THE PRICE OF BREAD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 November 1913, Page 7

THE PRICE OF BREAD.

(To the Editor.) ' Sir,—Re the above. If "Fifty Bob a Week and Five Kids" has to worry to make, ends meet on this score, let me give him.-an effective' cure for this trouble. If the grocer ha« not raised Ins prices, buy at once from him of flour, hops, salt, . etc. Masterton water is cheap, likewise, in the summer it's strong, and will make the bread rise like a Zeppelin airship. Yours truly i/s a farmer with a wife and four kids, and sometimes several men to feed, and we find this plan cut our bread bill in half. At the same time, I cannot remember many bakers who have made fortunes. I can remember when, as a young man, I «oltl my wool at 4d a lb and sheep at varying prices from 2s 6d to 9s each. Am getting bald-headed now, and reckon better'times should come my way. In conclusion, lot me a-sk every married worker to ponder over this question. Seeing that a rise in wages to every worker would mean a rise on all goods, would our friends increase in wages for one man cover the increased maintenance of a family of seven? I am, etc., BUSH. Fahiatua, November 5, 1913.