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Show RETAIL CLERKS WILL PRESEHT RESOLUTIONS Tha Retail Cbsrks association held a meetin-S at the court house last eronlag which was largely attended KOd which resulted in Che selection of a committee to wait upon tho merchants mer-chants of the city with a resolution whioh was al6o reported at the meeting- The reoutlon reads as follows: "We, the undcrsJgn4d, ' merchants . of Ogden agree to close our stores from Monday to Friday at 6 o'clock; on Saturday at 7 o'clock, on all nights preceding holidays at 7 o'clock and for one week preceding Christmas at 7 o'clock, and that thl.i closing Sos'lnto effect Saturday evening, lay 14, 1010." The meeting was called to order by President Foulger wbo made an opening address settluR forth tbo object ob-ject for calling the clerks together and urging them to display all possible pos-sible enthusiasm on tho subject aud in that way only could, satisfactory results bo accomplished. Ho cautioned caution-ed the clerks that everything done by the' organization should be above board and that nothing should bo done which will conflict with strict business busi-ness motives. He advocated a square deal for all concerned and asked" the clerks to expect the same In return. .Arnold Bowman then made a similar appeal To those present e-tatlog that wlth plonty of wholesome enthusiasm and a good clear argument tbo desired desir-ed results could not fall to bo accomplished. ac-complished. He urged those Interested Interest-ed to mafco a personal matter of the movement and try In every legitimate way to secure support lu favor of the clerks' demands. A collection waa taken up to par Incidental expenses Including tbo purchase pur-chase of tags with which sympathlx- .ers with tho movement could be designated desig-nated and tbclr Influence used to further fur-ther tho work. Over $50 waa raised In the collectloa .Six hundred badges bearing tbe legend: "1 shop before 7 p. m. Saturday. Do yon?," were distributed dis-tributed and 10,000 additional onco ordered. These badges are expected to be worn until the settlement of j the demands. |