s
economic were as follows:

TABLE V. ECONOMIC REASONS GIVEN BY 99 WAGE-EARNERS FOR COMING TO NEW
YORK CITY, 1909.

To "get work" or "find work" 38
To secure "better wages" or "more money" 19
With former employers 18
To complete trade training 2
To engage in work previously assured 4
To "better my condition" 15
"Business low at home" 1
"Wanted to buy house at home by (with) money made here" 1
"Seeking business" 1
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Total 99

This evidence is further corroborated by a record of the wages of 64
of the 365 wage-earners before and after their coming to New York
City. For 38 males and 26 females statements of the wages received
just previously to their coming to New York City and of their present
wages were secured. These figures are presented because they suggest
that a wider survey of such facts would probably be in line with the
body of data given above. For instance, of 37 men, the median weekly
wage before their coming to New York City was in the wage-group $6.00
to $6.99, and after coming, the median weekly wage increased so that
it was in the wage-group $10.00 to $10.99. Of the 26 women, the median
weekly wage was in the wage-group $4.00 to $4.99 before their coming
to New York City and advanced so that it was in the group $6.00 to
$6.99 after coming. These facts indicate a decided response to the
higher wage attraction of New York City. It should be remarked that
the wage-earner in his migration to secure higher wages seldom takes
into consideration the higher cost of living in New York City. Table
VI, following, gives the details of the comparison:

TABLE VI. WEEKLY WAGES RECEIVED BY 64 INDIVIDUALS BEFORE AND AFTER
COMING TO NEW YORK CITY, 1909.

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| |
| Males. | Females.
+-------+------+-------+------
Wages. | | | |
|Before.|After.|Before.|After.
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