The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-21
CITY NEWS.
GOOD ENGLISH PAYS
S25 to $50 a Week Positions Wait
ing for Good Correspon-
vi! :. dents. T.
Minneapolis Business Men Say
Standard of Business Eng
/ lish Must Be Raised.

Writing and speaking good English
mas not been rated a special profess
sion. Young men and women do not
take special courses to improve their
powers in this line, nor do they think
that they will get any special money
returns from what is usually regarded
matter of culture. The following
statements from two leading Mime
apolls business men will show clearly
how erroneous this view is. Accord
Ing to their judgment it will pay far
better to study English than any other
to-day; and they even declare that
unless the rising generation masters
good English. they will not be able to
get any positions, or attain any sue
cess at all worth mentioning. The
use of English Is SO common that
ference between English and good
English. But one means IS to SIS a
week and the other means SIS to $50
a week. Here is what some we'll
known business men say:
G.. P. Bratnober Of the H. B. White
Lumber company and Citizens Lumber
Company-This agitation for a higher
standard Of English In business and social
intercourse has my hearty approval.
If the average employee can be brought
to realize the great Importance of the abil-
tty to carry on business correspondence
without making the firm appear ridiculous
In the eyes Of educated people think the
business mems appreciation will be i'm
measurable.
Competent stenographers and CORE
spondents are the most difficult class of
employees to find There are thousands Of
stenographers. statesmen and women look
ing for positions at S6 to SIS a week and
who are worth no more, but there are
thousands Of business men who are look
Inv 1,11v
for positions at $40 to $50 week and don't
want the cheaper class at any price The
business mans success Is dependent upon
the competence Of his assistants and the
salaries which he pays them are of little
Importance to him in comparison with
competence.
H. l.. Moore. Trust Officer, Minnesota
Loan and Trust Col consider the words
of Mr.. Savage Of the International Stock
Food company quoted in T h J urn a l
a few days ago, about what I would say
regarding the Importance of the use of
good business English. I could not add
strength to his expression on the sub
ject.
G. L. Sawyer Of Moore Brothers & Saw
year, Real JIstate.-The business men of
this city and their employees should regard
the raising Of the standard Of our business
English as a matter Of the greatest i'm
portance to them, individually and to the
coiliiuuIllLy. one OIL the greatest hlnd-
RANGES to the immigra ton of the most
desirable class of citizens of the north
and east is their ideas concerning our
lack Of educational facilities. Nothing
tends more strongly toward creating the
impression in the minds Of the very class
Of people that we want to bring out here,
that OUR people have not proper educa-
tional facilities and they judge by letters
full Of errors in grammar, spelling and
punctuation, sent out by we'll rated bust
ness firms.
/ think the business men should give
their employees to understand that they
need not expect any degree of success
without proper preparation in these rudi-
ments Of a business education.