The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-02-19

ssThcse women make me tired with
their talk about the men getting all
the easy work and good pay" said a
business man while talking yesterday.
..They are forever complaining that
they do not get their rights. Il they
don't, whose fault is it I'd like tc ]
7eemfy Tnvy say II Is rue raulu OF the
men," said gentleman at the same
table. :.
..That shows that they don't know
whose fault it is,' he replied.
'.Beg your pardon" exclaimed
lady at the same table, "but | think
you are wrong. 1t is the fault OF the
men,"
..It isn't polite to contradict lady,
but beg leave to differ with you,"
said the first speaker.
"You know that you are paying
men double the wages that you would
pay women" began the lady.
$50 I am. but it is because the men
are worth double as much. Women
would be of no account in my busl-
ness, because they are not built for
handling boxes and barrels"
swell, maybe not for .particu-
lar business, but there are other
branches of business for which women
are as well suited as men"
eyes, and you will find women in
them wherever they are able to give as
good satisfaction as men,"
..I don't think a man ought to be
allowed to actas salesman in jewelry
store, shoe store, hat store, or any
place where a woman can do the
! --,-J- - tho 1aAu
II have been told by men engaged
| in the branches of business largely
patronized by ladies that they are COM
PEELED 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 the latter, and that
ladies would wait for half an hour, OF
go away and come back again, to get
waited on by man. J. wouldn't be a
bit surprised to learn that you would do
the same thing"
s'If there were no male clerks in
such stores we would have to let the
girls wait on us.'
.'That's so; but my wife says she
will NOT patronize store where there
are no male clerks. and there are
plenty more like her."
ssWomen could do as well as men in
4 jewelry stores, for that's light work
and we'll suited to them.'
Certainly they could do the work.
but I wouldn't give much for the
store that employed them. Not one
woman in ten would patronize it.''
I s'I 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"
, '.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 ir
stores that draw custom by big adver
} tisements, and by Offering bargains
The bulk of the money they expend ir
: advertising is saved by employing
cheap help. If they paid good wage.
> they would have to be content to d.
: business as others do"
81 see that you are down on tn,
! women" exclaimed the lady.
= man earnestly. women has no bette
: friend than Iwant to be, and try tt
9 be, but I can not, and will not, &
= back on my convictions"
..What do you consider the cause 0
the troubleP'' asked the lady.
!. s.They are not built that way" re
]. piled the gentleman. Excuse the ex
0 preston, but that is just what is tn
r matter. Women are never intende
J. for business men, if may be allowe,
d the expression. They are fitted for
+ different sort of work,
g '.Drudging in the kitchen, for in
8 stance suggested the lady, tossin
;, up her pretty nose.
y s.Not q drudge by any means, but
70 well there is no use arguing the case.
Y. s.No, not with me. y Pfttsbnrg Con
r ,nercial Gazette.