Show ZION I IS AM AMONG N 81 BIG SPENDERS ON N J JOYS f OF f LIVING UVIN Salt Lake Is Fourth Among 30 Cities in Coin Paid for Uplift Car Fare Gifts Schools and Amusements r tables on mis- mis V 4 J A expenditures for forone forone forone one year of families in thirty cities and towns of th tile the United States prepared by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of ot labor indicate that Salt Lake residents spend more money mone for Items included In the bureaus bureau's list than any of the other cities mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- the exception of Bisbee Ariz Charleston S. S C C. C Dover N. N J J. J and Seattle eattle Wash v s I The The figures ai- ai ar are left by th the bureau to tell fell their own story There are no noI indications in the tables as to whether I the greater expenditures are caused by higher prices in these cities or by more extravagant tendencies or by bythe bythe bythe the fact tact that more money is in circulation circulation circulation cir cir- cir cir- and consequently more spent The figures are compiled on the basis of or the average American family family family-a a a husband wife and three children MAIN ITEMS LEFT OUT The Items included in the list of miscellany are insurance contributions lions gifts dues streetcar fares Cares amusements vacations education uplift uplift uplift up up- lift post postage ge expenses during sickness and burial charges The three great economic necessities food shelter and clothing are not considered in the tables Expenditures in Salt Lake families for life health and accident insurance strike something of ot a a. mean figure when compared with the amounts yearly paid by families in other cities The average amount which this Item costs Salt Lakers is On the other hand Salt Lake Isone Is Isone isone one of ot the most liberal cities accordIng accordIng according accord- accord Ing to the tables in contributions to churches lodges labor organizations charity and for tor patriotic purposes Bisbee and Cleveland 0 O. are the only cities listed which exceed Salt Lake Lakein in this respect BEST TROLLEY PATRONS PATRON Salt Lakers are more liberal patrons patrons patrons pa pa- of ot the traction company than the residents of ot other cities If It the tables tell the correct story More money per family is dropped into the fare tare boxes here than anywhere else in inthe inthe the United States Seattle is Salt Lakes Lake's nearest competitor in streetcar streetcar street street- car clr fares tares Retrenchment on something is evidently evidently evi evi- dently felt to be bo necessary in order to put something away in the family stocking and It appears from th the ta tables tables tables ta- ta bles that families here have hit on en movie movies concerts plays and vacations as the objects of ot his process of ot prun prun- ing The average expenditure In Salt j Lake on these Items Is 1780 1750 while in some of ot the other cities almost i double this amount is spent i UPLIFT IS POPULAR That Salt Lake Liko Is keen for tor the II uplift and for tor education Is indicated by the fact tact that the Inthis in inthis inthis this quarter are almost as high as all asIn I in most of ot the cities tabulated Salt Lake far tar exceeds Boston Doston the tho huh hub hubof of ot the Intellectual universe In number number number num num- ber of ot times It digs down into its pocket for tor contributions to educations books magazines newspapers and school Salt Snit Lake doctors dentists nurses nursE's and need not complain that business Is slack for tor the total fees fets paid them here are In excess of most i American cities Salt I Lake Bp spends about twenty-five twenty times as much per family as New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City despite the enormous wealth of ot the latter automobiles bicycles and motorcycles The bureau tables show that Salt Lake families on an average spend I yearly on miscellaneous arti- arti 1 I a. cles Bisbee holds the record with I j |