Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
PULLMAN TESTIFIES.
He Tells Of the Profits Of The Palace
Car Company.
MAKING COACHES At 4 LOSS.
lie Says lie Resortcd to This Rather Than
Have Work stopped I'm Ills
shops.

CHICAGO. August 27.-Edward T.
Bryant. cashier and manager Of the
Pullman Loan and Savings Bank. was
the first witness TO testify before the
National Labor Commission this morning.
II was the business OF his bank 10 trans
act an ordinary banking business. as
well az TO collcc, rents. Mr.. Bryant SAID
the Accommodations OF three or four years
were drawn out during the strike. on
May /. ISIS. the bank had bills 10 the
amount OF 1881 TO collect from employees.
one year later. this amount reached
seS2i7 showing the forcible difference
made by the cut In wages. August LIST
this amount reached $5S.77S, These bills
ala not represent all that was owing 70
the company. II represented only what
was placed in the hands of the bank for
collection.
George NJ. Pullman took the stand i'm
nediatcly upon the rctsscmbiing Of the
commission this afternoon. lie stated
that the Pullman Palacc-Car Company
was organized July 81, 1861. with capital
OF 100000. The town of Pullman was
established In iS,0
examination Of Mr. Pullman. he asked
the president Of the palace-car company
10 tel IN hi own way the objects Of the
company. ana why the town was built
"Thc plan was" said Mr. Pullman,
reading from a typewriter manuscript.
"to establish q community Tor working
men which would enable them to live IN
harmonious relations with the company
The relations Of the Pullman COMPANY
are. however. simply those Of landlord
IA REGARD 10 its employees. which 1t treats
as tenants. Tho basis OF profit vast per
cent rer annum. which at that time was
a fair profit on the investment The cost
Of establishing the streets ana improve
fnfnts was. OF course, considered III
making this calculation. This does not
include the cost of the manufacturing
plant" r.u,
stated. OH not sell property whhh me
limits 81 the town OF Pullman. becauSe
The company dd not wish Objectionable
characters 20 establish themselves IN 'he
town There were, in consequence, 10
saloons or houses OF ill-repute III W.
rnau. as there might otherwise have pIen zen
MI Pullman then proceeded 10 oAl'''"
a.. Pullman lease system. r.
what Is the capital of the iuiiihah
cor,r,rvg" asked Chairman Wright.
"Th.lty-siX million. 1900,
"It ms ncan stated in the public press
thsf The Pullman company has SUI ri"S
81, ts more than that said Mr.. Iul-
,,., This represents indiVIual pr"'tr
AMI is for the most part inNeS''u ."
ass,ts.' ,.,.., on a
carr" a.r.iy ~ arr Tnc dividends are per cent
cu,rt.rlv. IT,. company has paid NV
i.rJ. since the ginning. l"r I'M
,,.,re il paid per cent quarterly an"
while Il per cent. aunualy. ,'a'
NV il has taiI y pr cent annudliE'
WAGE REDUCTIONS.
"I5,s II been the practice Of the com
,.,...' A., ,.luca wages from time 10 uli''
and If SD. viii You tell Us Oh sue" IT,
d..,ious2" asked Mr.. Wright. ~.
Il ann not tairlli.r with the dalIy "uIN
in,s of thc town ~ Iuiiin'h' / wiz ia
a. refer tn commission 10 the s'Ooitu
,.,co.nr.ei1,ut for these details. WI"
saw however. that for entire months We
l,l not have an order for car. 'aI-
"a thof uul,ss something was zone
tl.r.. would o.. suffering at Pullman, anu
after "A consultation with Nlct-l IeSIuv"'
Yick,s. I determined 10 make blis uhIci
the actual cost q construction. We uiu
iris. and | remember that the hist oI4tI
t,c,s for fftv-uve cars. ! pat IN a pii
Tor tbes. c4rs 40 from 500 - SID below
a.. c..t "a car. making mp my nina 10
,o1L. this contribution rather thah see
f.v men ill-. | believe many other car
builders IN the country lett the SAINT
way. As evidence Of this, the next lowest
lid - mine was only 81 hIsher ''''"
mine. ON another occasion ] bid Tor a
A.. - % cars nj a loss Of So on each
,,r. ureferriug 10 do this rather than sc
mo frcfcht-shops closed. | underhid the
mkt competitor only 81 a car II cost
as about Sl0CUO 10 Keep the men IN WORK
ae long as / did. l explained All TINS 10
Mr. Heathcote the leader Of the strikers,
who said 20 me: We want the wages oil
1888 | informed him that that was IN
POSSIBLE. l told him it would he a most
unfortunate thing n the wages OF 1873
were restored. that there was only six or
eight weeks work here as 1t was. and
there was none in sight at the rate ON
which the WAGES Of 1888 were based.
Mr.. Pullman then said he told Heath
cote that as long rs he remained In the
employ If the company he could have ac-
cess 10 the highest officials, and could even
sec The books II he pleased.
Were the books, as matter OF fact
shown 90 the strike committee" IN
quiscd the Chairman
They were not, because the men made
10 effort 10 see them"
are You at the town Of pullman
much"
"N0t great deal. ! don't have time
ATTEMPTS AT SETTLEMENT.
"What attempts, II any, did YOU make
for satisfactory adjustment Of the trou-
bles az Pullman
AN answer to that will come better
from Vice-Prcside Wickes"
1t has been stated publicly very freely
that you wcr, approached by the strikers
who looked for a settlement of the trou-
blcs ana that sou said you had nothing
to aTbltTate.'
Il dl not use exactly those words.
may have told them something OF the
sort"
UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, 1900.