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all conducted b\ 1<\- contractors with the advice of skilled mechanics. Mr. George, however, is acting as his own con- tractor in the building of a model cottage now under construc- tion. Wages here are the same as in the schools. Certain boys on their own responsibility have set up a barber shop, shoe shop, and tailor shop. Others have gone into retail merchandizing of all kinds. Out of this grew the tariff contest.

The legislature in 1895 nad granted the privilege to " out of bounds, "to citizens who could pay a license fee of $5. In 1 897 this was repealed, and a BUILDERS

commission was created to grant

passes for each day, on examination based on fitness and a record of industry for the day. In either case these boys brought in apples, candies, and other products which they had bought or begged from the neighborhood, and sold them to citizens. A few of this class of speculators became wealthy. The local

dealers, who had purchased

their supplies from the govern- ment, protested. The agitation became popular, the legislature listened, and a 35 per cent. t.irilT was levied on all imports. As the citizens were nearly all I ammanx democrats, the infer- ence is that a condition and not a theory confronted them.

Tin- Republic has had its

trusts and monopolies. In 1896 a senator and his partner secured contracts for the three hotels Delmonico's, patron- ized by aristocrats, where meals were- tuentv-tivc rents and

Sherry's and the Cortland, where meals were ten cents. riu-\