The record-union., 1894-10-26
PROSPERITY N PULLMAN.
Workingmen Who Have Become Well
Of Willie Working There.
From tha CHICAGO Daily Tribune.l

From thu Chicago Daily Tribune.
There are men who DO not think as
others appear TO, that it is giving up ones
freedom or chances of becoming we'll otf III
worldly possessions to live in the model
town of Pullman, and at the same time
be an employe OF the Pullman Palace Car
Company"
1t was an old and happy resident of the
| town who uttered these words, and she
followed them up with the further stale
inent that she had professionally visited
almost every family, and knew great
| many OF them had money in the bank.
Inc residents name IS Mrs. Rapp.
Mrs. Rapp says, and she OughJto know,
! having lived there ever since the shops
first started, and looked after the chari-
ties OF the place more probably than any
one else, that large proportion OF the
resident workmen are much wealthier
now than when they came to the place 1t
may truthtulIy be said that Mayor Hop
klns Is one OF them. 1t was a pleasant
evening IN July, when the soldiers were
down there, that he perched on the YER
anda railing at Hotel Florence and re-
lated TO four or FIVE Interested listeners
his experience as one of MI. Pullman's
favorlles. But his case hardly comes
INTO account here, for lie quickly ad-
Nanced from the rank of day laborer TO
tllnekeeper, and finally paylnaster, both
OF which positions, being responsible
them.
SO the first particularly notable story to
be related, because it is household talk
down IN that section, has reference to
NICK Frame, jolly German American,
VINO now owns and operates a Dig-paylng
salon just opposite Pullman, in Kose-
land. Nick was hard working black
smith by trade. He worked for the car
company nine years, and i'll that time
N fn laiC
family, build himself a $4,000 homo on
the ridge and'purchaSe the aforesaid Sa-
loon. And 1t IS stated that previous TO
the strike he used to cash all the wav
from $500 10 $1,000 worth of checks for
WorkLnen every pay day. DR.. McLane,
who was his family physician, says when
tranZe got his effects moved into Pull
man and settled down ready 20 90 to
work he did not have the price of a square
meal left. His house was plainly but
neatly furnished. He dressed his wife
and children III good style and they al
ways had plenty to eat. 1t was not be-
cause he made more wages than other
blacksmiths. but because up TO that time
existence had been somewhat Of strug-
gle with him, and he therefore saved a
part of his earnings-laid something
aside for rainy day. During the sum-
lner Mr.. Frame Went on a visit to his ma
tive land. Labor troubles did not worry
him.
Among those who were driven into en-
forced ldleness by reason of the strike
was Michael Moran. an honest, industri-
GUS, contented workman. But Michael
did not, like great many of his associ-
ates, have to fret over the question of
where he was going to get something TO
live on nor did he find it necessary TO
draw supplies from the relief store. He
had been frugal and laid aside nice lit
tie nest egg. An item from Leon, Iowa,
says:
"a brother-in-law of one Of our citizens
has worked for the Pullman Company at
Pullman for eight years at piece work
and earned from IS so to So day. He
struck with the rest, came back to Iowa,
and is enjoying lie on the $4,000 be had
saved"
That man was Michael Moran. Shortly
after the WalkouL occurred his relative
came on to Chicago and got him to go
West with his money.
Then there is Thomas Farley. now an
officeholder under Mayor Hopkins. He
worked twelve years for the Pullman
| Company and is worth all of $4,000. He
has nice home over in Gano, aud owns
several lots of ground besides, which
were purchased aud paid for out of the
wages he made as mechanic Mr.. Far
ley is at present Inspector Of Streets for
the kensington, Pullman and RoseIaud
| district, Along with him may be men
! toned Fred Farr and his brother to-day
| prosperous coal merchants in Roseland.
! but who got their start i'll the Pullman