Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
Early Closing Movement


able to cope with any industrial dis
turbances that may arise.
EARLY Closing Movement
We have at all times assisted those
in charge of the early closing move
ment to the full extent of our ability.
and our efforts have been successful
to marked degree. During the past
summer the majority of the retail and
wholesale houses closed their places
of business on Saturday at 1890 and
most of the prominent retail eStab-
lishments close their doors at o'clock
every evening, including Saturday.
This concession made by the retail
merchants is an important one and has
required diligent work on the part of
the promoters of this movement.
| The work, however, will be continued
during the present year, and it is
hoped and expected that all the retail
merchants will agree upon uniform
early closing, to wit: During July,
August and half Of september every
Saturday at 1890, and during the bal
ance of the year at o'clock every
Saturday, except one week prior to
| Christmas. / do not be lieYe that such
an agreementSon the part of the mer-
chants will affect their business. Pub
lie opinion is strongly with us in this
matter and the public can certainly
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ine the hours that the stores are open.
1t is unnecessary to enter upon an
argument in favor of the early closing
movement, as it is thoroughly under
stood by employer, employe and the
public in general, and 1 sincerely hope
| that the present year Will see united
action on behalf of all the retail mer-
chants to an agreement for shorter
hours, as is now in vogue by large
| number Of the retail stores.
Owens River
In conjunction with the chamber of
commerce and the Municipal league
our association appointed a special
committee to investigate and report
upon the feasibility and practicability
of the owens river valley water
project. The joint committee Travelled
| over the route and reported faForably
upon the project.
This municipal undertaking has been
the subject of great amount of pub
licity and it's Importance is so vital
to the future of Los Angeles and South
ern California and is so thoroughly
understood by the people that II Is un-
necessary to state anything further in
favor OF the undertaking except that
II has the hearty approval of this as
socation and that we pledge our as
sstance and support in all matters
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to this city at the earliest possible
opportunity.
Consolidation
This association has urged for years
the consolidation of the city and
county governments and we have as
sisted this movement in every possible
manner and have appointed a COM
mittee to represent this association to
the body that has this important sub
iect I'm charge. The city and county
consolidation commission is to be con-
graduated on the work already ac-
complished and it is the hope that we
will soon have our neighboring cities
ioin us i'm a Greater Los Angeles.
1t is impossible within the scope of
this report to review in detail the
work that has been done, but l believe
that our members are sufficiently con-
yersant with the objects for which this
association is organized and the many
public undertakings that have been
successfully prosecuted by us that the
simple statement will suffice that the
board of directors has at all times and
under all circumstances acted in the
best interests of this community and
! the mercantile interests especially. We
invite suggestions from our members
whenever they feel that action by this
association is advisable on any sub
ject of public importance. and we have