The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-03-06
CLOSING OF MARKET
MOVEMENT GROWING
IN FAVOR
Three Butchers Closed sunday And
Found Great Success. \ Few Who
We're Opposed Are Changing
To Favor The Movement

Since the Herald's article OF last
week. giving the opinions of the diff.
ferent butchers. regarding the closing
Of meat markets on Sunday, there has
been a big movement favorIng this
closing.
Mr.. John Couget of the ST. Johns
Market. stated that his opinion re.
garding the closing of the markets
was misunderstood by the Herald rep
reSeutatiye and he wishes it to be
understood that he is in favor OF
closing the market on Sunday if all
the other butchers close. lie said
he thinks the movement a good one
and will give the butchers an oppor-
tunity to enjoy a days rest Mr..
Couget says he is perfectly willing
To close and hopes that all the rest OF
them join in the movement.
Aug Schabel. Manale and Catanese
of Elmira Ave, and Ernest Lucien
were the first butchers in Algers to
try out Sunday closing. Thew did
rushing business on Saturday night and
stated Monday morning that the re-
ceipts on Saturday equalled those OH
Sunday and were more than satisfied
with the new method, They will con-
tinue to close on Sunday and
TO serve their customers on Saturday
night up until midnight.
While the Herald has not expressed
its opinion regarding the closing of
meat markets on Sunday we have
come to the conclusion and this con-
clusion is based upon the opinions of
the majority of the merchants and
housewives with whom we have con-
suited during the past ten days. The
greater number of merchants and
housewives almost generally are in
favor of not only closing the meat
markets on Sunday but they are in
favor of closing the entire market,
including vegetables, crab, fish and
etc 1t would be inconsistent to have
one of the meat merchants who handle
vegetables to close their meat section
on Sunday and still have to remain
open to sell vegetables. The object
in closing as we see it is to give an
opportunity to the merchants to have
one day off in the week, and in order
! that this should be done and give all
; The merchants in AlgierS an oppor-
| tunity to close, the movement should
! include the vegetable market as well.
Since the groceries have closed
! their places of business on Sunday
/ and have tried out the experiment, it
would be almost impossible to have
/ these merchants again open their
places of business on the Sabbath
Day, so successful has the movement
been. There is no danger in loss Of
trade from closing on Sunday. 1t was
thought a few months ago when the
announcement was made that the
bakeries should be closed on Sunday,
there was great calamity howl
raised. What we would do for bread
on Sunday? but it only took a short
| lead pencil and a small piece of paper
| to figure out that sufficient bread
could be bought on Saturday to reach
over until Monday. The same calcu-
lation will do for the closing up of
all markets on Sunday, and give the
Sabbath at least one chance in the
week.
We do not find fault with those who
oppose to closing on Sunday, every
man is entitled to his own opinion
and should he find that after an in
vestigation that his opinion is not in
accord with the majority and that
perhaps he is a little out of the way
in his opinion, it is only manly of him
to recognize his mistake and come on
with the majority.
In the interest of those who desire
to close, we trust that the opponents
will soon come over and be good, to
give the merchants a holiday, they so
justly are entitled to.