THE SMALL SHOPMAN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 2

THE SMALL SHOPMAN.

"jWHAT MR. SAMUBLriHOKpERHi-i- j.THINKS. -*M V

' Tlje : : iivj SV con 7 . is ; jp.i:erburdened i.w'ith ;legisla-' tion.-,.that\c6'mpels"'liim'to_ close' his place of'bhsine'ss : at -certain /hours/ pd/ diifmg;/tho timo he' would lie 'iiiost likely to get the. catch-trade owing to the big houses being closed •• i :ThisV is ■ 'hard,' ■ -ivherithe Mrohts"' and cost of living' arejjjtonsidered— and the keepers' -'Association^— small . shop-: men—resent' the Mstrictionsi. that are- iiir. ilictcd on them. :Avportion, !; ofaj speech '-byMr. Sam.. Hor.d.err« ..(of Anthony,, .Hordprn and l "£>'ons/ Sydney^'recently appeared .in', a,., local paper, and the secretary of the Association was instructed to write to him on the subject.-,, at. tho Association's meeting on Thursday ~ was reicivod: — "letter'"of instTr I l '* def6rre'd/ : " ansf enng.. jt / ini hopo:<tliat' r before' how:-the award 'of tlto: Arbitrations Gourt .would'' have' been ■ deyiiired;; dndV woiild .-have} ben ■ v 6'riabl6'd': to/"enclose; a copy with'my reT)ly v '\i'hich"may ! ;n , :i//(.(.ir : tain a synopsis, of! the'eviden'ce; • l'-shall 'send you.theso iVhcn published: l, I' thipk the neivSpapersi as quoted-tty.you,' 1 were' correct'in reportingremarks 1 iiladci'--' in giving illyevidence.;'.;/ -.''v./' ; t .{JQuriofinn • (Anthony rrHordcrn ; ; and r: Sbris)' commencod .on.itho; samp.dines' as' stated ' f by : you with,;regard to soiuo • of'- .your ■ largb v bus-< mess;• housesjaud laidr the*foundation of', a'successful- career,--, by keeping.' open at-- such', hours', f ,as,.suited .the. convenienceof. ['their; customers.;. -, .•! .'V:: 1 :"";,''"-'

; "I Vain - of - opinion -i.that;°- any' legislation: 1 - iffi-'' posing restrictions such, as early! closing and compulsory.V,holidays -tells i very: 1 : -severely 1 ' against' the struggling beginner .in -"business/' /especially a man with a. family, whg,;anxious to- better -his; position;in -life',]; opens, and., conducts a'sniall'subp 1 with the' assistance.ofmembers 1 of-his family.'. l ' l Small sales made by. : liim after, the-bigger',houses had 'closed could' '.riot- damage'- theextensive 'otitpiit Vof 'the' lattery with' their' extensive clientele, of ; 're-, gular customers, who"'lfriovv theiir,' hours of, closingi\l Furtherhiore the .extended;,hours' of- the. small- shopkeeper' would' p'rovcTa' great 1 convenience -. for nuuierous',' members or the ' community, 1 ■ who invariably' 1 forgot'/or;' oyer; look -the --'closing lioiirof the 'big' places, - esipccially,:on: • half: holidays. Tfi'e'-'head'/'of' a small family b'nsinesii can always arrange'for the recrcatiori.'Wd- open-air 'exercise of tlie individual members .of the household ; S "Every restriction I 'to 'trade' .makes it,.inoro. expensive to work: "a .business,! 1 ally,' this-: extra' cost "has 'to bo. .to. tile, 1 pried- of'the' goods, 'which' in .'consequence be?, the public., ■ "Tlic, well-bpiiig 'ai.i"d : Vsiicccss' of. the.'small, shopkeeper'is'as "esseritiar t6 the-prosperity.. of aicommunity' as that'of/ 'li.is.i'more extensive : compeer/ 1 'and every attempt''at restricts ing the efforts of tho former to better his - position, so, as to/add,his;; small■mitoito the ■ aggrogateSvealth of., his ; ,country,ms- contrary •-to common sense,a.n'd.,'sound-.political;econ-omy.' With, reference to the, closing remarks' of' ydur .'hotter,; kindly, - assure tho -Executive 'Committcb. 1 of, ypur,;, Association, that?i 110' liberty 'lirts' beoii taken by your addressing 1110 on tho subject. I tool that.you liavo paid 1110 a; great compliment in taking the. trouble to ascertain my.-yiewSii^Beliovb'riio. yours faithfully, '. n."'S.' HORT)E?X." , : Thc; Trcsident!.'an;!l • tho'. members>of fclio Association, ...expressed themselves highly,', plowed . with, f the:, opiiiioii t and scinti~ mont' ;express.ed .by ,"Air,- Hordorn,- as repreone. of, tho largest - houses: in •Aiis'tra',lasia.' The. sccrot-ary \(JIr H,-;F. . Allen) >ro'portedtliat he .had,,-replied thankiiigi»Mr. •Hordftrh .troiiblo ho had taken to state lus'vioivs 011 a matter of such iinportanco: to-' 'tile Association. . .