Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-15

OF the employees demanded a restoration
OF the wages Of year ago. explained
10 this committee infinitely and labo-
riously the facts. showing that the COM
many was already paying them more than
II was receiving for their contract WORK.
and | offered them. for complete as
rurance. and to end all questions, an In
spection OF our books and contracts In
hand. This. and the beginning at once
at Pullman OF a promised careful invest-
cation OF a number OF shop complaints,
seemed to end all trouble. but a day
later. under the excitement or their re-
crulting into the new organization the
workmcn closed the shops by abandonlhB
their work. thus themselves doiag wfa'
/ was strcnuously trying to prevent being
done by the depression OF the car-Du'ld-
ing business. and the employees who quit
their work have deprived themselves and
their comrades of earnings or more IMAM
10000 up TO this time.
1.-THE demand made before quitting WORK
vas that the wages should be restored
10 the scale OF last year, or In effect that
the actual outgoing money losses then
being daily incurred by the company in
car-bullding should be deliberately III
creased 20 an amount equal 70 ABOUT
one fourth Of the wages OF the employees.
eft must be clear to every business
man. and 10 every thinking workman,
that no prudent employer could submit
TO arbitration whether he should commit
such a piece OF business folly. Arbitra-
ton always implies acquiescence IN the
decision OF the arbitrator, whe her IA
yorable or adverse How could l, as
president OF the Pullman company, CON-
sent to agree that II any body Of men
al. fha int
company's shareholders should. a. arbi-
traitors. for any reasons seeming good to
them. so decree. | would open the shops,
employ workmen at wages greater than
their work could be sold for, and continue
this ruinous policy indefinitely, or be
accused OF breach OF faithY
NOT 4 SUBJECT FOR ARBITRATION.
"Who will deny that such a question is
plainly not a subject of arbitration? Is
il not then unreasonable that the COM
ranv should be asked to arbitrate whether
or not it should submit such ques-
ton to arbitration?
"Removing the original and fundamental
question one stage does not help the mat
ter. the question would stlll remain: Can
/. as a businessman. knowing the truth
Of the facts which ! have stated. bind
myself that I will In any contingency
open and operate the Pullman oar-shops
at whatever loss. II IL should happen 10
be the opinion OF some third party tnat
| should do so. The answer seems to be
plain.
"The public should not permit the real
question which has been before II 10 be
obscurcd That question as to the posi-
bility Of the creation and duration OF
dictatorship. which could make all the IN
dustries OF the United States ana the
daily comfort Of the millions Dependent
up9n them. hostages for thu granting OF
any fantastic wnim OF such dictator
Any submission 10 him would nave been
a long step in that direction ana IN tht
interest Of every law-abiding citlz-n OF
the United States, was not TO be con-
sidered for moment
Few words are pertinent as 10 SOM
industriously spread charges against the
company.
zone OF these charges ia that rents are
exorbitant. and II Is implied that TIE Pun
man employees have no choice. but %
submit. The answer is simple. The ave-
rage rental OF tenements at Pullman Is
at the rate Of s. per room per Hon'h'
and the renting OF houses at Pullman mas
M relation TO the work In the shops. Ein-
,loveos may. AMI very many Go, own ana
tent their own houses outshie or the town
and the buildings and business-piaces IN
tho town are rented to employees or To
others in compe titiOn with ueishoorlh'
properties. In short, the renting busi-
ness Of the Pullman company IS gov
.rned bv the same conditions which gov
ern any other large owner Of real rs
tate. except that the company itself does
directly some things which In Chicago
are assumed by the city. II, therefore,
il IS not admitted that the rents OF any
landlord are TO he fixed by arbitration.
and that those of the adjoining towns ol
Kcnsinatan and ROs.f land should also
be 50 fixed. il can hardly be asked lhat
the Pullman company alone should aoan-
don the ordinary rule which governs per
sons in that relation.
WATER RATES AND CAPITAL.
"As to charges for water. the cofIlPAh,
until lately, had contract with the VII
LACE of HYDE Park. under which IL pal'
4 cents per 1000 gallons and pumped lhe
water itself The gross amount paid III,
VILLAGE per month for the water consume
by the tenants WAS almost exactly 'h'
gross sum paid by the tenants theteio'
Since the inclusion Of Hyde PARK '-n'
Pullman within the city or Cb'c7So tn'
company pays the city about seven c''h''
ner Gp5 gallons. and not having Increase
the CldTEe 10 inc AFliihNF - t'N@'''r
tho water consumed by them about So
r,er month more than IS charged to them
The company has made repeated e1oFu
to dlsassociate itself from the suppiylh'
of water 10 tenants. but the city OF ca
cago las as yet failed TO apply the or3'
nary frontage rates to the houses an
shons in Pullman. although it Is done u
the adjacent towns.
strenuous efforts have also becn ii'a"'
to create a prejudice against the Puumd'
company by charges that It's s'oVh i
heavily watered.
The Pullman company was oTgahlHe
twentv-soven years ago, with cipl'ai
of 100000. of which two thlrus r@pre
scented the appraised value or us car.
then held by the owners. AMI one thlri
represented the appraised value OF us
franchises and existing contracts. 1he
company has grown until its sleeping car
service covers l2jeJ miles OF railway
or about three fOurthS or the fdll"'S
system Of the country anu thal lhct -
Of service has necessltated Increase OF W.
couita1 from time to time. until it Is nos
s2C o0O0D Every share or thiS lhctrsi'.
has been offered to stockholders ana solI
| ~ Them or TO others in the ordinary course
! of business at not less than par IN cash
| 90 thar for every share Of Increase out
4
! standing the company has received SlN
In cash. There are over 400 stockhoii-i
Of the company. Of whom more IMAM oh'
half are women and trustees OF estates
and the average holding OF each stoch'
! holder is now eighty-siX shares, one min
| Of them holding less than six share
! each"
| No amount Of persuasion could iniuc'
| Mr.. Pullman TO discuss the strike s'tuii
| ton beyond the points touched upon IL
| the above statement. When leaving th'
Mills building. after a last touch or ~
vision TO his statement H. met all "ouii
h.. interviewers with the following asSur
| ance:
III will be useless 70 ask question
| I have said my say for the day AT least
| Under no circumstances shah ! ada on'
word to my public letter The future
however. may ind me less retcent.'
! Mr. pullman spent the night at th'
/ Union League Club. lie will leave TINS
morning for his summer home at ElDe
ron, y. j.
NEW ELECTRIC RAILROAD MOTOR
HeiIman's Peculiar Application of Eiee
tricity to All the Wheels