Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03

Of business houses is to use stenographic
work as means to train young men for
more responsible positions.
Toronto-During the last year we have
had brought forClbly to our attention
through the work OF our employment de-
partment the fact that there is growing
and heavy demand for competent male
stenOgraphers, and in almost every case
for exceedingly good positions Inc rail-
road companies in this territory make con-
tinual demands upon us for young men
stenographers who can operate the Rem
ington typewriter for positions oHerinB eA-
cellent opportunities for advancement. we
also receive frequent calls from large manu-
featuring concerns and jobbing houses for
young men with the request that we Wy
to supply some one who can work into
larger things in the business.
Washington-We quote from letter re
Gently addressed to the Remington once
in this city by the United States civil
Service commission on the subject OF male
"For a number of years the supply of
male elisibles in stenography and type
writing has been inadequate to meet the
demands of the various departments OF the
government. Every effort has peen mace mace
by the commission to bring this condition
Of AFFAIRS to the notice of the public, both
by statements published in the annual re-
ports and other Puohcauons Oh Oh Ih interyes
in the newspapers. .,..
ANY assistance which your company
may be able to render the commission ~, III
this matter by bringing the facts to the
attention of stenographers throughout the
country will be appreciated.
1.-The salary usually paid TO stenographeIs
and tvpewriters upon entrance to the gov
eminent service ranges from ~ 70 Si,1"
ever, are excellent especially IN view OF
the TACT that, on account of the nature OF
their duties, stenographers are more rear rear
liz, able TO acquire a knowledge OF the
work of an office than other clerks
The facts presented in this collection OF
renorts from the branch offices of the Rem
ington Typewriter company are so COM
plete that little else remains to be said.
The Young man entering business who
understands stenography and typeWritlng
can command from the very outset salary
double that of the youth who is ignorant OF
these branches, and the positions at his
command offer exceptional opportunities
for advancement.
Supply is short.
In view of these conditions, the surpris-
ing thing is that there should be any
dearth in the supply of young men stenog-
raphers. on full investigation however
even this may be explained. Several years
ago the impression got abroad that the
stenographic profession was overcrowded,
and doubtless this impression is even yet
deterring many young men from taking up
this work Today. however, nothing could
be further from the truth. Incompetents,
of course, are always superfluous, but for
| the truly competent there never was
/ greater demand.
Within the past few years thousands of
| employers have made a discovery of the
! first Importance. They have found that the
young man whom they employ as a stenog-
| rapher is not merely an amanuensis. He is
a valuable, In fact an indispensable source
| of supply for all the responsible positions
| Of the business. This discovery has changed
| the whole situation for the male stenog
| rapher. OF course 1t hasn't made the pro-
| fession any more attractive to the shift
! less or the incompetent but IL has opened
| up a great field of opportunity for the am
| bilious and the capable. The stenographer
| who takes the dictation of some one al
ready in a responsible position naturally
learns more quickly and thoroughly all the
inner workings of the business than the
salesman, the clerk, the bookkeeper or any
one else In a subordinate capacity. And
this superior knowledge places him IN
direct line for promotion II he is worthy of
IT, Is II any wonder that the long list of
| successful men who have worked up from
! stenography includes railroad presidents.
| cabinet officers, bank presidents and heads
OF great manufacturing and mercantile es-
| Establishments in every line OF trade? II
bright young men the country over knew
| what a splendid business asset a knowledge
of stenography and typewriting would be TO
| them and how easily I'm comparison with
other branches of technical knowledge such
an equipment may be secured, they would
lose no time in taking a business college
course in typewriting and shorthand.