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I don't refer to ordinary laborers , but to men skilled at their trades . The man who makes the article receives as much wages in many instances as the article is worth when it is finished . This is not exactly fair , in my opinion ...
I don't refer to ordinary laborers , but to men skilled at their trades . The man who makes the article receives as much wages in many instances as the article is worth when it is finished . This is not exactly fair , in my opinion ...
Page 249
The total amount paid in wages to the employes of these establishments was $ 947,953,795 . Deducting this amount from the $ 1,972,745,642 , we have left $ 1,024,791,847 . This sum goes to the manufacturer . It is estimated by some that ...
The total amount paid in wages to the employes of these establishments was $ 947,953,795 . Deducting this amount from the $ 1,972,745,642 , we have left $ 1,024,791,847 . This sum goes to the manufacturer . It is estimated by some that ...
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The liquor habit has a direct bearing on the wage of the employe in more ways than one . ... the drinker not only reduce the comforts of the home by useless and criminal spendings , but they frequently bring about a reduction of wages .
The liquor habit has a direct bearing on the wage of the employe in more ways than one . ... the drinker not only reduce the comforts of the home by useless and criminal spendings , but they frequently bring about a reduction of wages .
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Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 18 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889 Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | Terence Vincent Powderly |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1967 |
| ISBN | 0678002495, 9780678002490 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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