The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15
PULLMAN'S KINETOCRAPH.
Simply a Man, but a Very ShrGWd
One.
His Looks, Ways, Temper, Dress,
Manner, Affections, Family, Friends,
System, Town and Life.
From the New York World.

System, Town and Life.
From the New York World.
Chicago, July 12.-Once upon time,
away back in the '60s, there was only one
Pullman car. That was known as car \.
1t cost a, 0OO-some of them cost $40, 900
now. Car A ran out of Chicago on the
Alton road. George NJ. Pullman had
evolved it and mechanics had built it.
These mechanics dared not think for
themselves; they were hired to crystallize
George NJ. Pullman's ideas Anything
eXtTaneous to those ideas made, to his
mind, flaw in the crystal. When his
idea had been put into wood he mounted
it on sixteen wheels and attached it to
train. Then he, personally, sold the
right to sleep in it for 80 cents a chance
or 50 cents risk. if you prefer it, for it
was about one man out of five who could
sleep in car A of the eos.
Fifty cents was the price and two in
berth was the rule, as unswervab4e as
the laws of the Modes and Persians. If
some SEPARATE wished to sleep by him
self and was eXtravagant enough to ray
for the luxury he paid 81. Then he tenn
porarily owned the berth. One night,
going out of Chicago. long, lean, ugly
man, with wart on his CHEEK, came into
the depot. He paid George M. Pullman
half dollar and half a berth was assign
ed him. Then he took OF his coat and
vest and hung them up, and they lifted
the peg about as we'll as they fitted him.
Then he kicked off his boots, which were
OF surprising length, turned into the
berth and having an easy conscience, was
sleeping like healthy baby before the
car left the depot.
HOW HE MET LINCOLN.
Along came another passenger and paid
his 30 cents. In two minutes he was
back at George Pullman.
There's a man in that berth of mine"
said he, hotly, land he's about ten feet
nigh. How am going to sleep there, I'd
ike 10 know Go and look at him.
In went Pullman-mad, too. The tall,
TANK mans knees were under his chin,
his arms were stretched across the BED
and his feet were stored comfortably
for him. Pullman shook him until he
awoke and then told him if he wanted the
whole berth he would have to pay 81.
My dear sir" said the tall man, "a
contract is a contract. ] have paid you
% cents for half this berth, and, as you
see, I'm occupying it. There's the other
half" pointing to a strip about six inches
wide. Sell that and don't disturb me
again" And, so saying, the man with a
wart on his face went to sleep again. He
was Abraham Lincoln
The Pullman Car Company to-day owns
about $500 cars, on which 1880 people
sleep every night and $4,000 people eat
4 every day. But the personality of George
NJ. Pullman, his characteristics, have not
\ changed. He has more money than ne
A mad when he gave up smoking because
he found tobacco was costing him 81 a
Il week But mis- faith in George NJ. Pull.
man is not more abiding, his personal
a Eanlty is not stronger, nor is his self-con-
hdeDce greater.
lie is the most precise man on the face
OF Gods footstool That's one reason
4 why, with a town Of about 1900 inhaD'
Itants on his hands, with $4,000 employees
on his pay roll before the strike, with MS
cars running over $4,000 miles OF road
ne can build houses, run a bank, make
prick, turn out thousands Of ordinary
passenger and freight cars, besides en-
saglRG. ina low other incidental enter