Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-15

cellars . cay 70 t-eusa-6s 81 =
selisrs a year.
5y c. ". JENNINGS. Z
- ANITARY ENGINEER-the
49, title sounds differently
A from the cid one q plumb
- 20. doesn't &C..
~ L wasn't 80 long agu.
comparatively speaking
thai a plumber ditat amount 20 much.
A. least n ire public estimation for
Il has beer oniy receutly-aEain speak
ing conpa-auvely-,hat there has been
much attention. ether than the old rule
o. thumb sort. paid 20 plumbing per
50 art Re closely allied subjects o.
heating and ventilation Modern con
ti-ious hcSevsr. have resulted IL
such tremendous Advancement in build
i-E methods ;aa- there Is uov room
FOR he exercise % The highest 20
-ieucy IL AL these branches 81 the
plumbing trade so-eaIied i-teed II
lhese -ost important subdivisions o.
building the Requirements are 50 IL
-~-easirElv Intricate ard Important hat
- Cd trade % plumbing las become
! veritabie sc.err1c profession-,ha;
= sanitary -ene-ee-irE
Therefore zh=1 you are casting
aoo-- fo- a vocation Tor your ho~. ard
q tossnr case for anv of The regular
professions CT The other trades. ~
plumbing o. he new brant for here
: opportunity for him 70 exercise al
the brains H. may possess and also 70
advance as high In The xo-.ds rewards
and esteem a BE probably could II
auy other line
When the Young nan makes his
start. however. h xll and that he
must drudge along fc- I've yea-s. as
= ue-e helper al about SIS a day for
eight hours Eork. and vi-ho1, cppo--
unity 20 make substantial ADVANCE
nent TIL the end OF thai tine But
even SO. Il be should make his begin
hing Ehen Il Is sixteen. b. will have
passed his probationary period By The
tine h. IS t~wentyo1e. and viii then
ae known a. a full master plumber ard
earning s. or nore a day zi-h d aaa
future directly ahead o. h,u-xhich
o enough for 2 70 have made such
progress
Tie requirements TO- beginning are
practically nothing To go a Tot. p
10 = plumber o. h ueE sor-. and AK
hi1. and be WiI empio5 he 10y T.
se has Al opening u n hasn't Al
ether SilE and then begins the bovs
n~alttecads Of work and learning DIR
ing which period II : Up 10 hin 10
make himself Just about e best
plumber il Tie business b. re tire
he = through his Apprenticeship. TIE
work a. the start wiI e HIDE more
than that o. roustabouc. FOR your boy
SiI kno~ nothing 70 tie trade bu.
ae EiA Q become familiar with he
Tays in which plumbers do things. and
before long will know and b tod aha;
e had best study a. nights and odd
hours.
After this there vii Be- steady prox
Fess. Until a. the I'D Of bis i've eu
he should have 70 difficulty II pass
ing the most difficult examination
thar q civil service or other sxamiu-
ing board can rhink GU L IS The Gus
in most cities nowadays 10 REQUIRE
from plumbers, ard 10 get
these mor o. less severe exautuatio7s
must be passed However. they are
no more severe than an ordinarily
bright boy should lie able 10 "a
through after bis I've years Of appren
ticeship and study
The next step for our son. who IA
10" a master plumber. Is a foreman
ship. Shich he may e, very soon.
Be a. once, II his employers do an
business FOR. a. IN other
hnes. the man Eho shows executive
ability Is not a. al common. Foremsn
get about hfty cents a day more than
plumbers but they have the further
advantage q being steadily employed
whereas. ordinary worknen are mo-e
subject % the yieissifgdss Of the trade
generally losing tine between Jobs or
on account Of bad weather. or having
70 wait Tor carpenters. brfcklayers o-
others 10 get out q the wav Also
the foreman Is given extras in the va
Of overtime. etc. which may amour, 1
TO considerable in the course Of a
year.
A foreman has anywhere from a few
up 70 fifty OF more Workmen under
him. according to the importance q.
the building or other work in hand
In case II Is important work. such as
4 large hotel or ONCE building. where
fifty or more men az work on the
plumbing. your son might BE- head
foreman. and make as much as $40 a
day. and might reach this tmpor-an,
position before he Is thirty years old
The next step upward VIII be 10 a
superintendeney for a big construction
or contract firm. when he would have
TO make estimate OF cost. etc. for the /
plumbing on large work. In addition 70 4
being the direct head Of all foremen
employed by that company. In mis-
Ease his pay would be anywhere from
$4,000 to 5000. or even more. an.
aually.
But hong before this time your bov
you'd have perhaps formed numerous
Fsluable acquaintance among ,ar0.
contractors. architects and Others a.,
gagged in building operations. and have
plenty OF opportunities to get int
business for himself. Backing worId
not be lacking; for building Is one ~
he most important and profitable lines !