The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24

the best books bearing upon the various
trades and industries sought to be de-
veloped at Pullman. The workmen are en-
couraged TO come to this library by every
possible means. The regulations are of the
simplest character necessary for the pres
ervatlon of the library's contents, There
is back room to the library with stair
case, where workmen can come in from
their work without changing their dress.
SIS they might feel compelled to do in COM
ing into the large and handsome part of the
library.
This gigantic experiment at Pullman is
one that has attracted wide attention
throughout the world. It is the first time
that an experiment Of this exact kind has
ever been attempted. There is nowhere
the semblance Of charity or beneTolence.
There is no attempt TO adopt the co-opera-
tive system or TO give the employees shares
in the profits of the company. Even the
church, which is built in the town, is
placed there as q building to be rented by
any particular association that the work.
men may themselves designate. The work.
men are never lectured upon their duties.
Mr.. Pullman never permits the theatre to
be occupied by professional philanthropists
or lecturers, who have special axes to
grind The town itself has some twelve
thousand inhabitants. No liquor is sold in
the town and one policeman 10 all that ls
policeman has probably less TO do than any
one Of the Chicago policemen.
NO coDDLING OF woRKMEN.
None Of the workmen are permitted to
own their houses in Pullman. This is con-
sidered by many as q hardship. But tbs
Pullman company say that otherwise they
could lot manage their property. on uni
form and harmonious system. The town
10 managed ss a private estate, and as such
II should be criticised and examined. The
Pullman company does not require its en-
ployes to live in the town Some 1000 live
outside Of it. They have all OF the advsnt-
ages Of the town. however, so far as its
public institutions are concerned. These
1000 men have gone outside for the purpose
of owning their own homes. The towns OF
Rosedale and Kensington which border
upon the Pullman property have been built
up by these employees. These men found
in the first place easy opportunities there
10 buy land and build houses for them
selves. The prosperity OF the Pullman
property has contributed to the prosperity
of these neighborIng properties, and to
that extent the outside workmen are more
interested in the success of Pullman than
the men who live there.
But many Of the men prefer TO remain in
Pullman. They say that the low rentals
enable them to live there as cheaply as ID
their own homes outside. They invest
their surplus in outside properties and so
many of them have become quite independ-
ent. 1t is true that the leases of the
houses in Pullman itself can be cancelled
upon short notice by the company II the
tenant becomes obnoxious, but this is never
done for any trif1ing reason and only when
the tenants conduct is such as to become
disorRanizing element.
There is nothing ideal about the town.
There is no one there who Is not obliged to
work as be would in any manufacturing
village. There is never any attempt to
coddle the workmen. They all 1--we in a
state of independence and look TO their own
mutual aid societies for relief in cases of
accident or sickness.
The heRlthfulness Of the town is shown
By the character of the children seen in the
streets. Those who are familiar with the
pasty compilations, the dark circled eyes of
the poor children in the crowded quarters
where workmen are generally obliged to
live in cities, would take great pleasure in
studying the character of the children seen
in this workingman's town. l spent sew
eral weeks in Pullman last year and
ing my visit They are al sturdy, strong,
rosy and clean, and are always well
dressed.
The advantages of the school and the
library are very marked. There is no part
people have better chance than here. It
Is from the ranks of these children that the
company hopes to recruit its best workmen
in the future.
THE VALUE OF A RESERVE FUND.