The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-14

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Pullman, gives the following account
of IN interview regarding the strike:
George NJ. Pullman received a scor-
ing from Second Vice President
Harahan, of the Illinois Central rail-
road, Thursday morning in the private
office of the latter. NJ. W. DAILY, of New
Orleans. was the only witness.
NJ. w. DAILY has charge of the con-
structiOn of bridges for the Illinois
Central Railroad company, with head
quarters at Ne ~ Orleans. He was here
to attend the funeral of his brother, and
before returning home paid a visit to
the officers of the company, and was
soon in the presence of Vice President
Harahan.
subsequently George NJ Pullman putin
an appearance Closing the door lead
ing to the office where the clerks are
stationed, he took chair. The air at
once became sultry. Vice President
Harahan has Il legitimate grievance
against Pullman, and he lost no time in
airing it in an artistic and forceful man
ner. The duke began to talkabout the
strike and its effect on the Illinois
Central. This was the opening wedge
ItarOused all the ire in the pOltly form
the vice president, and, turning in hi:
chair, his eyes blaZcd rs they rivetel
themselves on the sole cause Of the
present trouble.
''You are not fit to govern men.
said Vice President Harahan. ''Instcal
of visiting your own works you have ;
number of suptrintendents who fur
nish you with reports" said Harahan
) 'and when they are colorcd TO suit you
5 you take them is facts and the result i
) that bus Hess i, cmbaryocd. povcrl,
stalks all over your grounds. In
word, you are alone responsible for tn
present condition of things among rail
} roads. N'hvdon't you 20 out amen.
+ your employers aid soc things Go
YOURSELF If You did lhcl" would b'
no trouble.
"Nou think. perhaps, that because
you have i contract with this compan.
: that YOU IN rub it in on us. but 70,
can't" continued Harahan. "NcvcI
will We ,nhmit to it. and then h'
threw H.; hat against the llnor for thu
purpose oi giving emphasis 10 the uIti
mutum Il the Illinois Central Rail
road company.
l'ullmHn'S hat rested ;!rHinSt the sid.
OF lh. desk and in his ;,-rony he
trampIru it under foot. For once tn,
autocrHt had met bis match. and the
colo. uAdi@putablc facts were hurled al
him until he presented Il pitilb'c sight
Mr. Daily loked on in utter a-toniSh
mcnl 1t he scene. He was lilcwi-,
troubled. When silence became ab>o
|utrly painful Mr.. Pullman made All cf.
fort to speak, He didn't finish the sen.
tcncc when Hurahuu again began to
| impale him.
'Mr Pullman, the railroads are los
ing $3.50, 900 Il day owing to your obsti'
nary. said Mr.. Ha~han. 1T is mex.
|plicAbIc to me why you should ever
permit such condition of affairs &c
prevail without becoming personally
cOgnzant of the situation. You arc
unfit to be president of any company
You know nothing of the actual con.
dition of things. and if you went tc
yolr much-talked-of town today the
chances are that you would receive
| serious tttdGIllcuI. ollll Tue SllNht tlC!I
does not seem to worry you. You are
delutltd with the idea that the railroads
will tight your battles. Never wusa man
more badly mistaken. 1t may take
some time for this fact to impress it.
self upon you, but the time will surely
come. and when you begin to adjust
matters it will be too late. Such i9no-
rance of such IL deplorablc condition
of affairs on the part of the president
of such company IL You represent Is
simply ;lmeutun!e. The wonder is
that the trouble was not precipitated
soone" why, your IL figure-head:
you re not the actual president o. the
Pullman company. for you were you d
know something about the actual state
Of affairs"
After Vice President TTarahnn had
given his opinion of George NJ. Pull
man to the latter gentlcman.s pcrspir-
ing face, it became apparnnt to Mr..
Pullman that the cooling breeze from
the lake would do more toward reviv-
ing him than u further say in the
private Office of Vice President Hnra-
han. Of the Illinois Central Railroad
company. When this.idca struck him
he lost no time in departing.