The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
SaIesgnen's Salaries,
New York Commercial.

New York Commercial
What was said in Points the other
Gay ABOUT statesmen was sufficient inter
York to induce him s'ns to ask re for some m S In.
ries widely, Of course. according to local
many other things.
Tho rank and. file Of the country store
eeiye on the average more than $40 or sl2
q week, even after they have become |
thorougniy ,,I1 saPPerrIenced. and the maxi
SIS a. week: Department. Store store saiesmen snen
IN large cities. draw salaries OF from IS to
sslesman Of esperlence s fpom P SIS 81 to sssa sea-
The average salesman in small city
sftarss tes and even In these located In large
q week, comparatively few drawing the
Resident statesmen OF experience In
wholesale houses command Salaries us
eoaes esn of s year and bt few enjoy In
salesman Is probably not more than sl.20o
| The avellng salesman usually begins
O. good salesman Is not less than 81 $40
a year. First-class travelling statesmen
seldom receive less than 5000 a year.
| Of as much as 5000.
Business for mseif % s.nsioh and ,s IS intom realy
almost always exceeds what he would
receive on salary. Some sniesmen have
by which they sell upon tosh salary and
eomm!ssIon-that is to say, they are guar
or her eyery
It. But 1t ia obvious that no concern viii
nai,nie sontinue to. to pay a stated sum II the
long continue to e be below S such M eum'SS'on sunni.
The store salesman Is confined to mar
l oSi
little chance Of rising above @ i the &c position Ia
Ing salesman has much better opportu-
nifty Tor advanceinent. If he Is partIcu-
clientele it occasionaiIy sion S happens m that trse he
Grm, Or he may FORM business snser per,nero eao
The travelling salesman is without u
home. ne lives on trains and on seepers
and t at hatels IT, He Is Obliged to put up
| with every kind OF accommodation, and
is exposed to sickness and to accident
Every form Of temptation is presented.
the boy. OF well-formed character, who
ts conscientious and faithful. can safely
ha tate It the ed distribution Of the bad, but the
loose habits, who has little stability. who
trusted. will Immediately yield to temp
tat!on and will sacrifice his morals and
undermine = his health. But II this boy is
ae might ;sst as wei be ruined Hspe rapidiy at1y
sar % but soer M aas
At the very start the boy. In deciding
to beGome a drummer. should not allow
Il the pleasure OF travel, or by any
:hought aave that he has his place to
,s means OF making @ 'na' It. The e 1Ssal9t rond to
him should be means to an end some
hing disagreeable: something to be en-
''1 Tne ssles@ss as!st shoula ' be Impressed with
er one dnrns sha ro OF
Dad. is Of: little consequenee 80, long as
sequence.
II an aso. aware" says N: e. Fowler; 1r.,
fo9 does not s great
han ever before and greatly lessons the
,yei,s;snt reasss ss,sr, T6s IL sSas TIE
lg calling, nor is the member OF any
aiwaSs BE- eSe aolaeesy than sT
Ulcers: l believe that If one Is satisfied
9th an ordinary degree OF financial sue
han ne doe about h.E. :s:uai income.
nen ne ID Tar Oetter or In the country
| :han In the city.
mot one inside salesman in a hundred
GOOD snles.:,aE., aEs. si1s;zt iTisiiie nies-
consequently 1t must be assumed that
,ne can earn living behind the counter
sven II he cannot develop more than the
salesman seldom shows any marked char
tcteristics while a boy. He is simply
inaEy boys DO. and he wifi go In the d.
rection that his parents point or his play
mates happen to suggest. But the first
who has himself perfectly in hand, who
understands men and things. and who is
own way. not by force but by persuasion,
and who governs his playmates simply
because he knows how to handle them q