The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-23
NET USE or ELECTRICITY
Mr.. Louis Ehrich's Happy Thought TO Relieve
his Weary Cash Girlr,
nYou ace we arc runnInr our cash sys-

You see we are running our cash sys-
tenn with lightning, or electricity it's the same
thing" said Mr. William Ehrich. rs | stepped
into the famous Eighth avenue store on saturday
afternoon. Heretofore ON Saturday. partlcu-
larry In the afternoon, the din and confusion,
and The ince-saut call " cash - cash" cash"
10y our suleswomen and salesinen were abso-
lutey deufoning. 80 my brother Louis and
put our heads together To invent something that
would call the cash girl without so much noise.
suggested bells, but Louis said. No. that
would be bad - the cash calls One day he
came to me and said evcitedly, william, I've
found it. Electricity is tho thing ! declare
thought Louis had gone crazy. Found what 2
said |. What l. electricity the thing for =
our cash girls he replied. In the naihc Of
conscience Louis, said /. what are YOU going
to put electricity on our cash girls forY | don't
see that anything Is the matter with them
Then Louis began go laugh. lie explained that
lac meant to apply electricity To- call them, in
stead Of the cash call Used Ia all the stores In
the city from \. 4. stewards to ours. Now
come and see his iuyentiou.'
lie took me at once to the register in the
centre Of the store under the main staircase.
and showed me the thirty or more little circular
siiver-plated drols, labelled hosiery but
tons, millinery ana ." ON viii numbers also
to correspond with the sections Every now and
then, a. II 10y magic down dropped one OF the
little silver plates. young man standing 10y
siery.' or trimmings |, or 3, "a the case
might he. and as soon as he thus announced the
department and number on stare ed the head
gill In the line " cash girls seated on the other
side of the register Ia the mean time others
came mp a. fast as the first departed and took
their seats In the line. There was no cOnfuslon
no hurry. not u call throughout the large and
busy establishment when dollars and parcels 10y
the hundreds were passing over the counters
Then Mr. Enrich TOOK me to one of his coun-
tiers and showed me the little cord-ke straps
running back Of the salcswOmcn that they pulled
whenever "A purchase was made and sale com
plcted, and which he explained to me were con-
nected with electrical wires running under the
floors and Joined To- the drops that had seen at
the register
AN advantage In this system In addition to
what YOU can see for YOURSELF said Mr.. Enrich.
els, that we can So regulate the lahors Of the
girls that each one l. obliged to do her share.
and whoever has the most cash checks credit ed
to her at tho end of the week We give pre-
MUM 81 hfty cents over her regular wages. SEQ
how orderly and composed they look compared
with their former distraction under the old sys-
tenn"
II was "A fact. The little girls looked perfectly
self-possessed. calm, and self respectful, and
the saeswomen were no longer frettnC aud
scOlding, and calling to get attendance. and the
hundreds Of ladies NJ the cOunle rs were col
lected and easy ia the task uf shopping ON
Saturday afternoon.