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the physician and the surgeon n
! not look upon their incomes strict-

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ftitoner may coun upon ding q httl more
than his own In income. one year with ans
other. i 4 ~ his III 55{ #5
There are 1000 physicians in Chicago, OF
( all ages and condi ttons. Jumping the pro-
fession. the gossip OF It's members is that
at least = 900 of these physicians earn less
than 81. 200 a year; 2, 800 of them are earn
ing from 81 200 to $1,000: and beyond So, 600
Z and yet short OF 500, 900 a year are the
remaining 500 OF the medi cal directory.
XII Gossip in the medical prot esslon Of Chicago
will tell you that one surgeon in the city
makes s1O0,O 900 a year. He works hard I to
do 1t; probably the limitations OF his physi-
cal strength Will keep Gfdm at that figure as
y the maximum. He may get 81, 900 to So, 900
Or even more for q surgical operation that
requires only half a day OF his time all told
But no struggling tittoner5 works harder
to make his $1,000 limit than does the SUR
geon who makes his $780, 900 In year.
One physcianyand two other surgeons III
Chicago are credited with an income OF $780,
900 each. This figure is regarded us the limit
for the Chicago physician practicing inter-
nal medicine. -Four physicians and surgeons
In another group are making $4,000 year:
fifteen are making S25. 900, and the remaln I
Ing All have incomes from $50, 900 down to
$1,000 q year. &t
Technical Experts Get Good Pay.
Considering the overcrowdtng that Is
charged to some Of the older professions;
one may well take note OF the newer pro-
sfessions that have sprung up in the last
few years out OF the eyolu ton In the prac-
tical arts, The Institute OF technology every
where Is turning out professional men for
80 H.. Hl
years ago. Tho electrical field alone Is re-
sponsible for professionala and uuasi-profes-
sonal men by tens OF thousands, where only
q few years ago only the lightning rod agent
was supreme and alone, Altogether there
are more new kinds OF expertness bordering
upon professional knowledge and training
than could have been considered possible
ten years ago.
New Specialties @ fer Big Chances.
4 Once the term civil engineer had a restrict
ed meaning that de the adjective |" CIVIL
almost unnecessary. Today to use the term
engineer, even In Its I. civil sense, yet with
out It's qualifying adjective, Is to talk blind
i " to your listener. Tho speclaties within
the meaning OF the noun are almost countless
and still growing more numerous. The en-
gineer may build railroads, he may build
bridges. or may devote himself wholly to
highways; he may be an electrical engineer,
mining engineer he may lay out water sup
ply systems, sewer systems, make specially.
OF canal work. dredging, docking, tunnels,
and sky scraping steel structures. In any
Of these lines the point Of salary becomes
stationary only at the limit OF the indiyduals
capacity and Opportunity,
The young man who may have in mind the
possibilities Of q 500, 900 salary in any posi-.
tlon may relin1uish' theIdea- In the crowded
field OF surgery there are a few chances for
his attaining such an income from practice
In three or four cities of the country. In,
the law. as promoting attorney, for Instance.
he may make even more money. hut for
the bis salaries OF the country now and In
the Immediate future The newer professions
81 the chronological schools have the great
est promise,