The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-28

ana Nlee President wlekes called Ia
4sAeasSeS 'he a4story 81 the strike and the
sar' he plsye3 Ia IL Nj WiekeS' evil
aehee vas uaainlv eoTroeovauve ef the
statements made by Mr.. Pullman.
Ane sGe commissioners devoted a lars-e
peFaea ei the >essioa today 30 the ex-
animation q Manager r r. BRYANT. Of
t4ie fasiman bank. lie Was particular ~
state ihat he wSs not an emplovee cg The
altman company. IS the aank Is owned
o. tae Pullman Southern Car Comnanv.
oat taEeF admitted that the latter ceaaraav
> controlled oy the Palace Car Cantpanv-
Bryant SAID the capital sfoeN og the bank
vas SlstAceA Ia July. lss3, the deposits
amounted - StSSS os0 Two thousand topv
hundred and TWENTY-FIVE OF the sfepasitorx
we're Pullman employees, their accounts
averaging SEQ each. In Jaly. isa4. the
deposits amounted to StNlUa0. Vita only
l#la employees accounts, which averaged
S-91 Witness said Pullman workmen
were paid IN checks. Bach month they
were gwen two checks. one renvesantinr
the amount at rent due, the other the
balance Of their wages. "It is lust a Sore
of gentle reminder that the rent Is due. =
suggested Commissioner herman. ~It is
simply for the mems convenience" the
witness persisted Bryant was rigldly
examined as to the methods of the COM
pany for collecting back rent Mr.. Bryant
was asked about the case Of Jennie curtis.
q Pullman employe Who had claimed that
she had been compelled 90 pay back rent
due. The witness said the company had
not compelled Miss Curtis tn pay the rent,
but admitted that she had done 50.
Rev. Dr. c. H. lieAton. Of the Church Of
she Paternity. OF New York. surprised the
spectators by his testimony. lie asserted
that the reports OF suffering at Pullman
had boen grossly exaggerated. lie had
visited iorty houses. he said. and found no
distress. The men had told him that they
had no real grievances. be declared, and
had no real cause for striking. Dr. Heaton
did not believe that compulsory arbltga-
ton would prevent strikes, aud gave as
his reason that one side OF such controvcr-
sizes the lab0ring men. were not resronsl-
BILE, and that any agreement that might be
reached would be Liable to violation. The
clergyman said that the proper method Of
preventing strikes was 20 build up and
improve the character OF the woFkingman.
lie had found Pullman, he said, very
satisfactory place in that regard. as the
mems characters there were under good
influence.
CHICAao. Aug 27.--An appeal signed by
L. Meyers. president of the strikers CON-
mittee, WAS issued today 20 the charitably
inclined public asking for contributions
toward a fund To be used in the transpor-
tation OF the Pullman unemployed 20
points where they will be able 20 obtain
en- mployment
HIAwArHA. Kan. Aug. 2T.--A company
OF ex-employes OF Pullman, backed by
capital, has been organized 10 build car
and general manufacturing shops at Hia-
watha. Brown county citizens have takea
$50. 900 shares In stock and Chicago capi-
talisis $4,000 Louis Meyer. president,
and c. O. Allen, secretary. will be in Hia-
watha Tuesday 10 select their site. g. q.
Allen is the inventor OF a new palace
sleeping car. for which Mr.. Pullman Of
fered him sti5 600 and New York COM
pany $50. 000 and royalty. The company
will be managed on the cooperative plan,
each workman 90 reeasve share of the
profits. though the capitalists are gnaFan-
teed per cent. on their investment before
the laborer comes in for his share. The
company has control of FIVE patents, and
manufactures all kinds of railway equip
ments. Louis Meyer is the architect of
the initial Pullman shops. and has been in
the employ OF the company ever siuce its
organization. Eight hundred ex-employes
OF the Pullman shops will come here aud
begin the building for the works a. soon
as the preliminary arrangements are made.
Federal suit Against Pullman Company.