The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-19
RETAILERS
STATEMENT
After Conference With Ministerial
Alliance They Reach Unani-
nous Conclusion
THE NINE HOUR LAW HANDLED

the new nine'h0ur law with repre-
sentutlves OF the Ministerial Alliance
unanimously authorized the following
statement to be made by the secretary
10 the public:
The Retailers have considered this
Important matter from five stand.
points as follows, namely.
First The welfare Of the employees
themselves.
Second, The welfare Of the masses
OF working people.
Third. The welfare Of the city as
whole.
Fourth. The welfare Of the mer.
chants.
Fifth. The welfare Of the ta1pay
PrS
First, the Welfare Of the Employe.
We are heartily In favor Of the nine.
hour Inv for working women and
from the first have fully Intended TO
comply with Its provisions In both
letter nnd spirit, and have given care
Iul consideration tO the arranging OF
the hours 80 as to comply fully with
the law, realizing that II makes little
difference TO the employees 80 long as
the adjustment OF those hours IL rea-
sonaOle and satisfactory to our em.
ployes ana patrons alike so that this
disposcH OF the subject from hu.
manitarlan viewpoint as regards the
| employees
Second, Welfare Of the Masses Of
Working People
The working people custoramily use
their wages as soon ~ earned and II
would seen wise and Just to permit
the working man aud his family to
come down together Oh Saturday even.
Ing to enjoy the fruits Of their labor
by attending to necessary purchases
OF clothing. shoes, groceries or dry
goods, 10 cash their checks, tO settle
their accounts, 10 attend picture
show and enjoy an outing, In fact TO
let the family spend the payroll with
father rather than encourage him 10
spend II alone We fully appreciate
the Interest taken by the public In the
working women but recognize that
you have overlooked some Of the i'm
J portnnt phases Of the question NEIL
toned herein. We believe that oar
arrangement makes the hours Of labor
conform to your desires, but Rt the
Aame time permits the working mother
with her little ones with whom she
struggles alone during the week 10
find few hours relief and enjoyment,
when the father Gun share the burden
and responsibility Of caring for that
family. Furthermore, II In much pre-.
ferable for our young girls aud boys
a. enjoy-th Innocent and lnexptl-
sive amusements available downtown
Saturday evenings under the chAperon.
age of parents and friends rather than
To separate and the young folks he
forced to seek enjoyment under un-
snfegunrded conditions.
Again we must consider that vast
army " business men and women
themselves engaged In trade and In
offices from 500 a. IN. until 800 p
m., 10 say nothing Of our great band
OF boosters, the one thousand, five
hundred travelling men, whose duties
take them out Of the city all the week
none Of whom during the week have
had the time or opportunity to con
suit aud decide about the selection OF
goods TO he purchased for the home
II IA true that In cities Of the first
magnitude the larger downtown store.
aud offices close at that hour because
these stores are located far away
from the centers " population and be
cause extensive and thriving retail
centers have grown up In the pOpu
lous suburban districts of such citle,
which remain open until 1000 OI
IL 100 O'Clock every Saturday night
This IL necessithted by the almost
universal custom, the Saturday after
noon pay day and the great need Of
providing for the conveniences OF thu
Glasses mentioned above.
Welfare Of the City As A Whole
Oklahoma CITY II Just emerglnl
from five years trying business con
ditions and II now known throughout
, the whole land for the dazzling beauty
, and the marvellous life OF its Saturday
evening down town. Who among "
has not taken advantage of this ineX
/, penslrs but most effective method o.
entertaining his visitors and BOOSTING
,, our city People come from a dis
tance on all incoming trains, interur
bans and automobiles TO spend Satur
I day evening and the weekend In Okla
homa City, thronging our hotels
\ crowding our business houses, spend
lng Sunday In our churches and n
. our parks, building M onr interurbA
! railways, benefltinE our Automobil
dealers and all In all advertising 0l
lAhomA City A. no city IN all m
= country II advertised. A the TOO
roud movement progresses and IN
, nrices of automobiles are reducet
hundreds of farmers W close Of N
days work and hundreds from Emalls
towns will drive In during the coo
~ the evening TO do their tradin
here.
= As n patriotic duty 10 0klahom
city we 40 not feel that we shoul
close up the stores and the town ga
= urday night and turn this week.en
/ business away from Oklahoma Cit
II 10 the country and the smaller town
4. The clothiers grocers, shoe men an
u furniture dealers, drueeists who q
Il not employ women viii remain one
p shywAv, hut they reAlke with fes
q. that all the life and interest NJ Satn
l. DAY nlFht business viii rease wit
Is the closing Of the large depaftrneI
II stores.
,t oklahoma CITY Aspires 10 he the IN
III ~ the state and IA now the capital n
4. commercial and manufNcturine. educ
II tional, social and religious center
Ir the atate We should encourage n
IN great tendency 70 make our city n
" Mecca for all the people of the sta
y and thus bring them within the circ