The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-26
DISCOVERING PULLMAN CAR
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
The death Of George N. Pullman recalls
IN interesting story In relation TO the In
ventor Of the sIeeping car, which Mr.. an
drew Carnegie tcils. Some years ago when
collaborating some statistical facts on the
progress OF the United states with tho IA
nous Pennsylvania ironmaster, hc told me
most Interesting story in relation to
his first financial speculnton. and the
story was afterwards Incorporated In "Tri-
umphant Democracy 1t is OF special In
terest Just now. In View OF tho fact that
some Of tho biographies Of Mr.. Pullman
published In toiay's papers carry the idea
that Pullman was the inventor not the
promoter, Of sleeping cars.
.'Wcl do remember" said Mr.. Carne-
gle, that. when clerk In the service ~
the Pennsyl vania railroad company, tail,
spare. farmer looking kind OF man came 10
me once whom I was sitting ON the end
scat Of the rear car looking over the line.
He said he had been told by the conductor
that was connected with the railway
company, and he wished me TO look at ali
invention he had madc. With that he drew
| from green bag small model Of a sleep
ing berth for railway cars. lie had not
spoken minute when, like flash, the
whole range OF the discovery bust upon
me. Yes said. that Is something which
this continent must have l promised 10
address him on the subject al soon a.
bad talked over the matter with my SUI
periors."
ibid you do anything about TT"
"Of course did. ] could not get that
blessed sleeping car out OF my head.
| Upon my return l laid 1t before Mr.. Scott,
| declaring that It was one Of the Inventions
OF the age. He remarked: You are en-
| thusiastic, young man; but you may ask
| the inventor to come and let me zee t.
| | did so, and arrangements were made to
| build two trial cars and run them on the
Pennsylvania railroad. / was offered an
interest in the venture, which, Of courvc,
| gladly accepted. Payments were to be
mado 10 per cent per month after the cars
were delivered, the Pennsylvania railroad
company guaranteeing to the builders that
the cars would be kept upon It's line and
under their control"
| "How did the enterprise come out?"
IAN very satisfactorily until the notice
| came that my share of the first payment
was s21750. How well remember the
exact sum: but s217.SD was as far beyond
my means as II II sad been millions l
was earning $50 per month. however. and
had prospects, or at least I always felt
| that | had. What was to be done? de-
cidcd TO call on the IDEAL banker. Mr.
| Lloyd. state the case, and boldly ask him
| to advance the sum upon my interest in the
affair. He put his hand upon my shoulder
and said: Why. OF course. Andtc, you ME
all right. Go ahead Here Is the money.
| II Is n proud day for a man when he pays
| his last note, but not to be named In COM
parlson with the day In which he makes his
| first one. ard gets banker to take it.
| have tried both, and know. The cars
| Paid the subsequent payments from their
earnings. paid my first note from my
| savings, 80 much per month, AMI thus did
l get my foot upon fortunes ladder. 1t Is
easy to climb after that. triumphant sue
cess was scored Aud thus came sleeping
| cars into the world. blessed he tho man
who invented Sleep says Sanch0 Panza.
Thousands upon thousands win echo the
sentiment: Blessed be the man who in
vented sleeping cars. Let me give you
his name and testify my gratitude TO him.
my dear, quiet. modest, truthful farmer
| looking friend, Mr. T. II. Woodruff. the in
ventor Of the sleeping car
On the subsequent development and ex-
plotting OF the sleeping car by George NJ.
Pullman. Mr.. Carnegie at this time said:
George NJ. Pullman was ae great a ge-
| MUS In organization AMI administration no
Woodruff was an inventor. 1t did not take
| this typical American Of Chicago very long
| TO see what part sleeping cars were bound
to play upon the American continent; and
while n few cautious old gentlemen IN Phil
adelphia were managing the original cars,
| in that peculiar Philadelphia way which
| Is so amusing. making ten bites OF even
| the smallest cherry, this young man laid
| his daring plans. lie contracted for twenty
or thirty cars. while the Philadelphia reo-
| nil hos IN cd IN, nm, I'm hn A
was that Mr.. Pullman completely eclpscd
| them. soon saw that we had genius
| 10 deal with. ana advised the old concern
| TO capture Mr. Pullman. There was cap.
ture, but 1t dId not take that form. They
| found themselves swallowed by this ogre,
and Pullman monopolizcd everything It.
was well that 1t nnould be 20. The man
had arisen who could manage, and the tools
belonged to him. Today his company haA
paid-up capital OF millions OF dollars.
and Its qualifications extend everywhere
Mr.. Pullman is a remarkable man, for he
not only manages this business. he has
created II. Before he appeared upon tho
scene sleeping car company had no rights
which a railway company wns hour. to
| respect Mr.. Pullman has made the busi.
ness respectable, and the travelling public
is very much his debtor"
have no doubt Mr.. Carnegie has given
| the story OF American sleeping cars az he
personally knew IL. and IN llving both these
gentlemen credit has only dealt fairly with
two of the worlds greatest benefactors.
| Not long ago | had occasion to write OF
the sleeping cars OF Europe. After scins
through such experiences as the traveller
often does both In England and on the con.
| tlnent. may we not say of both those gen.
| tlemen, Peace to their ashesn Few should