Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-13
i. PAUL CLERKS TO
CHRISTMAS
EVE At HOME
ktore Rush Eliminated; Exam
OIe Might be Followed With
Advantage in Every City in
the Land,

s..e,a, correspondence to Morning Journal1
81. Paul. Mimi, Dec. lo.--For the
Brst time since stores We're established
The head of the Mississippi there
IN be no Christmas Y rush at the
~ Il paul stores. There will be no
ro,p and exhausted clerks to spend a
Ih~eerless holiday in a vain effort to
ccumulate strength against the com
no weeks work. Every clerk will
[nen0 Christmas as other people do.
IA there will be no holiday trade
,ar the close of the afternoon before
-bristmas. The early Christmas eve
Tossing movement has won. 1t came
rom the people of the city as a whole
Lnd the owners of the big stores have
allen in line without argument.
For weeks the hardships of the big
'bristmas trade upon the clerks be-
hind the downtown counters has been
i've subject with many prominent
&eeple of ST. Paul. but it was not un-
In Rev. j. j. LAWYER of the Cathedral
harish of the Roman Catholic church
Took charge of the movement that it
began to succeed. Father Lawler
Ionferred with the owners of the big
ktores. They wanted to know what
heir competitors were going to do.
Father Lawler settled that point by
k~ersuading the competitors to give
heir clerks Il Christmas eve at home
End at a conference he argued the
base of the clerks before the assem-
bed proprietors. The closing agree
6ent was signed without protest and
he day was won for the clerks.
why it's better Tor the proprietors
live the clerks Il rest. The Christ
mas eve rush is enough to drive even
. strong man to distraction. Just
think what 1t ean to these young
girls, tired out already with a hard
work, and many hard days Of
work during the holiday season. The
proprietors saw that the argument
was just and they agreed to close.
There is no reason why every store
In America should not do the same
thing. Just as much business Will be
done. and Just as much goods sold.
Time was when every city store was
open each evening in the week except
Now they close and business
ON Just the same. But the big
hing is that it is better for these peo-
ale who work TO give them heir
Christmas eve at home. 1t means
more comfort, more happiness, better
lone life and everyone knows there's
too much happiness in the world.
t means that there will be more will
more interest, more energy
IN the part of the clerks when the
torres open again, It's a great move,
md the agreement of the merchants
0 shut up shop and quit at the end
( the afternoon before Christmas is
ne of the finest out of many fine
hings they have done in st. Paul.
over the country this subject Is
much attention, and it de-
eryes attention. Trains don't wait
Or people who are late. Banks close
arly and do business just the same.
torres can close without losing bust
If only they advise people in adj
ance. 1t Just means that the rank
nd file of US must shop IA little ear
er and not let IL carelessness make |
cherries, tired and dreary Christ |
las day for thousands of good people
no have done us no injury and de- |
a little thoughtfulness at our i
anqs."