The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

THE STORIES TOLD BY ANDREW
CARNEGIE AND t. r. wOODRUFF.
How George M. Pullman Succeeded In
Acaufring Control of an Immense
IL Profitable Business.


ssMegargee" In Philadelphia Times.
You were promised to-day as a result
of inquiries as TO whether the late George
NJ Pullman was the inventor of sleeping
cars chapter on that subject that con-
Germs the iron and steel Millionaire. An
drew Carnegie. In his ably written book
Triumphant Democracy" he devotes a
chapter to Railways and Waterways" in
the course of which. referring to Amer
lean methods Of transportation. he uses
this languages:
In no other country Is travel so comfort
able and luxurious. For this we are chiefly
indebted to a remarkable American inven-
ton. the sleeping car, without which such
extended lines would have remained an i'm
perfect instrument for the consolidation Of
the people.
Journey between the oceans, requiring
seven days and nights to perform. or even
that between Chicago and other Western
cities to New York and the East, which oc-
cupy but twenty-four to forty-eight hours
consecutive travel could have been under
taken only In extreme cases had the unfor-
tunate traveller been required to sit up,
In old-fashioned cars. Well do 1 remember
that, when a clerk in the service of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Comapny, a tall,
spare, farmer-looking kind of man came
TO me once when 1 was sitting on the end
of seat OF the rear car looking over the
line.
He said he had been told by the conductor
that was connected with the railway COM
pany and he wished me to look at an In
vention he had made With that he drew
from a green bag (as If IL were for lawyers
briefsl a small model OF sleeping berth
before like flash. the whole range OF the
discovery burst upon me: Yes. sald,
that is sometning which TINS continent
the subject as soon as had talked over the
matter with my superior, Thomas A. Scott
/ could not get that blessed sleeping car
Upon my return laid it before Mr. Scott
declaring that II was one of the inventions
of the age. He remarked, You are enthu-
siastic. young man, but you may ask the in
ventor to come and let me see it,
did so and arrangements were made to
build two trial cars and run them on the
Pennsylvania Railroad was offered an In
gladly accepted. Payments were TO be made
10 per cent. per month after the cars were
delivered. the Pennsylvania Railroad guar
anteeing to the builders that the cars should
be kept upon its line and under their con-
troll.
This was all satisfactory until the notice
came that my share Of the first payment
was s2l7.5o (f43)
How well 1 remember the exact sum: but
two hundred and seventeen dollars and
half were as far beyond my means as If it
had been million.
1 was earning $50 (e1O per month. how
ever. and had prospects. or at least always
felt that i had.
What was TO be done?
CARNEGIES FIRST NOTE
i decided to call on a local banker, Mr.
Lloyd. state the case and boldly ask him to
advance the upon my interest in the
affair. He put his hand on my shoulder and
said. why. OF course, Andie. you are all
right; go ahead; here is the money" 1t is
last note. but not to be named in comparI-
son with the day in which he makes his first
note and gets banker to take it. 1 have
tried both and know. The cars paid their
subsequent payments from their earnings
i paid my FIRST note from my savings so
much per month. and thus did / get my
TO climb after that A triumphant success
was scored. And thus came sleeping cars
into the world. Blessed be the man who in
vented sleep" says Sancho Panza. Thou
sands upon thousands will echo the senti-
Eent Blessed be the man who invented
sleeping cars Let me record his name and
testify my gratitude TO him, my dear quiet
modest. truthful. farmer looking friend. r.
II. Woodruff, one OF the benefactors OF the
age:
This brings US TO another remarkable
man, George NJ. Pullman, great genius
Woodruff was I'm his peculiar line. IL 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 few cautious old gentlemen I'm
Philadelphia were managing the original
cars In that particular Philadelphia way
which IL so amusing. making ten bites OF
even the smallest cherry, this young man
laid his daring plan. He would contract for
twenty or thirty ears, while the Philadel-
phia people hesitated 10 engage for one The
result was that Mr.. Pullman completely
eclipsed them.
soon saw that we had genius TO deal
with and advised the old concern TO capture
Mr. Pullman There was capture. but 1t