The service of this immense establishment is arranged as follows: There
is one general superintendent, with nineteen assistants, each of whom is
at the head of a department. Nine cashiers receive and pay out money;
twenty-five book-keepers keep the record of the day; thirty ushers
direct purchasers to the department they seek; two hundred cash boys
receive the money and bring back the change of purchasers; four hundred
and seventy clerks, a few of whom are females, make the sales of the
day; fifty porters do the heavy work, and nine hundred seamstresses are
employed in the manufacturing department. Besides these, there are
usually about five hundred other persons employed about the
establishment in various capacities, bringing the total strength of the
_personelle_ of the house to twenty-two hundred.
The accounts of each department are kept separate, and the sales of each
for the day constitute a separate return. These sales will average
something like the following figures:
Silks $15,000
Dress goods 6,000
Muslins 3,000
Laces 2,000
Shawls 2,500
Suits 1,000
Calicoes 1,500
Velvets 2,000
Gloves 1,000
Furs 1,000
Hosiery 600
Boys' clothing 700
Notions 600
Embroideries 1,000
Carpets 5,500
The total daily receipts average $60,000, and have been known to amount
to $87,000.
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