The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-22
MEN AND MOMENTS WORK.
a Discussion Over the Vexed Question as
to the Proper Division of Labor.

tsThese women make me tired with
their. talk about the men getting G.l
the easy work and good pay" said a
business man while talking yesterday.
s'They are forever complaining that
they do not get their rights. If they
don't, whose fault is it I'd like to
knowP"
men," said gentleman at the same
table.
THAT shows that they don't know
whose fault it isl he replied.
BEG your pardon" exclaimed a
lady at the same table, ''but l think
you are wrong. 1t is the fault of the
men,"
at isn't polite to contradict q lady.
but 1 beg leave to differ with YOU
said the first speaker
"You know that you are paying
mea double the wages that you would
pay women" began the lady.
$50 am, but it is because the men
are worth double as much. Women
would be of no account in my BUSH
ness, because they are not built for
handling boxes and barrels"
well, maybe not for your particu-
lar business, but there are other
branches of business for which women
are as well suited as men,"
''Yes, and you will find women in
them wherever they are able to give as
good satisfaction as men,"
II don't think a man ought to be
allowed to act as salesman in a jewelry
store, shoe store, hat store, or any
place where a woman can do the
work." argued the lady.
81 have been told by men engaged
in the branches of business largely
patronized by ladies that they are com.
pelied to keep men to wait on them. A
prominent dry goods man said that
when he had as many female clerks as
males that the former did not sell half
as many goods as tho latter, and that
ladies would wait for half an hour, or
go away and come back again, to get
waited on by q man. | wouldn't be a
bit surprised to learn that you would do
the same thing"
''If there were no male clerks in
such stores we would have to let the
girls wait on u.s."
i.Thats so; but my wife says she
will not patronize store where there
plenty more like her."
'sWomen could do as well as men in
jewelry stores, for that is light work
and we'll suited to Them"
Certainly they could do the work,
but l wouldn't give much for the
store that employed them. Not one
woman in ten would patronize it.p
~ don't think that is fact, because
we are all so much interested in the
welfare OF our sex that we would give
them all the aid in our power"
1.-The experience of those who have
tried female help in stores does not
show this TO be true. You find the
great majority of girls employed il
stores that draw custom by big adver
tisements, and by Offering bargains
The bulk of the money they expend il
advertising is saved by employing
cheap help. If they paid good wages
they would have to be content to dc
business as others do"
al see that you are down on thu
women" exclaimed the lady.
''Not u bit of it." replied the gentle
man earnestly. women has no better
friend than want to be, and try tt
be, but can not, and will not, gC
back on my convictions.
What do you consider tho cause o
the troublepn asked the lady.
.sEhey are not built that way" re
piled the gentleman. Excuse the ex
preston, but that is just what is TIN
matter. Women are never intendet
for business men, If l may be.allowet
the expression. They are fitted for
different sort of work.