Farmers Union And Federation Advocate And Guide One Hundred Reasons Why Farmer
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The cost of living has grown double since the be- ginning of the century, according to a report issued today by the bureau of labor statistics. The average cost of household maintenance in 1900 76 FARMERS'tUNION AND FEDERATION was $769. During 1917 the cost for the same commodities was $1, 401. Food alone in 1917 cost only $53 less than all items combined in 1900, when $327 represented the expenditures for food in the average working- man's family. By 1911 it had swelled to $430, and in 1917 in...creased to $716. The landlord's toll has gone up 59 per cent and clothing has doubled, rising from $108 to $210. Fuel and lighting have increased from $40 to $82. The largest advance in these items occurred between 1914 and 1917. The 1917 figures, the report shows, are already in- correct, because of the continuous advances. The minimum standard of comfort today, the bureau shows, requires a wage approximately of $1, 500 a year. The average of twenty-four American cities is that the minimum amount necessary for a reasonable standard of health and comfort is $1, 650, of which $660 is spent for food.
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