| Show I EASTER PAPER O ON J OGDEN CLERKS Comments on the Early Closing Movement Recently In Inaugurated Inaugurate Inaugurated The Shoe Shoo Retailer of Boston Bonton Mass refers to tho the early closing movement inaugurated in Ogden as follows When western merchants make up their minds to let act ct they the usually accorn accomplish push what they sot out to te attain This act fact is well illustrated in the success which retailers and clerks met with in an nn early oarl closing cloning cam cani campaign recently conducted In Ogden Utah Uth which resulted in retailers in all lines of business among others shoe stores meat markets grocery grocer stores store dry goods goodEl clothing mens fur furnishing furnishing furniture hardware and elec dee electrical electrical neal fixture stores stOIes agreed to close their places of or business at 6 G p m ni on every cery ever week day except Saturday when mba tho stores close at 7 p m ID llie movement was started by b the e ladles ladies clubs of Ogden and later the Trades and Labor union took tonIc too the tho mat mal matter mattei tel ter In hand shin giving its support by attending mass meetings and nd appoint I to help the cause along alonS After ACter the movement had a fairly good start It Il was taken up II I by b from I tour our f to five hundred retail clerks The first demonstration of public opinion was shown when whon the clerks paraded the he t city streets hearing banners Lanners com corn complimenting the merchants for or their Ulah support s of or the movement and urging the he t people of Ogden to shop with the tho th thEarl tc Early Earl Tho Thu leading lend In mer mar merchants merchants chants hants c joined In the parade with their automobiles numbering 39 in nil all Bar Barnoy Barno Bartoy toy noy no i Oldfield the tho automobile speed il king joined in the parade nod and cheered for COl l ot tho the clerks clerIcs After the tho parade the throng on In tho he t streets were tagged by b the tho lady lad clerks clarl 8 with inscriptions such as J I IShop Shop With the tho Enry Ear and andI I f Shop Before 7 p m on Saturday Do You 1 The proved roved a great eal success ss and it Is lb a long ong time since any movement received such t a 11 public demonstration in ORden Ogdin ORdenA A petition was Vas curried carped from rom rota mer iner merchant chant to merchant bv hy the tho clerks clerIcs which read rend as follows We Ve the un undersigned merchants of Ogden ORden agree to t o close chose our stores at C G p m every Cel I day from Monday fon ny to Friday Frida and at 7 p m UI 1 every Satin Saturday day and at nl 7 p 1 nv m in for one week preceding Christmas The efforts of e nil all concerned met with great success |
