The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-07-23
STENOeRAP HERS
ARE SCARCE
Remington Company Unable to Sup
ply the Ever Increasing
Demand.


Stenographers are wanted. Compe-
tent, live young men and women are
in demand in the Inland Empire.
Business men OF this vicinity claim
that they are often hampered by
their inability to secure competent
stenographers.
IL. Riggs of the Remington Type
writer company states that many
more positions are listed in the en-
ployment department of thai, con-
pant, each month, than the depart
ment has been able to fill. The re-
port of the employment department
of the local branch of this company
shows that during the past ST..
months sc calls for male stenograph-
ers and ZIG calls for female stenOg-
raphers have been received. Of this
number AZ male and 1913 female
stenographers were furnished. The
total salaries paid to the men en-
ployed has been $1S,564 and $54.-
600 to the girls, the average salary
of the male stenographer being
1886, while thea verage paid to
the LADY, is $54.25. There were "a
positions for male stenographers and
4S for female stenographers that
were untitled on account of the in
ability of the company to secure
competent applicants.
Opens Great Field.
"Stenography offers one of the
greatest opportunities to the young
men of today that has ever been CIV
en- to any young men of any age
stated Mr.. Riggs. THE line of work
which, taken up'the moment young
man becomes a competent stenogra-
pher, is at once profitable from a Pc
cuniary and an educational stand
point
Competency is the principal aim
which should be uppermost in every
students mind taking up the study
of stenography. From every part OF
the Inland Empire We receive in
quiries daily for competent stenogra-
piers. Youag men taking these po-
sitions are afforded opportunities Of
business advancement and education
and at the same time receive good
salaries.
One Weeks Calls.
''One week not long ago we re-
ceived calls for four stenographers at
800 per month, two at $50, two at
SIS, one at $40 and one at $50. We
were not able to secure more than
half enough competent applicants to
fill these positions.
Positions as stenographers rarely
pay les sthan SEQ per month, and as
uaMy from SIS to 500, while COM
bination bookkeepers and stenogra-
piers can get much more.
".An instance which goes to show
the dearth of competent stenograph-
ers is given in the experience of
business man of this city who entered
our Office few days ago. He said
that he had engaged three young
lady stenographers of this city re-
Gently, but had been disappointed in
each case because the employers of
the girls increased their pay rather
than dispense with their services. We
were able to furnish him compe-
tent stenographer for half day work
only, and he snapped at this rather
than to risk incompetency.
LAS a rule eighth grade students
do not advance as rapidly as those
who have had higher educations. A
young man or woman VINO has grad
uated from the high scnool has a
great advantage upon entering busi-
ness college.
II consider that the Spokane bust
ness colleges are capable of produc-
ing just as competent stenographers
as any of the eastern colleges. The
business colleges here are exception
ally well equipped for handling large
classes and have in every case COM
petent instructors. l am informed
that the colleges here are not able to
supply the demand for stenographers
any more than We are. Young men
often leave the college to take posi-
tions before their course is complete
ed.
IF young men and women could
only learn the advantages to be gain
ed by taking course in stenography,
l believe the shortage of stenograph-
ers would soon be done away with"
Spokane Chronicle.