The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-28

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NsxSeof# experience zs silver standard
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1xzced fronr The EDITORIAL columns % tae
New FORK World
c. N.x1co hsa been a stswer standard
counfvy for sour centuries Fwaar 10 rs
present frsoaesary eor1staoa7 A Il Is On
Q silver srsses@ basis. Ten eznks sss2e
ncses-szs - 90 sn AL The specie ssfiverb
re@~rve 70 pey ehem - 81 ~. gs- There =
s. 9s{s1 IN silver deslars II circulation,
ami rhe cozu<ry has afeus So 90 30 o.
co-ey IA szse. counting y gas9 ard sub
salary siErer. The pccalstfon IS Z. 20. 80
$50 Per ezoata- There are no govern
men. reses
@ what szs bersn. % ire g. Il aen nas
coined by - eleven uszfs- ~ II has
been exported as <as. a. - was coined. as
ty1iiion. 90 gar for imports. az rs COM
nssrclsi price a. h1slEon.
@ Tnzt IL Mexican dosszr equal to
= our silver cctnaxsg A. E-esA II con-
sairs 4as y grains % Hne silver. ours 81 s.
G What Is II worth IN aexseo IN goids
A Exactly - cents when silver Is worth
50 cents per ounce as bullion. and s. cents
for a legal tenders cents being She cost
as bar silver nnctuatss IN Loa1on-
Q. Then q Mexican silver dollar -
worth no more In Mexico than * - any
where else In the worid-sts market price
a. bal.sour A. Yes. cents. the cost OF
coinage. II has no other Cat value In
MexSco-
q. Thea It's practical free and unlim-
tied coinage" adds nothing TO its value,
A. Only ire legal tender fat value IN
Mexico OF cents over the bullion value
II free coined this would disappear and IL
would only ba worth n Mexico it, weight
In silver.
@. What Is the cost Of living IN the
City Of Mexlco7 A. About oae-sourth
more than In New York city-in Mexican
money. Hotel rates are S per day. Cabs
cost $50 per hour. Street car fares are
81 cents. Rents are higher than IN New
York city: board Is dearer: restaurant
meals cost more.
O. What il the cost Of food? A Flour.
81 cents; sugar. Is cents: beef. 81 cents'
pork, 81 cents: coffee - cents: tea
fcaespestl. 81: cheese. Is cents. All sta
pies imported cost gold prices in addition
10 duties.
q. How much Of this Mexican silver
money can q man earn? A. The street
car companies paw conductors. drivers
and collectors 50 cents 20 81 per day. ihe
highest wage paid blacksmi1hs Is sz.0,
booxbsnders. 81: carpenters, $50: engine
drivers, &1.5a. harnessmakers. hatters.
iocksmlshs. silversmiihs. plumbers ana
turner's. 81: machinisls. $40. oricklayers.
stone cutters. house painters. =. Many
work for half these rates
G. Then the cost Of living Is much nign-
er and wages Of craftsmen much lower
than with Es1 A. Decidedly. \ crafts
man in Mexico receives practically one
half American wages. and his living IN
the same way as here costs much more
q. How il It with IaboTersg A. They
get from ga to 20 cents per day In this
Mexican silver money.
@. And how do they liver A AT less
expense than a farm horse In New Eng
land. and not so well" John Bigelow once
remarked .-The laboring classes" says a
Mexican newspaper. regard themselves
as a plant which moves by extraneous
aids only. and has no power OF vohtion,
and no desire TO exercise it II II had