Travel to and from site---one-half day--$2.00
Field work-- one day--$4.00
Chainman-- one day--$1.50
Plat work--$1.00
Total Due--$8.50
Date: APRIL 1900
October 16, 1950
For Services Rendered:
Survey of Portion of Lot ___: $40.00
Took a month to get paid.
It is typed on the bottom of the contractors invoice for $211.27 for some residential retaining wall work.
He's lowballing. ?????ÿ
"What cost $8.50?ÿin 1900 would cost $258.88?ÿin 2018.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2018 and 1900,
they would cost you $8.5?ÿand $0.28 respectively."
Here is something from my research into our little Town Common.
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The prices don't vary much from this when the market turns.?ÿ Always a race to the bottom!
Yeah, but UI, social security and other safety nets were not encumbering paychecks.
