The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-22

train into one long, flexible cara prodi-
gious stride forward. He evolved the lin
tied train, that luxurious hotel on wheels.
He was ever at the head.
In time he was a general commanding a
great army of employees. 1t was a we'll
organized army with a discipline that
West Point could scarce surpass. And eV-
cry man in ii felt as if the eye of Pullman
was upon him, for he made himself felt
constantly in the smallest details as well
as the broadest policies.
The Pullman Company became a man
ufacturer of cars. Its pant was tremeu-
dous why not found model city?"
said he. He came near buying property
on Manhattan Island to do it but chose a
site in Illinois far enough from Chicago,
he thought, to never conflict with the mu-
nicipality. He did not know Chicagos APP
petite.
The city of Pullman was a wonder 1t
was planned as thoroughly as a Pullman
car, and built with an eye to the artistic
The shops We're architectural monuments,
the little homes of the workingmen were
models. There were Pullman parks, Pull
man gas and water works, Pullman cleo
tric-lighting plants Pullman schools and
churches and libraries and halls. And the
workingmen paid for them just as the
railroads paid for the cars and the public
for the service.
In this city Pullman was petty king
and he ruled II with an iron hand. 1t was
criticised as un-Amer,can. Perhaps it was.
That made no difference TO the man who
built it, and who in his later years had
accepted an Italian title and turned a not
unfriepdly eye toward Europe.
Rebellion arose in Pulmans little king
dom in 1894. There was a quarrel about
wages. A strike was declared. Pullman
was unmOVed.
Sympathetic strikes were declared on all
railroads. centering in Chicago, and for a
time the business of the country was par
alyzed. Pullman was unmoved.
There were terrible times in Chicago
men were killed and families desolated
Pullman was adamant.
The federal government interfered and
sent soldiers to the center of the agita-
ton. This raised a storm of indignation
and strikes multiplied. Pullman never
faltered.
There were threats of destroying the
town of Pullman with dynamite and fire
Pullman twirfed his gold-rimmed eye
glasses and said little. He knew that
civil war was threatened, but he felt that
"a vital principle-that of an employer to
be his own master-Was involved, and he
decided to take the risk. With the strong
right hand of the nation al his back he
won.
Mr.. Pullman loved luxury. His Chicago
he spent $250,000 improving it. A railroad
track came up TO 81 rear door, so that he
could step from his doorstep into his pri-
vate car and be whirled to any part of
the continent at the expense of the rail-
roads Most of his correspondence he car
ried on by telegraph at the expense of the
telegraph companies.
He owned an island in the ST. Lawrence
and had Il palace there. He brought up
his daughters to luxury and his sons to
work. One of them, employed In the New
York office in the Mills building. got IS
a week. But his father paid his board at
the Windsor and gave him an allowance
sufficient to insure his decent comfort.
He had a hand in many enterprises all
successful. He helped to build the elevat-
ed roads in New York. and his company
built the cars used ON them. 1t is one of
the biggest car-building plants in the
country. He bought real estate here
which has multiplied many fold He was
the intimate of many men of national re-
pute. He did not care much for society
He was fond of an exciting game of draw
poker. Yet he was inclined to be religious
and when one Saturday night the game
ran over the midnight hour. he sent $500
to his church in the name of ~ Pott."
and was greatly amused when the pastor
read out that name before the congrega-
ton and said he would be glad to make
The Philadelphia Record tells this story
of Lincoln and Pullman
One night, going out of Chicago. a long
lean man, with wart on his cheek. came
into the depot. He paid George NJ. Pull
man 80 cents, and half a berth was as
signed to him. Then he took off his coat
and vest and hung them up, and they fit
ted the peg about as well as they fitted
him. Then he kicked off his boots, turned
into the berth, and was sleeping like
healthy baby before the car left the depot
Along came another passenger and paid
his 80 cents. In two minutes he was back
at George Pullman.
There's a man in that berth of mine"
said he hotly, land he's about ten feet
high. How am l going to sleep there I'd
like to know? Go and look at him"
In went Pullman-mad, too. The tall
arms were stretched across the bed and
his feet were stored comfortably-for him
Pullman shook him until he awoke. and
then told him if he wanted the whole
berth he would have to pay 81.
MY dear sir" said the tall man, "a
contract is a contract. l have paid you
20 cents for half this berth, and, as you
see. am occupying It, There's the other
half" pointing to a strip about six inches
wide. Sell that and don't disturb me
again" And, so saying. the man with
wart on his face went to sleep again. He
was Abraham Lincoln.