New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-22
VIEWING THE WoYDERS or CHICAGO.
GIGANTIC INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS SHOWN
THE INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES.

GIGANTIC INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS SHOWN
THE INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES.
Chicago. Oct 21-The International Congress dele
gates began another week Of sightseeing this morn
ing considerably refreshed by the day Of rest afforded
them yesterday. The committee whose duty II IS
10 look after their comfort early in attendance
at the Grand Pacific Hotel, and waited patiently
while the delegates swallowed hasty breakfast The
party then boarded train of Pullman cars aud In a
few minutes were landed at the Mccormick Reaper
Work., the largest Of their kind In the world. Owing
to the press Of time the inspection was brlet and
necessarily cursory From this point they were taken
to the stock yards where they first entered the great
rcrigerators Of swift 81 Co.. dealers in dressed meats
1T looks like the end of great bull fght,' re-
marked one of the visitors as, when they had pro-
ceeded further, they the butchers stick their
knives into tho throats OF bullocks and the blood
pour forth in floods. The sheep In droves with
piteous beats we're strung up before the Of the
party only 20 be reduced IN few minutes to prime
pieces of table mutton. The Armour establishment
was next visited for the purpose Of showing the
delegates how by improving the methods Of the
old fashioned country butcher the Chicago pork pack
ers are enabled to kill three million hogs in
single year.
Soon after / O'Clock the delegates were again
taken aboard their train and proceeded to Pullman
The visitors remained at the Pullman shops for two
hours and every minute of the time was hlled Win
interest and instruction., mere were uIlS COHPlO'0
cars sent out Of the shops every working day and cars
Of every description. ranging from the latest idea IN the
way Of a non-telescopc palace to the plain bus
useful street-car. The shops themselves, however,
secondary in point of interest to the town OF Pu-
man itself After the inspection was over the guests
were assembled in the theatre, and Mr.. Doty who isan
empoye OF the company, briefly described the In
cepton and growth of this wonderful town which un'
Ike all Others not the result of accidental circm-
stances and gradual acoretiOn, but sprung into com
plete existence I'm short year Mr. DOty said. IN
substance, that the represented the successful
outcome Of an trial experiment By which capital
found IT'S Tst return and labor It's fair compensation
Nine years ago tie townsite was an open prairie to-
day 20 900 people lived and worked within the com
pass Of a mile nom the theatre. The employees were
cOutened, had balances I'm bank and lived In Such
homes as would be beyOntf their means elsewhere
Delegate Prescott said that he did not feel author
tied to speak for the other delegates but some one
should return thanks for this unparalleled exhibition
Of what had resulted from the conjunction OF American
capital and labor, and 10 the gentlemen by whose
energy and activity the results had been obtained.
AT o'clock the majority Of the party aughted from
their train at the south Park station and were driven
their hotel by way of the lake mont and Michigan
ave. After dinner they were entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Potter Palmer who gave them charming recep-
ton in their luxurious home on the lake drive.