FORD IN SHIPPING
HIGH WAGES CAUSE SENSATION.
(UNITED iPRBSS. ASSOCIATION—COPTRIOHT.) (AUSIRAUAJi-NUW ZEALAND CABIB ASSOCIATION.) NEW YORK, 24th June. : The ship's articles fur ' the freighter Oneida, which Mr. Henry Ford purchas- ] ed in June,'show that tho wages aro much higher than tltose paid on other freight--1 ers. The rainimura wage on the'Oneida is 100 dollars a month', which is paid to messmen, coolcs, and ordinary seamen. Able seamen and firemen get 105 dollars, oilers 110 dollars, first .engineer 225 dollars, ■ second 175, third 150, the. boatswain 125. and the wireless operator 150. Mr. Ford'B action has caused very great controversy, some shippers maintaining that it will encourage youths to turn seamen, arid others declaring that it is impossible to pay such wages and remain in business. It is estimated that 100 dollars (£5) a month aboard ship is equivalent to 180 dollars (£9) ashore.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 148, 26 June 1925, Page 5
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143FORD IN SHIPPING Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 148, 26 June 1925, Page 5
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