| Show EARLY CLOSING there are many reasons why the people and businessmen should cooperate on the plan to close all business houses at 6 in the evening in the first place 10 hours is long enough for anyone behind a counter to 10 stand up in the second place ille the state statute provides that ladies must not be compelled to work more than nine houis a day or fifty four hours per week in the third place every businessman desires to spend a little time with his family at home and in the fourth place the public generally can surely do its shopping between eight in the mor morning ning and six in the evening this matter has been taken up by the business houses in ogden and an agreement has been reached whereby thy close at a specified hour to aid in this movement a canvass was a s in made a w die of the residents of the city a and a f full I 1 page of names was published in the sunday papers showing who iho has pledged themselves to shop early and especially ally patronize the stores that have led out in the movement now as to brigham city we art afe just budding from a town into a city other cities with ten and one hundred times the population of brigham have to do their before six in many of them a halt half holiday is taken by business firms every saturday afternoon if large e W do this why cant brigham leflie th ere re j 1 I is S some dissatisfaction on the part odthe of the public but the public should be w willing I 1 illing to grant the business men a little breathing spell and thus add a few years to his life ten hours a day is surely time enough in which to get the groceries dry goods shoes clothing hardware and other items that are necessary to sustain life and the practice of leaving the shopping till bill the last moment is simply a habit that can be overcome nobody thinks of going to a bank after three then why can we not get into the habit of going to the stores before six 0 clock lets create a sentiment in favor of this move and make it unanimous both on the part of the businessmen and the public generally |
