St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-23
NOW The OTHER SIDE.
Some of Pullman's Witnesses
Heard by the Strike
Commission.
AID FOR THE STARVING.
County Officials Make a Move
to Relieve the Dis
treSS.
AID FOR THE STARVING.
LOOMS CONTINUE IDLE,
More Strikes at Fall RIVER
Prospects Of Arbitra-
ton.

CHICAGO. Aug. %. = Several Of the
witnesses examined by the strike COM
mission today gave testimony more
favorable to the Pullman company than
that which had been previously heard.
Frank w. Glover. real estate agent,
said he considered the Puilma an houses
at SIG and $50 month really
cheaper than s12 month.
houses in surrounding towns. The
Pullman houses were well equipped and
beautifully located, he said, and rents
were not, in his opinion, too high. In
reply to query Of Commissioner
Wright, Mr.. Glover denied that he was
in any way connected with the Pullman
company. Paul E. Herms, a newsdealer
who formerly worked i'll the Pullman
shops, said he did not place much faith
in the complaints OF the men. He
thought the trouble was largely due to
fondneSs for beer. All the saloon
keepers in the surrounding towns had
grown rich, Mr.. Herms declared. and
large number of Kensington beer
wagons were we'll supported by the
Pullman employees. OF real estate
values he knew little, but did not be-
lieve that Pullman rents were unusually
high.
T. 81. johnson, Pullman furniture
dealer, testified that store room rents in
the town had been cut. though no re-
duction had been made in the residence
rentals.
Chairman Wright announced that the
commission has concluded its inquiry
into the strike from the side of
the employees. and will now hear the
statements Of those who wish to testify
on the part Of the employer.
Mayor Hopkins. Chief of Police Bren-
nan, Fire Chief Sweeney and other city
officials have been summoned, and
Gov. Altgeld will probably be called
upon. The commissioners refuse to say
whether or not Pullman will testify.
Alex Grund, an employee of the Pull
man company for the last thirteen
years, was the first to take the witness
| chair in the afternoon. He said in all
his years Of service for the company, he
had no complaint to make as to wages
or treatment. He had advised against
the strike. although he was a member
work when the opportunity offered.
surrenderin g his membership in the
union, and signing a contract to keep
| out of it.
I'VE drew large wages for the first
seven Or eight years." he said, land did
we'll. We all made good wages. A
year ago in June was making $500
day. We used to make as much as "a
ON piece work, but they cut us down
| until now no one can make more than
1925, even if he works very hard.
Fire Marshal John Fitzgerald ap-
peared next with record book and
copy of reports which showed the fol-
lowing losses in the ince ndiary fires
during the strike: One hundred and
siXty-siX freight cars, S switch towers,
freight depots; 5 switch shanties, l
hay barn.
Il attended pretty nearly all these
fires myself" explained the marshal.
1.-The only fires we saw kindled were by
boys, the oldest of them not more than
nineteen years of age. The commits
sion had expected TO hear Chief of
Police Brennan during the afternoon,
and was compelled to adjourn for lack
of witnesses when the chief failed to
appear. He sent word through his
private secretary that he would be be-
fore the commission tomorrow morning
to tell what he knows as to the nature
OF the riotlng aud the efforts made to
prevent it.