Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-06 | Page 6 | Power to Dollar Only 53 per Cent as Great Now as it Was in 1900

I t 1 1 I Power of Dollar Only y t t I 53 Per Cent as Great I I 1 i 1 Now T as it itT T Was Tas as in 1900 I I I Chicago Dec 5 The G.-The The purchasing 1 I power of a R. do dollar dolar tar is only 53 63 per pcr cent as s s great t In Chicago toda today as I it was 1 lyOO In-lyOO acor according to estimates ne subI submitted sub sub- I l to the ma mayor maor or and city council I today tollay h by emp employees of the elt city en engineering en- en I ln department together with witha with witha a a petition n for increases of ot 25 5 per perI percent 1 cent ir tr ir salaries Prices of or every en I I Commodity it were tabulated In the esi es- es i 1 a