Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-01-20
BIG SALARIED WOMEN
SOME IN CHICAGO RECEIVE AS
HIGH As SIC, 900 A YEAR.
Various Professions and Trades Have
Feminine Represen tatives Of
Extraordinary Abil-

- traSA na@A - 0Oleu women IN the
business and professional life OF Chica-
go are recipients of $40 0c0 PR year from
their yocatians. 1t Is estimated that
there are over 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
dependentiy, or as heads OF departments
In 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
$4,000 year as the average clerk docs
OF $50 a week. And Il you feel inclined
to argue the question of their right to re-
ceive such large salaries they will tell
you 1t 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
well known woman said that among her
acquaintances there Is about one $10.-
600 year woman to i've men who share
a similar luxury. Discussing the ques-
ton further. she seemed to think that
the women who receive this amount
save a larger portion OF It than do men
under similar conditions OF life. She ar
R'ied that a woman who can command
so large salary must devote more OF
her time to the earning of it thar does
the average man. therefore she finds less
time 70 squander 1t. THE average sal-
aried man who receives a $4,000 ST.
pend. she added. Ifs usually In cebt.
Such men are, as a rule. convivial In
their habits and ind that their roten-
ton In position that pays SO hand
somely requires thst they be good fol-
lows with those In higher authority as
well as those among their clients. The
women who draw large salaries draw
them because OF their actual fitness for
the places they occupy, and not because
they are conlivial 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
$4,000 annually. have nov two
women physicians who have received in
excess OF $4,000 per year from their
practice. and have maintained this lsyd
year In and year out for nearly score
OF years. but salaries Of this s.ze have
been Paid to women in Chicago for less
than a decade.
II Is reported on seemingly good au-
thority that two women members of
the legal profession OF Chicago have re-
allied an amount approxima.ine s10.-
900 annually from their practice. but late
years have seen o reduction in the In
come OF all lawyers since the formation
OF large title and trust companies has
tai en- eyer large portion OF their brsi-
Les which formerly swe.ied the annu-
al income Of many lawyers.
Several years ago ct thc death Of her
father. Miss Ada C. Sweet. took up that
portion OF Der fathers business relating
to pension cloims. and has continued 4
over sinre. See says she has realized
as much as $1,000 per year from this
work. Though no. n practicInr alter
ney. she has familiarised hersel. .hor-
orghly with pension matters. end hex
clientele In this department Of practice
IL largo. inst prior 10 the Sra-ish-
American war. her business suffered
gradual decrease. but seyera! new claims
arie'nF from the recent war have aug
M n.ec !: considerably.
Nearly score OF years ngo two Yo.,ng
women entered the employ o. S'ste
street store as employees Of tha dress-
making department. They soon show &c
a mastery OF tho detaih o< the work
required OF them and we're acysrced
siead!ly. They were fnown then 80
the Misses Rnardon and DOW ~ Mes
cames ]. R. Hull and Ma-raret McCar-
thy. Mrs Mccarthy before her mar
Rage Ia aaid TO have be1n the l.st wom-
an In Chicago 10 receive salary OF no.
Gc9 per year ard II Is statsf on a,xh
ity that both she and her eie.sr serl re-
eelvs this stipend as Scint suHer'nss-c-
ent OF this big store They ere ncyyn
In all rar-s OF the world 80 autsor'':ee
In their line and number among their
patrons nsn- OF the wealthiest srt IT cat
festtdsors wcrnen az Chicago. T%ere II
a striking resemblance between the SIS
ttrs, One cannot talk With them With
OuA s~sttb& iAlpfsSsS50 LD6t lESy dlS luit9
equal to the situations they ose:,py
They are among the bustee. women III
Chirero and are deerl~ absorbed in
their work Mrs Mccarthy spence
much OF her time in Paris representing
her arm az buyer for her DEPARTMENT
Ccrnr~inr a stnafler petition WITH
nnothe- stcre Mrs. cnther.ra Dodd II Is
author,tativsly asserted. receive7 cal
airy similar N amount M-s nod1 ~ by
many con-sfe-ed the bess e,ithor:sv CT
dressmaving In America She 10 always
busy. ard s':r4rviens with gree. 'act and
discretion .his important department OF
great sore. She. too. is abroad much
of her tire
Among the medical fraternity Of Chi
caeo there ia at least ore woman hcss
income reaches. II not exceeds. so ON0.
Nearly every woman who has lived in
Chicago for any length OF time will ac-
knowledge that DR.. Leiia G. Bec< II re-
caives large Income. and thcs< no
claim 10 have INSIDE information place
II ~ SIC. 600 as a minimum figure. while
others say that it yields her over $751;
900 annually.