The civil government at Grado Redenta . this new work. Many girls and wo-men, as well as some of the men,who wanted to get some money withthe minimum of hard work, took upthe inferior services at the pensionsand hotels, or were employed as at-tendants in the bathing establish-ments. The last named work wasmuch sought after, although leadingto an odd situation. The manage-ment committee by their rules, abso-lutely forbade any attendants to re-ceive tips, and settled their pay at25 lire per month. By degrees thepay diminished, and in the last sea-son the employes received no pay,but the rule for
The civil government at Grado Redenta . this new work. Many girls and wo-men, as well as some of the men,who wanted to get some money withthe minimum of hard work, took upthe inferior services at the pensionsand hotels, or were employed as at-tendants in the bathing establish-ments. The last named work wasmuch sought after, although leadingto an odd situation. The manage-ment committee by their rules, abso-lutely forbade any attendants to re-ceive tips, and settled their pay at25 lire per month. By degrees thepay diminished, and in the last sea-son the employes received no pay,but the rule forbidding tips wasset aside. It may be affirmed that thisnew occupation did not conduce toany great elevation of tone amongthe young women of Grado, if thesemalters can be judged from the do-cuments connected with the bathingestablishments. In 1913 there were, as alreadystated, 18,000 bathers; the profitfrom the administration was 400,000kronen, but the Municipality receivedfrom the management committee only30,000 Grado: Free distribution of milk - 156 - These figures are too clear torequire any comment. LOCAL INDUSTRIES No other flourishing local in-dustry was in existence. There werea few carpenters and blacksmiths,but hardly enough of them for thepeoples requirements. A steam laundry had beenstarted a few years ago, but wasfound unprofitable. A few men, in recent yearsand during the demand for newedifices, gave up their fishing tradeand took to the more profitablebuilding work. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Among the population of Gra-do there was very little inclinationtowards thrift, in spite of the insti-tution of several credit societies withthat aim. With the exception ofa few families who were providentand in a position to make theirwork yield them sufficient for com-fort, nearly all thought only of thepassing day, spending freely duringthe good times, and suffering po-verty in the bad ones.
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