The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-25
T. A. BRYSON,
242 BULL STREET.
COLUMBIA WHEELS.
JAPANESE IN DEMAND.
Growing Popularity of Servants
From the Land of the MikadO.


From the Land of the Mikado.
From the New York Tribune.
Can you tell me where l can get
Japanese cook?" asked a prosperous
looking man as he entered the Japan
ese consulate yesterday morning.
you want something that is one
great luxury" replied the consulate
clerk with a bow and a smile and a
motion for the visitor to take chair.
They are very polite in their ways oil
doing business, these Japanese, even
If the caller makes the serious mistake
of taking the consulate for an employ
ment agency
Yes, 1 suppose it is a luxury" re-
piled the man, who seemed a little puz-
zled. 1T is my wife that wants the
cook, and she usually wants luxuries.'
There are very few to be had at
this time of the year, or, in fact, at any
time" said the clerk. you might in
quire at the Japanese Young Men $
Christian Association rooms. The Of
ficers act as employment agents. This
is a consulate, and we deal with COM
merce, not with cooks
The man who was in search of a ia
panese cook got the addresses of both
of the Japanese associations in this
city. One is at No. 105 East Fifty
fourth street, and the other at No. II
Concord street, Brooklyn. He was pro-
fuse in his thanks, and said he hoped
he would get cheap one.
Get cheap Japanese cook, echoed
the chancellor of the consulate as the
man passed out the door. HE will get
what is it you call it-oh yes! He will
get left. There is no such thing as u
cheap japanese cook. There are not
very many of them in the first place,
and the supply is never equal to the
demand. That is why Japanese cooks
cost money"
DO many applications for servants
come to the consulate?" was asked.
So many that we think it must have
become fad for people to keep Japan
csc servants. Men who keep bachelor
quarters frequently send down here
for Wallets. They do not mind paying
big wages and are much provoked be-
cause we have to tell them that there
are no Japanese men servants in the
market. All of the Japanese in the city
who want work of this kind are stead
lily employed. The Japanese who is out
of work is the young man who comes
over here to study and does not like
to serve. There are not many of these,
however"
"A business man telephoned here the
other day and wanted us to send him a
japanese office boy" said one of tho
clerks of the consulate.
What do you suppose he wanted O.
Japanese for?' asked the visitor. HE
would not be able to speak English
wei lenough to keep him out of trou-
BILE, and might make all sorts of mis-
takes
But if he could speak the English
the japanese boy would make the fin
est kind of office boy" replied the
chancellor. HE would be most honor
able. He would not steal. He would
obey every order that was given him.
He would never be late in the morn
irg. He would not try to know all
about his masters business"
Did you send him such boy?" was
asked.
I'VE have no Japanese boys here who
are young enough to be office boys.
They are all back in Japan"
The qualities which the chanceIlor's
mythical office boy is accredited with
IN the foregoing are those which make
the japanese as much in demand for
Wallets and cooks. A number of them
are employed as Wallets by well known
men, who are always singing their
praises. Other men want japanese bows
and simply cannot get them.
me Japanese valet never has TO he
told twice how to do a thing. His
object in coming to America is to learn
the right way of doing things. He
would never think of talking about his
masters affairs to another servant, and
no amount of tipping will enable
stranger to get any information out of
MIN. He would not think of going out
In his masters clothes, as French and
English Wallets often do. Even wine
decanters and cigar boxes do not tenpt
him. He is careful about the small
things the doing of which makes
servant valuable as soon as he learns
what they are.
The wages which Japanese Wallets de-
mand vary from $50 to $50 a month.
A boy who knows but little English will
work for 80 week., but he will insist
on an increase as his knowledge and
command of the language grows II
will grow rapidly, too, for they learn
quickly. A boy who is well up in
English and who can write a little will
hardly work for less than S35 a month
New York people have been a long
time learning the value of Japanese
cooks. At first they were EMPLOYED
only on yachts, where they are still
much in demand. They demonstrated
tleH WOTtH on the yachts, where cooks
labor under a disadvantage, and now
they are wanted in shore kitchens. The
cooks who come to New York to work
have usually been well trained in
American cooking in California, and
can be counted on to cook three meals
a day and cook them we'll. They are
willing to learn to make any new dish
which the housewife may care for,
They cannot learn out of cook books
but must be shown just how to do IL.
Japanese cooks command from s55 10
$50 a month.
1t is not likely that the shortage OF
servants will be lessened by an inrusa
Of Japanese. Several things stand ~
the way. The Japanese government
Is opposed to it's citizens going to the
United States or-any other country.
The population Of the island empire n
not overlarge, and every effort is made
to keep the serving class at home.
Every male sarvant who leaves Japan
means one man less for the army in
case of war and Ianan navar caaeau