The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26

PULLMAN as A JOKER.
How the Magnate Named His Town
in Compliment to the Architect.
From the Chicago Herald.
Mr.. Pullman is something of wag He
occasionally jokes with subordinate Of
fcer5 Of his company but there is'a sting
with every Joke. Most of his waggish re-
marks leave the impression that MIR.
| Pullman has a proper appreciation of his
own Importance, and is not ayerse TO ex-
alting himself even at the expense of
| under officers.
The town which bears his name was
planned by $. -. Beman, then young
man and not widely known. His work in
New York had attracted the attention of
Mr.. Pullman's eastern friends, and the
young architect was recommended as
capable OF laying out the town and su per
intending its buildings He came to Chi
Cago. got an accurate idea of VIII at was
wanted and wCuG to work on he plans,
which pleased Mr. Pullman, and were
accepted. The car magnate and the
architect met often, and one day, as they
were looking over the plans together Mr..
/ Pullman brow clonded and he remarked
by the way, Mr.. Beman, you have neg
lected something"
''What is it,"
pu maven Idlubu Lllt tDWu.
CHATS true.n Mr. Beman replied ~
hadn't thought Of name"
Haven't your" MIR Pullman queried
well, ! have. After your admira BILE
work have decided to name it partly
after you
That is certainly very thoughtful, !"
the young architect replied Il am sure
l expected nothing of the kind"
YOUR NAME AND MINE.
Eyes, Mr.. Pullman continued, "I have
| decided to give it your name and mine
| the first half of my name and the last half
! Of yours. Wen call it Pullman
! And that is how the town that has
! lately been talked about so much got its
name. Many persons think, even to this
| day, that it was one of Mr.. Pullman
| oonceits to perpetuate his own name by
! bestowing it upon the town. They do not
understand that the name is com bina-
/ ton of Pullman and Beman it was
rather unfortunate for Mr.. Beman that
the first syllable of his name and the last
of MIR Pullman were taken to make the
combination, yet he has the very highest
/ assurance that the town was named for
him quite as much as for Mir Pullman.
! The millionaire car builder has a pro-
nounced foudness for royalty and enter
tanned most of the titled Europeans who
visited the exposition last year 1t was
probably this penchant for the society Of
/ princes, dukes and counts that prompted
him to engage Baron Otto Won Fritsch, a
| true gentleman, as Superintendent of his
train of palace cars at the fair 1t was
worth something, both in pride and in
| purse, for Mr. Pullman to have a real
baron to do the honors on hls train, and
the baron did them well. After the fair
was over. and the royal blue train had
been safely returned TO shelter, Baron
Won FritsCh, who is as straightforward
aud guileless as a child, met Mr.. Pullman
in Hotel Florence.
"Now that the fair is over, what will
you do with me, MIR, Pullman, the baron
asked abruptly.
81 have about decided to make YOU
president of the company, baron" MIR
Pullman replied, with a merry twinkle in
his eye, The sarcasm was lost.
THANK you, Mr.. Pullman" Baron Won
F'ritsch answered, without an iustant's
hesitation. Il accept your resignation
and am pleased to begin my duties at
once"
Although taken back by the baron's
ready reply MIR. Pullman accepted il
good-naturedly. and soon afterward in
stalled the gallant German as superin.
teRdentof Hotel Florence, position he
{ filled acceptably to guests, but not &c
some Of MIR. Pullmau's suhordiuates until
one day this week, when he was sum
mariy relieved.
WAY OF RAISING SALARIES.
Mr.. Pullman is not a philanthropist
yet he occasionally does a handsome Trims
by an under officer who has served the
; company well. As one of the men eX
= pressed IT. MIR. Pullman is a very gen
, erO0s man-to himself he has a way
! of raising salaries, and then, as if by
: afterthought adding; by the way,
will date that back 10 March ," and in
Inc FFa1 D. ia "a d.
paid. "Date IL back has come 90 be q
sort Of byword among the smaller OH
, Gals Of the company, for when Mr. Pull
! man is particularly pleased with a piec,
y Of work he almost invariable raises som,
ones salary aud dates ii back" five Oh
, six months.
/ Frequently recommendations are made
10 him to increase an oticers salary
- the workmen are not often thought of in
! connection with such increases and IL is
. said that, no matter how busy Mr. Pull
, man may be when these recommendation
, are made 60 him, he always fixes the
3 dates, and when he has leisure and feel,
% generous orders the increases. IL may
may be- months afterwaru. but he remem.
, bers the time certain increases were
4 recommended One OF the men at tb,
J shops says he has known as much a,
5000 in dated baCkn increases to ht
PAID az one time. Some of them maS
nave been hanging fire for nearly year
5 but once Mr.. Pullman makes up his mind
TO ralse an employees salary he is certain
4 TO get the advance from that moment
10 although he may not actually receive Il
- for months.
He-Yoa are the one girl among a thou
3 suau.
She dldn suppose there had been more
] than dozen or so Indianapolis Journal