The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-28
PULLMAN ON THE STAND
HE PRHSENTS HIS SIDE TO THE
LABOR COMMIssIOS.
Relations OF the Pullman Company Simply
Those OF n Landlord In Regard to Its
Employes-Losseso Of strikers.

CHICAGO. Aug. 27.-Edward +. Bryant,
| cashier and manager of the Pullman
! Loan and Savings Bank, was the first
| witness To testify before the National
! Labor Commission this morning. II was
| the business OF his bank TO transact an
| ordinary banking business. as we'll as TO
| collect rents. Bryant said the accumula-
tiOns OF three or four years were drawn
out during the strike. ON May I. 1888.
the bank had bills to the amount of
/ $3,N3l TO collect from employees. one
| year later this amount reached $2s,2iL
showing the forcibe difference made by
the cut in wages. August LIST this amount
reached S5S, S,11J. These bills ala not rep
resent all owing 90 the company. 1t
represented only those placed IN the
hands of the bank for collection
MR.. rULLHAN's srArEMLNT.
George NJ. Pullman took the stand inn
mediately upon the Ie-assemDling Of the
commission this afternoon. lie stated
the Pullman Palace Car company was
organized July 81, 1851. with capital OF
N,OU,Oy. The town OF Pullman was es-
tabiished in 1880
Commissioner Wright conducted the
examination OF Pullman. lie asked the
president of the Palace Car Company
10 tell In his own way the objects Of the
company and why the town was buht
The plan was said Mr.. Pullman,
reading from a typewriter manuscript
Ito establish Il community for working
men which would enable them 10 i've IN
harmonious relations with the company.
The relations of the Pullman com
pany, are. however. simply those II a
landlord I'm regard to It's enp'oyes, Whlch
IL treats as tenant. The basis OF pIoht
was per cent. per annum, Whlcn
at that time was iair proht on
the investment. The cost OF estab-
fishing the streets ana Improvements
was, of course, considered IN max
ing this calculation. This does not M
clIde the cost OF the manufacturing
plant"
NO SALOONS N THE TOWN.
The Pullman Company Mr.. Pullman
stated. did not Sell property WITHIN the
limits OF the town OF Pullman, because
the company dd not wish ObJecuouanie
characters 10 establish themselves IN the
town. There were. in consequence, 40
saloons or houses Of ill-fane IN Pullman
as their might otherwise have been. Mr
Pullman then proceeded TO explain the
Pullman leases.
There is q clause in the lease which
provides that either party may terminate
II by giving ten days notice, which was
for the protection OF the Pullman COM
pany, SO that ii might exclude all ODJec-
tlonabie characters.
CAPITAL or TIK PULLMAN CONrANY.
"What is the capital Of the Pullman
Company asked Chairman r8hL
"Thrty-six million dollars
1T has been stated in the public press
tbat the pu1lrnan Company has a surplus
OF SlGOO0,OJJ'
m.s,-,tit. 80 ,.,..,..e,.ts tndivtltt,l urouts
i"ii' ~. ~ ,,,,t tn,,e.ted in as |
sets"
Are the dividends you pay based on |
capital of $o,OlO,WJ?
lhey are. me, "ifl",.ita "' - .llfi !
dlNuehus s.'S tHe Dea a''''"e' n,l |
years IL pau q" PEI C'4.t' tn~-i-,,a,i,' ~ |
LOT wiz - y. M ~ L., r,,,,'i lis,
Terry il mas pdi' o pei cent
PRACTICE 10 REDUCE WAGES.
"r4as e. bee- the pracfice of the COM |
nm, "a r.dnc. ,-l.,is from firne to time !
a~5' A. So vrui vo1 teU MS of sflcb r.
d'irtion ~, asked Air. Wright.
81 am moi familiar viii fh- daily york
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