The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16
WOMEN As TELEGRIPHERs.
Romance and Fun aud business Mt Both Ends
of the Wires.

dogs life and besides have u chance to know
what's going On in the world
She sat behind II counter of black walnut.
ground glass and gildcd IRON and looked up
from Il copy OF Adam Bcdc " She was reading.
Like most of her class she appeared to be
about twenty-five years old. bright quick. and
tnlky. | had sent a number Of messages over
her wire. and for n wonder they were always
sent ~ written Little by little we became nc
luantcd and this morning / ventured TO ask
her II she liked the position. She answered as
above.
"What are your hours?"
g. get here at in the morning and stay till
s. or .. They want me to stay later. but l
couldn't stand It. It's awfully trying. any way"
" But why get here SO early IA 81 Does any
body send messages rs carly us that2"
" Bless you. yes. I often find two or three on
my book when get here. | have sometimes
thought 1t would be- good idea to open at half
past in the morning and close Mt =. NJ.
sharp. but the manager wouldn't consent to 1t.
| You sec. like all lady operators. Am very anx-
| ious To please the company. You know how
| hard We had 10 work to get anything 10 do in
the first place"
mo. l don't know anything about it. Tell
me-"
why. when the Western Union first gave
/ country Office TO Il lady manager there was such
howl Of indignation from the men as would
/ have done credit To- n mcnugeric Of hyena-
| Any one would have supposed they owned the
/ lines and were the solo proprietors Of quick
fingers. Later on when they began To try rs in
! tho city here. the silly fellows 'tualiy talked OF
getting ny n strike wish they would do 1t
now We'd soon show them that lady opera
| tors can be depended on at all times
But they say you are careless in reading
messages"
Who'll"
NO. no. They say women are less reliable
/ in reading than men, How Is it?'
That's nonsense A careless man Is AS bad
! as II careless woman. What difference does il
make to you whether your message IL wired by
an operator in pants or in gown. 30 long as it's
wired right"
Exactly. and that's the point"
well. poiu, or no point know men who are
careless and ladies who are correct. and should
think II very silly to condemn the one and praise
the other sex simply because single operators
were either bad or good"
What effect has the employment OF women
had?"
1T had three good effects. In the first place
the companies are no longer at the mercy.of a
lot 81 selfish men. Why do you know the
operators used. literally. to tyrannize over the
companies They'd do Just so much work aud
no more. Why. they used 10 let messages
cumulate and pile up SO thatthe manager would
ie ia perfect despair You don't hear 30 much
independence talk nowadays"
80 you think the companies nre benefited ?"
&C rtainly. and then the stockholders are. or
should bee. for you know 50 long ~ men control
the money chests women will never be overpaid.
The mon who throw away hundreds and thou
sands 1T home aro not at all sensitive about
paying starvation wages TO girls IN their en-
IL.
l'oy. Nv' 'na' We Lave starvation wages oS any
now than it would have been II accident hadn't
demonstrated the peculiar fitness OF women for
"n T n n"r S g, Snr more useabe
"T6e second @',, pont rs thht Thousands OF wo-
ny use My husband Vas Killed at Antietan
fought a. younccr week alter alter his tim" was ms
tg" weeHs aitcr her f.tl.rr 'iliei had no % "a.
,lonos 1 went L. President Ouou. lie know
my f,flDr He cave rl,. I'm Dpn.rtuuii, tn IN NJ
i was qaice. AID my n1,il sna,si- s,inuiatcd
tIs WAY but k4uf IA NJ mid itl4ti tiDI tn,,l1V
that n. M irlrpenl.ni ~ Alr orion himself
So l.ua as my health lasts Cuuld / have -.w,
az Notnut El-ta,l fiIl now Nor ronld | layo
endured HE Terri ir wear and tear of a store
H." nrld ia 'u. "a. n.lI for women WHO nrc
willing to nsE. thrui.,ly u-rflI ali Along
the liuo. 81 rnilroAl and telegraph hundraus
and Thousands. %. women are saved the dr.ra-
ii o. tnrn. "a door for speeding Industry
2" Aud tine hlrd point -
You'd never guess il. | contend that wa
air. vou have no idea OF the way In which,
male operators u;ed to pass ,hcir idle
WIZ wire. which would rake "a 6ras- VG do,
blush h,h. slo.yr. me proianc ana indocrni
Ii Inc manascncn, Ind Known tltho Of the ii,,
ilth ,wc s.TiI used 10 be- eompcllrd t. near, il
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