The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-10
KEEP YOUR CASH In HAND.
ANOTHER HEDDLEsOME REPORTER
MIXING INOUIRIES.
Tempting if not iIluyvc Offers that he IL stiil
Thinking About What the Inauisitive
Youth Did Mt 23i Broadway. New York.


Youth Did Mt PA Broadway. New York.
one, or ne Nsrcepp, tIovmept ASSOCIATION Va
Neo York OF i, 1876. r. o. boS $50.
tho many sGvantSes TO be eerivtd from membcfshiD
IN u.s. scot ii,on tey been oiganS ID At we
busness arms of tits city, who employ Urge hunters
urgent need OF some stcm by which thy might re
swrc me ;ronb'c cxpen - an TIM hfcea-.r con
Inc up and renewing their siag ns well a. nc nnT,ey
employcc, which ha, been engendered by We ieccn,
robbery in this CITY which has led merchants and
cmply,r, genetny 70 rxercise ne gre9e.. Rossne
pose OF tnis hsnocia TO supply mis- want anu 10 h
oup nII y randIy exnodng ma one of te rs
ccgui1e aud Indispensable features 81 the commercial
We are now Turn shng 70 cmpoyers, in ,r,,y brunch
y bNNH.s comp, t,h ana nonS,t men an1 poN 1iot dg
an mcmners Of our association and in every instance
vo guarantee The tru.tworthincss snd FOOD eharactcr
Of nc app and tnc eenulnencss % Ny rel rencel
q INV v.'', ~" a. a ~ i,, 80
guaranty aud keen alive th't confidence and trust
~ Inc ndyaniaees mus offered to them IN their ecc.
ton of assistants. appnc tons TO u for employees
t. nl al Kinds situations are cons anty on The in.
crease. 1t Is manicsty FOR tue best aqylniare Of
OH ca,.es Of uurloyecl to become members Of thc
,7enbSrsti viii be In iisoif badge Of rcsucctamnty
and The TIM" may not he Ter distant when the maI MY
sU,c', ami those who are not members may Oo serb
OR xier.iye aud const ntiy wacnns scqualnt nee
In the hest nusinc-s circles gives unusual hclues
hest suited e. h, capsety SPEEDY anu perman mt en-
po'm,n t t n"' cr's "a, r y 10 Sav, XXX nv
Undue cc In retaining Inn m his position ana securing
Of ADJ rii-nr me time spent IN Ioosmf for emp W.
meni. aud tn oryine suycty attendant upon the un-
IT. isc patronage alrc5dy extended to he, lu-t
ned in tefleir0 our chUq'. tr annu,l inrs 10 20
yeas for ordinary clerks -nd SJVcrl car Tor p1rtrs
Information regarding our business VIII he chccrfuiiy
given, personally Or o. mt' To all proposing ~ JON
1nE MEacANriLr EsfLoiEgsr Assoc ,rios.
t.ti end So Broadway.
The above circular was iucl1sed to THE SrN
In a letter from the deputy comptroller Of the
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. who styled
the concern a fraud A reporter visited "a
Broadway. In the rear 81 the first noor were
! the officers Of the association. Entering room,
| he saw two boys seated on high stools AZ desk.
| one of them bu-ily copying names ON envelopes
from directory and the other ia putting stamps
! on the envelopes Two young men. both evil
IDENTIFY wurhiurmen and anxious to obtain en-
| ployment. were also IN the room. The boy who
! was stamping envelopes motioned the reporter
! TO n seat. Then a man stepped from an inside
| room. lie was attircd Ike clerk and the
| holder Of a gold pen was hidden In his auburn
| hair. lie gave some directions about the ell
! veopcs and disappeared
| a few minutes aiterward a bell tinkled, and
! the hoy told one Of the waiting men To- ~ in
! side. Another delay of some minutes. aud the
bell tinkIed again. A. length the reporter TINS
dark hair and Hebrew cast OF features sat at a
| desk Before him on the desk lay book con-
| taiuinc ccrtilcatcs Of membership ~ the Mer-
| camille Employment Association. The number
of Strirs indicated that not few certificates had
| been sposcd Of The auburu-haired man with
the gold pen sat ~ the end of the desk. and ear
| ne-tly watched the visitors. The reporter said
| that lie was "a clerN In want ~ a place. and would
| Ike To know whether the association could pro
cure employment for him. The man at the
| desk answered;
I'VE only get places for members Of the asso-
Reporter VIVA, is the feep
Ask dollars year.
| Reporter Payable in advance2
A.-Cerfainly.
| Reporter-Can you name any leading mer-
| chants who are connected with the association
| A.-Our patrons do not wish their names men
| toned.
Reporter-How soon will you get me a sltua-
| ton II pay the Fee
A.-PerhAps In an hour, perhaps in a day,
| perhaps Inv week.
| Rcportcr-l Will think over T..
| park-haircd man lanXiou-lyi You had better
| become a member this week. rs we have SIEVE ral
| places for CLERKS vacant until Monday.
Tine reporter was then u-lcrtd OUT. but not
| from Gle door AZ which ne hud entered. "a fact
showing thar those going out cannot hold com.
! muuication with those waiting for an inter-
! view.
THE reporter learned that for some DAYS past
40 the IMMIGRANT industrial iIuD Zoo thamnts
street concerning the " Mercantile Employment
| Association" one Of Tie bans officials, az tho
request OF an aged woman named Mary Nanl
| wcul to the Office and questioned the persons
| vino seem 60 constitute TIE association. lie of
fllrd Goo rcpi.e resi- .Iu-ii for the payment II
'N.thtEtr "'hli,N nril mao heti il". nfrl l"i
Mrs.. httl - boy. This did not meet lAe irNs Of
tac a-. 1liltUU WHO wanted the - ln advance
| They were also unable iu GiNc any reference to
| merchants in Getty; thnefh they profess that
the citation has been organized al tile t.
| qn - ai q under the patronage Of many If the
| leading business ArIus.