The Story Of Pullman Classic Reprint

Author : W. J. Ashley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332184446
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book The Railroad Strike of 1894 written by W. J. Ashley and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Railroad Strike of 1894: The Statements of the Pullman Company and the Report of the Commission, Together With an Analysis of the Issues The main purpose of the Church Social Union is to stimulate and assist careful study of the present industrial situation. It is fitting, therefore, that it should begin its new season of work by inviting its members to give their quiet and impartial attention to the main facts in the history of the greatest industrial struggle yet seen in this country, - the Chicago strike of last year, - and to ponder soberly the principles involved. For this purpose, there are herewith put into the hands of each of the members, the Report of the U. S. Strike Commission and Mr. Pullman's Statement. Whatever criticism may be called for by either of these documents, it is evident that they are each of them at least deserving of consideration. The U. S. Strike Commission had exceptional means of arriving at an accurate knowledge of the facts of the case; and the reputation of its chairman, the Hon. Carroll D. Wright, as a statistician and economic investigator, is so high in America and Europe that his judgment as to the facts must be listened to with respect. Mr. Pullman is an extremely able and successful business man, and the statement he has put forward has undoubtedly been prepared with the aid of the most skilful advisers attainable. To assist the members of the C. S. U. to arrive at some conclusions concerning the mass of contentions now put before them, the Committee venture to lay before them certain notes and memoranda. They would urge their members, however, before going further, first to read rapidly through both the accompanying documents. Each, in its different way, is so forcible that members who have scanty leisure, having read one, will possibly think that there is nothing more to be said, and that it is hardly worth while to read the other. For the purpose, however, which this Society has at heart, it is of the utmost importance that whichever may chance to have been read first, the other should then be read also. And members are urged not to content themselves with newspaper summaries, but to read both right through. Having done this, they will be in a position to go over the subject once more, more critically; and for this purpose they may find it useful to follow the lines of thought here laid down. It need hardly be said that if this publication is taken up and glanced through, put down and forgotten, as we read newspapers, it will be useless. It is hoped that members will keep it by them, and recur to it again and again for quiet and sustained consideration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.