5. OCCUPATIONS AND RESOURCES
Only 66 of the men in the grant and loan group were proprietors in business before the disaster; the remainder being skilled and unskilled wage-earners. Though only 66 of these men could claim business ownership before the fire, they had been engaged in 31 different industries or professions. Their distribution by groups of occupations was as follows: professional, three; personal and domestic, 10; manufactures, 21; trades, 30. The past occupations of one who was retired and of one who would not give the information are not material. Of the 66, only 46 were in business for themselves after the fire. The rather meager incomes drawn by these applicants from their business or profession before and since the disaster are given below:
TABLE 87.—MONTHLY INCOME BEFORE AND AFTER THE FIRE OF MEN RECEIVING AID UNDER THE GRANT AND LOAN PLAN WHO WERE IN BUSINESS BEFORE THE FIRE[213]
| Monthly income | MEN HAVING MONTHLY INCOMES AS SPECIFIED | |
|---|---|---|
| Before fire | After fire | |
| $25 and less than $100 | 35 | 22 |
| $100 and less than $200 | 17 | 9 |
| $200 and less than $300 | 6 | .. |
| “A living” | 8 | 14 |
| Total | 66 | 45 |
[213] Of the 46 men who were in business after the fire, one refused to supply information relative to business income.
Built by the owner with insurance money and a grant of $250
Built by a teamster with a grant of $250 and money privately loaned
Grant and Loan Houses