The morning times., 1895-12-07
PEOPLE DEMAND IT.

y general demand has ARISEN from inc
entire country which practically has re-
solved Itself mic a command upon Con-
greSs, to place the company under the pro-
visions oI til. Interstate commerce act. The
sleeping car COml anies contend, however.
that they cannot be classified with Tail-
reads, as they do moi operate roads, but
merely contract with the railroads Tor the
use ur their cars.
They claim TO bc upon the same equality
as the express companies and so far, the
express companies have been able to keep
out or lie clutches oi the interstate COM
nerCe provisions.
Ii is quite evident that If the pulse of
public opinion may br taken for anything
that the time is rot far off when Mr.. Pull
man Will be forced to reduce his rates.
There is hardly State legislature in the
United States that has not al some time
attempted hostile legislation 10 Mr.. Pull
man. He has been forced TO eNpcnd large
corruption funds with the various Legs
laturrs.
lie has, however, been very success fui and
III some cases, especially with the lBdlaEa
ard Illinois legislatures. Within the last
ten gears he has been able to prevent any
antagoniStiC legislation. 1t Is not to be
believed that he Will be able top reyent
legislation against his corporation by the
uses OF passes in the National Legislature.
The general passenger agents, who are in
fact, tue prime movers against Mr.. Pull
man, have advanced the theory ihat where
Mr.. Pullman now receives 50 for single
berth night he Will be getting only about
81 % attur Congress gets through with
him.
ITS PURSE CAN BEAR IT.
This, of course, is for a lower berth.
and for an Cppcr berth about 81. This
would cut n very big hole in the revenues
OF the Pullman company, hut the general
passenger agents look upon ii 6s teing u
large revenue when taken into consiacra-
lion Ih,. cost of construction OF the car and
The amount it VIII earn in its lifetime. y
Pullman ear wen made Is regarded rs
serviCeabie FOR ar least twenty years with.
ur course, necessary repairs.
Another thing the general passenger
agents seek To drive out Of existence in the
Pullman company which is, perhaps, the
most Offensive custom OF the Pullman com
uany now III vogue by that corporation
And that's the tipping demanded by portcrs.
The public may not know IL, but il remains
n fact, neyertheless. that there are runs
between New York and Chicago where
purters makes 500 per month. while the
conductor o! the same car, who is responsible
for the car. receives tine nlunificent salary
OF $50 per month.
InSoue INSTANCES II has been lnC VII where
porters on runs like the New York and Chi
cagO limited, wheT" travel IS l!eavy ami the
passengers are usually people OF wealth
privilege of holding tie position. The
average salary paid TO Il porter IS from
SIS to S25 per month.
II Is the policy OF the Pullman company
TO make its rates based on the long Dnc OF
mileage.
HOW RATES ARE FIXED.
As an illustration: There are now three
lines OF sleeping cars being operated between
Washington and Chicago. These are by
the Pcnns yivania. Baltimore and ONO and
Chesapeake and OHIO. There is not great
deal OF difference i'll tiue of transit by
either of these lines. Yet the Pullman
company makes Its rates based upon the
long line mileage.
IL il were possible TO establish another
through sleeping care line, through TO
Chicago, say by way of harrisburg, Eocn-
yster Buffalo. Niagara Falls and Detroit.
which would be perhaps two hundred miles
longer than by either Of the present routes.
the Pullman Company woni,i tnenauvanccit
rates owe the three existing lines To equal =
that charged over the long line, the latte
rates to be made on the tune in transit.
All rates of travel made by the railroad
are based un the short line mileage, no mat
ter whether there is a through car service
via that line or rot, but by the shortest
possible mileage over roads connecting
with each other.
II is understood that Mr.. Pullman is very
much wrought up al the action taken by
the general passenger agents and is loud
IN denOuncing them as mcddlers and adj
yises them tO- attend 10 their own business,
and he VIII attend tO his. Mr.. Pullman is
apparently growing excited.