Railroad employment
From: Kjwaterworks04@aol.com
Why would people want to work on railroads? What were the benefits and advantages of the job?
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 9:53 AM
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
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See "Chinese Laborers and the Construction of the Central Pacific."
Thirty dollars a month in gold was an enormous sum to an impoverished Chinese peasant in the 1860's. The workers were able to save $20/month from their wages.
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