The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28
SwindIing OF the Unemployed by InteIlI-
QeuCe Offices.


From the New York Courier and Inquirer August rs
We hsve had our attention Gated to what s termed the
tcnE which have reached upon the subj loud
their CON plants against the dsreputable practces to
wnc ae the , Hangers Q, suca establishments resort
reason TO doubt the accuracy Of the statements made
1t ia certainly iul time for the city authorities to step
forward and break stem which s dishonest in both
principle and practice. Nor is this its worst feature 1t
miseads perscrs in want Of occupation induces them
depend upon the employment agency for situations,
stead Of setting themselves and using vigorous and
determined exertons to find suitable employer. Day
after day DO sucb people repair to tho offices
in the hope that they will hear Of something their ad
vantage, but as often % they call just as often they
doomed to be disappointed, chagrined and vexed.
Any enc taking up some OF on. daily cotcmp0rares and
casing his eyes along the columns OF " wants" would be
led to imagine thai there not the least difficulty in o.
ainng work Of all kinds, and With that remuneration
upon the most liberal scale From boot boy lager
beer saloon 10 the tighe position Ia banking
camille concern according to the daily mens Of
the Broadway employ ment agents, hundreds OF every
clase and degree Immediately required Hundreds Of
anxious and beating hearts, who have not any actual
means Of existing read these caca advertisements AID
pray efay hops that their hour deiverance from idle
and poverty has arrived. Little, indeed, do they
cream that al sucn announcements but mere bats
entrap the simple ana unsuspectirg, and TO ex.ort
from them an almighty collar as registration
fee the number s9 and e1sy hour adds
who evidently have not the power and, we
might add. the inclination, to procure any one
plan aid operations Of these employ ment Offices, that
all may be put on their guard against the msy tue fat
ents, ""maragers," "proprietoy," &c
An applicant-thet s, person out Of employment, or
one ejrous of obtaining situation, reads in some of
morning contemporaries that "bookkeeper gu 'assis
ant bookkeeper" spending clerk, "dry goods
salesman )" "drug clerk" &C.. sc Is wanted Ne 10
directed to call at the office of the advertiser he goes
there and states that he haa called respecting the ssua
tion adyertced The manager or person In charge, re
caives him in an agreeable aad alaole manner, and
thereby wins the favorable opinion OF the unfortunate
candidate He asked in the bandest tone imaginable,
II hs is the reeseiY OF course tho question is
krff
battle the unfortunate individual VINO has been uulucky
get his cutchey and extract from him the first
nstsment Of the pecunary drain which hs purposes to
make upon his s'client" On being answered ia the
gative, time is lost ia demanding the payment OF
dollar 80 inst hs name may De entered upon the register
cou1ge OF the day He departs under the impression that
from the testimonials be possesses, aud the excellent
ty, he is Of the berth. According arrangement
he pays visit the second to the employment Off ,e
cannot just then hear Of anything Interesting hs sd
vantage Repeated calls made but nothing save Bit
ter disappointment meets him every time. The magma
ton of the "ageDt is taxed 70 its utmost limits TO con-
ccc excuses which may possess the nearest ssmblance
OF reality After wasting weeks Of valuable time In the
!ruitiess effort Of getting occupation through this paid
himself for being dupod 80 garingly This as we have
said Ia matter Of hourly occurrence In New York.
appears too from the statement Of one o. the leading per
sonaees in this very questionable Calling that the
business carried on under the sanction Of the civic au
thoIities for ne pompouay Parades the announcement
all converssnt with the principles and practices Of the
bogus employ ment Officer?
Society is protected by wise and saluary enactmens
against the dshonest practices Of the thief the Pckpocke
and the swipder YEA the mock auctoneer naole
to pains and penalties should impose upon the commu
nifty by vending spurious for genuine commoouee Surrey,
then the should be put IN force against al bogus
agents who obtain money from persons on. OF ep.Sy
ept for the purpose Of finding them situations out VINO
in almost every instance make the effort beyond
pasadiDg their flash advertisements, 70 which appended
sv, 4. orn-ine one and should be put down. We must
root out This system Of plunderng the unemployed whO
in many instances, are strangers, poor ana fendless.
under police surveillance, and an easy and summary
mode Of obtaining redress provided We are not un-
friendly 10 the system Of employment agencies when
nrooerty conducted We believe that they may be
yerv useful TO The unemployed and such seek situa.
Of labor II IL against what termed the "bogus" Offices
that we write aud fear that the majority OF employ
ment offices In this city are Of this kind