Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-25

il here than yOn will in Pullman De-
cause the people are not afraid 10 speak
above their breath, nor do they keep
sullen silence as they do least OF the
tracks"
Even now, since the strike, there is
that same fear on the part OF many
Of the employees. They are afraid
10 speak Of their poverty and OF their
wrongs for fear that the company will
not take them back when the works
finally open. 1t may seem incompre.
hensible that an entire community OF
5000 souls can be so overawed by one
man or one influence that no one dares
10 speak mis- mind freely and openly.
But that such is the case 10 does not re-
ouire much investigation or long asso-
citation with the people to find out. AS
one man expressed IT,: The company
owns our bodies and VIC are afraid n
has a mortgage on our souls" me
neople of Pullman recognize the condi-
lions under which they live as well as
ANYBODY. They despise the utter lack
OF ANYTHING resembling Independent
public opinion or personal independence
as thoroughly as anybody. But they
get bound I'D with the conditions which
Impose silence and kill off independence
without knowing that these exist, and
men with families TO support are con-
strained 20 suffer things they would
not we're others not dependent on them.
Officially there is no suffering 10 Pull
man. Officially there can be no destitu-
tion in Pullman. Officially or publicly
neither the Pullman company or George
NJ. Pullman has ever given cent for
charitable or benevolent purposes In
Pullman. They may have done so prl-|
vately or indirectly, though ne one ever
heard OF it. In all that has ever been
written about Pullman in which the
Pullman company had any influence
Pullman has been pictured as
AN INDUSTRIAL PARADISE,
where operators were comfortably ana
wbolesomely housed, with beautiful
surroundings OF flower beds and foun-
tains and graveled walks, where every
uplifting influence was provided and
every debaslng influence eliminated, aud
where work was more regular, II mol
more remunerative, than In any otner
industrial center.
The officials Of the company and their
mouthpieces, the heads OF departments,
will say this now. They will tell you
that while low wages are offered, 1t Is
because OF the business depression; that
there is no suffering except In cases
where the bread winner OF the family
has had severe or prOtracted sickness,
or where an emDloye has brought over
relatives from the old company whom
he has 10 support until Trey can get
work themselves. He will tell you
that many employees are getting rate
for piece work at which they can mako
from so TO s. in ten hours work.
Why, then, should there be suffering
and restitution in Pullman? why
should there be whole blocks OF fifty or
sixty houses in which every family
cooks its food all on one stove? Why
should families Of six and eight be liy-
ing 10 two-room apartment.
LEARNED TO-DAY
that George NJ. Pullman's model town,
covering 500 acres, estimated TO be
worth In round numbers SO. 900, 600,
whose buildings are as numerous as
thost of the most settled residence dis
trictS OF Chicago, is assessed TO pay
SIS, OOO 10 taxes, rate below even that
on unimproved acre property adjoining.
Ten millions OF property and SIS, 600 OF
taxes. And yet Mr.. Pullman wonders
why some folks are never satisfied.
The handsome green" church on
Watt avenue 10 which Mr.. Pullman al
ways "pOintS with pride" when showing
his visitors about, pays rental OF ST.
200 per annum. Adjacent is parSon-
age, which never held parsOn for the
very good reason that the church could
not pay him sufficient salary TO meet tho
monthly rent Mr.. Pullman demanded
for it-S6O The Methodist Episcopal
society occupies humble quarters in the
Casino and for one good sized audience
room and two smaller ones, one OF which
serves as the pastors study, IL pays
$500 annually. However, Mr.. Pullman
makes one concession 10 the churches,
they are not required to pay for water.
Ths Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton is also a tenant. /: has quarters in
the north west corner of the second floor
OF the Arcade, a handsome building in
which is concentrated the trade OF the
town. The Association has quarters
there, but the Association isn't there,
A uadly printed card in the window in
forms the reader in lines full of pathetic
eloouence that IL has closed till the
clouds roll by. The struggle to pay
rent was too much for IL and the Asso.
citation gave it up at least for a time.
How many seperste buildings have
you in Pullman" was the query put TO
Mr.. Hornoeck, the agent Of the town
OF Pullman, and the gentleman having
charge OF its fiscal affairs.
'Including cottages, tenements and
flats" replied Mr.. HornbecS, "there
are 1, 100 separate dwellings in Pull
man"
What the average rental was Mr..
Hornbeck ccould not say, but another
gentleman, who mas lived for years in
Pullman aud enjoys the confidence OF
the great man himself, is authority for
the statement that the average would
amount to $50 per month for each and
every cottage, tenement and Eat.
We have a great many houses in
Pullman that demand heavy rental, )"
said this gentleman. Some pay as
high as 500 a month. You know il is
customary for tenants TO
PAY WATER AND GAS BILLS,
but not such as we pay here. My water