The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-23
STRIKE COMMISSION.
The Railroads Side of tie Recent
Labor War.
THE ADVANTAGES OF PULLMAN.
Residence In That Town Much More De-
sirabie Than Whore workmen Usually
ResIde-No Evidence Thus Far to Con-
neot Strikers with Violence.


CHICAGO, Aug. 29-At yesterdays ses-
sion of the national labos commission
Chairman Wright announced that the
majority of witnesses for labor had been
heard, and that the railroads aud Pull
man company would now be allowed to
present their side of the case,
The first witness was Frank w. Il.
Glover, a Chicago real estate agent. Mr..
Glover deals in property mt Kensington,
Ehe suburb adjoining the town of Pull
man. He said from an outside inspec-
tion of the Pullman houses-he had never
been inside of them--they were much more
inviting than the ones rented by him in
kensington for SIG n month. "If | were
poor man." said Mr.. Glover, "and had
q family should prefer to live in Pull
man. The surroundings are so beautiful,
and the place SO moral, would rather
pay t2 or S3 month more for the same
accommodations in Pullman"
Paul Hermes, an employe of the Pull
man company, testified that he thought
his residence of nine rooms in Pullman
was cheap at Sj5 a month. He would not
live In Kensington under any circum-
stances on account of the offensive sewers.
He thought that II the Pullman employees
had let whisky and beer alone they would
not have had nearly so much distress.
r. b. Johnston testified to the compara-
tive value of property in Pullman, Ken
sington and Roseland. He could get
houses for less money in Roseland or Ken
sngton, he said, but he did not get as
good a house for the money as in Pull
man. The Pullman employees were tenn
perate for the most part, and OF economi-
cal habits.
oil nv
that he had been present at many labor
meetings and had never heard strike
leaders counsel violence.
Benjamin Atwell, another reporter, fol
bowed He had seen no real violence done
by railroad employees He had heard, he
said, strikers counsel their companions
During the trouble at Blue Island not to
ccmmit overt acts.
A. Lungren, an employe Of the Pull
man company for the last thirteen years,
testified that in all his years of service for
the company he had no complaint as to
wages or treatment. He advised against
the strike, although he was member of
Che union, and had gone back to work
when the opportunity offered, surrender
Sng his membership in the union, and
signing contract to keep out of It,
1--WE drew large wages for the first
seven or eight years, he said, "and did
well. A year ago in June was making
k925 day. We used to make as much as
81 on piece work, but they cut us down
prtil now no one can make more than
Ss.25, even II he worked very hard"
Marshal John Fitzgerald appeared next
with record book and copy Of reports
from which he showed the following
loBses in incendiary fires during the strike:
bne hundred and sixty-six freight cars.
eight switch towers, six freight depots,
five switch shanties and barn. II at
tended pretty near all Of these fires my
self, :" explained the marshal. "The only
fires we saw kindled were by boys, the
oldest of them not more than 10 years Of
age"
The commission had expected to hear
Chief of Police Brennan yesterday after
moon, and WAS compelled to adjourn for
sack Of witnesses when the chief failed to
appear He sent word through his pri
ynte secretary thashe would appear be-
dore the commission today to tell what
nc knows Of the nature of the riotiug and
ahe efforts made to prevent it.
Mayor Hopkins, Fire Chief Swenie and
other city officials have also been sum
moned, and Governor Altgeld will prob
ably be called upon. The commissioners
Eefuse to say whether or not Mr.. Pullman
will testify