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Show Park City Had Its Retail Clerks Association Setting Rules in '95 thirty nine in number held a meeting and selected Jackson Fairhurst, as president and W. A. Garnet as secretary of their association. Their objective objec-tive at this point was to get the merchants to close all stores at 8 p.m. daily. As it seems this request of the clerks was honored highly by the local merchants. In fact each firm joined the clerks in the strict enforcement of this request. In 1897, the great crash appeared ap-peared and this caused not only many clerks to leave the City, but merchants as well, and in this period of time the association associa-tion was badly hurt. But some good fortune was to arrive, and in 1899 good times made its appearance and it seemed Park City would be blessed with some good prosperity. Many new merchants opened their doors, which meant immediate hiring of needed help. The previous experience in closing ones business at a given hour, proved most beneficial to everyone concerned, and with the full agreement of the merchant mer-chant and the clerks a daily closing hour of 7 o'clock was welcomed by everyone. Its interesting to note, that not alone did this association shorten the working hours for all clerks, but it was to carry a very important part for all citizens of the community. . In this period of time Park City was flooded with many catalogues cat-alogues which had been shipped there by many of our State merchants. mer-chants. They offered lowprices for goods that had been made in state prisons, and sweat shops. And no doubt many citizens cit-izens grasped this idea and paid for something that wasn't always true value. To combat this situation that appeared, the association promoted pro-moted the sale of union made goods only, which would not only safe-guard their jobs, but insure in-sure the buying public they' would have true value for their money. I am sorry to say, I don't have the definite year the Retail Re-tail Clerks' Association did cease. Certainly feel this might be found somewhere when one tries to obtain other historical material. Joe J. Davich, 360 South Uth East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. - By Joe J. Davich Now days the word association associa-tion is read about, heard about, and regardless of what ones type of work or profession might be, associations have undergone a great expansion in the past number num-ber of years. In the many months that I have spent in research of the early day merchant of Park. City, one gathers many points of interest even though it may not be directly connected with the merchant token or relative to the merchants. But in the recent months have been able to obtain some very informative data concerningthe Park City Retail Clerks' Association As-sociation that existed in our community many years ago. As history is recorded a great mineral deposit was found back in 1862, but to say when the first merchant opened his doors in Park City is a question I have no answer for at this time. Thus far my research leads nie to the year of 1879-1880. 1879-1880. When at least sixteen various var-ious merchants were in business, busi-ness, and believe this figure isn't an accurate one at that. In the few short years that followed, many new discoveries were made, and many mining companies were formed. Population Pop-ulation made a sizeable increase, in-crease, and merchants of all types had started their various types of businesses. In the good old days generally once the merchant was established es-tablished he remained in business busi-ness for a long period of time. But then again many tried their skill in operating a retail establishment, only to find their doors remained open.butasb.ort time. Also Hie ownerships of the various firms, changed titles, which was most common com-mon of any community where growing pains were noted. Park City has seen a great change in its many years of existance. The merchants of the early era have left. In the past several years a great migration of new faces, new names, and new firms do exist there as a result of the explosive way that Park City has changed from the once leadingsilver producer in the country, to the present summer and winter play -ground area. Feel certain that the merchants mer-chants in Park City today, plus many former Park. City residents res-idents had no idea that a good many years ago, the Park City Retail Clerks' Association held an important part in the every day way of life; which was found there. Prior to 1895 the stores of Park City had no fixed time for closing their particular place of business. Each and every store was accustomed to close its doors at any hour from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. The town had increased in prosperity pros-perity and the merchant had been doing a nice business and this meant the employment of a large number of clerks. Thereby There-by the clerks most of the time were working long hours, and in doing such were deprived of forms of recreation and family life. The clerks felt that the long hour situation could be remedied in some way, and yet the merchant wouldn't suffer from the loss of business, and much thought was given to the closing of all stores in the city at a given hour. So on June 9, 1895 some |