Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1909 — Chicagoans Spend $300,000 for Shines. [ARTICLE]

Chicagoans Spend $300,000 for Shines.

It is estimated that people in Chicago spend $300,000 a year in keeping their shoes polished. Of this amount profits are said to be SIOO,OOO.