The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
THE CLERK 'SCOATEST
The First Coupon Will Be
Printed In the " News "
Next Monday.
THOSE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE.
The Day After Labor Day Will
Close The Fight-Twenty-ivs
Coupons In All.
THOSE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE

The announcements In THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS OF prizes OF 500 TO be awarded for
a trip to the Chicago Fair, to the winner
OF vote for the most popular lady or
gentismep employed as a clerk, salesman
or cashier in a retail store has already
excited great interest. The contest
| promises to surpass the re-
| cent police contest in interest.
in the number of candidates aud size OF
the.v polled. This competition will
be open to larger field than the police
contest for which only about 250 were
eligible. The number eligible for the
retail trade contest will run up into the
thousands. 1t is hard to say how many.
| but the number is probably not less than
ten thousand persons. 15 is probable
that LOCO individuals will be remembered
by some of their friends. aud made to
| figure in the contest II no one
| competitor should get the enormous vote
of Alec Wauson's 10000. it is neverthe-
| less likely that the total vote of 3d. 900
and over will be exceeded this time The
number of coupons of this contest will be
twenty-five, four less than In the police
| contest. This number was selected SO
| the contest would end early In Septem-
| ber. enabling the winner TO have an
| abundance OF time to make the trip TO
| Chicago in that month. The point has
| been raised that the time would be too
| late for employees in retail stores. but
it is believed there is nothing substantial
| in this objection, because the retail trade
does not really start until late in Sep
| tember. Fhe vacation may be tRkeu
early before all help is needed. No
DOUBT an empiover whose salesman or
| yia IN
allow the winner the necessary leave of
| absence to take the trip. 1t is obvious
| that the establishment in which the win
ner is employed will receive a tremend
GUS advertising boom from the result
which no business man would be likely
| TO uudervalue, The amount of money to
| be pain will enable the winner to lose. a
weeks salary If the employer so rules and
still be without actual money loss.
| THE PROBABLE COST OF THE TRIP.
Excursion tickets, good for two weeks
| or more, are now sold on all railroads set
from SIT to $25. The rates may possibly
| be cheaper in Septem ber. Add to this
the cost of Pullman car Recommendations
| and meals. and we will see that $50 or S35
| will land the winner comfortably In Chi
| cago and bring him or her safely home
| again. II the winner stays week in the
Windy City and spends IS day for board
and Sightseeing, we have an expense of
S35 and a total of $65 or-ST0, which leaves
$50 to provide for small luxnres or neces.
sites the trip might call for. l. Is be-
| lieved that the winner, whether girl
with dependent relatives or man with
| a family supported by his labor, can take
the trip comfortably and have enough SO
that no dependent will suffer to the ex-
| tent OF a dollar. This aspect was care
fully studied by THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
| management before the offer was
made. Since the announcement ap-
nm IN nAra ou1. NTr@xrT
| amount of talk has been stirred up
in retail circles, and possible candidates
| and questions of eligibility have been
| extensively discussed. So much gossip
| has reached THE JERSEY CITY NEWS Of
| flee. including many names Of proposed
| competitors, that 1t would be improper to
quote current talk at this time. as it
might give some one person an unfair ad-
vantage. But some questions appear to
| call for an answer.
| ELIGIBLEs AND INELIGIBLEs
! 1t has been asked whether bartenders
or employees in saloons are eligible.
| They are not.
The next most general question APP
pears to he whether the contest will be
limited to the dry goods trade.
| Not by any means. Every bona ode
retail business gives equal eligibility to
| fide clerical position. For instance.
clerks, salesmen and saleswomen In
drug scores, grocery stores hard
ware stores furniture stores.
stationery stores, clothing houses, boot
and shoe stores, are eligible as well as
many others. Floorwalkers are not
eligible. Neither are operators of any
| description. Cashiers. bookkeepers,
stenographers and typewriters employed
| in retail stores are eligible. 1t is almost
| unnecessary to say that COOKS or walters
are not eligible. EGployes in banks,
| insurance company, real estate and law
| yer's offices, and all similar establish
menus. are ineligible.
| This may give pretty good idea of
the condition. OF eligibility. THE JERSEY
| CITY NEWS offers to give TO the lady or
| gentleman employed as clerk, salesman
CT saleswoman in any retail establish
| ment in Jersey City a check for 500 il
| the lady or gentleman receive the great
| est number of votes in a contest OF popu-
larity. The NEWS will print the first
coupon to be used in voting next Monday
the 9TH, and the last coupon will appear
on September 5. the day alter Labor
Day.