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 464
tumble-down affairs in which decent livingis scarcely possible. For $13 a light, airy apartment of sevenrooms with a toilet, but not usually a bath, can be obtained. Thehomes which rent for less than $10 have no gas, as a rule, and arein poor condition. Very few new workingmens homes are… … Appendix VII — Cost of Living 1659 realization of decency in housing accommodations requires a largerexpenditure than in Buffalo and a smaller outlay than in XewYork. Perhaps $12 or $13 a month would be a representativerent. SummaryPutting together these data, it appears that, in order to…
Working class · Factory system · Wages · Building laws · Technical education · Cost and standard of living · Minimum wage
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