The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

I foreman for one Of his mechanical de-
partments and to forward the man al
once. the salary offered being $40 per
week. Here it is almost midsummer.
when one would suppose that there
would be little demand for such labor,
and yet this very day We are trying TO
find competent men to I'll positions
which are open and waiting for them.
as follows: Electricians. day laborers.
brass pol.shers. cooks, bakers, chefs.
ironworkers. office boys, auto body
builders and sheet and metal workers
ID you find that at this time there
are many women and young girls who
are anxious to obtain work."
Indeed there are Mr.. Sears re-
sponded emphatically. an the sepa-
rate rooms set apart for women max
ing application for employment you
will find young women and girls who
are anxious for work as stenographers,
typewriters and clerks. l surmise that
a very large number of them are but
partly skilled, and I want to say right
now that so far as I can ascertain
there is an army Of such young women
in New York city to-day who cannot
retain work even when they get a
trial.
I me II Is a serious thing, and one
that should he rcmedied. on the other
hand, there is apparently a limitless
demand for women who can do house
work well, and also for women of suffi-
cient intelligence and skill TO hold
down Jobs In factories.
For example, here is n list OF just
n few opportunities that we have on
hand to-day and which we are trying
to hll: At Providence, r. l., are
wanted fifty girls over l6 years Of age
to manufacture tennis and yachting
shoes; a manufacturer at Rochester,
y. Y, wants fifty girls who are ex-
p%crienced in making small. fine paper
boxes. At Bristol, r, l., 200 women in
a rub r factory, at wages from IS
to sli per week.
"In each of these three instances you
will notice Of course that the demand
Is for factory workers of experience
who are trained in n special line. The
unframed woma who Is willing to do
almost anything has the hardest time
of any person desiring employment"
What about this universal and un-
ceasins demand for houseworkers?'
Mr.. Sears was asked.
He smiled as he replied. 1.-THE de-
tnand is here, all right. and it is every
where throughout the country, so far
as ! can ascertain. The trouble is on
both sides-that of the mistress and
that of the maidservant or cook.
THE average person would he SUR
priscd probably to find out 10Y few of
these women seeking employment are
really competent to work as cooks,
well trained houseworker is a very
hard thing to find, and she is almost
never out of employment.
Nov that Is n side OF the domestic
service question, but there is another
that Is just IA important. ! want to
say after having spent "a dozen years
in studying and actively working In
his special line Of omplc. me-: SCI.
vice that what Is termed the SER
want problem will never he settled
until the housekepers themselves
change their present methods and
make Homework in all its branches as
inviting as office or factory worl; Is
to responsible, intelligent and COM
pctent young women.
at is my firm belief hat the whole
question Of domestic service IL up To
the housekeeper absolutely. When
American housekeepo,s take the
trouble to run their homes with as
much efficiency and smoothness as