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#002 The Worlds Columbian Exposition Scrapbook, 626
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not exceeding hours, and that declaration would practically
govern all individual exhibitors.
We have now arrived at the position where we must look at the
amount of labor involved in that Sunday work. This we will do
under the heads of labor indirect, labor necessary for transportation,
and labor on the grounds.
The influence of the opening or closing on the wholesale mercan-
tile life of Chicago may va-rv, according to our prior conclusions,
respecting what will be the dominant thought in the mind of the
majority of the mercantile visitors to Chicago. Will that be to spend
the most time in business investigations and inquiries, taking in the
exhibit, as they would at other times the theater, for a place to spend
spare moments; or will their heads be full of the Fair, and will their
greatest desire be to take, in all that they can see of that which would
require, for thorough examination, walking ten hours a day for six
months? My conclusion, based upon knowledge that "fair week and
circus days" seldom greatly increase the legitimate sales of country
stores, strengthened by finding in newspaper files that, for cities, save
Paris (the shopping place of the world), returns of legitimate retail or
wholesale business rarely meet expectations at times when, though
there be crowds, those crowds are greatly excited by thought of some
great political or social object—my conclusion, based on country and
city experience, is that the merchant will be the most successful who,
in quickest time, through some great sample-room, can get his cus-
tomer into contact with all goods, so that the latter can (business over
with a rush) hasten to the goal of his desires.
If my prior conclusion as to what will be the dominant thought
of the majority of visiting merchants be correct, let us see what
would probably be the effect, in wholesale districts, of closing or
opening the grounds. Closed, the merchants would find on Sunday
afternoons the cards of every commercial traveler whom they have
ever met. The clerk would argue: "I can not go to the Fair, possibly
I can get an order from Mr. ___" The clerk calls. Of course
business is not the subject of conversation. But if on the morrow
some clerk should bring to some store an order for goods to be filled,
would he be discharged? Would not both employer and clerk take
that sale into account when fixing next year's salary? Now open the
grounds. The merchant, not liking the crowd, will most likely go
elsewhere, while the clerk would say: " Mr. — has probably
already given an order. I guess I will not bother him. I want to go
to Jackson Park." If my prior reasoning be correct, the greater
amount of suggestions of business on Sunday will come, primarily,
from clerks rather than from visitors, and the curtailment of Sunday
mercantile work will depend, in the larger degree, on giving the business
solicitor a personal interest which will lead him away from the Palmer
House, through a desire to gratify his own sight-seeing propensity.
The work of such persons as boarding-house keepers, hotel clerks,
clerks in retail stores, servants and, porters would be unaffected by
either opening or closing. On some Sunday, if opened, they might
get an opportunity to pay a visit.
For much additional Sunday work, having the same place for its
ultimate object, any action of the directors relating to the first
day of the week can in no degree be held responsible. In war-
Object Description
| Title | World's Columbian Exposition 002 |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Subject IDA |
Religion Papers |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCE 002 |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
Description
| Title | 0626 |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Subject IDA |
Religion Papers |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
| Transcript | #002 The Worlds Columbian Exposition Scrapbook, 626 16 not exceeding hours, and that declaration would practically govern all individual exhibitors. We have now arrived at the position where we must look at the amount of labor involved in that Sunday work. This we will do under the heads of labor indirect, labor necessary for transportation, and labor on the grounds. The influence of the opening or closing on the wholesale mercan- tile life of Chicago may va-rv, according to our prior conclusions, respecting what will be the dominant thought in the mind of the majority of the mercantile visitors to Chicago. Will that be to spend the most time in business investigations and inquiries, taking in the exhibit, as they would at other times the theater, for a place to spend spare moments; or will their heads be full of the Fair, and will their greatest desire be to take, in all that they can see of that which would require, for thorough examination, walking ten hours a day for six months? My conclusion, based upon knowledge that "fair week and circus days" seldom greatly increase the legitimate sales of country stores, strengthened by finding in newspaper files that, for cities, save Paris (the shopping place of the world), returns of legitimate retail or wholesale business rarely meet expectations at times when, though there be crowds, those crowds are greatly excited by thought of some great political or social object—my conclusion, based on country and city experience, is that the merchant will be the most successful who, in quickest time, through some great sample-room, can get his cus- tomer into contact with all goods, so that the latter can (business over with a rush) hasten to the goal of his desires. If my prior conclusion as to what will be the dominant thought of the majority of visiting merchants be correct, let us see what would probably be the effect, in wholesale districts, of closing or opening the grounds. Closed, the merchants would find on Sunday afternoons the cards of every commercial traveler whom they have ever met. The clerk would argue: "I can not go to the Fair, possibly I can get an order from Mr. ___" The clerk calls. Of course business is not the subject of conversation. But if on the morrow some clerk should bring to some store an order for goods to be filled, would he be discharged? Would not both employer and clerk take that sale into account when fixing next year's salary? Now open the grounds. The merchant, not liking the crowd, will most likely go elsewhere, while the clerk would say: " Mr. — has probably already given an order. I guess I will not bother him. I want to go to Jackson Park." If my prior reasoning be correct, the greater amount of suggestions of business on Sunday will come, primarily, from clerks rather than from visitors, and the curtailment of Sunday mercantile work will depend, in the larger degree, on giving the business solicitor a personal interest which will lead him away from the Palmer House, through a desire to gratify his own sight-seeing propensity. The work of such persons as boarding-house keepers, hotel clerks, clerks in retail stores, servants and, porters would be unaffected by either opening or closing. On some Sunday, if opened, they might get an opportunity to pay a visit. For much additional Sunday work, having the same place for its ultimate object, any action of the directors relating to the first day of the week can in no degree be held responsible. In war- |
