Note 283 — Chapter X · DOUBTFUL REMEDIES
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The following table will indicate the preference:
City or State Number examined No preference White help preferred Negroes preferred
Charleston 259 143 65 51
Louisville 200 104 80 16
New Orleans 145 103 35 7
Savannah 106 66 26 14
Texas 67 31 35 1
Washington, D.C. 135 61 54 20
Total 912 508 295 109
The Charleston Employment Bureau advertises, “White help especially in demand.” In Texas the proportion of the foreign born population is larger than in any other of the Southern states, and advertisements from all the leading cities in the state show a decided preference for German or Swedish domestics. One from the Fort Worth Gazette reads, “Wanted—A white woman (German or Swede preferred) as cook in a private family.” This illustrates a large number of “wants.” An employer writes from Austin, “In Texas cities domestic service is furnished by Germans and Swedes to a large extent, and the tendency to employ them is growing.”