Although there are few opportunities each year for advancement to foremanship, employers declare they cannot get enough persons of ability to fill vacancies.
"Wage Earning and Education"
R. R. Lutz
As a rule, foremanship carries with it higher wages, although in some cases the pay is the same as that of the regular journeymen.
"Wage Earning and Education"
R. R. Lutz
So thorough is his knowledge of smith-work that he is said to have been pressed on one occasion to accept the foremanship of a large workshop, by a manufacturer to whom his rank was unknown.
"Self Help"
Samuel Smiles