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An Open Letter

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
May
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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To ;lic Ddltor óf The Times : (Jai riiiy arrival home irom lianchester yesterday I was mot al iutle surprised to learn tïtat a movemeiu was reported auioiig bu.iat'a.s houses of this city in ïavor oï a relüuiiiMi of ilie salaries of the salespeople an;l that my name was cxjimeoteii with that design. I I sirc to say iliat. if there is such a movement on toot I am entlrely ignorant "Oi Uiu iact and insceaci ui beIng a party boTt, most cnipliatically ci-iiiieinn it. The Store icl'Is quite competent ,to manage it s own affairs and the question of salary is oñe pertinent on.y to oui employees and oursedves. With tl -salary list more tlian doubüe fchiat oí any other üi the county our average to each employee will exceed .my oclier concern doiug business in this city. Fortunately lor our employees and ourselves during the past six nionths, when the whole country has been suffering from depressiou in business, by many extensive and lucky pui-chaües, we have been enabled to keep all our help and in.; steail of peduoing theiv salaries, have inrieased them. Thousands of appicci.itive people of this county have ïeL'Ognized and endorsed our eïiorts and ,have royal'.y responded, giving The Store the gi-andest spring trade it has ever known. AVhatever suocess we have enjoyed in our past busine-s oareer has been gained by close a.pplicat'on and fctrict attention to our own busines.-i. Keeping in raind the íact that a large business can be conducted on a smaller percentage of pi-ofit than a less one, we have let no opportunity pa-ss to increase our sales, content to sha.re with our pat■rons and our employees a large proportion of the usual profits in WAITER C MACK, Manager for Maci & Schmid. o ■ Concerté for charitable purposes liavc often been heard of on board ship, but tho "Jane" company that lias been traveling for the past week on m continuous ride from New York to Ban Francisco, gave a performance oü board the Pullman car "Sterling," between Omaha and Ogden, for the benefit of n. brakcman who 'was seriously luirt. The event will go lovn to posterity ns the iirst charitable llicatrical performance ever given on board of a train. The "Jane" company appears tere next 'Wednesday ni.ulit, May 9th.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier