Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-04

! , Ai|S' nave mad gOOO
onance 10 observe conditions in gen.
eral from Manila to Zamboanaeo ana
can say that with the DEVELOPMENT
OF business there has sprung I'M q de-
Hdhd Iof shorthand writer's that is
ASTONISHING. Since the muster ont
Vi my regiment l have been as
soclated with business interests call
ing for shorthand men and have NOT
peen able to secure the services n,
Cnese men. They are everywhere
wanted, and at such good salaries that
The common, every day merchant car
hot AFFORD to have one in his emnlov
otenography has gotten to be one
Oh the established business customs of
'ne country, as might be expected
uhder American rule, with the result
mat the various departments of the
army public administration. and
business draws heavily upon the
limited crops here.
In the army, now and then ono
hnds an enlisted man in the ranks
NO sooner is it known that the man
IS graduate of college of shorthand
instruction or has had practice at this
line OF profession in some businoSs
capacity before enlisting than the de..
llana Ior That mans services by the
| superior officials becomes great. He
can no more remain in the ranks than
ne can fly. [ know of several in
stances occurring lately. One enlisted
man ala not want it known that he
understood stenography, he having
! lately transferred from the seven
teenth infantry to the eleventh in
Iantry. He wanted to be soldier as
he had been used at shorthand and
| CypeWrltlng most of his time in the
oCher regiment. But one day a. gen.
eral officer visited the post. He
recognized the soldier and told the
commander Of the troops about the
man ability to use the pen, and next
DAY that man was pulled out of the
ranks and established in the head
quarters.
IL IS quite an honor to be a clerk in
headquarters, where you associate
with the upper crust of the regiment
and fare better, hut oftentimes these
men who are gifted with the ability
TO write well, who are educated or
VINO are capable of doing shorthand
ana typeWrlt1ng, prefer to be with
thelf companies. But he has no
| cholce and the man must obev. He
gets no more pay. The government
therefore secures a good stenographer
at prlVate's pay, $3.50 a month.
There is no allowance for stenog-
raphers in the army, except as clerk
hire for special work in the offices or
general headquarters, in quarter
masters departments. in commits
| saries, and the like, in which case
clerks can be engaged at stated prices
and if these men understand short
hand they are valuable to the service |
But it is in legitimate lines of busl- |
ness that the shorthand writer with |
his typewriting machine can do the
most flourishing and profitable work |
IN these Islands. Banks, business |
houses, commercial institutions, ship |
ping trades, and business in general |
require the services of experts in this !
line. --4.nOugh one may find almost |
every sort Of labor literally represent
ed in Manila, Zambaonago, noilo. Cot
tobattO, JolO, and other of the i'm
portant places in the islands, he SCI
dom finds stenOgrapher open for
engagement. Everywhere you meet
with business men and civil
authorities who inquire if you know
where there is shorthand writer
with typeWriting outfit available at
reasonable wages.
The establishment of civil govern
ment in many cities and towns of the
archipelago has opened a call for
shorthand men. These municipal gov
ernments are ostensibly in control ex-
cluslVely Of the native element. But -,
the American army officers have an :,
eye on all proceedings and see that :
the right thing is done in i,
all elections and arrangements of =
affairs. The commanding officer of =
he district although he seldom inter .
,eres, has his representatives present =
at elections and has his agents ex-
anime the footings of the books carry =
ng the accounts Of the towns financial :,
conditions each month. In many OF = =
hese offices the American stenog- L
apher can be found, getting good pay
or taking through an Interpreter the
1ctation of the native head of the
lew civil government. This saves a U
translation, which is costly.
Some of -Iese men who have been
ischarged from the military service D
ecause of expiration of their time. =.
nd who were educated in shorthand, -,
ave sufficiently mastered Spanish -
nd the Bisayan, and occasionally the ~
agalog languages to receive dicta-
ons in all l have not as yet found ~
ny American capable Of handling the u
NAUTICAL Moro tongue These "
oecially qualified men derive good in sa
)mes from their knowledge after -
lsiness hours by writing letters fo1 ~ ~
alive business men. ~
AS to pay, if you happen to be
in the army and your
luable knowledge is detected, you hui
erely get the glad hand of your COM sal
anding officer, as he greets you with lie
smile in his office and assigns you VIZ
little table and machine and in lea
rms you of your future duty, for you reh
e "discovered.' the
You are treated well. please re- her
i've this dictation if you have time" wa!
~ say. Then these officers ap- attt
eciate your services, and now and fan
IN hand you present or little zeN
ney. On pay day you draw the abs