The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
SOME EVERYDAY TYPES
OF NEW YORK CLERKS
And Their Kind Are to he Found in
other Cities as Well.

From the New York Commercial.
There is plenty of room at the
top Nothing was ever said that was
truer Of the business world to-day"
said a man whose everyday occupa-
ton means direct personal contact
with a wide circle of business men
and their employees in various lines.
I'VE have a habit of thinking that
our grandfathers, because they sue
ceeded in life. had better opportuni-
ties than we have now. 1t is human
nature to unload our shortcomings
onto other shoulders. 1t is like the
habit of cursing inanimate objects be-
cause we do not get results out of
them. Your amateur chauffeur, who
blames the gosh dinged' thing when
it gives out, whereas accurate knowl
edge of that bit of machinery would
enable him to move along smoothly,
well illustrates the point.
Il lay down the rule that there
would be an end to all complaint
about insufficient wages if there were
manifested by the employees a suffi
cient attention to business and
stronger disposition to learn, a greater
willingness to furnish the 'quid' for
the quo a keener ambition-if you
will call it that-less disposition to
stick at trifles in the everyday en-
ployment; and, beyond all, a single
ness of purpose governing all. / refer
to young men--and to the class that is
working for others.
ITO illustrate For several months
past / have bought a. daily supply of
cigars at a shop near my home. The
same clerk has waited on me every
day. 1t is evident that he has accom-
plished one of his main objects in liv-
ing-he has held his job during that
period. Recently | went into the store,
as was my regular custom.
Give me half a dozen this time
said.
Half dozen what?' he asked.
Now, there was young man who
hadn't studied his business. No doubt
he knew a lot about the relative mer-
its of the players in the National
League. Indeed, have often heard
him descant learnedly-and as If with
authority-upon them. Yet this en-
ployers had a placard conspicuously
displayed in all their stores saving, in
effect, that suggestions for the inn
provement of their business were
worth money to them and would be
gratefully received; and some day. no
doubt, this young man will wonder
why he hasn't had a raise OF salary.
I hope my remarks will reach his ear
in time to save him from becoming a
Populist
Sometimes I drop into Park Row
restaurant with friend. I have been
doing this off and on, for a year or
more. We have gone In and out to-
gether and have I'm a sort Of way come
TO know the intelligent face OF the
keen-eyed money-taker. who-we have
learned from scraps OF conversation,
with others, that have foated from his
lips-is keen on horses and their jock
eys and knows whether or not they
ought to run we'll or III under varying
conditions. one day dropped IN ahead
Of time.
Has my friend come in?' in
quired.
"He looked blank and then he said:
Now. you don't expect me 10 remem-
Der who you are, do your
"He had me there ] ougfn't 20
have expected n. And " II hadn't
been Tor the cases that contrast with
his. ! should long ago have ceased 10
expect anything.
zone day J went out 10 The Bronx
100. a young mnn-nOt an exhibit in
the hoo presided, ~ they call u boa
the bnrkwoodF church social, m The
coffee counter Now. The Bronx coffee
counter Ia one ~ those places where
you are expected ~ pay for your re-
ffeFhmeniN before y0u have any means
N knowing hyW much money you may