Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-28
Boggs Tackles
the Servant Girl
blem&& &
NOU have so many fine ideas" said
Mrs. Boggs last Sundav at The

breakfast table, that il seems TO ne
you should have solved the servant girl
question long ago. | notice that You
keep clear Of that field. l think you
show wisdom in leaving it alone"
Mr.. Rollins Boggs pursed his lips,
elevated his eyebrows, nerYously fun
bled his napkin and adjusted it more
securely between his vest buttons. Il
was plain that he was anxious 10 have
an opportunity TO talk.
My dear housekeeper," he began.
would you accuse ne Of offering sug-
gestions here at home? Never. l have
often wondered, II Is true, why you have
not started a practical movement 70 bet
ter your condition. but you may be sure
that / have had sense enough TO keep
silent on that ques ion. Now that you
taunt ne with lacking ideas on that
important subject | shall present a plan
for Kidding house Keepers of the bur
dens imposed by incompetent and i'm
pudent servants. II really surprises me
that a woman OF your practical mind
still cringes beneath the potato masher
swayed by the dominating kitchen
queen. She has YOU absolutely in her
power. and she knows it. Still you do
nothing to subdue her-to make her 4
domestic animal"
Domestic animal" exclaimed Hrs.
Boggs. why | treat her with consid-
GRAFTON. ! am kind 10 her as | would be
10 any human being. 1t is something 4
man cannot understand. and, therefore.
he can't make mach neadway trying to
solve it," Mrs. Bocgs readjusted her
glasses and proceeded to look over the
morning paper for the latest authorita-
tive advice on household affairs.
Not So demonstrated Mr., Boggs. ct
Is a legitimate field for the superior
mind of man to demonstrate the value
Of practical business ideas. The servant
girl problem has beef fumhled at wom-
ms clubs, in the correspondence col
umGs Of newspapers and has been Va
riolsly ;inkered here and there. Don't
you see the system needs 4 thorough
o~yerhauiing AID rebuilding from the
POTION up on modern foundations. ac-
coIding 10 plans and specifications in
line VITA the best ideas on hrepr3oting.
sanitation. etc, as it were. 70 begin
bo"ncc all the siris you now have"
"Buunce-wcll. that is a clever solu-
zion Interrupted Mrs. Boggs. Il guess
e that would solve it you and | wouldn't
Re bothered much low. ~Bounce-non-
sense
You don't grasp my idea yet" con
tinued Cir. Poggs. I'VE begin by a gen
aral bounce. but not until all The mem
5ers Of he employers monopoly are
ready for the lockout. Of course. we
iont begin by foolishly removing the
tGrmentors until We are ready to op-
erale our new housekeeping plant. To
eauip this plant scDe capital will be re
1pired. also sor-s digniled and reraua-
sive advertising and some enthusiastic
takers must he employed. You can't
do this thing on Z small scale. The CO
operation OF large numbers mist be as
sEred before the purchasing headGu2r-
tiers. cooking and distributing stations.
ste. are started. The cooking branches
must be established at points convenient
10 the homes of the customers.
AT the purchasing headquarters all
The buying viii lie done in carload lois.
.hus obtaining the raw food al much
better than wholesale prices. The out
put OF entire packing. canning and
picking plants will be purchased under
yearly contracts. Thus the expense OF
the selling departments of these con.
Germs will he saved their ADVERTISING.
their travellers expenses. etc. will also
be cut out. You see. don't you? At the
branches every facility viii be afforded
ior cooking ana dish washing.
Very little storage space will be re-
auired there. The head chief al the
headquarters building viii plan the
meals weeks ahead. and every day
enough fresh provisions will be sent to
a branch cookery to run through the
ovens and over the Goals that day. Of
dry groceries each branch need keep not
more than a few days supply. Central
rocking stations are now conducted sue
aessfully in London and other large
cities. but not so economically as ! now
propose. The great cost OF storage room
in the residential sections makes it
necessary to operate q headquarters es-
Enlistment convenient TO railroad ter
minals, freight depots and the ferries.
In London and elsewhere they at
tempt to do all this headquarters work
at the cooking establishments. thus dr.
plicating their financial departments at
a serious loss. If tile food could be
served cold it would be practicable o
do all the cooking in the headquarters
BUILDINGS. but hot service demands
quick deliveries or the food will have
4 warmed over taste. and the lust
ness wifi not succeed. To be sure. the