomed to the Lace ina
snese stores will close on Friday aItef-
oons during the summer months, they
tw1l arrange to do their shopping on
Etzher afternoons and will not carry theli
iefAds elsewhere. No complaint mas
Kan received at any OF the stores from
azshomers because they were closed
stsrday afternoon and none are ex-
H,ected, because many Of the customers
be among those who have been eianof-
UnT that the big stores mere IOllOW the
ieststCnns which prevail ia other cities
i1a giving the clerks q half holiday dur
ing the summer months. IN most cities
vsAere these half holidays prevall they
oopur on Saturday afternoons, the stores
remaining closed from noon on Satur-
Eav until Monday morning.
During the last couple OF years the
three big stores have closed on satuE-
days at g o'clock, giving the clerks Sat
friday evenings to themselves. This ar
IauEement proved unsatisfactory At
least TO the pToprietors Of the stores ana
really did not give the clerks nucn q
8 holiday. Saturday night is the great
night in Topeka for shopping, because
Saturday Is the general pay day in town
and people the world over have the
Sablt OF buying the things they need
as soon as they have the money or
hand with these stores closed the
shoppers on Saturday night naturally
took their trade elsewhere and the loss
to the proprietors was considera BILE
And then this closing was not much
az a real holiday for the clerks. To be
sure 1t gave them a night OF from
strenuous work, but they have ali the
other nights OF the week OF in which
20 enjoy such pleasures as can be ar
ranged for evenings, and although they
had the extra night for sort of a holI-
day. st was not a holiday on which mic
Under the present arrangement Of
closing on Friday afternoon the clerks
viii have an opportunity to arrange fol
picnics and excursions into the country
sf1d many o. them took advantage Of
7esterday's holiday to do this very
Ding All OF them talked with today
expressed great satisfaction over tbs
new arrangement 1T Is simply fine.
said one OF the young women clerks and
she seemed to voice the sentiments o.
an of them. at gives Us whole after
noon each week to ourselves and lott
81 fun can had on a week day after
noon which would not be quite propei
ID Sundays. the only other day we have
or We all appreciate the generosit.
al our employers in giving US this holi
Hsy each week and they viii lose moth
ing by Il you may be sure.
rthur Mills, Of The Mills company
SAID that the experience of closing yes
s4erday was certainly a great success
rom the standpoint of the clerks. I
60 a much better arrangement than tina
which has maintained during the pas
tTo years Of closing on Saturday night,
Sc said 'All OF the clerks have express
ca satisfaction and We of the Arm ar
satisfied Wit the arrangement. "
have received no complaint as yet fror
oar customers because Of closing yes
gsgday and do not expect many"
g. II. Crosby Of Crosby Brothers
,had about the same thing to say as MI
fllIs Many Of his customers had bee
fallkad ~ n about the closing on Frida
afternoons and none Of them had an
lconaplafut TO make. At the Warren n
crosby g. Co.'S store similar opinion
sv~fe expressed by those in authorit
ard Il IS the present intention Of tn
fFoprfskorH Of the three stores TO clos
sEauh Fridey afternoon during tn
srs0Bths Of July and August
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