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Industrialization - Immigration


Laborer Bohemian



Earnings: Of father $480
Of son, aged twenty-three 384
Of son, aged seventeen 250
Total $1,114

Condition:
Family numbers 6--parents and four boys, aged twenty-three, seventeen, fourteen and twelve. Father works 52 weeks per year; owns comfortable house of 4 rooms. The boys help support the family. House is comfortably furnished. Their expenditures equal their income.

Food:

Breakfast--Bread, butter and coffee.
Dinner--Lunches.
Supper--Meat, vegetables, bread and coffee.

Cost of Living:
Fuel 30
Meat and groceries 600
Clothing 150
Boots and shoes 20
Dry goods 30
Books, papers, etc. 20
Trade unions 11
Sundries 253
TOTAL $1,114