§ 4. Differences in the cost of living at different points within the area of standardization as a reason.

§ 5. The grounds for "nominal variations" in standard wage rates. The policy to be pursued in regard to payment for irregular employment.

§ 6. The possibility of maintaining standard wage rates over a large and diversified area considered.

§ 7. Up to the present, the progress of standardization has not proceeded in accordance with reasoned conclusions as to the results produced.

§ 8. Where should level of standardization be set? The doctrine of "standardization upward."

§ 9. The importance of the principle of standardization in wage settlement.

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§ 1. The reasons for seeking separate principles for the settlement of the wages of the lowest paid groups.

§ 2. Wage statistics of these groups a matter of familiar knowledge.