The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
EARLIER CLOSING
FOR WEST DULUTH
Continued From Paxe 1

OuI IL LAc ucIl1duuS OIL the union men
are not needed by the merchants,
then we can take our trade and the
trade of our friends to those people
who observe the. early closing hours.
While this may not amount to great
deal, it will probably have its effect. ~
Open All Hours.
The stores in the West, Duluth bust
ness district are open from 1880 in
the morning until $3.50 and 10 O'Clock
in the evening. It is stated that some
of them even violate the 5S-hour law
for women: employees. The working.
men of the city propose to investigate
the situation and they will at least
insist on a strict enforcement Of the
law.
When questioned as to their opir-
ion of this move, West Duluth mer-
chants expressed various views. II
have been in favor OF the early clos
ing of stores ever since /: came 70
West Duluth,'- said Adolph Freimutl1,
owner of a. dry goods store on Central
avenue: Il would have closed my
store long ago, but my competitors
would be getting my trade.
Freimuth Is Willing.
1T has ever been a question Of
misrepresentation with me- 7 shall he
glad to contribute to the movement
for carly closing. We do not do
enough business after hours to paw
Tor our lights. It is as much a. mer-
chants question as it is clerks oues-
ton. We too, want. some recreation
and some time to spend with our FAM
HES. I believe as much business can
De done between s o'clock in the
morning and o'clock at night with
less expense than we are now doing
between 1880 in the morning and
$3.50 at night"
A. friedman, proprietor of a dry
goods store at 21S Central: avenue
seems to take refuge behind his work.
lngmen customers. He expressed sur-
prise at the early closing movement
and said:
No Need of Sympathy.
Il don't see why the Workinemen
should. ask for an earlier closing. Our
late hours are maintained for than,
SO that they may be given an oppor-
tunity to do their shopping at home
every day. If the workingmen are
determined to affect early closing and
II the other West Duluth merchants
will do the same, I will close at 4
o'clock or at any hour the union NAV
request"
M. Loewenstein, clothing dealer,
30S Central avenue, also seems IN
think that he is serving the WORKING
people OF his community by working
MS clerks long hours. 1T seems
rldlculous,' he said, that the work.
1ngmen should make such a. request
Tor it is just for their convenience
that we stay open as long as we do.
-. Should Close Every Night.
Il think that we should not ha
asked to close at s o'clock everv
night, but on in three nights a week:
or have some arrangement that will
g1ve:.u us a chance to take in all. the
business there is and to give the peo-
pie an opportunity to do their shon-
ping. stand with the rest Of tho
merchants, and will agree to anv sat-
ls1actory arrangements that thew can
make with the union"
Several other merchants expressed
the same view, but more cheerfu,
interviews We're obtained from such
men as John Rockwell, of Rockwell &:
Son, shoe dealer, 403 Central avenue
who stated that he has long waited
for the time when all the stores in
West Duluth would close at decent
hours.
Il am: heartily in favor Of the
move, said c. Nilsen, meat dealer
122 Central avenue. IF the others
agree to do so, I will be glad to close
shop at 6 O'clock -
c. j. johnson. grocery and meat
merchant. 121 Central avenue. IL al
50 in favor Of the new move. II can
see no objection to an early CLOSING
hour he said. IT have always adj
-yocated this move, and IL the rest
will agree to It. will be with them. :,
Pass the Sugar please. ~. can
use Il N Oh i cofee now that tl1e
d, g e lowered 80 much and the price