St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-29
TIE N. p. VIEW.
They Own a Half Interest In the
Pullman Cars.

Pullman Cars.
The proprietary interest that the
Northern Pacific claims in Pullman
sleepers has been referred to by the
GLOBE. This needs some little eX-
pianation. Originally, the line extended
| only 10 Bismarck. At that time the
company owned and operated its Sleep
ers. After the road was pushed to its
Western terminus it became necessary
to largely increase the sleeping car
equipment. This was prior to 1888.
In 1875 the road went into receivers
hands for the first time and was still in
that position in 1883. To increase sleep.
ing car rolling stock 50 per cent
and one that the road was not in a posi-
ton to assume. Then it was that an
arrangement with the Pullman COM
pany was entered into. The agreement
was a reclprocallone. The Pullman
company agreed to supply The needed
equipment, giving the Northern Pacific
half interest therein, and the railroad
company gave it in return a half interest
in its sleeping car equipment. This
agreement is still in full force and ef-
feet. The GLOBE is indebted for this
valuable information to General Counsel
Mitchell.
The Northern Pacific occupies, in
view of the above facts, a peculiar po-
sitiOn. AS one high in authority with
that compay says: This boycott of
Pullmans, has made for US general
strike. interfered with our business.
and done US manifest injustice, on ac-
count of our agreement with the Pull
man company. For our employees to
boycott US, because of difference be-
tween the Pullman company and its
employees, which the A. r. U. has seen
fit to take up and fight out, is mani
festly unfair"
Although perhaps not strictly proper
to mention in this connection, it may
| not be out of the way to quote what a
stranger said yesterday. 81 have here
totore been somewhat inclined to favor
the A. r. o.. but it seems to me that
they have bitten off more than they eau
masticate in making war on inoffensive
| railroads, because they dislike the Pull
man people. | haven't any more use
for Pullman than they have. but
boycott. with all that it involves. will
turn public sentiment agaiast them,
and they will fail"
General Manager Kendrick makes
| this statemeat:
At noon OIL Tuesday. June 26, the
American Railway uuion Instituted a
boycott upon the cars and property of
| the Pullman company. 1t is my un-
| derstanding that members of the above
| named labor organization are pledged
| under the conditions of the boycott to
| refuse to handle Pullman cars or trains
| handling such cars.
! The Northern Pacific railroad owns
an undivided one-half interest in all
| the Pullman cars which run over its
| tracks at present. An interference
with the running OF these cars is an in
reference with the property of the
road. The dining cars and all other
cars are the property of the receivers of
| this railroad. am not informed that
the American Railway union has any
| grievance against the Northern Pacific
railroad, therefore there seems to be no
reason for the extension of the boycott
to property in which this road has an
interest and joint ownership. This
| notice is issued for the purpose of pIac-
ing all concerned in possession Of cor
| rect information with respect to the re-
lation OF the receivers to the Pullman
company. j. NJ. KENDRICK,
|