New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16


has found its way into nearly every branch Of
business and employer and empcye take advan-
taye OF II. While many commercial institutions
give their employees a holiday with pay there ere
where the vacation is an enforced one. ana IL
is only a measure of economy. In tho factories
where orders have been filled and business for the
next season be looked for, heads Of depart
ments frequently put on half-pay for snort
time and allowed to remain away. They fare bet
ter than the worlingmen, who laid or and
become dependent their small savings till work
is resumed
In the large commercial institutions the clerks
usually asked to designate when they wish to
take their two three weeks vacation and each
man sends memorandum to tho managing clerk,
who assigns the vacation time giving preferences
where dates duplicated TO the senior or most
majority of banks and counting houses, and many
Of the wholesale merchants arrange the dates tor
department. stores follow no fixed plan, and ,eaca
stores, like the factories give their help no vaca
ton. but when the dull season begins they lay on
ness ''short-handed" In some stores there is q
graded vacation system, by which a clerk who has
OF years becomes entitled TO certain number q
days vacation every year; There, is one concern
receive from two to eight weeks vacation every
year. and all with pay.
THE BUYERS ON THEIR FOREIGN TRIPS.
"Of course" said the manager OF concern,
when send to Europe
when they return, because we think that even II
there is some work connected with the outing. Q
trip Paris Berlin and Vienna the lace linen
centres TO the German hosiery headquarters
pie on whom can depend and who have been
with us a reasonable length Of time, all have their
Two weeks with pay and some receive an add.
tiona week IL Is natural that We. should not
qure so much help during the warh season. when
our customers are away, as at other times OF the
year. and we can well dispense with much OF
help We are compelled on that account 70 put
that it is evenly divided, and that none are hard
Business houses cannot manage themselves and
no no matter how perfect the system may be the
on duty For that reason, some OF the vacation
rules which are made for clerks. bookkeepers.
buyers and other employees are applied 10 the
propretors and they. agree early in the season
as to when each Will take his vacation Where
lem is a comparatively easy one. but otherwise
the vacation question is a more yexed ono with
EMPLOYERS SHORT VACATIONS
at is curious fact" said a prominent business
man. that the New-York merchant takes little
vacation He makes short trips away from the
city frequently in the course OF the summer. pus
me popular plan OF som Ts mana within easy
access and going there every evening and resurn
ing to business in the morning is growing IN FAVOR
Man people go so far as TO say that among tho
resorts and the summer places on the Atlantic
Coast there are more employees man empowers,
man Til" doctors lawyers and clergymen are be-
lioyers I'm the vacation system and they are iargey
represented IN the class wnlch sees H'Uo ot "c"-
York during the summer season A., a.
There can be no doubt that change from the
CITY 10 the country during the heated term ana
release from business cares and troubles for sew
eral weeks must be beneficial and still II Is IRE.
auently a negative pleasure, because most people
take their summer holiday too early Iney 81
away In June and July; when the weather IN No.
trated by the excessive heat OF August ana seq
tember But those who make the error OF se,cSss
ing the wrong time for their outing canno. 20
blamed and mistakes Will always be attrou'cu :"
the erratic summers OF this latitude