The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-19
THEY KEPT UP RENTS.
1t Cost Money to Live in Pull
mans Town,
Most of Which Went Into the
Pockets of the Wealthy
Proprietor.

CHICAGO, Aug. IS Chairman Heathcote
of the Pullman strike committee was re-
called by the Strike Commissioners to-day.
He related instances of what he con-
sdered the company's tyranny. He said
one workman was struck in the face by
another, and when he attempted to prose-
cute his assalant. he was told by the fore
man to drop the proceedings or he would
be discharged. Witness said about 1000
men struck at Pullman. Each paid 81 to
the A. r. u.
Mary Abbott Wood, a woman striker,
testified that wages paid by the Pullman
Company were insufficient for the bare
necessities Of life. 81 received 81 per
day" she said, land paid S17 10 per month
rent for one of the company's houses"
j. Z. Pierson. a resident of Pullman,
was examined as to the relative price of
rents. He stated that the Pullman Com
pany's houses averaged from one-third 10
one-half higher than similar houses In the
surrounding suburb. Pierson said that in
the resident district about Pullman rents
had been materially reduced lately. but
that no reduction had teen made in the
manufacturing towns.
Miss Jane Adams, superintendent of the
Hull House charitable work and a men,
Der of the Board of Cancellation of Civic
Federation. was the next witness. She
said that during her investigations of
the strike she had found the strikers
always ready ito arbilrate. but that the
Pullman officials did not appear to make
any effort to settle the trouble. Miss
Adams also declared that the rents in Pull
i,ha no, s,,
F. ?. Mcdonald, Chicago Great West
ern engineer, said that his employers
some lines compelled him TO remain on
continuous duty from sixty to enty-two
hours without rest. He told of the black.
listing Of several of his fellow workmen
and gave long account Of the strike on
his road.
II am opposed TO strikes in general"
said MI Mcdonald. shut when the Federal
Government will do nothing for us, and we
have no weapons but the strike, we mus
use 1t. Fit were not for strikes the rail-
road men In this country would be work.
ing for half the pay they are now get
ting"
Mcdonald said it was impossible for
him to obtain employment after the Bur-
The compaDy's influence was used agains,
him, he SAID, even to the extent of protest
ing to Governor Francis of Missouri
against McDonald's appointment as oil
inspector at ST. Joseph, Mo. Replying to
Commissioner keenan,, Mcdonald said he
knew of no case where striking mem bers
Of the A. r. U. while abstaining from
vioIsnce themselves instigated it on the
part of others.
c. b. ST. Clair, railroad man. and a
former employee of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul, came next and testified
that be took no active part in the strike
because he had been laid off from work
before the strike was declared. He was a
member of the A. K. U. He applied for
work to the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road when the strike was over, but
was told that he would never be employed
again on that system, and would not be
recommended to any other road. He has
been unable to get employment on any
other road because of this blacklisting.
The eommittaa adinurnad until Mondav