Show WOMEN AS SHIPPING CLERKS A Big Retail Dry Goods Shop Has Experimented Successfully New York Evening Sun One of New Yorks biggest dry goods merchants demonstrates dem-onstrates his faith in womans executive ability From basement to roof his establishment I tablishment is almost entirely under feminine control The delivery department was the first one intrusted to the care of the enterS enter-S X its success inviting others to follow The young woman superintendent is not masculine In her appearance She has entire charge of this department engaging engag-ing and discharging help at her pleasure She Is personally responsible to the firm for the correct delivery of all goods purchased pur-chased In the store Directly under her supervision come IS delivery wagons as many drivers and between 25 and 30 boys There are also a number of shipping clerks assisting her in various ways and between ten and 12 packers Personally she must arrange the routes and assign the drivers listen to all complaints and smooth out difficulties arising therefrom Withal she is a very unassuming little person You know I am merely a wage earner thats all Yes I believe my place Is rather unusual but nQt more so than many of the other young womens here were her replies to questions I have complete charge of my department but do not find the work too laborious Of course I employ as many of my own sex as possible and things generally run very smoothly Women are more reliable I believe in their business relations than men that is why they are preferred here Among 50 women employed In superior places In the main office of the firm there was scarcely a plain i face |