Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-15

llGhting In Buenos Aires costs sOlI2
hiio"at hour for the first 80 kilo-
wait hours. with n so per cent reduc
.ion hereafter Electricity for heating
| IS required, is furnished at SO per cent
Oh the lighting rate. Gas, used chie0v
! Tor cooking. costs sl93 thousand
cubic feet.
physicians fees must always be
'aheh INTO account. although the eli
mate Of Rucnos Aires is reasonabIv
healthy The charges range from 50 On
, 10 $40 visit to the house.
| so az r"et car ride in Buenos Aires Ia
sV.cti PERSON. but no transfers are
must be paid unless considerable wait
/ ms Is done. The city is abuudan,Iv
supplied with taxicnbs, the rate for
winch Is see for the FRS, 1900 meters
saD"ut three fourths Of a .nile) and
Sppii for every additional 200 mc,or.
'S;.) Yards or fraction thereof
Washing costs CONSIDERABLY ora
nan Ill the United States, as this list
from actual experience will SHOW.
Si'lsts' Soi5; undershirts, 500; under
a"tFs. snl"; pajamas, SOLE: collars
. soo5; stockings. s0.o5: handkerchIafs'
! S0.o3. e' e"'tis'
IN IN Buenos Aires social obligations
pa! an important and even necessary
p"' "a inc ordinary city life. This is
especially the case where a business
man Is trying TO max. an iinprcssIo,
B i LOT tue hrm he represents. because in
i,e"enps Aires, much more than In 80
iaIRtr cilies OF the United States. some
aoci"! attention is really par, OF tina
I business life Only a few ul,ces IN ~,
et! serve Il meal at n fixed price A
moderate luncheon costs sl.32 10 s,5
person and prepared dinner Is ad
t ser.!sed Tor sl.,6 10 s2.2O a dinner.
+ however. Is seldom arranged for ins,
! than-SS.so to Sill plate. and is No, as
hood as a popular hotel or resta,,rar,
IN New York can offer for s. \ p,ate
-rt"r!F every one OF social rating and
ambition must belong to :; CLUB. some
/ oi the country clubs. which are chjcGv
Tor golf ana tennis admit vo,,n, q,
""t 10 actual membership AT least To
/ complete freedom OF the clubhouse
4 lncumc Necessary.
40 man with family can live IN
I he should be entitled b. his hueinnss
I activities on less than $4,000 wear
/ ~ cannot be said that every man in
/ huenos Aires draws that salary. but
ny Whatever less than this sum he
F is compensated. by so much must he
/ restrict mis- expenses and lose In tba
social and business scale The con-
cluslon reached By those who know
/ hucnos Aires well. and who are able
/ thereby 10 make Intelligent comparison
MN me cost OF living I'm the large
/ cities OF the United States. is that a
salary OF 5000 there, while IL may
/ look ample. is moderate
Inc cost OF living has not such wide
UNITS as II has in New York or Chi
chSo or Washington, because in these
cities one lives according TO ones in
come, whereas In Buenos Aires ono
must 1--we according to ones social
position II he Is to represent his COM
pany in style that il may reasonably
expect
These are conservative estimates,
and have met the approval OF many
whose experience allows them TO speak
! with authority. These facts must be
considered seriously by manufacturers
or firms who are thinking of sending
! representatives TO Buenos Aires II
they are not represented properly they
( fail To get that very influence which
ii is the object of personal represen.
tation TO gain.
! Another factor in the high cost OF
living in Buenos Aires which pertains
! particularly TO those who, however
much they intend to make their homes
in South America. are bound by family
/ ties to their homes in the United
states. Is that Of the necessary ex-
pense for travelling back and forth be-
! tween North and South America The
representative must at times return
| home, not only to make his report but
to get again into personal touch with
the interests he is promoting Taking
! THIS factor also into cOnsiderati ton, the
| best results can be obtained by con-
! sidcrinG proper salary for a per-
manently established II preventative to
be between $500 and $4,000 a year.