The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-08-08

our payroll as this is written Ne hnd
that out Of a total Of sixty two girl.
on the payroll from which this data
a. taken (the force varies from 60 %
~ girls owing 20 the amount Of work on
hand) there are only thirteen drawing
~ low a. Eve dollars per week. and that
the average is 1854 for tho total sixty.
two girls on the roll
Still further examination Of the nav.
roll reveals the fact that our girl steno-
graphers are drawing an average of ten
dollars per week, which il equal 10 the
wages paid in Chicago and the larger
cities for the same class Of work, and
this in face Of the fact that they do
not work as hard as they do in the
cities and can live much more cheaplv,
most Of them being local girls Who live
with their parents and who look upon
THE MENAcE payroll a. a Godsend Co
Aurora, good town 20 live in but a
poor place 90 get n job previous 90 the
appearance OF the much abused MENACE.
Again we find that 43 of the G. girls
the Romish press is pleased 20 call
slaves" work in the "front Office"
or clerical department. that they draw
an average Of s6.79 per week and that
the remaining nineteen Slaves" in our
mailing department draw an average Of
s5.a7 per week.
Many Of the girls We now have in our
employ were only able 10 secure about
s3 TO $3.50 q week as clerks in the local
stores when THE MENACE first started.
THEIR "AwFUL" TREATMENT.
That our readers may know something
Of our "slave.driving" methods Il
might be well 10 state that in our mail.
! ing and book departments the girls are
waited upon by men and BOYS; they
are allowed 20 sit while wrapping
papers and bundles: they also have in.
dividual windows and electric lights for
each table, thus insuring light and ven.
tilstion, the adjustment Of both Of
which is always left TO the individual
at work.
The girls in the mailing department.
are not even required TO tie the string
around the bundles or lift them from
the tables. They are not required 20
handle the mail sacks at all or do any
other labor that viii necessitate their
moving from their seats
Our buildings are all thoroughly
lighted throughout, steam heated in
winter, properly ventilated in summer
and an adequate supply Of ice water is
kept in each department and our sepsr.
ate washrooms, toilets, etc, are AZ an
times sanitary and ready for inspection
by the commissioner Of labor or any one
else who cares 10 see.
The "front Office" or clerical depart.
ment where these "mueh abusedv girls
work is about so feet square and two
stories 20 the first ceiling, thereby Civ
ing plenty Of ventilation and light and
absolutely protecting the employees from
the intense heat Of this Southern climate.
There are about sixty-fve desks in
this room, and each girl has an individ.
ual desk and a comfortable chair. There
is no crowding or standing up in this
Office.
When the force leaves in the evening
a night isnitof goes on duty. He takes
care Of the building and machinery
during the night, has IL thoroughly
cleaned by the time the employees arrive
in the morning. desks busted, waste
baskets emptied and everything in readi-
ness and everything done that will in
any way add 70 their comfort.
The FIRST thing that q new emplovs
in this office is taught 10 that Il Is not
N.AF N"A NNnAio huh NuE poicN 10 paw
living wages, and that promotion ana
advanced wages follow competency ana
work well done. They are not only
taught this, but they are taught that
The MENACE is not engaged in a game
OF graft, but that we are working in a
mighty crusade for the preservation OF
liberty, the promotion Of progress and
the advancement Of civilization. and that
Il Is our unfailing rule 90 treat our
customers on the square and give them
value received in return for every cent
they spend with the institution.
II the Sunday Tisitor or anv other
Catholic paper in the United States can
show q cleaner slate or prove that the
above statements are untrue in any ma.
terial particular we will stop the pub
lication OF The MENACE and turn thu
plant over 70 the paper 50 doing without
cent Of cost whatever.
WAGES IN oTHER DEPARTMENTS
Regarding the skilled labor employed
in The MEEAcE we wish 10 make q clear
and concise statement, one that We
would like for the RomaniIed labor press
a. wen as the Catholic press proper 70 clip
and preserve for future reference The
reason We would like this TO Be done is
due 10 the fact that these Catholic lies
regarding wages in THE MENACE onics
appear every few months and 90 the
rounds Of the Catholic press, and We