The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-05
THE COAL SHORTAGE

plants purpose saving coal bringing back OF
time conditions 1t sad blow to the country at large and
relief should come possible Limiting the hours in
which mercantile houses keep hours day
blow merchants 1t is that people buy everything
they need between the hours OF and pm when they
adjust themselves the conditions but this will take time
The good ladies will find that they spend
hour the and another hour for luncheon
They business and when they they
make their purchases and get and make Tor others
All must be served
Serving local customers is only part of the work
chants Those who do ouoown business have been the
habit using the evening hours to pack up ship goods
This work cannot be done in seven-hour day and il store
closed at o'clock and vacated the shipments that should be
made that day remain until the next thus discom
modng living distance and interfering with bust
very materially Ii cannot be helped people make
the best OF it, Every moment Of the hours permitted must
be used to advantage and time lost wasted commercial
city like Memphis must expect to suffer loss 1t not
lose trad" 49, ovo~ IL diverted other points because the
order Is general and will find the conditions
awaiting them, matter where they send their orders In the
busy merchants always pressed for time When
gnment OF goods received bv rail requires time
haul them from the depot wharf the
rooms When the day short for this work has been the
custom TO hours the night to complete the Job and
merchants grew careless and snned away the daylight hours
depending on the night to make up for lost time,
Under the ruling every minute be seized and made
do its full part Only nths the OF
be attended to- and with the greatest effort and
Of time there will be interruption business and delay ship
ping out goods Business, for be conducted
high tension and railroads and steamboats, should do all in their
power give shippers every possible service in the Of
speeding up the work in hand ~.
Customers should do their thinking and planning home
that their minds will be made up and they will know what they
want before they start out There should be time wasted in
stores lust looking around Only what needed should be
purchased and what is needed be ascaned before leaving
home, Shopping, which dawding from
another talk with friends and acquaintance should be
to- minimum There time for such diversions Conditions
bad but people continue get along they try Gus
toners help the merchants by showing them consea
on Time always precious and valuable but do realize
until brought face face with shortage People
who travel must be at the train the minute remain where
they are If trains made practice of waiting for the ardy
people would get anywhere but because they know that
they must be prompt they get along without difficulty The coal
shortage has brought with time shortage and until conditions
change everyone be the alert On entering car
have the change ready that there will be delay and
consequent crowdng and congestion Speed up Millions Of
people believe that sevenhour day long enough work for
someone else and hours should be ample time attend
TO ones private business little orcthought will assist
tcray That which be done easily asceaned and when
acertaned should be done quickly This is good rule even
when there shortage 1t going to be very ANNOYING
and embarrassing until people adjust themselves to the
don After that all will be we'll Newspapers know what it
time Things be done the minute no
matter what happens They could be done conveniently and
better later hour but such delay would bring about de-
morazaon and destruction OF the The earth has
hours to revove on its axis and at the beginning of
the twenty fifth hour it upon the revolution
There is no delay time wait posponng later hour
what should be done We going to have expensive
but valuable lesson taught the of time saving
1T is that will do good when time economy is not
imperative Banks know the value time They open at
ana must their at What
not done during banking hours must be left undone knowing
this people usually time and through with their bust
without difficulty They rushed frequently but they pet
used to and work rapidly in order volume of bust
that them and the rush does seem mitigate
their lessen the service they render the public and
especially their clients
We must all speed up and time 1t may not be as
pleasant esurey methods but necessary and DOS
be and therefore should be done with good will and without
complaining
The launching OF the biggest haeshn afoat and the de-