Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-14

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! AND TO EVERY THINNING WORKMAN.
that no prudent employer could submit
| to arbitration the question whether he
should commit such piece OF business
/ folly. Arbitration always implies ac-
quiescence in the decision OF the
arbitrator, whether favorable or
adverse. How could l, as presi-
dent OF the Pullman CON 2Any, consent
10 agree that II any body OF men, not
concerned with the interests OF the
cOmpany's shareholders, should, as ar
\ bitrstors. for any reason seeming good
them, so decree, l would oDen the
4 works, employ men at greater wages
I thaa their work could be sold for, and
continue this ruinous policy In
definitely; or be accused OF a
breach OF faith? Who will deny that
such a question is plainly not a subject
\ OF arbitration? Is 10 not then unreason-
able that the company should be asked
/ TO arbitrate whether or not u should
submit such question TO arbitration?
Removing the original aud funda-
mental question one stage does
not help the latter; the Ques-
tion would still remain: Can l as bus
/ mess man, knowing the truth OF the
! facts which have stated, bind myself
\ that | will in any contingency open and
operate the Pullman car shops at what
ever loss, II IL should happen TO be the
/ opinion OF some third party that l
should do so? The answer seems TO be
plain.
The public should not permit the real
L ha kaF - ha
obscured. That question was as 30 the
/ possibility of the creation aud duration
Of q dictatorship which could make all
the industries Of the United States and
the
DAILY COMFORT OF THE MILLIONS
dependent upon them, hostages for the
granting OF any fantastic whim Of such
dictator. Any submission TO him
would have been 4 long step in that
direction, and In the interest OF every
law-abiding citizen OF the United States,
was not to be considered for a moment
A few words are pertinent as to some
industriously spread charges against
the company.
One Of these charges is that rents are
exorbitant, aud IL is implied that the
Pullman employees have no choice but TO
submit. The answer is simple. The
average rental OF tenements at Pullman
is at the rate Of 50 per room per month,
and the renting OF houses at Pullman
has no relation 10 the work in the shops.
Employees may, ana very many do, own
or rent their houses outside of the
town, and the buildings aud business
places in the town are rented TO em-
ployeS or 70 others in competition with
neighboring properties. In short the
renting business Of the Pullman com
pany is governed by the same con-
ditions which govern any other large
owner of real estate except that the
company itself does directly some
thiHss which N Chicago are assumed
by the city. II, thersfdre, 10
is not admitted that the rents
OF any landlord are to be fixed
the adjoining towns Of Kensington and
Ropeland should also be so fixed, it can
hardly be asked that the Pullman COM
panY alone should abandon the ordinary
rules which govern persons in that rela-
tion.
As TO CHARGES FOR WATER,
the company until lately had a contract
with the village OF Hyde Park, under
which il paid four cents per thousand
gallons and pumped the water itself.
/ The gross amount paid the vii
lage per month for the water
consumed by the tenants was almost
exactly the gross sum paid by the ten
ants therefor. Since the inclusion OF
Hyde Park and Pullman within the
/ city Of Chicago, the company pays the
city about seven cents per thous-
and gallons, and not having in
creased the charge to the ten
ants, IS paying for the water con-
sumed by them about $500 per month
more than is charged TO them. The
company has made repeated efforts TO
disaSSociate itself from the supplying OF
water TO the tenants, but the city OF
Chicago has as yet failed TO
apply the ordinary frontage rates
to the houses and shops in
Pullman, although il is done IN the sd-
jaCeut towns.
Strenuous efforts have also been
made TO create prejudice against the
Pullman company by charges that It's
stock is heavily watered.
The Pullman Company was organized
tweuty-seven wears ago with capital
Of 81, ,0OO 600. OF which two-thirds rep
resented the appraised value Of its
cars then held b7 three owners,
and one-third represented the ap-
praised value OF It's franchise and
existing contracts. The company
has grown until its sleeping car service
covers l25, 600 miles of railway, or about
three-iourths Of the rail way system Of
the country aud that increase Of service
has necessitated
/ INCREASE OF ITS CAPITAL
from time 20 time until it is now S36,-
/ 600, 900. Every share OF this increase
mas been offered 10 stockholders aud
sold TO them or 10 others in the ordinary
course OF business at not less than par
10 cash, so that for every share OF in
crease outstanding the company has re-
ceived 500 In cash. There are over
(, 900 stockholders Of the company. Of
whom more than one half are women
and trustees Of estates, and the average
holding OF each stockhoIder is now So
shares. one-dfth of them holding less
than six shares each.
Freight Wreck on the Il. 5 o.
I Spseidl 20 ~ Rs1ts,sr.