Show 37 The Figures Represent the Actual Number of People Who Visited the Keith Keith- o OBrien O'Brien Store Last Saturday the Last Shopping Day Before Before Before Be Be- fore Christmas Within Christmas Within of One-Half One the Population of Salt Lake Count UM as Accurate Four men working In relays each with a little counting machine machines stood at the storo store doors from the hour of o opening at a. a m. m to the he hour of or i closing at 1030 p. p m. m Tho The first hour and a half hal GOO COO people came in At noon the number had bad reached cached about which shows how It is for lor the stores to get customers customers' out In the forenoon moon even tm on the last shopping day b by 5 p. p m. m the slumber number had reached less than a little than half the lie total which proves roves conclusive conclusively that the public Is heartily In favor of or late In the da day shopping i from G 5 j t to 1030 p. p m. m the store stone was overwhelmed o l From to In tho the evenIn evening a a. congestion occurred during wl which time few people succeeded ed In iii gaining entrance Inside tho people were so closelY losely jammed that minutes passed before tho the congestion was brol broken en Nine Hour Law for Women Rigidly observing the hour law Keith OBrien company as well as other stores where large larg-e numbers of or women are arc employed worked at a disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage dis dis- advantage notwithstanding which service was as most excellent In the forenoon In each department were vere a couple of or experienced saleswomen sales sale women who supervised the tho large larg-e num num- bers bets especially employed for the Christmas Christ Crist- t- t mas inas season These e experienced experienced remained on dut duty luty un until until un- un til the noon hour and were then re rc- rc leased until cv evening B By worl working in in shifts shirts as indicated the tho more experienced saleswomen were In their respective re respective re- re e departments In the afternoon and during luring the busiest hours I I Ken Feit- n- n there arc nrc lao comprehend the lie intricacies of tore store K on era lie the nc- nc casion of such Much a day duy On the floor below the lar large c Iron on railing inclosure where change was made from pneumatic mono money carrying tubes was a scene of or extraordinary activity ac ac- ac numerous busy hands extracting money from tubes and making snaking chango change while equally marvelous were the ac ac- ac- ac In the credit department on the I second floor loor where customers customers' charges were passed upon rhe The wrapping desks the tho main wrapping wrapping wrap wrap- ping section and the tue dell delivery department department depart depart- ment meat were cre taxed to the utmost The facility with which a ion Was closed was a constant source of ot favorable comment on the part o of oC Keith OBrien customers An And so It proved that Saturday was Wai wasa a a. wonderful day at tho the bl big tore store the business exceeding the tho mann managements management's highest anticipations for tor the tIre days day's total sales was the lar In largest est the tho history his his- tor tory of or the tho store lore Therefore tho the figures the number of ot customers are remarkable figures In that they stand fur for the highest mark of confidence confidence-a a tribute to the stores store's popularity |