Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
DAYLIGHT SAVING
STRONGLY FAVORED
itizens Vote to Begin Work an
Hour Earlier and to Turn
Clocks Ahead Accordingly
Opposition Comes From ThOsa
Representing the Farmers

Friday evening at largely attended
betting of the citizens of Burlin gton. held
tho city Hall. resolutions were adopted
pressing the sense of the meeting that
clocks of the city be turned ahead
e hour and that business houses in the
begin work an hour earlier and close
rier in the afternoon. While there was
opposition to the plan for beginning
prk an hour earlier, there were some
iections to turning the clocks ahead
cause of the trouble it will cause the
-mer A vote was taken on the rcsolu-
n and the result was overwhelmingly
favor of setting the clocks ahead. All
anches OF business were represented
. the meeting and the sentiment of all
s strongly in favor of daylight saving
was voted as the sense of the meeting
bit the clocks will be set ahead May >
continue that way until October t.
Mayor J. Holmes Jackson presided at
meeting and nearly all the aldermen
re present. The first speaker called on
a. +. Wade. superintendent of the
ace mills. He said that in the Pine
Get plant out of 125 employees. all were
favor of turning the clock ahead with
exception of two or three others who
mt care which way ii went
w. Browncll opposed turning the
c< ahead for the reason that farmers
re already operating under severe
ndicap and making the day shorter
ant serious loss in production at n
be when food was the most important
ng to be considered He said no harm
uld be done if the manufacturing plants
the city wanted to begin work earlier.
n Lot, oil all 10 nj of q
orts to turn the clock ahead which
failed in Maine. New Hampshire and
er places
r Purinton said that everyone in
plant wanted the day to begin an hour
Flier. Charles Shortsleeves thought It
uld be well to begin work an hour earli-
and let the clock alone Postmaster J..
Burke said that by beginning work
hour earlier. production would he en-
ragged instead of essened. as men and
ldren would work In gardens with the
ra time. He laughed at the arguments
the opposition to the effect that the
Nth of children would he endangered
more sunshine. William Linsley of the
ratio Hickok company said all the peo-
down there were in favor of the day
1t saving plan. +. r. Howe. speaking
the clerks, said he didn't care what
done with the clocks. but he wanted
t extra hour of daylight IL he could
It.
II. Loveland put up the farmers
of the case He said that the farmer
now getting to work as early as he
Id. Setting the clock ahead meant
ting up In the dark for the milkmen
hour before sunset was worth two
lrs in the morning when the dew was
the crops and labor was sympathetic
the city man stopped work an hour
Her. the farmer would do so. Argu-
nts in rebuttal to this were that il
Ellington changed her time. it was a
Fely local matter and need not infu-
the farmer,
II. Hickok made the motion to turn
clocks ahead May and this was sec
led In speaking further, G. l.. Wood
~ said that his help had said that
work was begun an hour earlier with
setting the clock ahead, they would
late a good many times. f.. 5. lSham
ught everyone should begin work
lier, but that il was better to leave
clocks alone. After Mr. Hickok S
ton, regarding the CLOCKS. had beer
red, Postmaster James T.. Burke made
notion that it he the sense of the meet
that Burlington business houses begin
'k an hour earlier and this also was
ried.