The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-20
NEW YORK'S WHITE SLAVES !
THE TORTURE or YOUNG WOVEN IN
THE DRY GOODS STORES.
Standing from c A. VI. Until p. M.-xew.-

Standing from C A. VI. Until @ p. M.-News-
paper Reading FOrbidden-A Floor
Walkers Malice No Escape from Fines.
TO he Edito, OF HE SIM
Sin: In the establishment Of II. II. Macy
there are about $50 young women emploJ cd, whose
salaries range from 90 to 80 pee week They are
not only compelled to stand from o'clock A. M. to
O'Clock P. NJ but they are strictly forbidden TO
leave their counter without the permission which IL
not ,lways given, Of the floor walker, who times
them; and il they are gone over ten minutes they
called to account for 1t. To prevent the clerks
from looking for other situations, Mr.. NJ has eslao-
lishcd rule which prohibits them from rlancing
at q newspaper OF any kind. They are forbidden 10
leave the store for anything during business hours,
except sickness or death calls them away. The timo
they are absent Is deducted from their salaries
so that If they wish to obtain another situation,
they are obliged 10 resign taeir envable positions.
The clerks are forbidden to talk to each other
across the counters. One of the floor walkers, call
ing herself lady. to crafty a private malice, has
been known to draw clerk into conve rsaton, and
then to report her to the superintendent tor talking
the counter II clerk wishes to purchase an
article Of any kind in the store, she " Obliged TO
have her name placed upon the cheek book which IL
then sent 10 the SUPERINTENDENT for that woman's
signature, before they have the privilege Of buying
They are allowed no deduction in price, and they
cannot have tie article they have purchased until
Take the poorly paid female cashiers whose hig-
est salary Is $40 per week. WI ich they very seldom
get for this reason Al the close OF each day the
ca'liers have TO add up each book in tneir depart
ment aud the cash then In their possession, and the
Sasn .ocount eAeg , Mnat .ie oooss CT, LOT they
nsyV 10 pay W. .renuu on,r 70 W., IT, w wiz, IN, ~
salaries as fine Tor having an error IN heir books
~. sae ,"ern v , ''s so,t .ey 1Ie oo
pcnvu W makc ~ up rom N,elr sa1llts. rs nlhe-
tcnths OF the girls employed are depending upon
,ut httr Wy IVY ~ w 'eI hN"E' S'u e"h See
what q piece OF imposition II :. .,,,,x.,, ~, ,.
rOi' am SLAN T.
Something About Other Establishments.
To me kdi,o, or me SIM
c.. wa. A., -. ...,.,Y ....,
SIR WIN 'ne ueepest grH''uue Peruseu
Altman Bros. 4 Co. article In Saturdays SUN, in
rea,o, In THAR rr,ntipo tho pr,vc re IN tbs, .ales
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women OF resting from their arduons duties al stated
hours IN tire day beg leave TO correct their State
u.rt that A Ia ,bsoI,,oiy ne.essa,, 10, Tho sales
women to stand, l disagree with them on that sub
iect for when allowed 10 sit down after waiting on
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serve the next that calls. l have had personal
expotiencc I observe that Mr. Macy has o,so a ,ple
49,, a, III -. IA. 80. T., ~, -, -, -.
tlat he VIII close his store III July and August, on
Saturday afternoons, AZ l. p NJ thrust that he win
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''0 i0"o" '"e e''"p'e SCI suo'c n"u 'ur"is" s'oos
ior the tired suieswomon to sit upon throughout the
80, %, W, -. .'..,.,.', -.
hyes - h'ch ana o'n'r pomhoh' fancy GOODS
stores OF their immediate Intention to close their
stores at7p Nj and sunp,v the salesvomcn with
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s'o"'s anu s"ah p'J Ns' Uls coming week 10
,ne different establishments on the principal avenues
and streets 10 So. n nuv moro sforrs are rolloU,,g
tho cxomtl, sol he IN, H. "a, On Sivih ,,yn,,"
nasse, tbron,s R,dlnv's an sa,nrdav ,vor,r,
and heard from lie Iin- of one Of M" vonns I"ii
Thai aithouah INV eI..e nj : p Al sSnc ~ tInis
,,Iu,bcr arc compsll,I 10 come h,ck tbree ~
10 .sW III IN p n ar af'rr mi ,.r"i'o NJ n,s
comnc, s,tion II Is No vn'icr ~ ,,o,s ~ A'ie
r,,nV n,ttv tb,,y.s IN ~. .n,nla M, ~, - 80 ~
moi ,u,urs r.sp,eiaii, XnnnS IsJios ,vhn aro No.
frcty eofnreicnt snd trinr ,xcsic,t refsr', 80 80
sn,,iy hcrnnsc be viii ,nt T,,, me- 49, 90 ~. :,
he ro,t ~ ne, vc.h to 6is bnnd s1,b - vi AZ
c.n,inn All low aft, b.nds no snn,,in,.r Wy ~,
htIc rirIs Ia onnlovs ,ho ,ro to,,liy maj ,o ,,i
count W their bills or measure the goods Were
he TO engage salc-ladies for one year Who were
perfectly Responsible 10 undertake tie position,
he NOnid have no necessity to search any package
or dinner satchcl leaving an, store
TLe younc ladies tho rbt arrording IN Tho ioyrs
or Ne,y' yorE that ma nsrty bad a. ri,b, 80 s,'S
,' 49, -. w, I,, ",' Wv iisus W -otI.n
IVY Psrson rStN.Scs wltnoG. seHsh Wdrlan, /
,iey uaIe MOI ulJsct TOT teu OF dismissal should
IKE 10 near from some OF our listing uished lecturers