Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-08

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LABoRERsrr COTTAGES IN PULLMAN.
r. That Pullman has done bis best to secure
for his tenants every one, of these grandly
planned advantages must be apparent to all
who have studied Pnllmanstdwli Asit stands,
o., who have read, the, description of it. which
n have entieavored TO give IN the two letters
preceding this one. IF aiehassfailed, 1t Is mot
the fault of his. architect, who, it seens, long
ago thought Of everything, nor yet the fault
Of the Pullman company as an employer, for
II has found steady employment at good
tsxagesfor all. Gut e7 ne ae2se lfEH sol
Pullman'sg workers do mot carry their
lunches in dinner pals, All go home torths
midday meal. It Is high noon. The hoarss
whistle cries a brief truce to work in the
shops. Twenty-Five hundred men are out Of
doors, walking rapidly down street and bou.
.lleyard, to dinner ;at, tables waiting in some
1,5o0 houses. At l2:45 the men return. The
quarter Of an hour saved daily, with the hall
hour i~nsthoamofnfiig before 4 O'clock, aggre.
gate enoughoink the weekato give the men 4
Saturday bali holiday. The shops are busy
again, the, thousand children-tidy. bright
chffdrefiss ~tooAbaVs returned to school, and
fhefSisitof may patrol the clean. wweil-paved
s~treetsi almost ythdnking,bimselfa ina suburb
inhabited hyEthe rich. Suppose YOU ring at
the front door Of one OF the houses, and ASK
to. W shown the home Of d Pullman laborer.
Try this cottage, Tor INSTANCE. Its the stand
ard two storysand basement brfcL. The fam
lily 1liyins anerea pay fsleZ4aG month rent.
The3thage Ageroomsl and a dry cement floor
basement, The water tax is included in the,
rent. The gas IS SI.5Da thousand feet. No,
one Is prohibited Msab.lettingg frooomhs 81 PAL paris IS
Of houses. lIf5 q man does not wish Is
1915, he may take a fyerlo om fat inaa four
ifat cottage Tor $40, q four room fiat for $40,
or even another style, Of f]at-good for a
small familyAfefAS8! 'The average monthly
rental pnitibS woskingmen throughout the
town i. hut $3.50 per room.
The writer has made unexpected calls upon
dozens Of Pullman householders, selected at
random. lnonlyyone. on two did be find the
odors arising from negligent 5housewifery.
I'm only one instance was the amount of the
rent, the accommodations afforded or, the
cornpany'g treatment OF Its tenants com
planned of. Gin nearly all Of the houses the
tnteriers We're coy, home like, comfortable.
with books and plants, artistic gas fixtures,
bright, warm colors IN carpet and papering,
an organ OF piano, andiplenty of sunlight
Pullman is not a, paradise. Its jewellers
~ "Nsh NHN ooSy hiuoeEpug tutlT IeuD, RUQ
the mere laBorers must be satisfied with mar
row rooms and limited bills of fare. There
are dissatisfied ones, Of course, who growl at
this. or that, and try to make themselves and
others believe that the whole idea is a mis-
Lakeland ailathe Inhabitants its victims. But
fhas the people, are fhriftyis as a~pparentin
the dress as In the,hones, In the stores as In
TIE savings banks; where there are zoo sac.
counts, averaging morethan $500 each. The
averages wage earning per annum IS $576.
The cardihalf the Pullman idea Is
central control = will build my working,
men q model city, said Pullman. land / viii
manage it. for;tleai.,d RulIrnan Il, indeed,
master. III he chose hecould, be Jaldespot, to
the extent Of refusing a man q habitation,
or, what is quite al much to thu purpose,
enployments1a1t hos been said that every
man IN the.piacelooss3 as il he was like the
bed linen used IN the sleeping cars, with the
word 1Puilmarn branded on his back. It
has also been said thai Pullman employees
i,re compelled to phi !iase--whers, and of
whom Pullman wishes iiiom To pur, las ). and
that the rules governin, the 14I1rtmcnt ~
the tenants are SO severe that 8 nian. ni2y not