Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-10-29 | Page 2 | Day Labor Better than Contracts |

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Date	1914-10-29
Paper	Ogden Daily Standard
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Article Title	Day Labor Better than Contracts
Type	article
Date	1914-10-29
Paper	Ogden Daily Standard
Page	2
OCR Text	Show uu DAY LABOR BETTER THAN CONTRACTS Milwaukee, wis.. Oct. 29. "For the average road job, it is cheaper to do the work under the day labor system than under the contract sj6tem." said A R. Hirst, chief engineer of the Wisconsin Highway commission, in addressing today's session of th Northwestern Road congress on the subject of Day Labor vs. the Contract System of Road Building. "Better results are obtained with much less friction and less chance of litigation.' he said. "The average aver-age county in Wisconsin, can and is building its roads for less than the could be contracted and for lo6s than the contract prices have been in other states for similar work under similar conditions." John E Brlndley. professor of economics, eco-nomics, Ames Iowa, was among others oth-ers who spoke.
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