Fourth report of the Factory investigating commission, 1915 (1915)
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission, Wagner, Robert Ferdinand, 1877-1953, McGuire, Laurence M. D · Albany : J. B. Lyon company, printers · leaf 414
ssumed thatany individual would adopt exactly this as a prescribed list ofclothing, it is held that the estimate is approximately correct. Aclerk, who has to appear well, could expend the sum here appor-tioned to workshirts and overalls for linen or shoes. Hats $2 50 Overcoat, one-fourth of $15 3… … Appendix VII — Cost of Living 1619 $1 50 2 00 5 25 $75 00 Overalls . ..Work shirtsIncidentals The expenditures for clothing must be supplemented by thosefor laundry. A study of the articles which would have to besent to the laundry every week seems to indicate that forty centsis the minimum cost of…
Working class · Factory system · Wages · Building laws · Technical education · Cost and standard of living · Minimum wage
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