Prices to stay high amid postwar cost pressures
A synthesis from Department of Labor and Commerce analyses notes that prewar price levels are unlikely to return soon. Experts led by Irving Fisher concur that rising costs and wages will persist, pushing builders to seek wage relief while maintaining living standards.
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Department of
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Othey Industries
Industrial Board
Department:of ‘Commerce
Ea ‘Ag
Department :Of-Labor
Department.of Labor
Couny
Fisher
Labor
Vincing
Iriceg
Modern Brick and Tile House by Sedgwick Architect
A brick and tile residence designed by Charles S. Sedgwick features exterior dark brick with light buff brick above, slate roofs, and a front piazza returning to the dining room. The plan centers a large reception hall, a main staircase, a front fireplace with projecting windows, a dining room with sliding doors, and practical first-floor rooms including a sickroom, kitchen passage, coat closet, toilet, and a finished basement with laundry and cellars.
Build a Home and Labor Wages in Wartime Industry
A fragmented 1919 era piece urges building a home as May and June approach, praising cheaper lumber and brick and advising readers to invest in plans and cement for a personal dwelling. It also reflects on wartime labor efficiency and wage scales, noting shifts as industries ease from high speed production. It includes a short poem by Dane Thompson urging homeownership as a lasting sacred place.
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Labkory
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U.S
TAZEA
Outfit
Waterloo
Dane Thompson
Cois Am Cores
Falls Avenue
L. E. Roberts
R. J. Schwab & Sons
West Fifth Street
Rynearson & Koch
East Fifth Street
S. F. Stevenson
West Park Avenue
Irving
Waterloo Electrical Supply Co
West Fourth Street
AneRican
Ambal
Betta
Ideal Heating
American Radiator Company
S. Michigan AY
Chicago
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