Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-09-04

49,
THE wHIsK BROOM N OPERATION.
cent dividends, but the patron will hail
with joy the new sleeping car company
or any rival he may have which will
put the price of repose where it will
harmonic with that of other comforts.
AS a matter of fact, we are paying
war prices for slumbcr, and ut the same
time paying the salaries of MIR. Pull
mans porters. No one can deny that
for one moment. Mr.. Pullman told Us i'll
June that he had been building rcfrig
orator cars and freight cars at n loss of
S12 to SEA per car, and so could not af-
ford to pay fair wages, but he forgot
to state that he had made $50, 600, 900
in 80 years out of his snoring works,
while his whisk brooms have paid for
his rolling stock and chambcrmaids'
salaries.
We naturally notice first of all how
we arc individually affected by any
great move, and naturally, rs ono of the
great multitude, l hail with joy the
prospect of better rates to tho consum-
ers of sleep.
Sir George has rights which capital
always will havo whilo tho world
stands, but those who have paid double
prices for insomnia will not club to
gcther to buy Sir George n gold headed
cane as mark of esteem or 20 rccoup
him for his agonizcd hours by tho sea-
shore this summer.
It may bo n small mattcr-hut we
refer to Mr.. Pullman-but still there
is no more reason why wC should fec =
porter ON n Pullman car than that We
should fee the engineer or the bridge
gang. We generally ask no special serv-
ice of the porter. don't even care
whether my head is toward the engine
or vice versa, and wear patent leather
shoes. which wipe off generally with
the linen dustcr of some wealthy passCn-
ger. / go to bed when tho porter tells
me TO do so and allow him to rest the
upper berth on my high hat while he
feels around up there for n gold watch.
l also allow people to die i'll tho berth
above my own, and in every way try to
make the company as little trouble rs
possible, and yet my shillinCs have
gone for 80 years to help pay the salary
of n man who is Just rs much Mr.. Il. 5
servant as his gardener or his butler.
The truth is that you and /, Philhar-
monte. are paving Sir George Pullman :
coachman every time we ride i'll his car.
II Mr.. Pullman secs fit to hire 10, 600
coachmcn while You and l only hire
one, is that any moro reason why
George should pass the hat to pay off
70 l.
cause Pullman uses n larger coach than
You or that we should feed and clothc
that coachman? 1 trow not.
Regarding the people who help him
build his caravans at Pullman, Ills. +,
his conscience no doubt informs him ev-
cry night when he rctircs that while Inc
is putting Imminent on his govt n great
many Woodworking people arc very hum
CRY at Pullman, Ills. do not say that
an American may not make n million
dollars during a lifetime and do it hon
estly in the course of trade, and be-
| lieye that it has been DONE but when il
| is made by reducing wages in order TO
| hold up the size of dividends, even
through such hard times rs these, the
capitalist must not ask for sympathy
from the public. He will have TO buy
| It when no needs any.
Mr.. Pullman has succeeded during
the last 80 years. no doubt, by judi
cious use of the whisk broom, in knock
| ing more dust out of the public than
most any other business man, but he
| hasn't thrown so much of il into the
| eyes of the American people rs he may
| imagine. do not want to see him come
| to any harm, and / don't want to sec
him lose even n hand towel or the heel
tap of a cake of soap. but while other
business men are chcerfully accepting
their share of loss during these dark.
depressing times i think that no Is as
we'll prepared to stand q small reduc
ton of wages Us the rest of Us.
Q. You need not fold the napkin OF
leaving the table, according to the latcs
rulings in the fashionable world. unlcs
| you wish to take it home with You ~
souvenir or to complete n set Of you
own. Folding the napkin rather i'm
plies that your hostess does not keel
help and that you are in n delicate wa.
helping her to do up her work.
8. 1t is proper to accept nickel or an.
small piece of money from gentleman
friend to put in the plate ut church, AM
to refuse il would be extremely rud
and vulgar. Do not try to be too sci
reliant In this way and then err II
some more important matter. had
young woman acquaintance once VIII
insisted ON paying for a postage stam
that gave her, and yet she borrowe'
O valuable book worth $35 90 years ag
next September and has never returne'
It.
"Daisy Boil" whatcom, Wash.
says; MY father and mother approx
of my marriage with young man G
whom I am passionatcly fond, but hav
an older brother who objects bitterly {
tho match Nearly six months ago m
parents both gave their consent to m
marriage to Walter. What should do?
Well, Daisy. IL stood in the positio
which you occupy. would get Walter