The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-03
SHOOK HIS FIST ar PULLMAN.
Vice President OF the Illinois Central Says
Hard Things To Him.


Hard Things To Him.
CHICAGO. July 3 Vice President Har-
ahan of the Illinois Central said today
that the report that he had threatened TO
assault George NJ. Pullman when the
latter called at his office was not true,
but that he had told the palace car mag
nate exactly what he thought of him.
i told Mr.. Pullman" said Mr.. Hara-
han, that the railroads were losing $780,,
QUO a day owing IL his obstinacy and that
it was inexplicable to me why he should
ever PERM. such a condition of affairs TO
prevail without becoming personally
cOgnizant Of the situation. l said he
WAS unfit 10 be president Of any com
pany- lie knows nothing Of the actual
condition of things, and II ne went to his
much talked Of town today the chances
are that he would receive serious treat
ment-
.-StiH the situation does not seem to
worry him. lie Is delud- q with the idea
thai The railroads viii fight his battles.
Never Was d man more badly mistaken.
1t may take some time for This fact TO inn
press Itself upon him, but the time viii
surely come. audi when he begins to adj
just matters It may be TOO late. such lg-
no-ance of such deplorabIe condition Of
affairs Oh The part Of president Of such
company d he rep. es snts Is sim ply
lameuIaDle. The wonder j. Lnat the trou-
bic was not preclp isa1ed sooner
why. he's a ngurehead; he's not the
actual pres dent Of the Pullman com
pAny, for If lie were ned know some
thing about the actual stale Of affairs"
The story of Mr. Pullman's visit to
Harahan's Office is as follows:
CLOSING the door leading to the office
where the clerks are stationed he took a
chair The air at once became sultry.
Vice President Harahan has, it is said, =
legitimate grievance against Pullman,
and he lost no time IN airing it in an
art Il f11I mil
began TO talk about the strike and its
effect on the Illinois Central This was
the opening wedge. It aroused the ire
in the portIy form of the vice president.
and turning in his chair his eyes blazed
as they riveted themselves on the sole
cause Of the present trouble
you are not to govern men" said Vice
President Harahan. INSTEAD of visiting
your own works you have number of
superintendents who furnish you with
reports, and when they are colored to
suit you, you take them as facts,
and the result is that business
is embargoed, poverty stalks all
over your grounds. In a word,
yOu are alone responsible for the pres
ent condition of things among railroads
Why don't you 60 out among your en-
plOyes and see things for yourself II
you did there would be no such trouble
Then followed a number Of names.
such as ssThickhead," incompetent"
'-Overrated,v and the windup was that
the vice president shook his fist IN a de-
cidedly threatening manner under the
stubby nose Of George 81 Pullman The
latter grasped the chair with both hands
for support He was so completely taken
back at the rebuke Of 3Ir Harahan that
he failed to speak for several seconds.
When he did recover from the scoring he
had only time to say, but, sir Harahan
@" Then the vice president trimmed
himself for the second round:
You think, perhaps, that because you
have a contract with this company that
you can rub it into rs but you can't. -
continued Harahan. Never Will we
submit 10 it, and then he threw his hat
against the floor for the purpose of Civ
ing emphasis to the dltimatum Of the
Illinois Central railroad company. Mr..
Pullman made haste to leave when an
opening presented itself