The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-11
STORES
TO CLOSE LATER
Big Merchants Agree to Return
TO Saturday Night
Opening.
FAVORED SMALL HOUSES
Loss to Leaders Prom Early Closing
Was $4,000 Because Movement
Was Not General.

Nine Of salt Lakes greatest retail es-
Establishments have decided to return 20
the late closing Saturday nights and. be-
ginning September II the old hours viii
be resumed.
In an address 20 the Rev. =. A. Simp-
kin and the ladies' Literary club, the
merchants state their reasons for ex-
tending working time three hours Sat
urday nights They assert that when
the movement was started u was prom
ised by citizens committees that Il
would eventually become general. They
say this has not proven true. for the
loss OF business has been $3.50. 900 to the
big stores. while the smaller stores.
rcaped the profit
The memorial addressed By the stores
salt Lake city. sept ?. 1910.
Kew p A. Simpkin and Committee OF
Ladies Literary Club. CITY.
Dear SIR and Ladies-The undersigned
business houses were called upon by
your committee early last spring and
/ requested 20 close their stores at
O'Clock saturday evenings and during
the heated months at 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoons. Principally because OF your
earnest solicitation and because we
we're willing 10 give the early closing
saturday movement a fair test. we have
l closed our stores az o'clock since
l April OF this year and at 7 o'clock on
saturday afternoons during the heated
months.
General Movement
In support OF your request Won told
us that the movement would be general.
that there was n popular demand Tor
early Saturday closing all over The
country. and that the stores Of salt
] the movement had the support Of the
I luhoriuU classes. that the retail clerks.
I particularly the numerous women clerks
employed In the stores OF this CITY.
would obtain relief from the long Sat
urdav hours and that they would be
benefited from the fact that having n
/ "a ri Ia la null q
l have "a day and n half which could be
devoted 90 rest or pleasure. and that
| the clerks would be- fully rested and
| ready for work on Monday mornings.
| You further strongly Impressed upon
| Ms the fact that 70 was necessary 20
| have the larger stores lead In this move
/ mcut and that when &c was announced
I that such stores would close their doors
az saturday nights and at l O'Clock
/ saturday afternoons during the heated
| months. that your committee. having
l the support Of the large stores. would
I be enabled within a reasonable time TO
/ NJ the same hours. we were told that
I the movement was to cover al lines Of
| business. and that there was no wish 20
] cause any or the stores agreeing 70
] close 20 lose business on account OF
] other stores remaining onen. hut that
I efforts would be made to have all stores
I close
Movement CoIInpSes-
We have consistently closed our stores
I on Saturdays on the lines suggested by
U YOUR committee. Notwithstanding the
\ fact that since it was definitely known
I that the large stores would close and
l did close. that the Saturday closing
] movement coffansed md that the move
/ ment did not become general. as we
I were assured 70 would be. Having
I given the movement "a whole summer
I trial. We desire 70 say t1at 50 far as the
I we have lived M to our agreement
/ and that the result. IN consequence Of
I the movement not becoming general.
i haze nUnm EuFI.fw rfnTw WnII|.rr To
l toners nor ourselves and that. there
I fore. we feel justified IN annulling the
/ arrangements for Saturday closing.
] Numerous customers. mostly iaborinE
] people. have complained 20 us because
i they were unable 90 do their showing
] on Saturday afternoons and evenings
\ that being the most convenient time
I for husband and wife To- shop together
I and because SATURDAY. is nav dav with
/ most contractors and business houses
IN this city
Busincs~ Ha- suffered.
Every one q our businesses. has suf-
/ fered financial loss through the diver
I sion OF Saturday afternoon and even
ms business 20 stores which did re-
I main open. such loss % business 90 our
houses exceeding $4,000 I'm volume
. The actual loss was the gross profit
. ON that amount OF business. because
the expense Of doing business was no
Z greater when the stores were remaining
open until y. M. and Tor that reason
and I'm response 20 the demand of nu-
. merous customers. commencing Satur-
GaF. sep Nefll Der d. INLN- our stores Will
remain open until o'clock p. I'M. on
Saturdays and nights before holidays.
We wish 70 say that we appreciate
the feeling for the bettermeut OF con-
ditions OF the retail clerks which IS back
OF your efforts in behalf OF the Satur-
day closing movement. and we regret
that better success did not attend your
work. We an Or MS hold 20 the same
opinion as 60 the desirabilitv Of max
ing the hours environments and assO-
Citations Of our employees as pleasant
"a possible. and assure YOU that plans
are under consideration which will
more than offset the extra time we
beginning OF 1911.
We wish 70 be entirely fair I'm the
matter, and 81 your committee can OBJ
positive assurance that all competing
lines viii close Their stores at 6 o'clock
Saturday evenings from say January I.
1911, the movement 60 be general we
shall be pleased 60 close our stores
again at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. but
in the mes ntimo we shall act indeDen-
IDENTIFY and resume our former custom
Of closing az . o'clock p. m. on S3tur-
day evenings and the evenings before
we desire 90 thank your committee
for the great Interest you have taken
and the time YOU have given 20 the ct
! terment OF tho conditions surrounding
the Ealcspeople Of this city. and assure
won OF our intention 90 ioin ln tho c2rly
/ Saturday CLOSING movement n YOU can
I Ike 90 general I'm this city.
l Yours respectfully.
KETTH-O' BRTEN CO.
IT. w Walker Mgr.
AUERBACH CO.
II j. Wallace Asst. Mgr.
T.. g. a. COIN. Inc.
NJ r. Lipman.
PARIS MILLINERY CO.
W. %. Carols Secv.
Y " HAMILTON.
THE CHARLTON SHOP.
J O.. Dwyer.
CUTLER BROS co.
GRAY BROS a. CO
MI.
r. G. Weber. Gent Mgr.