The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

iiaNelHS ntn art do Il tuie We'll
paid class. Their salaries run any
where from SO a week and expenses
10 $4,000 or $4,000, or even more, a
year The 50 mea are comparatively
few and the $eQ00 men are moi fire.
quent.
Basis.
A travelling salesmans salary ID
based on two things, the amount or
business he does and the profit on
thar business. Naturally, some lines
I far exceed Others both ia the amount
Of business ana the profit. ana the
men so fortunate as to have positions
as salesmen of such lines get their
share.
In Commission.
Travelling men for commi aiaIi
houses are paid only fair salaries
The profit on vegetables and fruit l.
small, largely en- account Of the per-
ishahle nature Of the gods. III
cities, such as Cairo. the men
work on salaries, get from $40 to SIS
or $40 week In big cities. how
ever, the pav is higher.
Groceries.
Sales Of from sac, 600 to s15000o a
year in the grocery business are a
little more than the average. and the
man who cen make them is good
drummer" Moss Of the grocery sales
men work on salaries and commits
sion. In large cities the man who
sells from $4,000 10 $4,000 d year
gets 40 per cent of the profits, Some
times the house makeg an offer of 40
per cent Of the profits and stand no
locses or so per cent OF the profits
and stand half the losses. In either
case the average is about the same.
Smaller city statesmen make from $50
month to $4,000 year.
Dry Goods.
Dry goods end clothing statesmen
are well paid, their salaries being
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year In the
large cities the statesmen are guar
anteed a certain salary and paid a
commission on salea over a certain.
amount, The baggage Of these mol
is no small item Of expense. So many
trunks do they carry that packers
often accompany them.
Candy
The men who sell candy to the re-
tail men get from $40 a week to ST.
000 a year and expenses. Those who
sell to jobbers often carry the lines
~ {,t-x ~ tl-ro fo,sori,r qth, poo
zen for this is that many factories de
vote themselves To making one Ger
tain kind of candy and no other, Thoy
have no objection to file against the
multiple interests of their statesmen,
but rather encourage them. These
saleamen make from $1,000 to $1,000
and $4,000 year.
Whiskey Men.
The whisky men are paid from SIS
to S125 a month. Those who sell to
jobbers get more. Their expense &C
count is always large. bacaure af
their samples. They themselves arc
almost all sober men.
Furniture men work on per cent
ANA get good money. but implement
Hlen are often on salary, determined
by their sales Of the previous year
Sone -four men get high pay. The
salaries Of some are guaranteed along
with a bonus for each barrel over and |
above a certain number. A salesman |
who recently sold $4,000 barrels Of
dour made a big thing for himself
Shoes.
The shoe line is divided Some men !
sell only cheap shoes. some medium
and some only high grade. Others |
devote them elves exclusively 70
ohiidren's shoes or to rubber ,goods
They sell only in case lots. Their pay |
IS based on commission and is genor-
ally good.
Sig Profits.
Millinery men are fortunate, The +
margin Of profit On their goods is high
Ind they reap no small benefit While
heir season lasts they get big pay.
Mule milliners," TIE cant term for
iamess men. on the other hand are
lot SO well rewarded Their salary
$ ON commission basis.
Hats and caps and teas and coffee
ire ell generally sold on Il e2nlms-
.ion basis and all generally bfirs !
rood money,
Pickle men. Of whom there are ON
Y a few selling to retail buijness
work on commission. Men selling
oodstuffs visit the jobbers in their
erritory once in while ard the
obbcrs cell their goods
Tobacco Leads.
Tobacco statesmen are among the !