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Show : Martin Says Retailers . Statement Misleading J Samuel Martin, advocate of the weekly hulf-holiday closing of stores. I this morning issued the following I statement: . I 'The article appearing In your paper pa-per of April f3, under the heading of Retail Merchants Vote Against Weekly Week-ly Half-Holiday," la somewhat misleading. mis-leading. The preface speaks of two resolutions relative to closing hours of Saturday and omitted to .speak of the amendment proposed by myself, duly seconded and voted upon, when there were two to one who voted in favor of a weekly half day closing, leaving tho day for further consideration. considera-tion. There were about 25 present. ".Likewise In the city hall, April 7, the same motion was placed beforo the meeting, and more than three to one voted in favor of a weekly half-day half-day closing, when about 100 were present. 'AmoiiB those whose signatures appear ap-pear there are Ihoao who still affirm their conviction that th weekly half-day half-day closing, would be beneficial if we could aj?ree upon the day. "1 have called personally upon men's clothiers, dry goods, grocers, Jewelers, leather poods, hardware, sporting goods, dentists, lawyers, doctors, doc-tors, schoolmasters, ministers of religion, re-ligion, and all have expressed the hope of seeing the merchants of Ogden agree upon the weekly half-day closing clos-ing "And Friday night's meeting ut the tabernacle Is for the purpose of bringing bring-ing the matter to a definite decision, when Mayor Frank Francis will be able to 5ay whether the campaign ceases or not. Yours respectfully "SAMUEL MAItTINV' |