Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-03-15

distribute the mail in London a. well as
in Washington.
The State. War, and Navy DEPART
mcnts have fcwer women in their en-
ploy than any of the others. A few
women are employedas translators. but
in this work. which. according tn popa-
lar ideas, would b. especially suited to
the requirements aud taste of women.
few women succeed. Their knowledge
OF languages is usually not exact and
thorough enough Ia qualify them for
service which requires thorough
grammatical and idiomatical knowl-
edge of foreign languages. The official
translator Of each department j. man.
and generally foreigner. In the same
connection il may b. stated that il is "a
singular fact that in the occupations
in which we would naturally expect
women TO excel, such as translators.
botanists, etc. we md no ron spcuous
eases of ability. while the universally
acknowledged aud notable instances
of superiority are in those department :.
where we would least expect To find
them AT all. much less to find them tax
ing high rank.
There are iiftv-five women employed
IN the Quartermastcr's Office in the
War Department, and about the same
number ass sting in the preparation of
the ''Oflicial Records Of the War OF the
Rebellion. In the Navy Department
few women are engaged in the work
OF the photographic office, in man
drafting and tracing, and as tclr-
graph operators. typewriters and clerks.
II hana sap in - Al. 4
daughters Of deceased army or navy
officers. and many of Them bear names
honored in the historic annals of the
country.
The Agricultural Department EN-.
ploys ll2 women. including those cn-
gagcd in the seed-room They are
chiefly corresponding clerks, keeping
an account Of eds sent To each Snna
tor. Representative aud Delegate: also.
the records of all applications for seeds.
plants, shrubs. etc. Much OF the work
Is manual, such as making serd bags.
lab'l NJ and putting up seeds. The
employees of this department were
classified under the civil service last
November.
The Government Printing Office.
which Is the largest establishment Of
this kind in the world. employs 200
women as stitchers and folders of pam
phlets. gold-leaf ornamcnterS. opera
tors of ruling, fold ng. and sewing
machines. prcsS-fecdcrs and compost
tors. All of the work Is manual, and
the employees are not subject To the
civil service rc"ulat'uns; but, as an Off
set to this, the Salaries are much lower
and the number Of hours longer. Much
of the work is done bv the niece. the
average amount earned per day being
Sl.33 l-3. The eomposit1rs arc paid
10 cents an hour, and usually average.
about $40 a month. which il the highest
salary paid la women in this depart
ment
The Civil-Scrvicc law makes no dis.
tnction with regard to sex. but in
original appoiutm nts the heal of "A
department drsignatc~ the sex OF the
persons appointed Women are not
now chosen as frequently ~ before the
adoption of the Civil-Scrvice rules.
Men are regarded as more available
for all sorts OF work Women are en-
titled TO tie same pay rs men for the
same work.
Two women in the Treasury Depart
lncnt receive Sl.s0O per annnm each.
One i chief Of a section and the other n
law clerk Of the Internal Revenue Blu
rean. OF the remaining women en-.
ployes in the Treasury ) yet 81 GOO each.
81 sl.400 each. i2s II. 200 each. 9I
81 900 each. 366 5000 each. and the RI.
naming l7s obtain all the way from
$50, this being the pay of the char
women, to $50 each. This lit i also
exclusive of the women employed in the
Engraving and Printing Bureau, wher,
the highest salary il ~ 800.
In the Interior Department 7 yet
II, 500 each. 80 ~, 400 each. 13J 81 200
each. 1874 81 900 each. ia 5000 each.
and the salaries of the remaining "a
range from $3.50 10 $500.
In the Post-oilice Department. :
women are employed at ~ 600 each. s
Mt ~. f0a. - NJ ~. 200. II al II 900, ~
nj $500, 3 at 1910. and ! at $40.
The pay obtained by these women
workers is good when compared with
TINT obtained in private vacations. and
tilr hours of service are generally easy.
l le workrooms, too, are large and we'll
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