. Before the United States Railroad Labor Board : argument for a wage increase . inui. i^i REAL WA5ES IN OUTSIDE INDUSTRY. 1890 to 19B0. (Average 1890-1899 etjuals 100 ) 281 Year ilFeekly Earnings Retail ¥oodprices. Real ?/ages 1890 1891 looa 1892 1893 97,5 1894 1895 1896 104,6 1897 103,2 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 96,9 1905 1906 120,3 19
. Before the United States Railroad Labor Board : argument for a wage increase . inui. i^i REAL WA5ES IN OUTSIDE INDUSTRY. 1890 to 19B0. (Average 1890-1899 etjuals 100 ) 281 Year ilFeekly Earnings Retail ¥oodprices. Real ?/ages 1890 1891 looa 1892 1893 97,5 1894 1895 1896 104,6 1897 103,2 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 96,9 1905 1906 120,3 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 128*9 1912 1913 135,2 1914 87,0 1915 13 1916 1917 233*4 1918 266,6 1919 73,7 1920 1921 (Oct.) 246,3 ^ o ^rf You will note that in 1914 and 1915, the yearsprenerally chosen as a base for comparing ttslt increasesin wages with the increasing cost of l
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