The sun., 1895-01-13
rRorrr SHARING Br EMPLOYEES.
Operation or the System, in fsous
Big Chicago Dry Goods stores.

In each Of tho big downtown stores whore the
protlt-sharng system is IN force the employees
the fund set aside for that purpose from ths
iroiits of the firm. Early In the year business
was exceedingly dull but toward the holidays
II brighted up so perCcptbly that the share flr.
the employees Will In many cases be snug little
The employees Of Carson. pric. Scott & Go.
will receive q large amount OF money. The sys..
tenn under which II II distributed IL something
unique. and nt the end OF the iiist years work
tho company is greatly pleased with the rceult,.
Mr.. J. II; Wood says That 1t has greatly improved
amount OF sales made, and largely Increased tho
Ali OF the salcspeople who had been in the cm-
pioy " the company one year ur more were then
Informed that IL the Amount of their sales for
six months exceeded the total for tho raIno
period Of time during the previous year they
would receive n commission averaging 2L per
cent; throughout the store on the excess. I'm.
medinteiy the young men and women bebind
the counters began TO increase their efforts to
cell goods. and when the frat distribution was
shown. shop girls drawing 81 o a week in wages
received as high as $50 in premiums for tho siI
months. AT the distribution soon to be made.
Mr.. Wood says that there are salcswomen in
tho store who will draw more than 800 as their
The salary OF the employee is raised in ratio
with the excess OF tho sales and according 10 tho
IN Sa WSrk wis she Teesy
Ing 8 week would ordinarily make 5000 In
twenty weeks I, however: she was successful
mike her salary at the percentage fixed in her
department, by say 81 900, sho would receive
a commission on this Hmot nJ OF about 2M n'r
cent or 1926, BESIDES this she would have her
salary raised FOR the next SIX months by. nn
amOnt equal TO the commission per week that,
che hnd earned on her sales. In this example it,
would be one-twentieth of S25. or $1.25 advance
per week.
At the Hub the salesmen are all rejoicing over
the money which they received at the distribu-
s sI weot an M WITH the The
his store who had worked there over three
years. Not one OF them received less than
weeks salary, and many were paid more than
they could make in a whole month.
There Is no regular system OF distribution,
each employee being paid according TO the
faithfuluess OF his service as reported at the
Office.
About rs Of the $50 employees In the estab-
lshment are now working under the sys-
tem and Mr.. Levi says that he has never had
better service and greater faithfulness in his
store, He objects to set rules for distribution,
because he thinks they take away the privilege
of rewarding especial faithfulness In lines
which do not largely increase the amount or
sales.
large number Of concerns in the city also
have quasi system Of profit sharing under
which faithful employees allowed to buy
stock In the company and receive the same divi-
dends which are paid TO- the head or the house.
ployees arc stockholders, and not one holds less
than five shares. AS soon rs the balances for
last year made and the dividends are de-
I. C.. Haines says that thus far the system has
worked very well.
Hibbard, Spencer. Bartlett & Co. pursue q
similar method, and they combine with 1t the
sales. Other concerns which allow their en-
plcyees to buy stock are Lyon & Healy, A. IL.
Revefl d Co., Il. 7. Crane & Co., and Kelley.
Mr.. Clover of A. II. Revell & Co. expressed
themselves yesterday as highly satisfied with
the workings of the system.