The Washington times., 1922-03-31
II, F'.Car7y, NeU PuIlmn51'
Company President

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Mr.. Carry the head of the Haskell Barker Car
Company, OF Michigan City, Indiana. Many men had
helped Mr. Carry to build up that concern When the
Pullman Company wanted him for president to do work
oadly needed the Pullman concern had to buy Mr..
Carrys entire plant the factory and ALL in order
to get Mr. Carry along with it. He would not leave his
organization or his behind. #
That is encouraging sign for workers of the Pull
man Company, many of whom, conductors especially,
have had cause for complaint in the past They may
reasonably hope that if they stick to their boss and
show him what they do, he will stick to them and
make them glad that he moved over into the Pullman
Company with his factory and his organization. N
Times have changed since the days of which George
Pullman original sleeping told this writer years
ago. -
Pullman determined to DO something and did
The first thing he did to give up his great lux
ury, smoking cigars that cost cents apiece n.
he wanted to build an experimental sleeping car, and
needed every penny He built that car Then built some
more he used to stand in railroad station in Chicago
selling tickets his solitary sleeping car Tickets
were 5O cents apiece and he put men in each berth
The man who had bought the second half of one lower
berth came out to complain that there the
berth for him. "That man in there has got his legt
doubled up all the BERTH" was the complaint II
can't help that replied Pullman. "Tell him you own
half Of that BERTH III
The man with the long legs was Abraham Lincoln
1t would surprise Lincoln probably if he could see the
luxury of Pullman travel today. s#
So much for the president for the polite su-
gestions.
MR.. CARRY, TREAT PULLMAN CONDUCTORS Az.
YOU TREATED YOUR OWN MEN IN THE CAH1
WORKS. You KNOW that pays
The conductor is to Pullman train what the head q
hotel or restaurant is to the business of the hotel
restaurant.
cheerful wellsatisfied conductor interested in HI
work, In his company and in the president will add moi
to his receipts than the extra cost of good wages god
treatment and good hours.
The Pullman Company takes in large revenues frou
Pullman that without sleeping berths 1t is th
poteness, the hospitality of the conductor that make
men pay an extra price to ride in the Pullman car espe
caly on roads where they might ride perfectly safe
and comfortably in steel cars for extra charge.
contented Pullman conductor means more business
Mr.. Carry will find on investigation that the manage
ment preceding him has NOT treated it's conductors
fairly wisely.
The men made to pay for their meals, whenever
there is dining the train whether they eat the
meals not.
Every Pullman conductor is necessarily poor man
Ii ne takes care of his family he MUST be- Where heI
used to hire small apartment for 500 month"; he nov
pays $65
If he chooses to take on the train with him luncheon
that MS wife prepares, costing only few cents and Il
there Is dining that train he must paw the com
pany for his meas- is deducted from his salarv-ius
as though he had eaten at the companys expense
In addition, and which is more annoying, his pay sy
cut down. on the theory that if he sleeps the train be
does not earn money.
The Pullman conductor is at the beck and call of
passengers at all hours of the night He b. ready
to meet and pacy the growing passenger the
woman it fair to dock his wages if he gets an occa
sional hours sleep between stationsi
This writer knows personally more than dozen Pull
man conductors admres their potenes their patience
their earnestness, the way in which they serve their
company
They paid less than the regular conductor of theI
railroad train 1t may be properly alleged that this is
only just inasmuch the train conductor has a fa
greater responsibility.
He with the engineer, is responsible for the entirA
train and the safety of it's passengers.
He is paid little enough heaven knows. .'-
But at least, the Pullman conductor should not bs