The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
PLACE FOR srENooRApHERs.
Are Much I'm Demand I'm the
Philippines.

that time have been In the country en-
| gnged in commercial pursuits. 1 have
had "A good chance TO observe condi-
tions in general from Manila To Fam
boanago, and can say that with the
development of business there has
sprung up demand for shorthand
writers that is astonishing. Since the
muster out OF my regiment Ihave been
associated with busine IS interests call
ing for shorthand men and have not
| been able to secure the services of
these men. They are everywhere
wanted, and at such good salaries that
the common, everyday merchant can
not afford 20 have one in his employ,
writes a correspondent of the Chicago
| Tribune.
Stenography has gotten to be one of
the established business customs Of
the country, as might be expected un-
der American rule, with the result
that the various departments of the
army, public administration, and
business draws heavily upon the linn
tied corps here,
In the army, now and then, one finds
an enlisted man in the ranks. No soon
| er is il known that the man is a gradu-
uate of a college of shorthand instruc-
ton or has had practice at this line of
| profession in the same business ca
pacity before enlisting than the de-
mand for that mans services by the
superior officials becomes great. He
can no more remain In the ranks than
he can fly. know of several instances
occurring lately. One enlisted man
did not want il known that he under
stood stenography, he having lately
transferred from the Seventeenth in
fantry TO the Eleventh infantry. He
wanted to be soldier, as he had been
used at shorthand and typewriting
most OF his time in the other regiment.
But one day general officer visited
the post. lie recognized the soldier,
and told the commander OF the troops
about the mans ability TO use the pen,
and next day that man was pulled out
of the ranks and established in the
headquarters.
IL is quite an honor 10 De a clerk in
headquarters, where you associate
with the upper crust OF the regiment
and fare better, but oftentimes these
men, who are gifted with the ability 10
write well, who are educated, or who
are capable of doing shorthand and
typewriting, prefer to be with their
companies. But he has no choice, and
the man must obey. He gets no more
pay. The government therefore Sc
cures good stenographer at pri-
Yates pay, SIS month.
There is no allowance for stenog-
raphers in the army, except as clerk
hire for special work in the offices OF
general headquarters, in quartermas-
ters' departments, in commissaries,
and the like, in which case clerks can
be engaged at stated prices, and II
these men understand shorthand they
are valuable TO the service.
But il is in the legitimate lines OF
business that the shorthand writer
with his typewriting machine can do
the most furnishing and profitable
work in these islands. Banks. bust
ness houses, commercial institutions,
shipping trades and business in gener-
al require the services Of experts in
this line. Although one may find al
most every sort OF labor literally rep
resented in Manila, Zamboanago, Ilo-
lilo, Cottobatto, Jolo and other OF the
important places in the islands, he sell
dom finds n stenographer open for en-
gagement. Everywhere you meet
with business men and civil authori-
ties who inquire il you know where
there Is n shorthand writer with a
typewriting outfit available al reason
able wages.
The establishment OF civil govern
ment in many cities and towns of the
archipelago has opened call for
shorthand men. These municipal gov
ernments are ostensibly in control ex-
clusively of the native element. But
the Amer ican army officers have an
eye on the proceedings and see that the
right thing is done i'm all elections and
managements OF affairs. The com
manding officer OF the district, nj
though he seldom interferes, has his
representative present at elections
and has his agents examine the foot
ings Of the books carrying the nc
counts of the towns financial condi-
tions each month. In many Of these
offices the American stenographer can
be found, getting good pay for taking
through an interpreter the dictation
OF the native head OF the new civil gov
eminent. This saves translation.
which Is costly.
Some OF these men, who have been
discharged from the military service
be cause OF expiration of their time.
and who were educated in shorthand,
have sufficiently mastered Spanish and
the Bisayan and occasionally the Tag
alog languages TO receive dictations in
all. have not as yet found any Amer
lean capable OF handling the fanatical
Moro tongue. These specially quail
fed men derive good incomes from
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