The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-17
VACATION TIME MINUS SALARY
To The Salt Lake Herald;

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To The Salt Lake Herald
Your editorial in last Sundays Her
aid on Vacation Times" was doubt
less stated in good faith When you
said, I'm these times vacations on pay
are the rule" either you are one of the
/ few who get vacation on IuI pay, or
/ else write the prettily spun theory Tor
Z the benefit of the proprietor who poses
as a humanitarian before the world.
I believing The Herald readers VIII vote
I him man OF feeling and generosity
I in giving his salesman a vacation on
full pay" thus inducing the young
man seeking employment to put in his
application with the firm that IS SO
| humane and just to his employees
You say, In these times vacations
| on pay are the rule. not the exception,
/ for practically all salaried people
| Let's investigate this. Go ask the
proprietors of some of the largest firms
| (dry goods or clothing) in this city. II
/ they give you facts as to their regula-
tions you will find that the salaried
man in their employ has been notified
4 that he can take a vacation. and IS
! expected TO do SO. either for one or two
! weeks, whether he can afford to lose
/ the time or not. knowing that with TAX
| ing it he forfeits his salary.
A neat little sum of from $500 TO $500
from the salaries of from twenty or
more clerks is realized for the employer
| TO bank during the duh season, while
| he and his family are enjoying the
breezes of the seashore or the health
| ful pleasures of the mountain resorts.
] Capital financiering!
From January to July IL requires the
whole salary, running from S12 TO $50,
| to meet the necessary demands, pro-
| viding house, fuel, food, clOthes-these
are the essential expenditures. To
4 these add car fare, schools. church
/ privileges. possibly doctors bills. some
/ good reading matter, including a daily
! paper. an occasional good lecture or a
/ drama of high standard All of these
are essential in the home Of the sal
aired man, for their broadening inhu-
| ences upon the life and education Of
his children-for they in time must I'LL
| the parents place acceptably at the
| counter or desk of the employer, who
only engages the best-that his bust
ness may prosper, and win for him
| commercial record worthy of his name.
/ Let us continue to consider your al
! Turing and charming picture you hold
/ out TO the tired salesman" in "yaca-
/ ton time''
Green fields, running brooks, rug
ged mountains. trout streams" etc.
1t is Saturday night. He takes the
usual owl" car home after fifteen
hours hard labor. and in his pocket is
| the weekly envelope containing that
| weeks pay. No more. Sunday morn
/ ing,
Welcome sweet day of rest! Rest.
| and although the whole world seems to
reflect Gods glory and power in it's
sunshine and foliage, the "saIaried
| salesman" sleeps on, giving rest to
! WORKOUT body. Thus he loses the blessed
| announcement Of the pastors dis
course, Come unto me all We that la
Dor and are heavy laden and Will give
you rest
With awakening the thought comes:
Tomorrow my vacation begins. 1 will
see how can arrange for a weeks
! outing in the canyons, seeking that
sweet rest The Herald tells Of
1t is near the first of the month
Rent must be paid; my insurance dues.
| TOO, must be met promptly. Not very
much, but what l can carry for my
family in case of death. Grocery and
market bills to pay. Let's see, what
| have 1 left? Nothing but the envelope
and that must stand good for my va
cation, as well as the week following
| when 1 buckle on the armor for an
| other year.
| Now, this picture that 1 give You lis
| no dream" or poeticaI theory. These
are stern facts in the experience of a
conscientious, as well as capable. sales
man. who believes it to be his duty to
serve his employer faithfully, spending
/
or sporting circles. where, by chance
he might Unexpectedly meet his en-
I plOyer. Instead. he enjoys the pure
atmosphere of his own sweet home that
he has provided by his strenuous eff
forts Of labor through long hours and
economy But this vacation minus
salary is not the only grievance of
the statesmen here in Salt Lake CITY.
Whenever a national or local holiday
| Is appointed by our president OF mayor
| the stores are kept open the preceding
evening until midnight. After fifteen
hours OF hard work the salesman is
united TO make the holiday one Of
pleasure This is repeated during the
/ weeks OF trade before and after Christ
mas, also the following weeks while
! taking account Of stock. He gets no
| extra pay for all of these evenings. or
even supper money.
Then during the heated term there is
no let-up on the midnight hour for
closing on Saturday nights He who
would be glad TO ill his pew in the
/ sanctuary on the Sabbath morning is
untitled to do so.
Banks close promptly at 3 O'Clock.
Every body knows that, and q man
wanting a check casbed might knock
at the bank door till DoOmsday before
IL would be opened TO him. Now, its
4 just as possible for all the dry goods.
clothing and any or all other large
firms in this city TO establish the pre-
cedent of closing every day at G O'Clock
sharp, making no exception of Satur-
days or any other days, as il is for
banks TO close at a fixed hour. l am
sure that neither the firm nor the peo-
pie would be the losers by IL, but the
reverse The community would hold
them IN higher regard, and am sure
the man IN service would be better
hped and glad to go 70 his work each
day, feeling that his employers in
terests and his were one and the same.
Self-respect and respect for ones en-
ployer are essential qualities, but both
are lost If there is no appreciation for
value received.
Now TO return to my original subject
/ or Vacation Minus Salary" win
suggest that il you viii allow the
space there might be others who would
tell you and your readers If they got a
vacation on full pay" or, better still.
! let some of the wise employers tel
OF their "salaried statesmen they give
a vacation on full pay
/ Who Of our leading dry goods or
clothing firms will tell The Hera Id
readers how they treat their statesmen
Go ask them. Awaiting their reply. ]