The evening world., 1894-07-13
PULLMAN'S kline OGRAPH.
Written in Sections, Coupled by EItC-
tr!Cily, Despatched by Wire and
Given 10 The Public.
SIMPLY A MAN, BUT A SHREWD ONE.
HIS Looks, Ways, Temper, Dress, Manner
Affections. Family, Friends, Sys-
tenn. Town ard Lie.
SIMPLY A MAN, BUT A SHREWD ONE.
lspeclal 10 Tue WORLDLY

away back In the COS, there WAS only one
Pullman car Iaat was known a. ear y.
1t cost AVn-some of them cost SF",nE
now car \ ran out II Chicago on tn" NJ
ion road George NJ. Pullman had evolved
1t and mechanics had built it, Thes" me-
ChaniCs dared not think for thems"N cs,
they were hired to crystalline George VI.
pullmln's IDEAS. Anything eNtraneuus t.
those ideas made, to his mind, II flaw Ia
the crystal. When his idea had been put
into wood he mounted II on sixteen
wheels and attached 1t to Il train. Then
he. personally sold the right to sleep in
II for 90 cents II chance-or 80 cents Il
risk, IL you prefer 1t. for it was about
one man out OF five who could sleep in
car A OF the COS.
Fifty cents WAS the price and two in
II berth was the rule, as unswcrvabl" a
the laws of the Modes and persinns. II
some sy barite wished to sleep by him
SELF and was extravagant enough to pay
for the luxury, he paid 81. Then lie
temporarily owned the berth. one night.
going cut Of Chicago, Il long, lean, ugly
man. with Il wart on his cheek. came
into the depot. lie paid George Nj hull.
man half "A dollar and half berth was
assigned him. Then he took of his coat
ana vest and hung them up. and they
| fitted the peg about as we'll as they titici
him. Then he kicked off his boots. which
were of surprising length, turned into
/ the berth and having an easy conscience,
was sleeping like healthy baby before
the car left the depot.
HOW HE MET LINCOLN
Along came another passenger and
paid his 50 cents. In two minutes he
was back at George Pullman
"Theres a man in that berth Of mine"
| siid he, hotly, "anl he's about ten feet
high How am | going to sleep there.
I'd like to know? Go and look at him"
In went rullman-mad too The tail,
lank mans knees were under his chin.
his arms were stretched across the bed
and his feet were stored comfortably
for him. Pullman shook him until lie
awoNe and then told him If he wanted
| the whole berth he would have IT, pay 81.
| My dear SIR said the tall man, "a
contract is IA contract / have paid you
50 cents for half this berth, ana, as you
see I'm occnpying 1t. There's the other
inches wide. Sen that and don't disturb
me again" And, 50 saying. the man
with Il wart on his face went to sleep
again. lie was Abraham Lincoln.
I
owns about 900 cars. on which l3,5Dl
people sleep every night and l3.OOo people
ca. every dsy But tn the bersonaiiy Of
have not changed. He has more money
than he had when he gave mp smoking
because he found tobacco was costing
NJ. Pullman is not more abiding, his per
sonal vanity is not stronger. nor is his
self-con!idence greater.
He Is the most precise man on the face
| n Gods stool. 'rhai's one rem sol
why, with town of about l@,OJ0 inhab.
itants on his hands, with 1900 employees
his cars running over $4,000 miles OF
road he can build houses. run a bank
make brick, turn out thousands Of or
binary passenger and freight cars, b..
| sides engaging in a few other incideni tai
enterprises. Every man who works for
him must be precise as George NJ. pun
man. The conductor of one OF his car,
one day saw "A toothpick on the velvet
carpet In 1t. He turned TO the porter.
"for heaven sake, pick up that tooth
pick" said ne. ~ Mr.: Pullman sees ii.
he'll swear it's log of wood"
urcer him. Not long ago mrihing
harp ne3 in Pullman tha, i,articallrly
di.r.casad him. He sent TO-. ,is gen
OF So On.
Brown" said he. l1okinr strll-ht
through Brown with a. liluc ioMl
| ewes, BROWN said he, sit right down
tro.e. take a pen and pap aLI v,ite
o,,t TOW me. what pay you for. FOR IN
h'cs i"n If | know"
rItT ONE LAWYER HESrED lIIM.
NN,r but once did 4 man retire .tom
"a rakIn% over by irO-s- NJ. Pullman
unriusfeu and unhuiu.l!di"d. ~, Was
a lawyer VINO formerly had the com
pany's lega! affairs in hand. Pullman
sent for him.
MIR. so-and-so." he sail. in the rasr-
ing voice that anger lends him. what
are. You doing In your ,departm'nt"'
What! what" exclaimed Puunnn
spiuttcrlng. y ask You mat you ale
doing in your Department.
Ana ] said not a id thing
oh" ah-thats all. Mr. So-and-so
There was nothing TO do. the great
corporations affairs were in perfect
Pullman never talks mach; ~ s"o,ne
to be afraid 10 waste words lest some
one gather them up ana ASH item IT,
trimmed eyeglasses by me nose piece
between his right thumb ana io:",ng,r
and emphasize, his words hv Na!in9 :ht
nose he brushes it away with tn. eve.
glasses; when he reflects he scra. 'n.,
his head vita III" eyeglasses. Nltul'
has planted goatee at the, nd Il lu.E
mans chin, which would be rn.n MI,
useful to pull thoughts together. l'ui
ne, nrefers the cye-slgssts, ,.
gesturing gives him an opportunity I,
show his hands. He has h"tutifu
hands, round and white, with v,u
shaped fingers. And his finger ra : "l'
gambler ever took such care of Er
nails. They are scraped and prnsh. ,
ana manicured until they SHINE M.ln no
lustre ol pink pears, HIS hanis a." in'
hands of an aristocrat OF u ruur'i.r
primarily Pullman j. most courteous
lie has lovely air, iAat Wei bee "l.N "