The evening world., 1894-08-14
Mr.. PULLMAN'S SIDE.
he Says His Position Has Already
Been Sustained in Court
And that the Present Conditions
Have Existed for IL Years.
The Charter Covers all the Compa-
ny's Schemes, He Claims.

George NJ. Pullman arrived in this
city yesterday from Chicago, and to-
day, through his counsel gave out the
following statement on the action
brought by the Attorney General of
Illinois to annul the charter of the Pull
man Palace Car Company:
The petition served upon me by the Attorney
General with notice that he would apply TO the
court for leave upon the facts therein set out TO
nls an Information In quo wArranto proceeding
charges that the Pullman Company with the
usurpatlon OF power in acquiring and holding a
greater amount Of real estate than II Is author
lied to do, and with putting a part Of 1t to GER
tain uses unwarranted by its charter, cannot
but think this charge IL based upon a mlEapprs-
henson both Of tho law and the facts.
A recital OF the establishment OF the
great car-building plant at Pullman In
1880 follows, In which 1t is pointed out
that the present site of the town was
then a waste. and has now become a
model community. filled with comfort
able homes of workinsmen, and from
which vice and immoral resorts are ex-
cluded. The statement then recites:
Unless there 10 something OF moral turpitude or
legal wrong In devoting a liberal amount Of land
TO the creation Of broad streets. to space for
churches and school houses, for a library and
theatre IL would seem that the hand Of the State
strained construction Of the law be sought in
order to give 1t the character OF krons- doing.
The land was acquired, Mr.. Pullman
alleges, only after the best legal talent
hhd pronounced upon the right OF the
corporation to purchase the land in
question. The charter provides that the
company can purchase, acquire and
hold such real estate as may be deemed
OF their business"
Upon this advice, which has since
been sustained by the courts, Mr.. Pull
man says the enterprise has been car
fleu out lie points to the result as
demonstrating the wisdom OF this In
depreciation OF the company's charter.
Regarding the building In the city
owned by the Company mentioned il,
the Attorney Generals petition, Mr.
Pullman cites the fact that II is used
Tor the general offices of the concern
and taat the Company has right to
recompense shareholders against losses
which would accrue from constructing a
building sufficiently large to contain only
the offices upon valuable land site.
me statement concludes:
Tho claim made be the Attorpey.Ge 4,
that It Ia technically illegal for an illinois
business corporation having thousands Of en-
pl0yees IN one locality 10 give them and their
the immediate contact Of disreputable houses,
and on the other hand to have at their service
the best elements Of CIVILIZATION aud not Ies,t ~
all 10 enjoy public cleanliness and order not
approached il any other manufactures commu.
nifty in the United States.
The fullma. Company proposes now that
such questions nave ben raised 10 test them
thoroughly. and II II shall be considered by
the highest tribunal Of the STATE that any Of
ia present Investments should be changed or
distributed TO its stockholders simply 10 mai e
such chang or distribution, ami T. operate It's
sleeping cars heretofore and u build cars
Tor sale IN surroundings Influenced Tor good hy
the Company 80 far as II can, but NECESSARILY
only 50 tar as the Court shall consider 10 be
within its lawful power.
It should be remembered that the enterprise
which h nov assaulted by the action Of the law
oi,rer u the State Is not a new enterprise and
does not rest upon any new condition For four
teen vrars II has heen carried on With the same
0V nership Of land With the same conditions as 10
houses. yhGrrhrs streets All bl1p.hulses a. q
FL to-day. It. position IN all tnnrr raEaEis has
been matter o. general observation AMI a mat
ter 81 prA tiCally universal cumatuf
In the same goui tsith In Nht.r o. Was orig
finally undertaken, II has been prosecuted iu all
these years, ard Is being prosecuted uoN n
there has been any violation u tho Law does u
not seem STANCE that With all this light NJ putt
liciB thrown upon Il, violation should not have
been discovered until now