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DOCUMENT::; 800M FEDERAL \70RI(S AC,ElJCY WORK PROJECTS Arn•!Ii-J! ST BAT! OH Fo r Rol eo.so to News p::i..ue rs Sundo.,y , Februnry 18-~ 1940 $120 , 000 , 000 IN WPA PROJECT WAGES R.~CHHJG BUSINESS MONTHLY Private busine ss is being b enefi t ed to th o exten t of $120.000 , 000 a month from tho ,v.::i.gos pr.dd by the Fodoral Government t o WPA projec t no::d:ors , according to an analysis mn.c.e public to day by Colonel F . C. Ho..rrin(;ton , Commissionor of Work Pro j ec ts . This amount rep r o::rnnts th o 0stir:"10.tcd average monthly wn.c;cs p nid to p roj ec t ~7orkers by the Federal government from J c:mu.rcry through Mc..rc:1 of this y oar . Prac tically the entire a mo1.mt is s p,nt with indi vi •"UD,ls ::1nd co ncerns en- gnged in tl10 production c.nd Jistri·bution of c on sumers I goods .:::ma_ in services • . The monthly wages, according t o the o.nl'..lysis , are being S'::)Gnt approxim2,tol~r ns ·f ollov-rs : $50 , 000 , 000 , or 42 per cent , for food . $24 , 000,000, or 20 per cent , for housing . $12, 000 , 000 , or 10 per cent , for household o::,._-y.:endi tur os as :'lont , light , gc.:.s , ic e and surr,)licls . $11 , 000 , 000 , or nine pe r co:1t , for clothing . $6 , 000 , 000 , or fiv e por cent , fo r tra.nsp o rk.ti on . $5,000 , 000 , or foll' :per c ont , for modico..l ca r e . $12,000 , 000 , or 10 per c ont , for o t hor i toms such as hous o furnishi ngs , kit chon anct L:.tu..YJ.clry oqui :_)men t , pers onal care and r ec r oation. ttW'nile the bulk of those ex:,endi turcs is l:i,rge , it sl1ou.ld be remembered th.c.'l.t D.bou.t 2 , 250 , 000 wo rke rs, with their do~)ondents , o..re living on YTPA wnges , Colonel Hm·ring ton said . 11 Tb.ey 11 must s no;.1c1 a.l:t. they 02.rn and would , if dopri ved of thos e jobs, either stand in line for a dol e o r turn for hel ~, to ot}1crs , too Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-2096 - 2 - oft on i n tho lowest inc ome brackets . "Practical l y a ll t he money pai d out as wages goos p r om~)tly t o noi-:hb·:Jrhood mc rchn.n ts ond ei the r local bus i nossmon , who pass i t on in tho course of tro.clo and t hu s i ncroas0 orders t o dist ributors . This no t only !ir.:ividos · pri vC'..tc omj)l oyment in tho i mraed.iate community but a ls o helps to crc.:sto jobs in tho L1c•.nufa,cturing , ~)ro d1.;.cing and trons::iortation i ncl.us tri os . 11 The analynis \7D-S ba.s od on a 1'htiono,l Roso .1rcos Plo,nni ng I3o,,rd. r epo rt, 1 11 Conslffilor Ex:pendi turos in the Unitvd 3to,tos . 11 Tho distribution of ox:)ond.itures g ivo:n in this public1::,ti on f or fai;,ili es D.nrl sin,~J.o -!)Orsons with i::.1c o11c s of botwoo:c1 $500 .:.i,nd $750 a. ycor , aver~gLv: $673 , wns a:p:;il i od to t~1. o fr.'.~Jil ios of WP.A. 1:; r ojec t wo r kers , wl1os0 inc ::mcs a.vera(;o ci.bou.t $648 a yoar or. $54 c1, r,1onth and the r ci.n:,;o of nhose inc ones fn.lls for tho Host :).'.:.rt in tho $500- $750 b r o.cko t . On tho b,:,,s is of the 1-IF.P:3 t s finci..L1. 5 s , tho avcrl\go WPA worker rmul d be cx-0octca. to· s pend $23 a month 0n f ood for hh:solf r.,nd f.'.1nily . • r ent "bill would be $11 . His r:,onthly Each menb0r i;muld have $14 . 50 a yo8-r for clothing , Fo r such it enrn .'.ls hco,t , li ght and househo l d SU})pl i es tho fanily nould S!Jond o,bot1t $ 5 . 50 o, month . Tro.nsno rt.'.ltion c os ts \7ould. bo $2 , 75 , nodico.l cc.re $2 . 20 Co l onel Harri ng t on point ed. out th~. t the o:tr-ni ngs and. tho oxpoc1di turos of ino.i vicLUD.l WP A v10rkers var;/ cons idor nbly f r ou tho so averages in t~10 various commni tics and .1,r eo..s 0 f the c ountry because of differences in i'TPA Hagos nnd living costs . (A table sur,m o.rizing the estir.ntccl distribution of cxnonditu.:..·os fron "J?A wo,gos f '.)llons : Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - 3 - ESTE1AT3D ::TIXPE:NDITUif8S FROM '>7..\.GES ?.ECEIV'"BD BY ·.1PA P!.1.0J:illC T TTOii.IGD?.S Es tL,1a t ,cd .il.vor.'.'..gc ~o r uonth Percont .: 1-¥)- H,,.,,rch l 9t!O --=l.:..9-=. • ;.::..·'":..:·.:.. T ::_ v _ _ n~,'J.•/ ..:o..:. : _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _D_i..:.s_t..:.r..:.i_"ti_u.::..t..:.i It em Tob.l i7FA rm.gos 100 $120 ,coo ,ooo 42 50 , 000 , oor) 20 10 24 , OOC , OOi.; 12 , ooo , or-:o 9 5 4 11 , 000 , 000 6, 00J , 000 5, 000 , 000 10 12 , OC10 ' 000 Estinat c d.J)is tr i buti on of Expond.i tur e s Foo d Housing Hous eho ld O:'.)eration Cloth ing Transy o rta. t i o n Medica l Car o Other I tom:,, E} 1 9./ Based o n distributi on o f c:iqjcndi tur e s c f famil i e s anc<. si nc;le persons with i n c omes of $500- $750 , as estimo.t0d in lLt i onal Re s ources Plann ing Boe..rd I s re:_)o rt , 11 Co n su..110 r EX}l o;.10. i ·c,_:1.2.· os in t he U. S . 11 ~ Incl udes heat , light , gas , and o th e r fu e l s , ic e , :·ofri t;r)ro,tion , house~old suppli e s , ot c . 9) Includes such it c:ns as hous ,-,, furnishin g s , ldtclw:'l .::i.nd. l2.m1c~r.f equi pment , pe rs onal c a re , r e cr eati on , e tc . 0000000 Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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