The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-11-28
OUR CURIOUS TRAVELLER
DisoOurseth Pleasantly of Matters
ana Things in the Neighborhood
of Chicago.

of chicago.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 10, 1882.
Special Correspondence otTuE EvEStsG CRfrfc.
An elegant lunch ut Judge Beckwlth's, given
70 your correspondent, interrupted tho account
] was writing you OF Pullman. | stopped on
tho Lake shore, remember and Calumet Is
such pretty sheet OF water am quito willing
TO loiier on its banks. II Is only about six feet
deep, and Mr.. Pullman proposes to drodge
canal through Its contre to South Chicago, for
tho whnrf rontnla are so tremendous along tho
Chicago River and business 10 crowding 40 up
and down It's length that no sagaciously con
cludca n new outlet 10 the commerce OF tho
city Will DO acceptable, popular, and profit
able.
Just Off the Town Of PnIiman
IL mn island, which was manufactured NJ n
cost Of twenty thousand dollars and which Is
tho scene Of tho athletic games tho great
ilnancler encourages among his employees. 10
Inns grand stand, raclng ring, wrestling
ring, trapeso poles, and hurdles; The boat
Pullman advanced tho capital the company
Will net It's usual six por cont, for tho stock
has boon sold at ton dollars a share TO tho men
themselves, and tho course Of n few years VIII
SEQ the principal paid or and the stockh0l1-
ers sharing dividends.
one anocdoto Characteristic OF Mr.. Pull
mans system Is aprOpos just hero. doputi.
tlon OF his workmen came short time since to
ask for contribution toward the fund noccs-
sary TO secure tho services OF "Hank" Ward,
the trainer. There was TO be regatta, and
they wanted to enter with n chance for sue.
cess. He lls,ened-and can fancy his quiet
and then told them "No," he would
not give them contribution, for he wanted
them TO become self-reliant- solf-supportlng.
He told them TO walt, for II they could not ar-
ford TO have him this year they could the next,
and II they did not succeed next year thoy
certainly would tho ycar after, but In any
event TO walt until they could take tho asso.
cations own money; for n debt was n bad
thing with which to purchase pleasure. They
caught his spirit at once, and that night Ave
speeches wero made In Pullman, which proved
that the leaven was working. They had Hank
Ward, and came out second in the regatta.
Facing on ono of the leading streets is an
elegant structure Of green stone, like that
used on Iowa Circle. over its doorway and
door Of marble and carven oak is rose
window of beautiful design and generous pro.
has built for tho town, with the understand
Ing TINT whichever sect eau AFFORD through Its
friends to purchase 1t of tho company and
and the openings carved Into u pattern that
looks not unlike foam flakes against tho slat-
ing of roof and spire. 1t ia finished In hard
wood; the soats-dH tho seats-are cushioned
with crimson satin, brocadod with velvet, and
the organ is deep-throated, many-piped, and
OF several thousand dollars value. Tho
groined roof is also Of hard wood; the chan
deliers are OF modern aud slightly fantastic
pattern, and their burners are
lighted by Electricity.
Strong wires secure good acoustic effects,
and the church seats ABOUT eight hundred
people. Tho clergymen's stalls arc after the
most approved English pattern, and would
pletlSe IN ANTIQUARIAN, ny reason tuclt close
resemblance to those in Westminster Abbey
and st. Paul's. The church and tho roctory
are connected by well.llghtod reception
hail. whore tho rector's congregation can SEQ
him after service without invading tho privacy
of his homo. The fireplace and mantel OF this
hall are among the prettiest OF Mr. Beeman's
designs, and the house is furnished with such
care and in such perfect taste that tho matrl-
monial value OF ministers has como up hun
dred per cent. since 1t was announced that tho
church Is open to competition.
If Is supposed tho prpBDyterlauS Will succeed
In purchasing IT, for they are a wealthy de.
nomination hero, and Mr.. Pullman is one of
them. The new schoolhouse Is one OF tho
many handsome buildings growing up to
rooftrce, and Its capacity Is about fifteen hun.
dred. 1t VIII be public school, OF course, and
VIII put In tho hands of the poorest laborer n
means Of giving his children good, sound Cd
ucation. Tho system OF rental is admirable,
and is gauged according to tho amount In
vested in tho buildings. Every house is pro-
vided with all tho modern improvements, and
the rent per month, beginning with tho "liats,"
is SO, SO, so, SO, $40, and $50. The moro
Elegant Houses Mount Higher,
but all are open to any one OF the workmen
| who can AFFORD TO pay for them. These rents
represent tho six per cent. net" and arc
phenomenally low when compared with the
| similar houses elsewhere. The Paper Car
Wheel Works are one, OF tho unique feat
nres Of Pullman, and were among. tho
swarms with life and Industry; the
| great sheets of paper, a quarter OF an inch
| mick, are passed through inc cutters with
| dazzling rapidity, are covered with gum, and,
| In piles fifteen deep are subjected to q pros
| sure as great as financial panic. They are
| then put on n revolving axis and driven under
pivoted knife, which turns them smooth,
| and prepares them for the steel casing in
| which they are to trundlo around tho world.
separate mechanism tires them, cases them
| and rims the axle openings.
They then outwoar any other wheel In tho
| market and are returned as often as thres
and four times, to have tho steel work re-
| ground.
| The steam motor of the town is nothing less
than the Corliss engine, OF which We all cher
| ish such Centennial memories. We stepped
into the building devoted to 1t and watched
| "the melancholy, mad elephants" pumping
| up and down, and felt the breath OF tho great
| ny-wheel and admired anew the splendid
| machine. Then we babe goodby TO Pullman,
| and In the carriage put at our disposal drove
and thence TO tho pretty depot, whence We
| soon came rolling homo to the big city.
have mentioned above
A Lunch at Judge ckwiti,'s,
and must add that the belle of the occasion
was none other than Mrs. Nixon, Mrs Bah
cocks charming sister, who, us Miss Camp.
bell, had such n roign OF belleshp In our city.
She has married a man of means-one who
Is universally liked and respected, and who Is
| an ideal husband.
She wore on tho occasion referred to a
myrtle green velvet, trimmed with bronze
| glanced from under a fringe OF soft-dark hair,
and her bonnet was an airy tribe of lace,
beaded TO match her dress trimmings. The
party would hayo been delightful, for the
hostess ia famous for hor culture, and her
daughter Is the Sidney Smith OF Chicago, but
the news OF Mrs. Childs' death lay dark on
many OF those present. She had lived here
only few weeks, but she had many friends
among the Chicagoese, and her untimely end,
and the grief into which her family are
plunged, were sadly discussed.
The question OF which grandparent should
raise the little three.months-old child wa
settled by Mrs. Harlan herself, who gave Il
into the care OF Mrs. Chllds, saying that 1t was
better TO part with 1t before her heart grew to
| II than to walt until IL grew up and was ne
| cessary to It's fathers household.
1t must be a short letter to-day, dear CRITIC
for am due at the stockyards In nn hour
and have nine miles TO ride. My next vii
tell you of the yards and the inhabltant
thereof; also of the great Armour, who's,
finger is In every financial pic that is con
| cocted In the city, u man who began life oil
SO month, and now makes so much q min
ute that my unmathematical mind falls Z
grasp the figures. The doors OF useful infor
nation still open before my pencil, and ever!
one Is kindly instructive to the
| Spurious TRAVELLER"
Christmas IL Coming,