Myton Free Press | 1916-12-21 | Page 7 | Power of Dollar Only 53 per Cent as Great Now as it Was in 1900

U D POWER OF OP DOLLA DOLLAR ONLY 53 3 PER PEU CENT AS GREAT NOW AS IT WAS IX IN I 1000 Tho The purchasing power er of a dollar is only 53 63 per cent as great in Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago today as It was In n n n i ord ord- Ing lag to estimates submitted to the mayor and city council by employees employ employ- ees eca of at the city engineering department department depart depart- ment together with a petition for in inn increases creases of 25 per cent In salaries I Prices of every commodity were f tab tab- b. b in la the estimates