The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-03-30
LIVING ONLOW WAGE.
HON. TWO YOUNG FELLOWS MAN
AGED TO EXIST IN NEW YORK.

Economical Men Made Their Money O"
Pretty Good Distance for g Time.
1910. ,-.,.a- ,sho claimed to
a mAsa.aIe - -. -. recsn.Iv
1Aye inves1ss'eu ''ie '''se', -s
stated that there are seveiai nlhuie'S
Of young and Old bachelors IN TINS t'"n
who spend all the way from slO,OOO 70
f75. 900 year for their personal comfort.
There ss a certain delirious excitation
sven IN reading the details Of how these
so~trr. s.vored chars Get rid of the
60 "a an~;c,, ,,,a ca,n,our;tv To an
80, ......,,,vdoI.
yv.sA - - II IL accom-, =,
.A1s w W. ~ - ,'.a,.~,,.-
- ~. ~. ds = a.
=, :s,ss ~ <''' 80 '''''s 1910
TSa.s s - an .,,;s -, q 600 :,
-, 49, -, vi en sa. liz $780, 20
n. 400 ! -. a 49, T.ye,'tv dnI1a,.
.,,.ssr 4. 49,. !, ~ -. 90 hava
IA - 80 60. -. 20 ista e. ~ nast
&c. s ~ =. -" ~. 10 80 mn IL r..
- ~. xs,,s. 80 - A. ~ aa..'o 49,,
o. eoo ! 800 I. 49,. 10 avara,a i,
$3.50 =. III ~ 80 i,aI,;n -.
sw.s,.;u - . az ,,;n,.a5 ~
-, 60 sa.s - a. -, 80. aa.osa 81.
cc,,..a ~ yy 80 80 =. - 80 " w.
49, 1910, .h;s .o Iron, . .ar,
,n ,,s.t.-r ~ W. .honah, .ha
,n.r VINO ofversd mo : ,'er,nanent ;oh az
s.Iesrnsn ~ !, s.larv - 40 ,yeeI waa
s.sdsiv ertrsvagant sor had already
le.rr.d so,ra scs;,r Nm. Iassons n al
MT taLa ma Iono ~ ina ont nv m;staka
.ra ~ dayisaa ! avota,n - aynard;,
tuyas ana thnrgh n 9ve yeares nv n.
co,rs has ;ncressed as have told yo,, 7
hsya ss,,ck 10 ~ aver s;nce Here Il Ia.
discovered 10 INV comnIete sat;sfac.
t;ov That a siroia man car't oot anv sort
~ norr;sbment ,omfort or renoee m a
hosraing bo,sa n New yo,k citv Tor
Iess than eiobt dollars a veak Even
~. e,cht dollar var;etv ~ Naw yorL
hoard Il mot IN ali resnects desirable
ara ,vna,, so,ra d;smaI aXrer;ercas bad
hammered this knowIedpe into me- set
ahout n and ! better scheme In the
ss,ne store with me was another vouno
gaIIovv Who was contr;but;ng bis coloe,
al irtsIjsct and snero;a. for twelve dol.
Isrs q week and we entered into a CON.
snfracv IN shake off forever the land.
isdies who we're getting most NJ our nav
We decided n hire n room Together
and "a 0et orr ,neaIa in not Incl fashion
--sshustla sor o,r yr,,h on tba outside .
M NV chum mt Il After a nrettv care.
ful search we hi mon \ large comfort.
Able 0round aoor rear room IN the home
~ an aiderIv widow IN HarIam wbo,n
we soon ioliisd into the belief that we
were the salt OF the earth. with the re-
suIt tI,at sbe couldn,t take TOO good care
OF ma. We agreed TO nav her Eve dollars
a wesk Tor tbat room which tool 10 5o
OF INV wages. When we had stuck mn
ON the walls the cabinet nbotos Of ali
tina 0irls we knew. and had distributed
the Rr.ickknacks which these girls had
uiyen us. the room looked simply i'm
mense
The eating problem was then to be
overcome After sundrv experienced we
adjusted it ON this basis: breakfast OF
rolls and good coffee in n little sbop n
hlock from where wa lived X cents.
luncheon of a sandwich. glass of milk
and piece of pie. in a lunchroom near
the store. is cents: first class entire din
ner. from conn 10 French coffee. in n
neat little Obscure restaurant which we
ran across az cents. Total for DAVIS
eating. 05 cents: for the week (of six
working days, 1890 On Sunday we
stuck 10 the week day programme as far
- breakfast and luncheon were con-
earned. and maid fifty cents for good
Sunday dinner. Thus a weeks good.
substantial food costs me s4.7O. which.
with the A. 80 room rent. amounts TO
E20.
Il costs me sixty cents a week to ride
TO and from nv work. Figuring at ten
cents q week Il. my Press. seventy cents
Ii added TO the S7.2O. NV smoking il
confined to a couple of pipes every even
ing. and n ten cent package OF tobacco
sees me through the week. Total, eight
dollars.
Ihaye permanent arrangement with
a Celtic lady to do my washing for fifty
cents g week, and have my collars and
cuffs polished at q laundry at weekly
outlay Of twenty-five cents. Total, 1915.
Once every week l invest one dollar
for two balcony seats at a first class
theater-so.76. I invariably lay aside
two dollars a week for raiment of all
sorts. fixed on this basis: Two dollars a
week Ia t1O4 year. have two suits Of
clothes every twelve months, each suit
costing mo twenty dollars and can 0et