Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-22

state upward Of $50, 900 to protect your
property, and az both the state and
public nave suffered enough loss On ac-
count OF the disturbance that grew out
Of the trouble between your company
and lie workmen."
After making personal visit to Pull.
man, Governor Aitgeld today ad-
dressed personal letter to Mt Pull.
man saying!
al examined tho conditions at Pull.
man yesterday, visited even the
kitchens and bedrooms Of many Of the
people.
81 learn from your manager that
last spring there were $3.50 people on
the pay roll. Yesterday there were
1920 ut work, but over 6OU Of these nte
new men, 20 that only about 1890 Of the
old employees have been taken back,
thus leaving 1000 Of the Old employees
who have not been taken back. A few
hundred have left. The remainder
have applied for work, but were told
that they were not needed. These are
utterly destitute. The relief committee
has exhausted It's resources. IL seems
TO me your company cannot afford 10
have men appeal TO me for charity ami
the humanity Of the stste 10 save the
lives Of your employees. FJur.fliths NJ
the people are women aud children. No
matter what caused this distress, II
must be met"
lie then proposed that the rent Of all
unemployed be temit,ed until October
lst.
Mr.. Pullman replied nj length. He
taid. "While u has not been repro.
sonted ~ the officers Of this company
by any pefs9us concerned that there
was any such extended distress vt
Pullman as was reported for the fret
time by the extraordinary methods
published Ia tho kilograms 10 you Ia
your official capacity, / 10 not doubt
that there ATE mauy cases Oi need
caused by tbs refusal Of the employees
for two and onU-half months n earn
offered wsgcs TO more than 100000;
anu that such cases have been In.
creased aud made more severe by the
resistance OF more than $50 OF cur
employees Ia their refusal 10 apply for
their old places after tue strike was
practically over aud as they were pub.
llcly invited, ON July 18th, 10 resume
their work, unless by ihu gradual com.
ing OF new men during the whole
month, their places have been nlled
anu the full force Engaged for all work
In hand.
"rho suggestion that the work should
be divided 10 that sufficient number
OF our present employees should he
put on hNli time Ia order TO give NJ
least half time for all, was tried last
winter
The reiult has been that the gross
earnings Of various Individual en-.
ployes were last winter 50 small as 60
give erroneous impressions with refer.
enco 10 the efficiency Of the rest Of
tho wages. Tho policy Of the company
" now to employ only ~ many men NJ
Il IL possible " furnish work on foil
time"
10 this the governor replied subllan-
TALLY ne followg
~ seo that your company refuses to
do anything towards relieving the stu
alton At Pullman. IL 10 not my bualness
10 TX the moral responsibility In this
casu. There are nearly 0,000 people
suffering for the want Of food. They
were your employees, and also
assumed that a. the state had Just been
TO a large expense u protect your prop
cfty you would not want 10 have the
public shoulder the burden VI relieving
tho uistnss Ia your town. AZ you re-.
fused TO do anything TO relieve the sui.
tufing In this case, 1 am compelled 10
appeal 20 the public 10 10 So"