Arizona republican., 1917-06-13
Daylight Saving

When a year ago the daylight saving plan
agitated several European little interest
was taken in it in America for the reason that
We're not confronted by conditions the
ing of daylight urgent. We had shortage of coal
for the production of heat and light and in the
great manufactur centers of the country work
being carried on continuously in three eight-hour
shifts so that nothing would be saved.
The subject OF daylight saving is receiving
attention not perhaps because there is greater
need Of than hitherto but because, psychoogcaIy.
the times are frendHer for its consideration; and
are in period of change and we are inclined
closer account of the advantages and disadvantages
of any proposed change
Three bills for daylight saving are pending
in congress and probably they will be acted in
this session. \ vigorous campaign in behalf Of the
daylight saving plan that of advancing the clocks of
the country hour has been started by the Boston
Chamber of Commerce A pamphlet issued by the p
chamber presents arguments favor the plan and
meets all objections to it.
but two o the objections are local.
them is that the adoption Of the plan the change,
would occasion great confusion throughout the
try The other, cdrously is that the clocks would be
dsarranged with respect time. AS the first
objection, is remembered that the present standard
time was adopted without confusion, to a dis
there is none now, since the adoption of standard
time. Everywhere except north and south line
each clocks are all off from fraction
minute a half hour.
AS to the advantages Of a change each locality
determine that for itself AS means of saving
daylight the plan would be valuable in higher than
in lover ATTITUDES, and III eastern than in western
longitudes, in Industrial than agricultural
tiles In the latter work regulated by the clock,
but by the It is carried from sunrise to sunset
in Phoenix disadvantage would result and at least
two advantages would be produced the most import
ent being time for recreative purposes or for
avocational duties. now begins here at O'Clock
which at this time Of the year. by the is APP
preach to midday. In the trades the worlzday ends
at O'Clock and in the stores at g. Thus the day
arranged to include the hottest most unpleasant
hours. If work begun earlier in the morning it
would be better for employe and employer and then
it would be ended at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
leaving Of the day. that measured by posi-
ton Of the in me heavens. would look like half
holiday.
In the winter time in this altitude the work in the
stores would be finished entirely in daylight
effecting considerable saving to employers People
would fall into the habit of retiring earlier
50 That there would be a large aggregate saving of
light and correspondingly greater saving fuel for
the greater part Of the fuel used in this city
sumed in the evening hours
Some have thoughtlessly derided this proposed
"inonkeying" with the clock foolish attempt at
self deception 1t is nothing of the sort, at
tempt to readjust activities the daylight Our
present system of tmekeeping and every system that
has prevailed is arbitrary and at all times sub
ject to change We did deceive ourselves thirty
four years ago when adopted standard time nor
in this city when changed from Pacific to
Mountain time. And nobody Inconvenience by
those changes except the few who declined to make
them but persisted in keeping "sun time and from
that making allowances for standard time
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