The sun., 1894-08-13
THE NEW PULLMAN FIGHT.
UHr THE ATToRNET-SESEHAL AT
TxCKED IHE CHARTER.
ue says the STRIKERS Are Net Respo..,bie
ror the Hevs. .sa sh.t Hs was Ready 70
Act In June. but re Decidea 10 wsit-He
Feels Co.aAe,t or wirning IN Court.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Attorney-General Mo-
Ionsy left the city yesterday morning before
filing his petition for QUO wsrranto writ 10 for
felt the charter OF the Pullman Palace Car
Company. He had arranged with his assistant
70 ale the petition, and then decided 70 take
trim IN west BADEN Springs. Ind, where he will
take the baths and obtain rest.
He declared emphatically that nobody was
.behind him " In the quo warranto proceedings,
and Il il we'll known here that he had contem-
p,ated such a move during the strike, but was
advised by friends TO wait
"was the determination 70 attack the Pull
man Company's right to its franchises sud-
dem p, Mr. Moloney was asked to-day
"Ry no means began TO look into the facts
months s4o In June last | had finished my In
yeetieation. wrsh made Il clear 10 me that the
companv had FORGOTTEN apparently all about the
original powers Il had received from the
state and had gone on creating powers OF its
own until, at the time began looking into II. II
was difiicuit TO say where the original Pullman
Company was TO be found"
The Pullman strike began in May. The At
torney- General was asked whether that fact In
any way Influenced him in making the investi-
4ation
mo; I intended to examine the company.
Several Of my intimate friends knew that when
the strike began, and Chicago WAS plunged into
excltoment, decided to withhold the ding Of
the petition"
"Did any OF the strikers call on you?"
"No not one"
Tho Attorney General then explained In de-
tail how the Pullman Company had managed to
come under his ban.
"Tbe oompany." he said. was chartered In
lae7 nv n special act Of the Legislature TO en-
gage In the manufacture OF railroad cars. That
ia the sribstance OF tho act IL empowered a
p,ain manufacturing company and not particu-
iar,v large one 10 begin business. What has the
pullman Compa done7 It has acquired over
400 acres OF land at Pullman and Grand Cross
inc
"O, parts of that land Il has built its shops
nlso f,fty acrcs of houses, trnemcnts and fAts
which IL rents Its charter gives IL no such
rixnts. In addition to this 1t has covered fifteen
acrcs of the land with arcados and stores and
rented 70 various persons. including tho Hop
krs concern, all for profit. fail to nnd that IL
las 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 sta
tlnns which IL rents 10 the city. II has a big
building down town OF which Il occupies only
small par,; the rest is rented. II rents power TO
other companies. and, I am informed, Is inter-
es,ed in the stock of others. The Pullman Com
many. in short has become a municipal CORPORA
lion In itself and is exercising all the privileges
and powers of city government. Neither Mr..
Pullman nor Debs nor any body else has any
right 20 do that.
The hearing on the petition for leave 70 Gle
n quo varrahto VIII expcct win be heard =
week from next Wednesday. II 10 my intention
to press the case with all possible speed 80 Ms to