New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-13
STRIKERS TO BE EVICTED
THEY MUST MAKE WAY FOR NEW
WORKMEN AT PULLMAN.
CEEDINGs TO NULIIFY THE CHARTER
THE pJ-IJMAN COMPANY


his striking tenants into the streets He made up
his mind yesterday TO evict them from their dismal
Houses early this week. The legal papers which
must be served the starving strikers pre-
limnary TO setting their goods into the street were.
1t is understood. in course Of preparation in Mr.
Runne.,ss office. under positive orders OF Mr.. Pull
man. When seen at his office yesterday Mr. Run
ne,,s refused to be interviewed. Second Vce-Presi-
dent Wickes. who talks stralgh; to the point and
does not dodge reporters confirmed the report that
tenants would be put out OF Mr.. Pulmans houses as
soon as the company could get rid OF them Mr.
Wickcs di not say that this course was being
taken under orders of Mr. Pullman, but 10 those who
have followed the situation such a statement was
not necessary
Mr.. wlckes admitted Friday afternoon that some
thing OF the kind would have 10 be done II the
strikers who living in company houses did not
return TO work On Friday Mr.. Pullman
visited the shops lie evidently determined then
get rid OF the Improbable tenants and settled the
question himself since meeting OF the directors
held in the interval At any rate. the policy
OF the company which had not been agreed upon
Friday afternoon. was announced in no unmis-
taxable language yesterday afternoon. The excuse
given for turning strikers out of their homes Is that
the houses needed by workmen who have
taken the places of strikers. There are now nearly
400 vacant houses of various kinds in Pullman "a
many. perhaps. as will be needed by the new men
for some weeks Should the company carry out its
programme In this regard. and there Is little doubt
that every striker who does not go TO work will be
put out. the town Of Pullman would be almost
wholly depopulated. II seems inevitable that NJ
less than 5000 men. and children Will be
turnel into the streets About 1900 strikers are
tenants OF the Pullman company. most OF them men
with large families. Few II any Of them have paid
n dollar OF rent since the strike was declared Most
OF them the point OF starvation and 80 poor
they could not pay expressman for hauling their
goods of town.
The strikers have steadily avoided discussing the
possibilities Of eviction. although they warned
that it would surely come They have been hoping
the trouble would be settled in some way that would
not drive them from the town.
God pity the officials OF the company II they at
tempt to evict us" said Robert Coombes. a member
OF the Strike Committee. Il don't like 10 think OF
what would happen. | want 10 get away before
anything OF that kind begins
The situation at Pullman yesterday kept on getting
worse for the strikers who still hold out. Nearly
J. 600 new men were employed from downtown. and
100 additional ones engaged to repor; tomorrow
morning The company will then have nearly 100
or within 900 OF the number expects 10 work this
winter The large proportion OF them are new
corners.
Attorney-General Moloney OF Illinois. opened the
batteries OF the law yesterday against the Pullman
Palace Car Company. The proceedings were as sud-
den as they were sensational. and are in line with
the Attorney Generals aggressive policy agains,
the Chicago Gas Trust Whiskey Trust and school
an exhaustive petition filed in the Circuit Court
OF Cook County FOR leave to file an Information
against the Pullman Palace Car Company for quo-
warranto-that Is. a proceeding requiring the cons
pany to make appearance and show cause why
i,s charter should not be forfeited
The charges In the petition filed by Attorney-cen-
eral Moloney are that Pullmans Palace Car Com
panv has assumed exercise powers and privileges
which the law or It's charter never intended IL
should exercise. 1t is charged that the company
has no power under rs charter to run hotels ana
schoolhouses TO own churches and theatres. water
works gas and light plants. 10 own. conduct ana
rent ienernents and dwelling houses. or TO own
ornamental unoccupied and vacant lands not used
for the transaction OF It's business or 20 own. Tor
the purpose TO which II is put. the great S~0rV"
Pullman Office and apartment building at Mchigan'
ave. and Adams-st.. in this city. All the powers
which the State has conferred upon the Pullman
Palace Car Company are expressed in section or
its charter granted February p. 1861. by act OF the
Legislature which as set out In the Attorney-Gen'
erals petition. reads as follows:
The said corporation shall have power 10 manu-
facture construct and purchase railway, cars win
all convenient appendices ana supplies lor persons
or permit them be used. In such manner and upon
such terms as the said company may think III ana
proper.
The restraints upon It's powers are contained in
Section OF the charter. which Is as follows:
II may be lawful for the company hereby In.
estate as may be deemed necessary for tn" success
power sell and convey the same.
Relating back to the section defining It's powers.
the words las may be necessary for the successful
prosecution OF their business" are limited TO tho
business defined In Section g.
The Attorney General rcccs that under the llmi-
tatons Of the charter the very act Of establishing
and conducting such a town ms Pullman !s an infrac-
ton Of the law The company he says. practically
has usurped all the powers and functions OF
municipality The making and selling OF gas tho
al If yyaf,
usually attaching To cities have been assumed -
charged, without warrant or authority of law: An
other thing is the ownership Of stock In IN" Union
foundry and Pullman Car Wheel Works. its charter
lions 1t is charged also that the Pullman Com.
pany furnishes power to the Allen Palace Car Wheel
p mEIH ncorporaied FOR the purpo Of CONSTRUCTING
terms. the business is limited in The words of the
law. 49,, - - -. o,r. -,
acres of land north OF the companys shops without
blocks which o @49 nT h2r
'fha,. by reason Of the purGchase and improve-
for 0f fh hg it has become mcns"y rch and
that by reason Of the promises II owns millions Of
mia wfuliy and tina, the said real estate so held by
ana Witch i and rsnt WaS acgT na h
persistent disregard for the laws OF the STATE OF
It s alleged that the company owns. 10 acres Of
ground at Pullman. covered with shops switches
t taron mn on August O. week from next Wedncs
day II is not known what Judge or the circuit |
court VIII hear the matter. but II VIII come UP be'
fore the Judge sitting for emergency business
West Baden Springs, Ind Aug. l2-The action OF
Attornev-Gencral Moloncy against the Pullman |
ComDany looking TO the forfeiture Of the cor |
porations charter Is ne says. something decided |
on weeks ago. When asked II the determination !
N attack the Pullman Company's right to its
franchises was a sudden one the Auorney-General !
replied
"Bv no means. I began to look into the facts !
months ago. In June last l had finished my in |
vestlgatlon and made II clear that the company |
had forgotten apparently all about the original |
mowers II had received from the State. and had |
gone on creating powers OF It's own until at the |
- hoa,nn Innhirr into IL was dlIicmlt |