Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-25

been achieved by starvation and the ue-
NAL of necessaries.
Mr.. Pullman said: "Is 1t possible that
such q state OF affairs exists" and that
was all the satisfaction the young com
mirteewoman obtained.
Another mae, common laoorer win
a family 70 support, said he received IOt
the days be was given work 40 eerts
day. His rent for the month, lncludlhs
water rates, was IS 81. There was ieit
out Of his pay check less than $ Win
which TO support his family. One OF
the blacksmiths who was az the WORKS
for wears. saws he, when al work, earned
IS cents in six hours. When the Pull
man company's ultimstum, was given
that the strikers must go TO work al the
reduced rates or leave Pullman, be de-
clared that be would leave, because II
he had 10 starve be wouldn't starve and
-ear out his clothes at the same time
Al Pulllnan's anvil He and his COM
panions. he said, were among the hrst
10 get out
Another man few DAYS before the
strike got a pay check for his months
labor which came within IS cents OF
balancing his rent account. A DILL Tor
this amount was made out and the COL
Iector sent with Il 10 his house for pay
ment What this man was going TO
live on until his next pay check aud
next months rent were due he didn't
know himself, and be did not require
much
PERSUASION TO QUIT.
Even 10 the Arcade. which is the center
OF life 10 the evening, a visitor can hear
OF any number Of cases where pay
checks were within - cents 10 s. or -
either way OF balancing the account.
They were spoken OF in . grim, joking
way as men will Jest concerning the
most immenent catastrophe when the
danger is common 20 them all and eS-
cape is possible only from chance. Now,
when there is DO income starvation IS
only kept away by relief committees.
The blacksmiths who formerly made
from 81 u day upwards say that at the
time they went on strike after three
cuts In their wages within six weeks,
they could not average more than 81
day One Of them, man who is count
ed one OF the best operators 10 the shop,
was only able TO make S1.O3 In three
days. Carvers, who are very high
grade OF skilled artisans and who gem
orally receh high wages, st the time OF
the strike had been cut down until they
received % cents an hour. StrlperS,
another high grade Of workmen, got 20
cents an hour, while painters got only
10 cents. Work was permitted only
seven hours per day.
The company urged that 1t was obliged
20 cut wages on account Of the present
business depression. Two months be-
fore the strike, however, quarterly
per cent. dividend was declared and the
following statement was made 10
pamphlet which was freely distributed
by the Pullman company: The day Is
near at hand when the $50, 900, 600 pres
ent capital OF the Pullman company
will be covered aud more than covered
by the value OF the 3, 500 across OF land
on which is built the town OF Pullman
Coupled with this was a statement that
the $50 600. 600 capital stock had mar
kst value OF SEQ, 900, 600.
Rents being as important matter 10
the company as profits from manufact-
ure. the employees say the company
manipulated its wages, hours and Sc
lection Of employees so as TO give just
enough work to enable the employees to
pay rent and forcing them TO 90 into
debt or use the savings Of past labor to
live.