| Show j early Clo dyo closing sync SALT lare LAKE CITY august 36 30 ism 1878 editors deseret news I 1 was much pleased with the thir item published in your youri issue of tuesday evening upon early closing please allow me a little space upon the same subject you remarked that a man ein era aloyed in a mercantile establishment must either debar himself of the exercise he BO so much needs or else disobey a divine command and break the sabbath Babba tb this ia is true but it is not all As a religious I 1 community there are many duties devolving upon and expected of many mandof of us which we are entirely unable to perform when eo so much of our time ia a demanded by our employers pl and weare we are often censured for neglect of duty when it is out of no neglect on our part that tho the duty is not performed but because we are absolutely unable to perform it I 1 am of the opinion that no step will by taken by the merchants it lri this matter unless some law ia is pass ed in relation to it not because of any particularly ungenerous feeling on their part but fon for fur the following reasons although the tho principal business houses bouses might agree to close at an b faras fains 19 now usual there will be smaller dealers who will continue to keep their doors ormed orned opened as late as ever this would ce certainly anly not be fair to those who closed as it would have a tendency to draw away their trade and would effectually prevent any such arrangement being made between the merchant merchants ff another drawback to such arrangement ran rau gement unless compulsory by law I 1 is the fact that although some and perhaps most of the large deal ers would be willing toi coi close early there are always some who will nol not make this supposed sacrifice for the benefit of their employed emp loyes F r say supposed sacrifice because it is really no loss to the merchant if the ule lule is general buch such are fin the habil habit ot of using the argument that they are in the store from opening to td close just as long lonk m a any of their men but they forge forget tj si they are not tied to any particular 1 wor kand obi obliged aged to remain all nil allday aliday day aay at their post but they are inand in and out all the time on the street or in the i 11 stora store t ore oro juat as they choose and ite ito tey hey become ti tired red they can rest test t themselves em selves but tho the weary f toted clerk m must alana sand from morning till n night for nis itis out of keeping with his profession to sic tit it may be said baid that the city coull couii council has not the power to pass an ordin ordinance aiice atlea in this thia respect why not in this ss well as in the matter of ea saloons loons etc if it 16 is an incalculable benefit to a arfe large portion of ot the he bom eom community andl and ands arte I 1 claim that thau this is it why should not that portion claim the care and assistance of their city fathers as well as any other portion thereof the the people of this city will vill a most universally concede that clerks are too closely tied 1166 nud aud every reasonable person would 2 bo be perfectly willing to finish their rading trading r than eight or niue nine at nigh tand if early clos cios closing ilag was the rule early trading would of nece necessity spity soon follow I 1 am sure thai that if it re responsible parties take hold hoid of this matter in a proper manner something may tny be llone to secure to the hard worked clerke some little change and lesu iesu les U 1 RE speet ft ily lly t A clef J i |
