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aunts receiving the balance.
In addition, Pinkerton said, the com.
pany owed him 1857 900 in December,
1885. This sum is part Of debt in.
CURED on incorporation Of the firm In
1925. The detective Service has been
functioning since 1850, he said.
Rossiter said he had been with the
company for 40 years. rising from ofnce
boy to his present post.
Rossiter's total compensation for
1885 was less than $4,000. he testi.
fed, as compared to the 1890 re-
ceived by Pinkerton.
Rossiter testified that about 1000
operatives are in employ of the COM
pany. The firm has its headquarters
in New York. with branches in q
cities in the United States and one in
Canada.
Dividing receipts into agency" and
patrol" services, Pinkerton said total
gross income for 1894 was about
$2.200.000. For 1885 1t was about
$2,300,000. For the first seven months
Of 1886 this income totaled about
81 ,260 900.
Industrial undercover work per-
formed through the first seven months
Of 1886 brought in $552.495 of the
gross income, it was testified.
do you furnish guards in time Of
industrial disturbances" La Toilette
asked.
"Only If the plant is not in opera
tion." Pinkerton answered.
Turning to consideration of ac-
counts Of the agency, Senator La Fol-
lette read q report from operatives in
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, where
radical" movements were under in
vestigation.
A similar inquiry was being han
died at the Bethlehem Steel Corp.
plant in Johnstown. Pa. The COM
pany was concerned about "Com-
munists and so-called labor organ
izers," Rossiter said.
Rossiter Said many Of their clients
were desirous Of learning whether Ia.
Dor organizers represent bona fide"
unions, such as an American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor adiliate or some
"racketeering" outfit.
Under pressing from La Toilette.
Rossiter admitted that investigations
Of bona fide" organizers are carried
out II clients wish them.
Referring to an account with the
Industrial Association Of San Fran
cisco. Rossiter insisted that the investi-
CATION was directed solely at efforts
to organize Communist unions.
Rossiter said he knew of no investi-
cation of organizing activities by the
Amalgated Iron, Steel and Tin Work.
ers or the United Automobile Workers.
Firms Using Agency.
The following list Of firms employ
ing the Pinkertons' services was fur
nished to the committee by the
Pinkerton Agency and was read into
the record, designated as q partial
list:
General Motors Corp, including the
following subsidiaries: Fisher Body
Division, Chevrolet Motor Division,
Pontiac Motors, Cadillac Motor co.
and Harrison Radiator Division.
Bethlehem Steel Corp. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, Tennessee Public
Service Co., Barry Wright, Rome. Ga:
Guide Lamp Corp, Harmony Bus
Transportation Co., Galloway Mills, |
r. c. A. Manufacturing Co., Detroit |
Sulphite Pulp d Paper Co., American
Sugar Refinery. Philadelphia Evening |
Bulletin, Curtis Publishing Co., New
York shipbuilding Corp, Baldwin Lo-
connective Works, Industrial Associa-
ton Of San Francisco, Bowman Dairy |
Co., Chicago.
w. J. Holiday & Co.. Chicago:
Springer Mill Co., Seattle; Tacoma
Smelter Co.. Seattle: Washington
Veneer Co., Seattle; Kansas City
Southern Railway Co., American
Bakeries Co., Savannah Electric Co.,
Georgia Power Co., Trion Co., Gree
wood Cotton Mills, Tubize Chatillon
Corp, Tennessee Public Service Co.,
Chicopee Mfg. Co. Of Georgia, Expo
sition Cotton Mills, Gate City Cotton
Mills, Newman Construction Co.,
Southern Spring Bed Co., Pelzer Mfg. |
Co., American Bakeries Co., West Point |
Mfg. Co., Reynolds Bros. Lumber Co.,
B. F. Goodrich Co., Aiken Mills, Inc;
Davenport Hosiery Mills, Randall |
Bros, Inc: Kansas City Southern
Railway, Alton Boxboard 81 Paper Co.,
Bell Aircraft Corp, r. Burkart Mfg. |
Co.. Carter Carburetor Corp, Cham
pion. Coated Paper Co., Colts Patent |
Firearms Mfg. Co.
Commander Mills, Inc; Consoli. |
dated Laundries, Inc: Delaval Steam |
Turbine Co.: Hooker Electric Chem.
ical Co.: Endicott-Johnson Corp:
Frankfort Distilleries: Fruehauf |
Trailer Co.: L II. dilmer Co.: Hughes |
Tool Co., Inc: Inland Mfg. Co.;
Kroer Grocery 4 Baking Co.: Mont
somery Ward q Co.: Penn. Fibre
Board Corp: Real Silk Hosiery ldills,
Inc; Reliance Mfg. Co, Chicago;J
Phelps Dodge Copper Corp; western |
MARYLAND Ry.;; Textileather Corp; |
Western Sugar Refinery: Mullius Mfg. |
Co., Salem, Ohio; Fort Wayne CORFU
gated Paper Co.: John Watkins, p. Q. |
Box 1891. Pittsburgh. Pa: Barrett |
Co.; Budd Mig. Co.: Campbell eoupt |
Co.; -Congoleum Nairn, Inc; CONT
mental OIL Co.; Firestone Tire Co.; |
Freebooter Baking Co.; Gates Rubber
Co.; Lehigh q New England r. r.;
Libby Owens Glass Co: Lyon Co.,
Detroit; William I. Mclean. Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Nevada Northern Railway, rsnnyl-
vania Power n Light CO, Philadel.
phia Enquirer, American Cyanamide |