Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-28
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN.

morning he awoke and called his body
servant to his bedside and spoke OF
feeling uncomfortable. Finally he re-
Quested that the family physician, DR..
Billings, be sent for. Before the doctor
came Mr.. Pullman became uncon-
scious. When DR. Billings arrived at
the house he applied restoratives but
without avail and Mr.. Pullman quietly
passed away without regaining con-
seriousness.
MIR. Pullman's Career Sketched.
George NJ Pullman was born in Chautauqua
county, N. Y, in March, 1881. He was one OF
ten children, six Of whom were boys AS boy
he was noted for desire to learn and per-
sistence in prosecuting to success any under
taking He clerked n year for 49, learned the
trade Of cabinet maker with an elder brother;
studied civil engineering and supported his
widowed mother at IS; and many years later,
when he had accumulated q fortune, he built
for ler n palatial summer residence called
Castle Rest" among the rocks and woods on
an island Of the St Lawrence
Started ON Small Capital
Mr.. Pullman came to Chicago in 1859 with q
capital of IS 900, and at once took contracts for
raising buildings Under his direct supervision
massive blocks Of houses were literally lifted
up five to seven feet without disturbing the oc-
cupants or interfering with the usual routine
of business. The world had witnessed nothing
like it before,
Civil Engineer In Colorado.
About this time Mr. Pullman was attracted
to Colorado by the gold discoveries and re-
manned there three years in civil engineering
adding largely to his accumulatons On his
return to Chicago he invented the compare
lively crude original Of the present Pullman
car The car was improved and the manufac-
turing company Of which Mr.. Pullman was
president grew until the year OF the great
strike its capital stock was 40, 600 900, and 1t
carried 10, 600 men on its pay roll in the various
branches Of employment The annual product
of its shops was S12 600 900 to SIS COO 0O0 its in
come from rentals 81 100000; the amount paid
for wages 7,O0O,0OO The average wages OF
men employed below general officers, mana
gers and superintendent were $500 n year
About ., 800 Pullman palace cars are in service
under contracts, covering l25, 900 miles Of rail-
road
An Unfortunate Strike.
The 1894 strike caused Mr. Pullman's reputa-
ton to suffer because of the representations Of
the original strikers that his methods and the
conduct of his town had been harsh and OPP
presSiVe and il was also charged that, unlike
many other multi mllionaires, he had never
given much to charity
The Building OF Model Town.
One of Mr.. Pulman's greatest achievements
was the creation Of an ideal town, as the site
Of his stupendous mandatory, with ideal
houses for the worlSmen employed He had
long believed that pleasant homes with beauti-
full surroundings would be appreciated by
worSingmen, and tend to make them con-
oil 10 Cd 20 tngtt 1,A al, .,V,N
For this purpose the Pullman Land associa-
tion, by George NJ, Pullman, president
bought tract of 5000 acres of prairie
land on the shore Of Lake Calumet about 10
miles from the business center of Chicago The
town of Pullman is marvellous in its complete
ness and beauty; in providing the comforts and
advantages of a city, in the entire avoidance Of
Objectionable features as place Of residence
There is not saloon in the town. which now
has population Of more than IL 900, not po-
lice officer, a constable justice of the peace,
a court or Jail Aside from the semi-paternal
government by the company, every man gov
ernS himself 1t is n model community. The
Pullman Land association leases the houses to
employees of the factory and others at moder-
ate rental, including water and light. Mr. Pull
man himself started the public library by CIV
ing 5000 volumes as q nucleus. The books are
read by the mechanics and their families The
usual allurements of vice found in a city do not
exist in this community. In the absence Of sa-
looms men spend their evenings at home
Lett Il Great Fortune.
Mr. Pulman's wealth is variously estimated
ut from Sl2, 100000 to $50, 100000 His financial
interests were confined to few corporations,
the bulk of the holdings being stock in the
Pullman Palace Car company Of which he
ownnd about one-hfth Some stock was also
held in Diamond Match and New York Biscuit.
These securities were somewhat affected by
the news of Mr. Pullmans death, but the de-
Clines were quickly recovered.
In 1867 Harriet Sanger, daughter of J. Y.
Sanger, OF Ottawa, ILL.,, was married to George
M. Pullman. There are two daughters, Flor
ence and Harriet, besides twin sons, Sanger
and George NJ, Jr., now young men.
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