Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1917 — Maybe Wood is Right. [ARTICLE]

Maybe Wood is Right.

Congressman Wood, of this district, has had something to say about the contractors building the national army cantonments. They get 10 per cent of the cost of construction and he alleges that some* of them are paying exorbitant wages and causing all kinds of expenses so their commission will be higher. One of the contractors is paying a Gary mechanic sl2 a day, for ten hours’ work. When the government work offers sl2 and private individuals $6.50 a day it is time to wonder.