The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-18
The Stores Will
Close II The Business
Men GET TOGETHER
The Law To That Effect Probably
Wouldn't Stand Test. but II
Really Shouldn't Be Necessary.


This is good law save for which makes
pable only bigger and consequently only in places
plainly aimed the large department stores which Is
unfair and besides comnendable nature Tor us
humane qualities of general effect.
1t probably would that should employer OF
more than 70 persons choose to test constuonaty
closing Saturday night would nave oeen
possible Detroit years ago but for one reason
The seemingly could never get together
in an agreement close and live to it.
They have tried and tried again. but always failed
which doubtless suggested the law IN question
The however and SO far as it is concerned
the isn't improved to any great extent
are really getting together Detroit and there isn't
any doubt but that we are exempfy that
spirit.
The business men close their stores
They Saturday nights just the as their en-
poyes do.
But for one to close the doors while his competitor
open would loss of business to the merchant taxing
the initiative.
This the of affairs while both could close with no loss
either side.
the trading public had the stores be-
fore six Saturday nights it would be there
Shoppers would the earlier and the OF
the day the quickly for all concerned
shouldn't be resort to law to accomplish uch
an arrangement either.
for the tired clerks who are kept SO long OH h
feet and over the should suggest
Saturday the employer and to the trader
Working night they do those employed in the stores
90 and exhausted and Sunday 20 them
day and repair than OF rest or re-
creation
In Detroit may worth living, but the motto loses its
clerks whom Sunday hnds aDton-
lest get in her beauty and live
pretty good for the store employee
who after working night before isn't found Sunday
morning services in church.
The his less fortunate brother OF
the factory the boulevard the island or the
Saturday afternoon and Monday morning they mo
revived from that privilege
advantages denied therefore, to only compare
lively few of those who happen to be
bookkeepers, cashiers clerks in the stores
behalf of these however not going to be heard
the favored majority other isn't of
human nature a stop and think OF the other
fellow.
But what the community general will do. the employers
If the public trading rather than give thought to
the clerks by depriving them OF rest
health which could well be theirs the business
feeling for those who factors in the
building by keeping the public after stated
Saturday afternoons.
be accomplished by degrees it is not
possible make the departure general at once
by merchants in particular line closing
saw shoe dealersa the shoe dealers including
department far that line is concerned
In this the could be made and it safe bet that
would not merchants other lines would be
falling in
business bound and in this would be
sure would have gone under late closing
said before, both employer and employee would
benefit from the order.
The weakness of discriminating law passing which
instinct oers the business
men please mind that the rule for Detroit s
GET TOGETHER.