Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-07-20

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as showing how thoroughly he apple
business principles to ali he does. Tn
question has been debated, and no de
cision reached, whether or not whel
Mr.. Pullman travels he fees the porter
Il believe that he does" said one of
number of gentlemen who we're ridin,
on the Southern Pacific just befor,
the tie-up. 1t would be good bust
ness policy, and Mr.. Pullman ii
shrewd in business matters"
However, Mr.. Pullman does occa
sionally give to the public. He made
Chicago a present of costly group o.
statuary designed to commemorate
the Fort Dearborn massacre, and hi.
donation of 100000 to church, al
ready alluded to, is of recent record.
Mr.. Pullman is in no sense pugna-
cious. He does not like to participate
in contest with his men. When he
sees that a contest is inevitable he
goes to New York and leaves his lieu.
tenants to fight it out. While he
expresses mild surprise that it should
be thought necessary to oppose him,
firmness is one OF his characteristics
When the Pullman strikers recently
desired to arbitrate, and met with re-
fusal, it was not Mr.. Pullman who
broke the news to them. He had
foreseen something of the kind and
hied him to New York. whence he
telegraphed an ultimatum. There did
not seem to be much to it, but thous-
ands of railroad men whom nobody
thought were concerned have struck
by reason OF it.
Carroll Wright, who is known as a
statistician and student of economic
questions, once inspected the town OF
Pullman and went away elated with
the consciousness that at last the
workingman had found a friend. He
said the moral atmosphere OF Pull
man was such that workmen did not
sit on the front steps in their shirt.
sleeves and smoke pipes. "Mr. Pull.
man does not believe great manu-.
featuring concern can meet with
highest economic and moral success
where the profit is unduly large to
capital and without corresponding
benefit to labor" This was the
Wright verdict.
Some figures are interesting and
among them must be reckoned those
of the Pullman Company. The origi'
nal capitalization was 81 10000.
In 1854 it had been increased to
SIG, ,OO0, ,OO0, and now it is $3O,OOO,OOO.
The miles of track covered by Pull.
man contract are 126,S75. The in
come of the company was $13,4l4,' )
70S.S2. The employees on the pay
rolls at Pullman numbered 5,565, their
average yearly wages $6l3. Includ-
ing the operating department, of
which the employees are in a great
measure paid by gratuities, the mum.
Der of employees was swelled to A..
635 and the total of wages to $751;
644.32.
The town OF Pullman has something
over 1900 people. 1t is upon land
purchased by Mr.. Pullman for $780,.
600, and now easily worth $5,OOGOOO
The streets are broad, the houses per-
feet of their kind and there are parks
and artificial lakes OF much beauty
and recreation grounds that do much
to make the inhabitants satisfied. The
town is on the banks of Calumet
lake. This lake is being dredged and
the mud made into bricks, for moth
ing is lost at Pullman.
The fact that Mr.. Pullman possesses
title is surprise, because titles are
not practical, and they are rumored
to come high. He is said not to take
kindly to jests concerning the subject.
In personal relations Mr.. Pullman
is one of the most agreeable OF men.
His devotion to home life is strong,
and his beautiful home on Prairie
avenue, Chicago, is one of the most
artistic in that city.