Source 7: Tsurumi Shunsuke, Japanese industrialist, circa 1900. Where do the cheap workers come from? They all come from farming communities. People from families that are working their own land, or are engaged in tenant farming but have surplus workers, come to the cities and the industrial centers to become factory workers. Income from the farms provides for the family needs and subsistence of the parents and siblings. The person who takes employment in the factory is an unattached component of the family. All he or she has to do is earn enough to maintain his or her own living. That is why the workers' wages are low. This shows how important a force agriculture continues to be for the development of our nation's commerce and industry.

Source 7: Tsurumi Shunsuke, Japanese industrialist, circa 1900. Where do the cheap workers come from? They all come from farming communities. People from families that are working their own land, or are engaged in tenant farming but have surplus workers, come to the cities and the industrial centers to become factory workers. Income from the farms provides for the family needs and subsistence of the parents and siblings. The person who takes employment in the factory is an unattached component of the family. All he or she has to do is earn enough to maintain his or her own living. That is why the workers' wages are low. This shows how important a force agriculture continues to be for the development of our nation's commerce and industry.