NONDURABLE GOODS

LAUNDRIES

WHOLESALE TRADE

RETAIL TRADE _.

GENERAL MERCHANDISING-

OTHER THAN

GENERAL MERCHANDISING

QUARRYING AND NONMETALLIC MINING- DYEING AND CLEANING _

National Industrial Confcrrnrr Board. Inc.. N. Y. C. June 17. 1938. SCALE .6

Cost of Living and "Real" Weekly Earnings in the United States From 1929 to 1938. Curves, bars, and a sector chart combined give a clear, concise picture of a problem.

II.

GRAPHIC PRESENTATION

BY CLASS OF SERVICE. 1929. 1933. 1937

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YARD CONDUCTORS

ALL TRAIN AND ENGINE SERVICE LABOR

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