Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-30

'HtNni anu Hhe " perhaps hcipluE hAfd-
working parents to buy a refuge for
their old age.
In cities women have displaced men
aH cashiers In Restaurants. drug stores.
mercantile huuroH-In fact. all the re-
tau departments or trade. That woman
aH cashier ls q faithful and efficient
servant IL proved by the Increasing de-
mnnd Tor hor services. Like most voca-
Tons IN which women have shown spec
cial aptitude. those services a. yet are
but poorly appreciated. Ten years ago
men In the same positions. according
To the New York bureau OF labor. were
phld wages ranging from $40 to se5 a
week. The woman cashier receives on
nm average 20 week. n very well paid
" she sets NJ and n regarded as n por.
son II afilucnco II she commands ~
Moreover, rhc works longer hours than
ala her predecessors a man ala not
hcgin work until s or . o'clock la the
morning. ana he relontlcsaly quit AT
or In the evening
The reasons Tor womcn'a Huporaoduro
81 men as cashiers are good ones. The
average woman IL more honest. obcdl.
cnt and conscientious than the average
man. one never hears OF a woman
rohhinR the cash drawer or tamporlng
with the pront ana loss account Of tho
ledger With that fncilo Instinct which
has proved 10 disastrous 20 men In conn
petition with women she quickly mas
tcrs the details of her work and thus
proves more rapid accountant.
In herself she attracts trade. for most
men viii walk block To patronizo an
establishment where there Is a charm.
Ing face.
Twenty years ago Il occurred 60 some
bright restaurant or drug store keeper
or other unclnrsinod and unrecordcd
brakeman that Il might be profitable
60 replace the naughty young man be-
hind the cash desk with young, good
looking and well dressed woman. lie
reasoned that only a man OF moro than
ordinary strength OF mind could refuse
Canadian dimes and punched nickela
from feminine vision OF iovolineaa. No
one would dare raise the question OF
short change or dispute In the face OF
her statement the Identity OF the quar-
ter ne was sure was a half dollar" Tho
nHtute trudoamnn Of course selected the
very prcttleat and most stylish 'appli-
cant. Doubtless he grew rich and has
long ago retired from business. but the
result Of his enterprise goes marching
on.
A dozen TO two dozen cashiers usually
have tables In tho Enclosures known as
the cash desk In large dry goods and
similar retail stores. The ages Of these
women range from 10 20 20. The youn-
ger ones have begun work In the store
Ia the humhloHt capacity. RH chHhglrla.
ana from that have risen 20 be wrap
porH N packages. From wrappers they
were promoted 10 the cash desk. They
have had no special training for the
work of accountants; merely have prov
ed their ability 90 count rapidly and nc
curatoly At first they receive $3.50 or
- n week, this sum being increased at
the rate Of 90 cents per year. aa they
please their employers. From the cash
desk there N no hope Of n career In the
business. Whatever the branch Of trade
In which she II employed. all knowledge
gained In subordinate capacities IL lost
sight Of IN the routine OF counting mon
oy II she r. ambitious ana can afford
a. she goes 70 nlght school, studies
sieunrrlphy md typewrltlng. or. most
likely. bookkeeping. and drifts into that
sort of WORT. She imaRlnca that Il IL
easier nnd II does pay better, The
woman bookkceper gets IS, $40 or 3l2 q
week
In smaller shops the cash register IL
IN use and greatly Hlmpllnes the work
~ the cashier. In places where n very
large business lH done one OF the cash
railway or pneumatic tube systems In
ln operation. These do away with tho
crrfuHe " caHhgirlH but add 10 the
caHhlerH responsibilities as II IL very
rnsy TO confuse the different balls or
tubes.
Out N their moaEer salaries few Voc
men are able 20 save anything. Most ~
them marry before they are 20. and the
remainder after O. few years disappear
10 give place 10 younger and more at
trurtive women. In no branch Of work
has the employee greater responHiblli-
~, ana Ia no other has she 40 little
chance of advancement.
CAROLINE wETHERELL.