The advent of the railway is a great blessing to the people and the country in many ways, Not only is time saved bat travel is cheaper than by. boat,—that i if one travels in any comfort by boat, It has, however, raised the cost
bly. The Shanghai 6 throughout this section con-game, poultry, eggs, etc., is brought so near that there is a scarcity in the local market and consequently prices are higher then they would otherwise be. This has caused a rise in wages, Local artisans—painters, carpenter, mesons—agreed on a day and put their daily wage up four cents. Even the north river men, who do the colie work, have gone up forty cash a day. Io the experience of the writer the cost of living has practically doubled la fourteen years. We have to pay for western civilization and modern improvements.
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