Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-09
BUSINESS MOTIVES.
All That Were Involved in the
Building of Pullman.
REPLY 10 EXPERIMENTATION

MILL ~ 1VlU061 S1ntUhMA11UN
The Town Built on Generous Lines as to
Comfort and Beauty Because 1t Was .
Corporation Necessity to OfFer Induce
nents for Good NechanicS-Other Points
from the Document-A General Claim
That the Company Is All Right.
CHICAGO, Oct. a-The reply of the Pull
man company TO the quo warranto pro
ceedings of the state attorney general de
mons,rates one thing pretty thoroughly,
and that is that Pullman-the towns not
charity nor intended to be-the word
charity" as used here being intended to
cover the payment of money for the benefit
of Others without a corresponding benefit
TO the payor Pullman is a business town,
built on business principles, and its beau
ties were for the ultimate benefit of the
Pullman company. That is what appears
in the reply referrcd to. in which the why
and wherefore Of the building OF the town,
together with other corporation operations,
| is set forth
Why the Company Built Pullman.
As filed in judge Gibbons court the re-
ply makes general and sweeping denial
70 the charge that the company is VIC
lating its charter Concerning the estab-
lishment of the plant AZ Pullman it says
that the company bought the land TO
build its works on at a point fourteen
miles from the general Offices: that the
work of constructing defendants cars is of
such a character rs to require the most
| skillful workmen liz all the branches of Ia
Dor entering into it: that it re1uircs
| special training and experience therefor.
and that il Is necessary 10 the proper car
| rying out OF the objects Of its charter thai
AL In conditions tending 10 permanently
| in pc retention Of its trained and expert
| enod worSmen should as Ear as prsctica-
Bile be provided The best workmen could
| only b. secured and retained by proyii.
| ing them with comfortable homes in prox-
! unity to the works, where they and their
| families might enjoy reasonable and com
Portable facilities. not only for living, but
| for secular and religious instruction.
A. 20 the Hotel Florence.
After telling the court that the school
| houses, nice STREETS parks, sewerage sys-
| TEN, Arcade building. and all the othci
/ beauties OF the place were put there TO r.
| tain tip-top class OF mechanics in the
company's employ. for which reason alsc
| the library and savings bank were eseab
| li>hcd, the document goes on 10 say:
| The Hotel Florence was erected by de
! tcndant to provide place for the people
| who might come TO Negotiate for the p,rs
chase of cars and TO inspect the same and
TO sell supplies. and for other purpose:
| growing out Of the necessities of the large
| Ynanufactory aforesaid Certain real es-
| tate was purchased for the deposit of the
I sewage OF the town which was necessary
for the preservation OF the public health.
Water mains were laid and have been
used for the necessary supply of water for
| mechanical purposes IN s<.rd shops. for
domestic use, for she cleaning Of the
| streets and for the protection OF property
from fire"
No More Land Than Was Necessary.
Incidentally il is stated that the farms
do not pay. it costing more 10 put sewage
on them than the product can De- sold for.
Il goes on TO say that ito reasonably meet
the necessities Of its business it was COM
PEELED 20 construct shops, which. when
running at their full capacity. would give
employment TO about 500 men. and that
the real estate purchase for such shops
and for homes for such a number of work
men and their families was such only az
was reasonably Necessary therefor, ard
such a the company deemed necessary fur
the successful prosecution Of its business. -
In short the whole plant was built for the
Pullman company. Without good homes
il could not get the class of workrnen
needed, and it was only wise forethought
to buy land enough fo- future enlarge
Inent of the business
Issues Outside Of Pullman.
The quo warranto Information charged
the company with violating its charter BIZ
owning an office building in this city that
was occupied IN large part by tenants, and
with selling intoxicants on its cars As to
the building the company says that the
general offices had to be located in some
center Of business. and in building these
general offices a building had been erected
that was in keeping with the location. and
therefore was necessarily too large for the
companys Offices alone. Regarding the
sale of liquor the reply says it only sup
plies the demands of the people who dine
in its cars, and claims that it is entirely
within the charter of the company Gen
orally the attorney generals information
is declared not sufficient to be further
| taken notice of by the Co,Irt