Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-04-13
BIG SALARIED " OMEN
SOME IN CHICAGO RECEIVE AZ
HIGH AS $4,000 A Y1A1.
Various Professions And Trades Have
Feminine Representatives Of
Extraordinary Abil-
itv.

At least half dozen women In the
business and Professional life of Chica-
go are recipients of $4,000 per year from
their vocations. 1t is estimated tha.
there are over a score OF others who en-
JOY the privilege of spending or saving
at least $4,000 annually which they make
in legitimate professional practice, at
lines of business which they operate in
Crpendea,iy. or as heads of departments
III the larger places of business. says the
Tribune Of that city.
Women in some of the largest State
street stores talk as freely Of salaries OF
Slc.OO0 year as the average clerk does
OF $50 week. And If you feel inclined
to argue the question of their right to re-
ceive such large salaries they will tell
you it is automatic they would not re-
ceive them year after year unless they
earned them.
| Compared in number with the men
who receive salaries Of this size. one
we'll known woman said that among her
acqualntances there Is about one $1O.-
| ooo year woman to Ave men who share
similar luxury. Discussing the uues-
ton further, she seemed to think that
the women who receive this amount
save larger portion of it than do men
under similar conditions of life. She ar
rNed that woman who can command
SO large a salary must devote more of
her time to the earning of it than does
the average man, therefore she finds less
time to sQuander 1t. "The average SAL
aired man who receives a $4,000 sti-
pend" she added. rs usually in debt.
such men are, as rule, convivial in
i'.eir habits and find that their reten-
ton IN position that pays SO hand
somely requires that they be good fell
lows with those In higher authority as
we'll as those among their clients. The
women who draw. large salaries draw
them because of their actual fitness for
tae places they occupy, and not because
they are convivial and good mixers
1T is not long ago." said the same
woman. that Chicago could boast of but
one woman who received for her services
S10,d0O annually. l have known two
women physicians who have received in
excess of $4,000 per year from their
practice. and have maintained this level
year in and year out for nearly score
OF years. but salaries OF this size have
been paid to women in Chicago for lass
Than a decade,
1t Is reported on seemingly good au-
thority that two women members of
the legal profession OF Chicago have re-
alized an amount approximating $1O.-
600 annually from their practice. but late
years have seefi reduction in the in
come OF all lawyers since the formation
OF large title and trust companies has
-aken over large portion Of their busi-
less which formerly swelled the anuu-
al income Of many lawyers.
several years ago. at the death of her
father, Miss Ada G. Sweet, took up that
portion Of her fathers business relating
to pension claims, and has continued It
ever since. She says she has realized.
as much as $4,000 per year from this
work. Though not n practicing attor-
ney. she has fsmiliarized herself thor
oughly with pension matters. and her
clientele in this department OF practice
is large Just prior to the Spanish
American war her business suffered
gradual decrease, but several new claims
arising from the recent war have aug
mented it considerably
Nearly score Of years ago two young
women entered the employ OF a State
street store as employees Of the dress
making department. They soon showed
mastery OF the details of the work
required Of them and were advanced
steadily They were known then as
the Misses Reardon and now as Mes
DANES J. r. Hull and Margaret McCar-
thy. Mrs. Mccarthy before her mar
riage is said to have been the first wom-
an In Chicago to receive salary of $1O.-
300 per year. and 1t is stated on author
lty that both she and her sister each re-
ceive this stipend as Joint superintend-
ent OF this big store. They are known
IN al parts Of the world 40 authorities
In their line and number among their
patrons many Of the wealthiest and most
tastidious women of Chicago. There il
striking resemblance between the ais.-
ters. One cannot talk with them with.
out being impressed that they are fully
equAl to the situations they occupy.
They are among the busiest women I'm
Chicago and are deeply absorbed In
their work. Mrs. Mccarthy spends
much Of her time in Paris representing
aer firm as buyer for her department.
Occupying similar position with
another store, Mrs. Catherine Dodd. II is
authoritatively asserted. receives a SAL
ary similar in amount Hrs. Dodd is by
many considered the bsst authority on
dressmaking in America. She is always
busy and svpervises with great tact and
discretion this important department of
great store. She. too. is abroad much
of her time
Among the medical fraternity of Chi
cago there is at least one woman whose
income reaches. II not exceeds: $40 900
Nearly every woman who has lived in
Chicago for ANY length Of time will &C.
knowledge that DIR. Leila G. BedelI re-