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Despite the popular myth, daylight saving time was NOT invented for farmers. Why was it actually implemented?

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Despite the popular myth, daylight saving time was NOT invented for farmers. Why was it actually implemented?

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Despite the popular myth, daylight saving time was NOT invented for farmers. Why was it actually implemented?
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