The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-13

AS THIS INCLUDES BOARD ana lodgings. the
bakers cake is not all dough by any means,
especially the one who gets into the first
class.
The most Independent, well-paid class of
labor in sthis city is the hotel waiter, as
he will allow a man to starve in the midst
of plenty, unless the tips are made up at |
stated intervals, and these come with a
regularity and precision that is not to be |
trifed with Many of them are buying |
lots and getting ready to build on their pro
fits in tips"
HOTEL WAGES.
Table walters, per month------------S S 80
ChambermaidS. per month--------- IA |
SlerAs, per month ---------------- 81 10 W
Cooks, per month 81 10 40
While no cook in this city secures the |
princely salary enjoyed by Vanderblilt's |
chef $4,000 year, they still are not en-
tlrely in the soup. The poor chambermaid |
is always selected for being homely enough |
to stop the town clock and her abstinence
from tips
BUTCHERS WAGES.
Good slaughtermen, per month --s4O to SO
Shop men, per month. 40 to 20
Sausage makers, per mouth 90 to 20
Cigar makers, by persistent fighting and
hanging on to their unions with a death
grip, have kept up their end Of the string
with the best of. skilled labor, considering
that women's skill comes into competition.
CIGAR MAKERS.
Packer and selecter, a week to s35
Shippers Strip ai:.i,'i9 week..-l -- 10
The men who concoct cocktails for the
tipplers and fine toddies to the royal topers
get fancy wages. The ''boss'' bar tender
must be a sober man with good habits,
fair complexion, which must stand as an
advertisement of the merits of the wares
he sells, at the same time keep well posted
as to the sporting places of the town, and
never overhear what is said in front of the
bar.
BAR TENDERS.
First class bar men. month-s 500
Second class, q month 20
Billiard table tenders. a month"; Is to IS
PorterS, a month 80
The most intelligent, all around, skilled
statesmen is the drug clerk. He is com
bination Of apothecary, physician, and gen
eral loafer for all the men about town. The
best conversation is always heard in the
drug stores, and in this way the drug clerk
gets a good deal of information which his
retentive mind stores up. If you want to
know anything from a street directory to
the preacher at the church around the
corner, and you cannot find it out any
where else call on the drug clerk and ask
him for directions. For this combination of
talent they get just ordinary wages, and
sometimes after spending years of life
at college.
DRUGGISTS WAGES.
Registered pharmacists, per month
----------------------- -----------slOO to Sl25
intermediate, per month----------- IS
Ordinary. per month 80
BUILDERS WAGES.
Carpenters, per so
Brick masons per day-----4 so
Helpers w
The brick layers, who work only when
the sun shines, get good wages, but there
are days and winters when old Sol does not
shine for US all, and during these long,
dreary periods the mason must turn his
hand to other vocations or come out short
at the end of the year.
JEWELERS. WAGES.
Jewellers, per week to $50
Watch makers, per week. 70 to 80
a combination man who is skilled me-
chanic and a good salesman and can talk a
man into buying $500 diamond pin instead
OF 10 cent shirt button, gets $50 to $40 per
week.
HARNESS MEMS WAGES.
Harness makers, per day-------------------s2 80
Saddlers, per 90
The reporter found no hesitancy on the
part OF the proprietors of the different in
dustries to impart information to the pub
lie, except at the dry goods stores. A lead
ing merchant, who astonishes the reporter
every time he calls by giving abundant
pointers as to the conduct of a newspaper,
did not know what he was paying his own
clerks. In fact it was matter which it
was very hard to get at. The head book
keeper was as deaf as mute on this sub
iect and could not speak ON this topic ex-
cept by permission of the ''boss." The re-
porter was not to be baff1ed, and meeting a
cash boy struck him this way:
''What wages do you maze, my sons"
1.-TWO dollars week, y replied the bright
little fellow, and his eyes sparkled as he
added, ''but we are going to have raise"
TWO dollars week struck the reporter
as being somewhat smaller than that paid
TO newspaper reporters.
70 get the other side of the house, a
saleslady was approached. eve get what
ever we can earn" she replied, as bright
ana cmpper as you please. eff lady has
got any git up to her and can talk custom
ers into buying when they don't want any
thing very badly, why, she can get what
ever see may ask-as much as S45 a month.
II she Is stupid and poky and hasn't got