Ogden Sun | 1905-12-12 | Page 3 | Prosperity in Chicago

prosperity IN CHICAGO bricklayer scarce at 75 cents an hour chicago dec S jhc thc holidays will find general prosperity among the workers ot chicago this year the big building boom now in progress is giving employment to e ery available worker and labor is at a premium members of many labor organizations have union scales with the advanced wages paid ay iy employers the union scale for bricklayers it 2 cents an hour but nearly very bricklayer in the city Is now receiving 73 cents an hour even with the increased wages enough men cannot be found dign wages I 1 are brinig paid cigar makers whose union rolls now bear the names of 2 02 members