Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
CLERKS MUCH NEEDED
Dearth of Experienced Help in
Many Lines.
VIEWS OF BUSINESS MEN
Skilled Factory Workers Are Very
Scarce.
OPENINGS OFFER IN ALL LINES
The Summer Trade in Washington
Has Kept Up Better Than Ever
Before, Say Dealers.
OPENINGS OFFER IN ALL LINES
EXPERIENCED HELP
WANTED
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.

The above notice, posted at the entrance
of several of Washington's largest stores
and at some of its manufacturing estab-
lishments. would seem to indicate that the
expansion and greater development move
ment of the capital had already produced
some results.
This conclusion a Star reporter found TO
be correct and inquiry among the large
retail stores of the city and among several
of the local manufacturing concerns devel
oped three important results:
First, that experienced employees in vari
Gus lines of business are scarce in Wash
ington.
Second, that during the past summer.
especially in the months of July and Au
gust, the volume of business transacted
generally, instead Of the usual slackness
and falling off incident to this hot season.
maintained a good average with the winter
trade and that last summer was the best
summer in point of trade that the mer-
chants and business men as a great class
have had in this city in great many
years.
Third. that there is a demand which is
bound to grow with the expansion move
ment for skilled hands in number OF
trades and business occupations and in the
further and important field of manufactur-
ing and industrial interests.
Possibilities of Employment.
I'VE have an advertisement in the CLASH
fed columns of The Star for experienced
employees" said the manager of one of the
largest retail firms in the city, land from
all present indications it is likely to remain
there for some months to come, as We have
difficulty in filing our positions with this
class of persons.
1--WE have found that sales persons are
hard to get this fall and there is not
department in our store into which we
could not at once place several men or
women who have had some preliminary eX-
perience OF course. there is no exception
in this city to the rule which obtains in all
centers of population, that there is always
abundance of inexperienced and I'M
skilled employees and help. In estimating
the possibilities of employment and the
condition of the labor market this latter
class of help Is not and cannot be taken into
consideration by the employer whose bust
ness requires statesmen or representatives
who have some familiarity with the trade
or business demanding their services.
Therefore, experienced and skilled clerks
and employees in general may be said to be
scarce. and we have employment a the
accustomed wages for a number of these
persons. With the opening of the winter
months and the approach of the holiday
season this demand will grow.
Several Other Instances.
"Of course we prefer to take into the
store employees who will stay with and
learn the business so that we can train
them according to the methods of the es-
tablishment, and to this class Of persons
in Washington there are also openings In
nearly all of the larger establishments. We
can also give employment to number of
such employees.
1.-The expansion movement ought to bring
a larger population here which will become
more or less permanent. and all this will
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