San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
START FIGHT
ON DAYLIGHT
(! SAVING TIME
Old Controversy Between
Farmers and City Dwell
ers Breaks Out.
OPPOSITION IS STRONG
Farmers United Against
Any Plan for National
Ruling.
BY j. c. ROYLE.

BY j. G. ROYLE.
Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New Noik, April 19.--The old colf-
troversy between the urban and rural
districts over daylight saving has
broken out again with renewed ami
mostly. The new time schedule will
go into effect in New York City April
~ and tins fact undoubtedly will com.
Npel a certain portion OF the financial
and commercial houses and organiza-
lions to adopt similar changes.
City dwellers in many centers
throughout the country look forward
3Wlth pleasure and anticipation to such
Itchanges in this direction ms may be-
Icome effective. Rural residents. how
'{ever, are making strenuous efforts 10
|Sprevent any alteration OF standard
|ttimes.
II The attitude of the city dweller and
3especially the white collar worker Is
3being reflected IN the tremendous MI
ltcrease In SALE OF sporting goods and
equipment. Men and women who be-
More daylight saving had little oppor-
tftunlty for outdoor recreation except
ION Saturday afternoons and Sundays
ware finding health and enjoyment IN
r6the added hour which change IN
|{their working hours permits III the
lfummer afternoons.
n The farmers, on the other hand. APP
Eparently are united against any effort
TO make the move extend to their COM
<Pnunities. Their reasons are not fully
Explained by their spokesman, but
E5heir opposition is none the less ac-
Rive.
Farmer Works BY sun.
l.. J. Dickinson, Republican men,
per of Congress from Iowa and leader
bf the socalled farm bloc" in the
House, says that there is no indication
pf any attempt TO revive any move
3nent in Congress for national law
for daylight saving. but that If such
measure were introduced it wosid
lie Immediately. The farmers contend.
ne says, that the change IS impractical
for them. They reason that the farmer
works by the sun and not by the clock.
The moving forward of the clock an
tour they argue, does not dry the dew
t harvest time. The agrisulturist,
they contend, has to wait for Il to dr.
md the best time for him to work is
N the afternoon. WIN tne Clock au.
aneed an noIf, III A. ELL ~ a fin;shoJ
H. -. fLx etA IN, alnca1
III Ia 49, 80 trnnsac. he hrs;.
az Nc lei 1 tha s,r ~ fce;iitv - ;f The
-. tJ;,,y-,,,, tir,e
nbaJ,,Ia tbot bo 10 Tbe storeEeeners
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y rs. tbor ara snff;c;entiv
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PEI rae - =! 81 WINS ~
rs ousi u. pr, .ho J;,o
p,.n,, - co., int Wills tho
-, Lnst Ia,,;ng bv eIootr;c
ems 90 ,he,r pesl i'f,s ~ aa,Gnht
gnl, 'ney uram IN. d in ., 1870 80 Of
wig. aS a i'T go. pou ,xhc s,nnI,, The
outnern tNe" o1'Ses w" vi lupp ~, !,,a an
hilaaelpnla anu aeeM I'm ~,
IL eircuiasnhS pee,.iVnS az
dopuon OF daylignt sakins .L tn ' ae
ties ana towns ironi WHICH 'hes u'
per shlppihs. A. IL; e .;
NeVer.neiesS. 'uc IN. Va
fiange from EasletH, oen1 1,, anu ~
fr-mountain lin rs 10 srauuaI.s nIu
fs Wes,Waru. NC nens 1--WE anu
firm hands OF tne Mg.west. io1 e1 1:t.
Re, 90 not arise OF sumo oh u"9 Ign
living time, yet the line OF demarka-
ION between Eastern standard time
nd Central time which used to exist
pittsburg has now been extended
CoIrubuS Ohio and 70 Detroit not