The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28
CITY LIGHT SAVING
OPPOSED BY CALDER
Senator Says Local Action
Would Create Great Bust
ness Confusion.
RELIEF PLAN OFFERED
Employers Urged to Open
Places Earlier When Clocks
Are Changed.
RELIEF PLAN OFFERED

william NJ. Calder, United States
Senator, hopes that the New York
BOARD of Aldermen will not adopt the
ordinance introduced by their President.
pobert L. Moran, setting the citys
clocks ahead one hour from May 1 to
october 1. Senator Calder is believer
IN daylight saving and was the author
NJ the recently repealed bill making 1t
effective in the United States. He be-
,l.yes however, that an attempt to re-
,sin It locally would produce confusion.
The Senator's view are set forth in
letter which he sent yesterday to John
S. Gaynor, Alderman from the Thirty
ninth district. Brooklyn.
81 know" he wrote, that some people
have suggested the setting ahead of
clocks in the different cities and towns
throughout the country and the ordi-
nance Mr. Moran has introduced Is in
line with that suggestion. My opinion
is that 1t is a very urlwise plan. The
ordinance naturally must be limited In
M operation to the city of New York
II Mr. Moran's plan is put into effect
Il will probably mean that New York
elty will utilize a different time sched-
uN than the neighboring country and at
least a good many of the cities and
towns near by. That will mean no end
OF confusion in the dealings of New
York city people with those out Of town.
IN the operation of trains on railroad
time tables, &C.
Eject shown by Calder.
Senator Calder referred to a memoir
andum submitted By Charles d. New
- IL
state. when the daylight saving repeal
hill was pending. outlining the confu-
sion that might result II the Fedaral
repeal went into effect before the New
York Legislature could harmonic its
laws. His illustrations apply to the
present situation. the Senator says.
"As Acknowledgements Newton pointed
out" Mr.. Calder continued. Federal Of
fees would undoubtedly operate on ma
tonal time. Railroads of necessity would
have to operate under natioual time, for
the change would be confined to New
York city. Negotiable instruments would
be drawn elsewhere for presentation
within the city at a certain specified
hour. or during banking or business
hours, and ii would be a matter of spec
ulation as to when they might be pro-
tested.
with Federal time In use in Federal
othces. the postmark would differ by an
hour from the generally accepted time in
the city. Appointments of out Of town
people with others in New York city
would he subject to confusion and mis-
understanding and so on. 1 am distinct
ly opposed to changing the clock for the
purpose of saving daylight when the
change must be purely local one.
Haxy In SaNe Time
y believe the different cities and
towns of the country can effect daylight
saving for themselves without changing
the clock, by general agreement of the
people within the different cities TO open
and close the industrial establishments,
tchools and offices one hour earlier from
the first of May to the Both of September.
The practical method to bring this
about would seem to me to be through
the calling of a conference Cat an early
date) OF responsible heads Of the mu-
nicipal government and authorized rep
resentatives of the various industrial as
sociations, including, of course en-
ployees' associations. If we can secure
anything like a general agreement
among the business men and professional
men and employees. to begin work an
hour earlier and quit an hour. earlier. in
the period indicated. the balance of the
people of the city would fall in line. and
daylight saving would be effected
without changing the clock locally The
city can do its part by passing an ordi-
nance to open and close the municipal
Offices and public schools an hour
earlier