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

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..--S-1T--sS 49, izations throughout
n the country are be-
- ~ coming more and
more antagonistic 70 their employers 1t
has also been observed that these strikes
seem TO ran In periods. One great strike
Is generally followed by another, and so
close is the union now between all classes
or workmea that a strike in any one state
is eagerly watched and supported by the
labor leaders throughout the country.
These conflicts cost great sums of money
ana often result, as in Homestead, in seri-
GUS loss Of life. Many solutions have besn
offered for the settlement Of such disputes.
Arbitration has been often suggested. But
up to the present time there is no authority
high enough to Greats boards Of arbitration
which would be recognized It is possible
that the matter will be taken up at Wash
inRton with the view OF establishing q gov
eminent commission for the settlement Of
labor disputes. It would be an experiment
worth trying. Would it not De better II
such disputes could be avoided altogethers
There is a most valuable lesson to be
learned in the study OF the affairs Of the
Pullman palace car corporation. Its man
Rgement never hss any serious trouble
with its employees. There are few corpor-
ations IN the world which has had less
trouble than has this company with the
people employed by It, This is not the re-
suit Of mere chance, but the outcome OF D
system. 1t Is therefore, O system worth
studying in view of the many possible
disputes between labor and capital which
may follow the contest at Homestead. The
Pullman company employs In its works at
Pullman. H., on an average during the
whole year over 5000 men. In addition TO
this brigade Of workmen the Pullman COM
pany employs with its cars upon the varl-
GUS railroads throughout the country and
10 its administration offices 1000 more peo-
pie. 1t has in ali IL, 600 employees. Taking
the average Of the families Of these people
&c be three, this would make some $4,000
people who are dependent upon the Pull
man system for subsistence.
AN INDUSTRIAL ARMY.
It is with the 5000 wcrkmen of Pullman
that the most satisfactory results in the
way Of regulating labor have been attained.
In the other branches of the service there
for labor disputes. In the shops at Pull
man there is employed a great variety of
workmen. Besides making its own palace
cars, the company manufactures all kinds
OF railroad cars, aud has one OF the largest
shops Of manufacturing street cars in the
country. Something Of the magnitude OF
the work lie shown, first, in the number OF
men employed, and, second, in the enor-
nous output Of the shops. In the freight
car department one entire train OF cars,
forty ii number, is manufactured every
DAY. Two palace cars week, which in
volve the most skilled forms of woodwork.
carving painting and decoration, are made,
while the vast iron works are constantly
going to I'll the orders OF all the great rail
road corporations Of the country which
patronize this company, 1t is important 10
show the extent character and variety OF
the work Of this company, for the reason
that il has no disputes with its employees
Of a serious character and has had no strike
Of any Importance since the great general
strike In Chicago following the establish
ment Of the works at Pullman in 1880.
In the town of Pullman and in the worke
there are between S.. 0O0, 600 and IS 600, 900
invested. The capital OF the Pullman COM
pany is now $50, 100000 II has reserve
Of twenty odd millions. 1t is one Of the
few corporations OF the country that he's
no great bonded indebtedness. Its stock is
quoted above $780, and is chiefly held by in
vestors and is not considered speculative
stock. Neither is this stock the property
of q few rich people. 1t is held by many
email holders whose principal income is
dependent upon the dividends Of this stock.
The stock pays - per cent. upon its par
vslue. II has been purchased by trustees
OF estates. 80 that very large holdings OF
the stock represent ownerships Of widows
and orphans. The stock has never been
unduly wstered and has always repre-
scented 8 good investment to its holders.
This from the standpoint OF a capitalist.
The laborers Of Pullman are paid the best
current wages. The average pay OF the
workmen in the works is 5000 8 year. The
pay ranges from 81. IS day for unskilled
lsborers TO 81 and IS day for the work OF
the specialists such as decorators. carvers
and the like. The prosperity OF the work
men is also shown il the fact that in the
local savings hank there are deposits now
reaching nearly 100000.
COMMENTED woRKIEoMEs.
I wish also to cali attention TO the fact
that there is no assumption anywhere in
the management OF this company that IL is
PLAYING the role OF philanthropist toward
It's employees. The whole system is BUSH
ness one. II was established by George NJ.
Pullman, the president of the company.
MIR. Pullman has proceeded upon the
theory that contented, well cared for work
men will co better work than disconnected,
uncared for men. Everything that he has
done for his men has been protected upon
q basis OF sound commercial principles.
When be planned the town OF Pullman be
had il laid out in accordance with scientific
and sanitary principles. In the first place,
he began with bit Of virgin prairie and
established before putting up single
building q magnificent and uniform system
Of sewerage Then followed the roads.
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were ell built upon a uniform system of
architecture. The architect, Mr.. Beman,
Is one of the best architects In the west
His good taste and practical abilities as q
designer have given TO the town a thor
oughly harmonious appearance.
These houses are the best that workmen
have ever had. They were b1ilt under
favorable conditions and so can be rented
to the workmen at 8 cheaper rent than
they woulc be required to pay in the alleys
or tenement houses Of the poorer quarters
Of Chicago. And yet the rent pays the
capitalist in the form Of the company a
per cent. return upon bis investment, and
SO both interests are well served. The
workman has model house-clean, well
built, well ventilated and with great floods
OF water furnished by Ru admirable water
system, which gives the poorest family of
the unskilled loporer I'D equal opportunity
for cleanliness with the highest paid la
borer.
BUSINESS BExEvoLEEcE.
The Pullman company looks after the
ntrects the sewerage and the public light
ing. The sidewalks are also attended TO
bv the corporation. The result is one of
the best cared for syBtem Of streets in any
town in the country. Mr.. Pullman has
done other things for the town. He has
built handsome school building church
4 market. great arcade building for shops
ia which be has also established q theatre
NJ handsome as any in New York, and