The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-22
THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST ae 1894
have been supported by charity for
nearly thrive months.
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have been supported by charity for
nearly thrYe months.
laboring people. Industrious, capable and
steady, and some of them have worked
Tor the Pullman Company FOR more than
ten years Those who have been given
Woik can get food, but are still In such
an Impoverished condition that they cnn-
not III Up their ncighbors ir they would.
The reltct society Is unable to get more
supplies. Last aturday II gave tn each
fanny two pounds OF oatmeal and two
bounds Of corn meal and having nothing
left II suspended operations. leaving the
n"Opie III an absolutely helpless cundi-
The County Commissioners of cook
county, as uverseers Of the poor. have
rendered come assistance. but owing 80
limited appropriations they can furnish
reltf but fot short time.
we cannot now stop To inquire the
cau,e or this distress. The good people
children by the hundred to perish of
hunger
81 therefore call on all humane ,nl
what they can, towards giving relief to
these people. | am satisfied that any
contribution sent to the Pullman RELIEF
"ommittee At kensington, N, viii he
ludicially distributed. | hnd their treas
nrer has given bond to properly account
Tor all money rSrsIyed, mo,,
aug. 81, 1894. "t;overnos"
Before signing this proclamation, the
Governor sent for ana had a long con-
su.tation with Charles Iiappc.l County
Agent, and arranged with him for be-
fPn,nln sn relief t,o work for The people Of
Agent Happell IL limited IN his re-
sources, hut will do all he can until sup
plies begin to come in from other
sources.
In connection with the work by the
County Agent, Gov. Altgeld addressed
me following communication to the
ITO the Honorable. the Board of County
Commissioners Of Cook County.
Gentlemen. Your attention has already
been called to the grea! restitution that
exists in and around me town of Pull
man, and you have furnished some relief
there. have made "a personal investiga.
ton or the condition there. and IND the
j respectfully. appeal to YOU, as the ufli-
GERS upon whom devolves the duty OF
providing fer cases Of this kind, that you
do the uttermost In your power 10 Iur-
nIsh immediate assistance to these PEG
pie. JOHN L. ALTGELD,
Gov. Altgeld left for Springfield soon
until he had given out the correspond,
ence tetwsen himself and George NJ
Pullman. Most of II was from the pen
from Mr.. Pullman being taken by III,
: Governor to mean that he would abso.
lutely refuse to 90 anything to improve
: the situation in his model town.
! The correspondence began last Sun.
day after the Governor had received
notice Of the condition of affairs at Pull.
man. Then he sent this telegram
/ ALTGELD TO PULLMAN.
Springfield. ILL.,. Aug. 10, 1884,.
! George NJ. Pullman, President Pullman
Palace Car Company. Chicago:
| Il have received numerous reports [,
the effect that there IL great distress al
Pullman. To-day ! received "A forma
appeal as Governor from "a committee
| Of the Pullman people for aid. They
state that 1000 FAM. les including womei
not get work, and nav, not the mean,
to go elsewhere; that your company mas
/ brought men from all over the United
| States to I'LL their places.
| Now. these people live IN your town
and were your employees Some of then
worked for your company for many
years. They must be people of industry
and character, or you would not hay,
kept them. Many OF them have prac
ticaliy given their lives to you.
1T Is claimed they struck because
after years Of toll, their loaves We're y,
reduced that their children went hungry
Assuming that they were wrong anC
foolish, they had served you long auc
Wei, and YOU must feel some intcres
in them. They do not stand on til,
must be overlooked.
The State Of Illinois has not tn,
least desire to NEEDLE in the affairs o
your company, but 1t cannot allow
whole community within its borders t.