The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-12
DAY1doHr SAVING Plan.

up an hour May and turn them
back In the fall. Al any rate Marcus
n. Marks. president Of the borough
OF Manhattan and chairman OF the
New York City daylight saving COM
msisee. writing in the New York
EVENING sun, has this 10 say;
A great national daylight saving
convention will be held In New York
City January 30 and 81. at which sena-
tors. govsrnora mayors. representa-
lives Of chambers Of commerce. labor
unions. the national sranses and 9TH
srs win discuss the universal adoption
OF the plan throughout this United
States
AZ a ser ~ Inc sentiment war
rants vigorous steps will be taken 20
push all tho clocks On the United
states forward one hour during the
summer months. beginning May J,
1917.
The daylight saving idea was
born in The brain Of Benjamin Frank
lin more than i35 years age. II was
Franklin VINO said; Necessity Is the
mother OF invention" The necessities
Of war prompted Germany. England.
France. ltsiy. Austria. Norway, swe-
den and Denmark to adopt the econo-
mic and wise expedient OF saving day
light.
The plan nov advocated by the New
York daylight saving committee is
intended to give the enjoyment OF an
extra hour OF daylight TO the loo mil
lion inhabitants Of the United States.
The Berlin chamber OF commerce
a 5 reached the conclusion that the
introduction OF che rummer daylight
saving plan In Germany vas justified
and should be continued in future
years.
The United States consul general.
Albert Hais,ead. at Vienna. Austria.
reports thai daylight saving was a
great success IN Austria Hungary last
summer. and in the city OF Vienna
alone during the four summer months
the people consumed tSs million
cubic feet less gas. thereby saving
sit2.00o. He also states that the
plan will he resumed In Ausiria-H Hun
gary merit April.
Henry p. Dawson OF the firm of J.
Y. Morgan a Co, and Otto 7. Ban
nard president OF the New Yort Trust
company. members OF our New York
committee. both personally observed
the operations Of the plan In Europe
last summer. and are most enthusi-
astic believers In II. stating that. as
they observed il. the beenfits were
numerous and thai the plan created nc
apparent confusion nor had II n
disadvantages
Reports received ron England
also indicate liz approval there. The
London Times indicated some Of the
apparent bssnfits. saying:
II has the effect Of increasing
the output In shipyards and n
cheering work. owing 20 the fact
that there are in the aggregate a
large number OF extra hours when
the work can be carried on with
out the aid OF artificial light and
with a sense OF lessened sense or
fatigue.
To be successful the change must
he universal. There 10 also an ele-
ment Of Psychology in this movement.
II would be quite an effort for those
accustomed to arise at 7 o'clock 20
get up al s. But when the clock a
Z. habit asserts Itself and in a few
days no n remembers that the clock
has been turned ahead.
Ma natural Law and no law OF the
Medes and Persians will be broken ~
making the proposed change, The
clocks OF our various oities are not at
present scientifically set with refer
enee to the sun. We now travel one
thousand miles westward before we
change our watches.
There has been some doub in tho
minds OF our federal officials as to
whether congress can under the pow
ers delegated 10 II by the constitution
% the United States, pass a law maxi
ing the plan efficient throughout the
nation. I have communicated with
the American Railway Association.
which organization Is responsible for
our present time coming system,
throughout this country. asking It's
consideration of the plan. Its final
conclusion ~ that In the wen "of
a nation wide movement TO change
the hands OF the clock In order 10 re-
adjust the hours OF daylight TO the
hours Of labor. the railroads will fol-
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