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Show Early Closing of Stores I Editor Tribune That much desired reform re-form early closing' .s again being agitated, agi-tated, but ithe same old argument comes beforo us, nn arpuinenl whfch lias fnlled of Its purpose because It does not strike at tho vital force of the evil. Junius, in your Inst Sunday edition, Is anxious lo assist in the reform, but offers no remedy, reme-dy, and Intimates Unit the department store Is alone responsible My observation observa-tion lias been that the department stores hnd our turgor business concerns generally gener-ally have been willing and anxious to comply with tho early closing reform, but the, small concerns insist on keeping open as long as the proprietors can hear a rootbeat on th6 pavement. Chicago, wo aro told, has Ideal conditions condi-tions but there has been no mention of the forces which brought them about. And In my estimation the remedy does not lie "with tho women who patronize. the stores after G o'clock." There's, a reason for this sconiingly untimely hour for this work of tlio housewife, and that rciisonlls tho fact that tho head of the. family does not receive Ills wages until ho finishes his labors on Saturday. Abolish tho custom of a Saturday payday pay-day and reformers will havo struck a vital -spot In two of our greatest evils drunkenness and lato closing. As an Illustration, suppose tho worker received his wages on Tuesday. Perhaps Per-haps he and his associates would take a few drinks together, but he would realise that he had to labor the following day, and would, therefore, lift his cup In mod,-eratlon. mod,-eratlon. Willi such a- custom the housewife house-wife would have the better half of the week In which to mako hor purchases, would have time to mako morb suitable selections, and would havo more money for shopping purposes. Many men squander their earnings on Saturday evonlng because they have no restraining force behind them, and because be-cause they have no responsibilities for tho day following. k By all means agitato for the abolition of tho Saturday payday, and In my opinion opin-ion the greatest obstacle to early closing will have been overcome. With It will come more tcmperato hutblts among lho tollers, and qulto naturally happier homos and brighter firesides. AMERICUS. Salt Lake City. Jan. 22. |