New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-23
BEFORE THE LlBOR COMMISSION.

yopr TESTIMONY REGARDING AFFAIRS At PULL
MANA GOOD WORD FOR THE COMPANY
chicago Aug % Although Chairman Wright an
nounced a, beginning OF to-days session OF the
Labor Commission that most OF the representatives.
Of the American Railway Union and OF organized
labor In general had been heard and that the rail-
road side II the question would be taken up the
dav was about equally divided between both sides
Real estate agents testified that property In Pull
man rents as cheaply that in the vicinity the az
ference in accommodation being taken into ac-
count More testimony was given by reporters AS
slstant Fire Marshal Fitzgerald made IA good wit
ness for the strikers. declaring that the majority
Of the incendary fires were set by boys VINO had
no connection with the railroads
The commissioners declined 10 say whether they
Will summon George VI. Pullman or Nlce-frtsid'ht
Wlckes Commissioner Wright said that In dealing
with the railroad side only the Illinois Central and
Rock Island railroads would be considered. these
heng the roads designated by President Cleveland
I'VE have no power to compel the general managers
Of other railroads to attend" said Mr. Wright. 'ex-
cent as they are able to give testimony bearing on
these two roads"
The nrst witness was Frank w. 7. Glover. chi
cago real estate agent Mr. Glover deals in prop
ertv at Kensingon. the suburb adjoining the town
OF Pullman He said from outside inspection OF
the Pullman houses the had never been inside OF
them) they much more inviting than the
ones rented by him at Kensington for N2 a month
He said there no sewerage at hcnsngton ana
no repairing there az there Is at Pullman. lie de-
cIarcd that rents had not been reduced at kensing
ton. III were poor man. said Mr. Glover, and
had a family should prefer very much 10 live in
Pullman rather than I'm Kensngton. The sur
roundngs are beautiful In Pullman and the place
so moral would rather pay - or - "A month more
for the same accommodations In Pullman
John Fitzgerald. assistant fire marshal OF Chicago
read a long list Of cars. towers and other railroad
property burned showing great oss ~ the railroads
The Oldest person he ever setting fire to cars
was nineteen years Of age All the rest were mere
boys one hundred and forty-seve cars five switch
shanties six depots and eight towers were burned
I'm his district from july to july g inclusive this
being the period OF greatest violence and incen-
diarism.
DR. John Mclean of Pullman. tod the attitude Of
/ The company paid the expenses at Hospital down
! town OF all the men hurt while in its employ. DR.
Mclean asserted that the trouble at Pullman was
in a measure due to the use OF liquor by the en-
pIoyes In 1900 cases Of injury the witness had
never seen the company refuse TO pay al the ex-
penses connected Herewith besides drug store bis
amounting to sl,70o annually.
An evening paper Is authority for the sPtemen
that the Pullman Company has recognized the
| Brlckmakers Union OF Pullman and Roseland. and
the strike In that branch Of the big concern VIII
soon be over lce-Presdent Wlckes refused 10 dis
cuss the matter for publication
Attorney General Moloney, OF Illinois teegraphed
to-day that he unable to be In court to repre-
sent the State In the hearing OF the quo warranto
proceedings against the Pullman Company. which
! was set for to-day. The company was served with
notice to appear next Friday before Judge Hancey.