The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04

taurateur win, knew all about the prlces
in the United States and what A amer 90; ;,
were used to paying. L was 80 its nrice list,
that | have kept it for the purpose oL - % n
senting il to Mr.. Henry Durand, VINO !,
get pointers from almost every .ie
Some of the leading articles Were' soc
oysters, raw. :. - - :. - sc
oyster StcwS.. - 80 % g.
Oysters, fried =. $500. :. '' 80 80 4Oc
Veal outlets, Dreaded - :. sSc
Baked beans. =. - - - 7ac
and SO on. From that place 1 went 10 ane
Cafe la Concordia, an elegant pidcS, o. &c
a perfect reproduction of the 81. DeiIi'
restaurant In New York city. Ihere
found genuine Mexican prices, winch -
those of the American house by such ne .,ao , ,
percentages as to make the comparison
laughabIe. / found, on going 20 o IN,
places that La Concordia was rather ne /,
in price. owing to better service wee ,e a
therefore present several OF the lS"ui 49, ?
Items, which, in order 10 cofhpa.e w.
American prices, must be scaled GOWN
one-half: ~
BeeIsteaK.. - :. e % ''' o5c
Dreaded veal outlets. - 80 80
Mutton chops - - - 81
Tenderbon.. - a a-C
Broiled chicken. :. e. =. =. :. Z'c
Dishes of vegetables (any kind in 60,
All Sa4 Kinds Of ices per plate. :. =. lie
Remember this is Mexican money, and
that the beefstealS which is here given you
for % cents should be given to you IN
Atlanta for 12la cents in order TO be equal
in value to this
Living at Home.
A gentleman of this city. living in one
of it's very best localities and moving in
the highest society. required, therefore,
to keep corresponding show, was kind
enough to give me ii statement of ms
household expenses. There are ten in
the family. and his situation is in keeping
with that of any family of equal size on
Washington street in Atlanta.
81 import my four from the United
States" said ne. and that costs me so
a month in Mexican money. I have q
Mexican boy, to whom l give % cents
day. Zach day l gave him IS TO so
to market. For that not only is everything
we eat and drink purchased. but we have
quet of such magnificent flowers as you
know nothing of in the United states. We
pay cook $40 per month and d house slIi
IS. giving each ~ cents day TO buy
pulque. The porter, who sleeps on mat
at the door, is paid SIS a month. Outside
of this there are no bills outstanding at
the end of the month" This makes a
total of 1852 a month, or. in round num-
bers. SIC for each member of the family.
Reduced back into American money, or
brought down to the gold standard, it
would be s. apiece. This. however. is the
bill paid by rich family. and does not
represent the great middle class. ] sought
OuL dI lilttiAtSF4it +1t-NiNfiAA VINO - ~
ceipt of a salary OF 500 a month, or $50 IN
American money. lie rents a neat suite
OF three rooms for so a month. Having
a family of four children. his wife employs
a cook at 81 a month. making the total
family consist of seven persons. For 81
a day he lives as comfortably as a man
in his station should want to- having threa
meals a day. with meats, conees. sweets
and breads. This is = total expenditure or
81 out OF the 500 that he receives. FoT
American laborer or workman TO IN
derstand this. let him imagine himself
drawing a salary of $50 Il month. He can
then appreciate the difference between The
silver and the gold standards, the one
that allows the stomach to expand with
plenty and the other that shrivels IT up
until there is nothing left but dry SKIN
tightly pressed around shrunken back
bone.
There arrived with me on the same train
a gentleman from Chicago. who came 10
accept a responsible place in the head
offices of the Mexican National railroad.
One Of his first efforts was 10 Locate him.
self for living, and as it was my purpose
to investigate that question. | was present
with him when he made his bargains he
secured Il neat room with bath attached
i'm Il good hotel for so a month. He then
went 10 a restaurant. which Is the equal
Of totsom's liz Atlanta, where he secured
board per month al p cents per meal, or
$25 per month of thirty days. Reduce this
TO American money and YOU nave Tor
lodgings $40. for board $3.50; total $ZzoV
Among the Lowry.
Having satisfied myself 10 these fig