Evening journal., 1913-02-25

hours IN any one tWenty-tOur hOuSS.
The above is part of section one of the Ten-Hom bill which
now before our State Legislature the fact that have
quarters opposing this bill as drawn
want publicly objection TO this particular feature OF
the BILL ay affects business because stores are open
every night until IL O'clock and if this law enacted our employees
will allowed work but hours daily which will either force us
at 10 o'clock thereby losing at least 20 per cent
daily business employ Oneha many more clerks
present either alternative business would be sac
fced because it would then be Improbable.
This bill include restaurants of its provisions
but does include candy stores and ice parOrs
DO YOU THINK 1T IS JUST TO IMPOSE AN EIGHT-HOUR
LAW ON AN ICE CREAM PARLOR AND CANDY STORE AND
NOT ON A RESTAURANT, WHO CAN ALSO SERVE ICE CREAM
AND WHICH, UNDER THIS PROPOSED LAW, CAN WORK
THEIR WOMEN EMPLOYEES Is HOURS DAILY IF THEY
WANT TO?
We have large aerheatre business do restaurants The
trading 10 o'clock and IL o'clock equal to
any other three hours day. In that hour we do 20 per cent OF
our business
This bill as drawn dscrmnates against business Candy
stores and restaurants only establishments which do
p who employ workers Why force one
eight hours daily and allow another similar bus
to do as they please?
you the theatre what would say to u.s.
We don't thinyou would tell us yes will though
have lust finished hearty dinner need of refresh
morning it, but rather think would tell us well go to
restaurant and get it after the theatre
Therefore we You wouldn't want to
per for either would because we have work
reflection the restaurant business but we do want the
public to know how this proposed law affects two similar arm @ @
WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJEC'
TIONS TO OFFER.
Our night do to work until
bring them in at that time to relieve the morning
their lunch period Working under the proposed law
until O'clock too late to relieve the
others their unc thereby forcing Us e employ tive ether shifts
of girls for the period Our employees divided into two
shifts working from m. until less one and onehalf
hours for lunch; the other shift working from noon until IL p @
onequarter supper alternating day with
another which eight One-half
three days 10 ID hours days. and - hours Saturdays
WE DO NOT THINK THESE ARE UNREASONABLE HOURS
OF WORK. OR DO OUR EMPLOYEES DO YOU?
Our Saturdays only day demands of
that day hreeod any other day. We employ
remely hard to get people to work only Saturdays.
The problem of Saturday trading for the Market street merchant
II equal three other days the week.
and case often equals all of the other five days.
WE WANT TO SAY TO THE PUBLIC NOW THAT OUR BUsI
NESS is NOT SELFSISTAINING ON THE FIVE DAYS OF THE
LOWS US TO STAY IN BUSINESS
OUR STORES ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS and our employees
unusual situation in the candy business for everyone knows that
nearly all of the candy and ice stores of Wilmington
work their employees days the week. Is hours day
they and must not work but eight hours six days
DO YOU THINK LAW OF THIS KIND SHOULD BE
ENACTED?
The writer of this article through help loyal
poes has built business here in Wilmington under remen
dous odds you know by honest hard housekeeping
faith public and giving them dOIars worth for their dol
lar and he does intend be egsaed out of business without
effort o prevent it
WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO A 1O-HOUR LAW AND NEVER
HAVE BEEN, BUT WE ARE OPPOSED TO AN EIGHT.HouR
LAW FOR US AND 10 HOURS FOR MOST OF THE OTHERS AND
NO LAW AT ALL FOR SOME.
this matter in the hands the public and the gs
Iature feeling sure that justice will be done.
Signed,
E. B. GRIFFENBERG, Manager.
Reynolds Candy Co.,
AIS Market Street $50 Market Street
Tenth and Market Streets