Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1909 — A NEW EARLY CLOSING MOVE. [ARTICLE]

A NEW EARLY CLOSING MOVE.

After Jan. 1, Rensselaer Stores Will Close at 6 P. M., Except Saturdays. old adage, “all woTk and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is a new spirit invading Rensselaer, and believing that the day of long hours is past, the" merchants have agreed to close their places of business at 6 p. m., every evening except Saturdays. This is certainly a commendable move and in the right direction, and the merchants should be given credit for this spirit of progressivenees. \f Not only are tfie clerks benefited, but the public generally will receive better treatment under the -new arrangement than the old way, when the clerks worked long hours, were tired and disgruntled in the morning before commencing their day’s labor and getting still more so as the long day wore on. This new closing time will commence, we understand, January 1, and will be shared in by practically every business house in Rensselaer. A wave of the progressive spirit Is Invading our town and our merchants are falling in line.