The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-13
The StenOgraDhers.

To THE EpfToR OF THE SrN-Sir: noted
with interest your editorial question regard
ing our Stcnographers," md the thre" re-
plies thereto That Of Mr. DARCY IN Shtur-
day. St'N states. by implication sad truth.
Those who car" to employ really capable
.'ruorraphrr and who can appreciate and
are wiling to pay for other thbn q merely
automatic" service and tho>" who can rem,
DER 1acn spp'rl9T iSrE, n, S onr, oy some s"o
The 1rS' four or flN" years of the fifteen
IN which have been engaged IN "a" practice
OF TINS rroi"o,,oh WSr. Ii ,ond and Wf onI.S
Copvhook -luculCatcd belief That merit would
win out ON It's merits TINT employees Would
no quick to recognize and reward an lntolll-
Gent and Interested discharge OF ONE duties
to the dclu son tof late given the fostering
core Of Mr. llg66nTTd ha s6o Aur 3an INA dnd
that an elevation of salary would be forced
upon one by an eager employer VINO innred
ones valued scrviCes-to the dclu~lon, IN
short that mn increase Of salary would pro-
coed from the employer recoEutlon NJ the
,lI merit rather than ones strenuous In
~i,iruce that il be accorded But ALA! low
Layr th, dream. of my youth vanished, and
T., o'9b TsS r." fmpoyCrs are looking SI fof
YOU" beyond doubt and the quotation
marks VIII suggest 10 any who has ~ ruHfd
IN Vwhicb he o;,tic nerves are being strained
During the entire period Ot nay >rrNiC" have
met not more than Two people VINO Ntrs
strno graphrr But they wer" IN merely
suhordinat" positions, which rendered Their
rnan'ial proposition In The. mgantimc
had learned ,ha; money talks and | wished
10 learn IT. languasc Ana 50 liltlr have my
cfuploVprs known or respected professional
dignity" and 50 little have they realized the
higher u-.- to which rt'nographor might
be nut ha have T"n, the H o o%n d" wd ss
At s;5 And WILLINGLY, Of conrse II they
exquisite irony of fate that one who feels
him -plf CAPABLE of UNDERMINING and carry
ini, ont confidential instructions Is one might
do FOR himself Ni'h the nrGg,,ar,y umr ~
the opportunity To confront such a posi-
mi. would AFFORD the opportunity for some
fine "cxplanationins" on the part OF those
who claim that every man gr1vitat"s 70 the
place Tor which he Is best fitted or II may
he that gravity II still getting IN IT. fine work
sidcring such proposition. II such person
hH y snI III Gspt fnnnCn sHbstan,ation ancy
| might be found subject to another law
OF attraction" than that OF sravtta'ion
But tn" fact remains That great majority
OF employers do not appreCiat" on the part OF
a stcno graphcr any further interest than TO
S"t nj, 1,Gps IsT ncap" Of w4ns Me
rcctly are tho-c who take with poorest grace
any, attempt to put them straight
Those who receive salaries OF s3j and over
may have entered the employment of tho
house a. steuosraph"rs, but they are no
longer such IN other than rare Instances: nor
do they pose n such before the public or
appear a. such on the payroll Honest
lnjuu. l would like to meet just once before
| pas, from among mon some one who can
apprccint" FUN service. and pay tor II what
It is we'll worth I have no doubt that have
henn fully paid for -rrvic" OF the character 80
far rendercd-excrpt when employed by your
old friend. George Fred Williams. perhaps
but no one no knows him ever expects q y
TO have any conception of ANYTHING that does
not take place under his own hat Fifteen
years have brought me in contact with many
prominent and alleged great men. but
am convinced that the only great men arc
lik" the only good IudanS-1escnt nlly and
irretrlevablv d"funct, They may be read
about, but not seen l. 4 u
Nfw YORK, Nov 10
To THE EUIToD or THL SUS-Sr' Regard
Ing the difficulty OF obtaining good -enog-
rnphcrs, let nc state that the faul, lies entirely
with the employers Most OF them arc as
ignorant as tie poor sorihcs they condemn.
conse yuently they are unable "a Hppr, ci ITO
frst-Class work, The wages they are wiling
10 pay are 80 low that competent man nil
not prostitute his talents by selling them so
low-prioed help has filled the market with in
capdble amanuersos
\ New York h Nycr, a cole SO bred man
wishing 10 compliWsnl corr, Iondcnt FOR
III activity, dirCicd the following 10 "
slcrocrnpIcr, You have more iucrtil tIan
my n1n ! inow Of. II required re all OF
thc standard ~" onury 10 convince to
he wanted When Intelligent and educated
persons fall into such errors. what can we
EXPECT from the other kind? H.
NEW York, Nov. II,