Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-01-27 | Page 11 | Salaries Were Low Then

SALARIES SALA-RIES WERE LOW THEN I limit But Trusts Ju l 1 rot Not Inflated s Living Wl ns Cheap Columbus says bays a 0 Chicago anti anti- luary got a n salary Hilary of ot 30 1320 a year year year- le less s than a dollar dolar a a. day lIay Ils captains captain got ot 80 a n year apiece apiece His Ills crew go got a month To equip the expedition tion ton that discovered America Ameria co cost cosi t 2800 The Tho total cost of or discovering America was vu wa But Dut lawe lawyers nowadays c especially corpo corporation lawyers law law- ye er re think nothing of earning a million mil mu- lion lon a year ear whereas In tho the reign Oi of Edward Edwart IV a a baronet entered in hi his diurnal or diary Paid to Hoger Roger I FyI FyI- l. l pott pot learned in the law for Cor hl his counsel counsel coun coun- sel three shillings with wih four pence for Cor or his hits dinner Ministers often oren make muke today 20 O or a year ear The late Dr made Yet John on only I got a u year or 4 H a week and that was wan a dollar more moru a 1 week than Scottish Judges got Small Smal salaries those thole Jot concluded the th antiquary but wo we must mut ber her that In that epoch there wore were no trusts trust to inflate prices and a a. delmr dol del lar mr went WEnt a long way In tact fact a Christmas dinner for tor a family Camly of ot six lx would have cost in John Knox's Limo timo for or for the turkey 10 cents cranberry sauce 2 cents potatoes 1 cent tur tur- nips 1 cent celery 1 cent plum pudding 2 cents total cents total 17 11 cents or k h. h 3 than 3 J cents a Q head cent