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The building trades (1916)

Shaw, Frank Leslie, 1882- · Cleveland, O., The Survey Committee of the Cleveland foundation · leaf 67

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season. The demand for a particularhouse at a particular time has developed, to a highdegree, the bid system in the selling of buildingconstruction. Few contracts are made by any othermethod. Under these conditions, it is quite evident that it isnext to impossible for a building contractor to keep… … industry. It requires the most careful managementon the part of the contractor and his foremen to keepthe job moving so that the frequent changes in thelabor force due to the variety of work do not causethe men to lose time. Lack of material when neededalso results in loss of time. As a consequence…

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