Labor unrest during the depression of the 1890s, the Pullman Strike
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Miranda Johanson US History 1112 Assignment 1 week 2 August 22, 2012 Labor unrest during the depression of the 1890s, the Pullman Strike The goal of George Pullman when building the Company Town was to solve labor unrest and poverty. He believed that the country air and nice facilities without agitators, saloons, and city vice districts would make his people happy and good workers. His town was a leading attraction at the World?s Columbian Exposition of 1893. It caused a national sensation in which he was praised by the national press for his benevolence and vision. It was considered the most peaceful place on earth by moral statistics. Pullman expected the town to make money as any good business man would. In 1892 its value was over five million dollars.