New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-08

tied were those of the departm ent
stores. At Mays employment depart
ment pleasant but businesslike young
woman explained that she was sorry,
but that there were no positions open
for men except one for day porter.
AS this would have fitted better into
Tuesdays inquiries, the reporter didn't
investigate further, but went on to
Saks q Company's store.
There he was informed there were
no vacancies. At Gimbel's he obtained
the same reply on applying for a sales
mans job.
"There may be something for you
later in the month, however" said the
esemployee superintendent.
dashery, at 1893 Eighth Avenue, had nd
vertised in the morning papers that he
needed a snappy hat salesman, SO the
reporter went there.
awe got a man for the job" said the
proprietor. "IIe was waiting for me
when came to open up the store this
morning"
The next visit was at the Offices Of
the Standard Realty Corporation, at 81
East Fortieth Street, which had adver-
tised for statesmen. There the manager
explained that his caller could make a
lucrative living selling stock in CO.
ton. The manager and his prospectus
were so convincing that the reporter
almost signed up for some shares him
self, but remembered the purposes of
his trip in time to depart before do
ing so.
Several other advertisements for
statesmen, one for checker and one
for an investigator of credits, were
then answered, but at each establish
ment the inquirer was informed that
all <he jobs had been filled very early
in the day.
you've got to get around the first
thing in the morning in answering an
adj nowadays" one sales manager cx-
planned. "There are plenty of men
after all the jobs offered"
Lands His First Job
The morning papers had carried sew
eral advertisements for Inexperienced
penmen," so the reporter next tried
the addressing concerns. 1t was at one
of these, the Efficient Letter Company,
at 20 West Twenty fourth Street, that
he landed his first job.
"You are penman ?" asked Miss Rae
Thall, the manager.
The reporter replied truthfully that
he was, but added that he did most of
LET me see specimen of your
handwriting" directed Miss Thall.
This was given. 1t was probably the
first wholly legible effort at penman-
ship made by the reporter since he
first began newspaper work.
"All right" she said, and ordered a
subordinate to fetch 6 batch of envel-
opes. "You will get So thousand for
addressing these"
Glow many do you think III be able
to address in a days work." the re-
porter inquired
"About 1900 if you work steadily
and more than that if you're speedy"
was the reply.
The reporter then explained his true
mission. This led to discussion of
the unemployment situation, in which
the woman proprietor Of the concern
said that she had found it serious, es-
pecially with regard to Office and ceri-
cal help.
During the war;" she said, 81 had
very bad time with my employees.
Many of those who then worked for
me did just as little work as they pos
sibly could and this, and the high
wages | had to pay them made me put
up the struggle of my life to keep the
business going.
"The mere fact that they are here,
bitterly as many Of them may feel,
sticking on this job until they can get
something more in line with their
qualifications, shows the vast differ
cnce between them and the down-and-
cutters who can't be budged from the
park benches"