The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-08-14
NEW PULLMAN FIGHT.
He Sa Debs Is Not RespOn>ible for the
Move.

Move.
CHICAGO, August 13.-Attorney Gen
eral MolOney left the city Yesterday
morning before filing his petition for a
quo warranto writ to forfeit the charter
of the Pullman Palace Car company. He
had arranged with his assistant to file
the petition, and then decided to take a
trip to West Baden Springs. Ind where
he will take the baths and obtain needed
rest
He declared emphatically that nobody
was "behind him" in the quo warranto
proceedings, and it is known he cOntem-
plated such move during the strike, but
was advised to wait.
"Was the determination to attack the
Pullman company's right to it's franchise
sudden - Mr. Moloney was asked today
by no means | began to look into
the facts months ago. In June last
had finished my investigation, which
made it clear to me that the company
had forgotten apparently all about the
original powers it had received from the
state and had gone on creating powers
of its own until, at the time began look
ing into it, it was difficult to say where
the orig nal Pullman company was to be
found"
The Pullman strike began in May. The
attorney general was asked whether that
fun inf in 11oE
ing the investigation.
No; I intended to examine the com
pany. Several Of my intimate friends
knew that when the strike began, and
Chicago was plunged into excitement,
decided to withhold the filing of the
petition"
Did any Of the strikers call on you? ,
No, not one"
The attorney general then explained in
detail how the Pullman company had
managed to come under his ban
The company" he said, was chartered
in 1867 by special act of the legislature
to engage in the manufacture Of railroad
cars That is the substance of the act
l. empowered plain manufacturing
to begin business What has the Pull
man company done? 1t has acquired
over 300 acres of land at Pullman and
Grand Crossing.
On ptrs Of that land it has built its
shops also fifty acres Of houses, tene
~ Ejs and tiiIs, which it rents It's char
ter gives il 30 such rights In addition
to this it haS covered fifteen acres of the
land with arcad, 5 and stores, and rented
to various persons, including the Hop
kins concern, all for profit. fail to find
that it has been accorded any right to do
this by the state.
The company has built churches to
rent, gas works, water works for profit,
and police stations, which it rents to the
city. 1t has big building down town of
which it occupies only small part; the
rest is rented 1t rents power to other
companies, and, am informed, is inter
e,tCd in the stock of others. The Pull
municipal corporation in itself, and is
exercising all the privileges and powers
o. a city government Neither Mr. Pull
man nor Debs nor anybody else has any
right TO do that.
The hearing IN the petition for leave
to file quo warranto writ expect will
be heard a week from next Wednesday,
1t i my intention 10 press the case with
all possible speed, so as to enable it to be
taken 10 the supreme court for the Octo-
Der term, and 10 secure a final adjudica
tion this winter. | have not the slightest
doubt oft the result
at has been clearly decided that a cor
pOratjon can exercise only such privileges
as are provided in its charter or powers
growing out of those privileges, the ex-
ercise of which is necessary 10 its con-
tinual existence II is not nee .ssary that
d corporation engaged 10 manufacture
cars should do all the things the Pullman
company does to maintain its existence"
What would be the effect OF a decision
sustaining the position you take"
The proceeding is in common law that
the companv's chauer be forfeited and
lis property divided among those entitled
TO it The petition speaks for itself II
is true the Information will be far more
elaborate, and will go into details and
specify violations Of law on the part of
the Pullman company