The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-30
AN APPEAL TO CHARITY.
Six Thousnnd Souls at Pullman in Need
OF Broad.

Six Thousnnd aouIs at Pullman in Need
OF Brosd.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-After making
through investigation of tho conditions
existing among the ex.employes Of the
Pullman Company, who participated in
the recent boycot! and 0trike, Governor
Aligeld, tonight issued the following
relief appeal: TO tho people Of the
State of Illinois and especially TO those
OF the city OF Chicago:
There is great distress growing out
Of tho want Of food in aud around the
town Of Pullman. More than 1000 faul-
lies, or in The neighborhood of 5000
people aro utterly destitutc. Nearly
four lifths OF them are women aud chill
dren. The men have cndeavoroi to
got work. but were unable to do so. |
have made personal examination of
the county and learn from the off ;ers
Of the Pullman COMPANY, that prior to
the strike they had $500 names on the
roll. Yesterday they had 2 800 people
at work, but over GOO of them are new
mon, 40 that they have only about 1,G00
of their old employees at work, leaving
about lego that have not been taken
back. Several hundred OF these have left
but the remainder are unable To go away
ard have nothing TO eat. fiud that
Immediately after the beginning OF tho
strike relief association was formed TO
provide for the needy and The books of
this associations shows that 2,4G3 appli-
catious were made by the Pullman EN-.
ployes, mostly heads OF families to this
association for aid. In fact, nearly all
of the employees, except the few hundred
who left have been supported by charity
for nearly three months. AS a rule they
are superior class oflaboring people IN.
dustrlous, capable aud steady, and some
Of them have worked for the Pullman
Company for moro than ten years.
Those who have beep gwen work eau
got food, butare still in such au impov 81.
ished condition that they can't help their
neighbors if they would. Reliei society
is unable TO get more supplies. Ga last
Saturday 1t gave TO each family two
pounds of oatmeal and two pounds Of
corn meal and having nothing left. it
suspended operations, leaving the poo.
ple In an absolutely helpless condition.
The county commissioners OF Cook
county as overseers of the poor have
rendered somc assistance, but owing to
limited appropriations, they can furnish
relief for short time only. We cannot
stop to inquire the cause OF this distress.
The good people Of this State cannot al
low women aud children by the hun
dred TO perish by hunger. l., therefore
call upon all humane and charitably dis
posed citiz sns TO contribute what the'
can toward giving relief TO these people
am satisfied that anv contribution
10 ihn T,,1l Al 1c 4 Va
Kensington will be .judicinusly distributes
I find thor treasurer has given bond &c
properly account for all moneys re
ceived.
(Signed) JOHN =. ALraELD,
Governor.
| The Gov irnOr also sent com mum
cltton to tho commas ,sioners OF Cook
county, appealing to them as tho Off
GERS upon whom davolved a duty OF
providing for cases nj this kind to tho
utmost in their power TO furnish Imme
diate assistance to ;hs p.O pie IN dstre 5s
The correspondence between Governor
Alt@eld and George M. Pullman, in rala
tlOn to tha destitution in the toWn was
| given TO tho nress by tho Governor. II
began last Sunday, when the Governor
ssnt telegram Lo NJ. Pdllman from
Spriu3lieid. in rcsp)Asa W n MI nbor of
appeals made TO him by strikers for AZ
sistanco. In this dispatch, The Governor
tells Mr.. PdllmHn that although the
Slate Of Illinois has not the least desire
to meddle in the fairs Of tho company,
it cannot allow whole community
within It's borders to perish Of hunger,
ard informs the president Of the COM
pany that unless rellaf comes he would
either have to call special session
OF tho legislature to make All appropria-
ton Or else issue an appeal to the hu
name people OF tho State TO give bread
to the compnny's former employees. lie
adds: "lL soems to me you would pro-
fer to reliye tho situation yourself, especi.
ally as it hos Just cost tho State up
wards of $50, 900 TO protect your proper.
ty."