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	City Home
		Pullman bears other fruits as a result of its well-educated, involved and generous year-round population.
		Winter 2004 marked the opening of the new Pullman Regional Hospital, while the modernized Lincoln Middle School was dedicated in spring 2005.
		Pullman is a great place -- high tech, higher education and highest quality of life.
	www.ci.pullman.wa.us (194 words)

	Pullman
		Pullman wanted to avoid the types of workers who participated in the turbulent 1877 Railroad Strike, or those he believed to be discouraged and morally corrupted by urban poverty and social dislocation.
		Pullman hired architect Solon Beman and landscape architect Nathan Barrett to erect a town designed to provide its residents with decent housing in a socially and physically healthy environment that would also generate a 6 percent profit for the Pullman Palace Car Company.
		Pullman's reputation fell most dramatically in the late 1920s and 1930s, when unemployment and bootlegging activities made it seem to be a nascent slum.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1030.html (937 words)

	National Railway Historical Society (NRHS)
		Pullman created an empire, which during its peak in the 1930's was responsible for the construction, ownership, and operation of a fleet of over eight-thousand sleeper, parlor, club, and cafe cars.
		Pullman Incorporated, its successor, continued to construct freight and passenger cars until it was sold to Bombardier Corporation of Canada in the 1970's.
		Pullman Company history courtesy of Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS and their classic 1923 Pullman DOVER HARBOR, which still roams the main lines of America today, in part due to a grant from the NRHS Railway Heritage Grants program.
	www.nrhs.com /archives/pullman.htm (308 words)

	Pullman Strike of 1894
		Pullman officials were dumb-founded and quickly realized that the strike would not end anytime soon, if action was not taken on their part.
		The Pullman Strike affected the overall welfare of the nation and its citizens, whether it was indeed recognized at the time or not.
		The Pullman Strike, in addition, emphasized the fact that there was an overall labor problem in the United States and "convinced Eugene Debs that the lives of American workers would never improve, unless they controlled governmental power through their strength of numbers in elections" (http://1912.history.ohio-state.edu/pullman.htm).
	www.stfrancis.edu /ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/btopics/works/PullmanStrike.htm (2007 words)

	George Pullman
		Pullman's last major projects was to build the city of Pullman near Chicago in 1880.
		This was not unusual in the age of the robber barons, but he didn't reduce the rent in Pullman, because he had guaranteed his investors a 6% return on their investments in the town.
		Pullman's reputation was soiled by the strike, and then officially tarnished by the presidential commission that investigated the incident.
	www.pullman-car.com /history/george_pullman.html (1199 words)

	The Spectator.co.uk
		Philip Pullman allows them to remove Him, and replace The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with Pullman’s very different country of the mind —rebel angels, friendly daemons and witches who are not wicked but good (though Pullman also has a wardrobe).
		Pullman’s stories are crammed with the supernatural and the mystical, and take place mainly in alternative worlds, most captivatingly of all in an Oxford recognisably the same place while utterly different.
		Pullman puts forward a complex theory of man’s true destiny, and his stories are a powerful epic that everyone should read.
	www.lewrockwell.com /spectator/spec11.html (1110 words)

	The Pullman Virtual Museum -- The Town of Pullman
		Pullman is distinct in that nearly all of this housing stands today more or less as it did originally.
		Housing in Pullman was somewhat more expensive than in other parts of the city, but the quality of the housing was far superior to that available to workers elsewhere.
		Although it is not unusual for the majority of time and attention to focus on historic buildings, the Pullman layout and landscape was as vital to the overall appearance of the nation's first planned industrial town as were its storied buildings.
	www.pullman-museum.org /thetown (1227 words)

	::Pullman Square:: - Restaurants Shopping Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The design team for Pullman Square was lead by the design architecture firm Development Design Group ("DDG") from Baltimore, MD. DDG is one of the premiere design firms specializing in the creation and design of town center projects.
		The Pullman Square project has been designed with lessons learned by DDG in their other work and is a compilation of many of the most successful features of these other projects.
		For Pullman Square, a town square was identified as the central public area to be the defining design element of the project.
	www.pullman-square.com /design.html (1170 words)

	Lemelson-MIT Program
		Pullman's father had been involved in contracting the moving of large buildings when the Erie Canal was widened.
		When Pullman moved to Chicago (at age 22), he was able to sell a similar concept there, when the city established a new sewer system.
		Pullman began a business with a couple of partners to construct new foundations for buildings and then move them on top of them.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/pullman.html (534 words)

	Communities - Welcome to Pullman!
		Nestled in southeastern Washington's rolling wheat fields, Pullman has much to offer visitors, students and those seeking a lifestyle that combines a beautiful country setting with the benefits of a major university.
		Pullman's 24,675 residents are a mix of Washington State University students, faculty and staff intertwined with families and individuals employed in agriculture, government, retail, trade technology and services.
		The Pullman Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome you to our community and encourage you to explore all of the many sights, sounds, and activities Pullman has to offer.
	www.pullman.com (310 words)

	George Pullman
		George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831-October 19, 1897), best known for the palatial railroad sleeping and dining cars that bore his name, was a lifelong Universalist, a leading industrialist and one of the consummate industrial managers of the 19th century.
		A graduate of Lombard University, Henry Pullman was ordained in 1855 and served churches in Albion, New York, 1854-55; Olcott, New York, 1856-59; Fulton, New York, 1860-66; Peoria, Illinois, 1867-71, and Baltimore, Maryland, 1877-1897.
		Pullman's friend and fellow railroad director, United States Attorney General Richard Olney, with President Cleveland's backing, sent troops to Chicago to ensure that U.S. mail would not be delayed.
	www25.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/georgemortimerpullman.html (2426 words)

	George Pullman
		George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831-October 19, 1897), best known for the palatial railroad sleeping and dining cars that bore his name, was a lifelong Universalist, a leading industrialist and one of the consummate industrial managers of the 19th century.
		A graduate of Lombard University, Henry Pullman was ordained in 1855 and served churches in Albion, New York, 1854-55; Olcott, New York, 1856-59; Fulton, New York, 1860-66; Peoria, Illinois, 1867-71, and Baltimore, Maryland, 1877-1897.
		Pullman's friend and fellow railroad director, United States Attorney General Richard Olney, with President Cleveland's backing, sent troops to Chicago to ensure that U.S. mail would not be delayed.
	www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/georgemortimerpullman.html (2426 words)

	History Files - Pullman
		Pullman foresaw the growth of a rail-dominated economy and with it the growing wealth of the professional class.
		The Pioneer, Pullman's first attempt at a luxury car, initially failed because it was too wide for railway platforms and bridges and the railroads refused to accommodate it.
		But after the Pullman car was included as part of President Lincoln's funeral train in May 1865, both Pullman and his car received national publicity and soon became famous for luxury train travel.
	www.chicagohs.org /history/pullman/pul1.html (270 words)

	Thrill Jockey Records - Artists
		Pullman is an acoustic quartet featuring Bundy K. Brown of Directions in Music, Curtis Harvey of Rex, Chris Brokaw of Come, and Douglas McCombs of Tortoise and Eleventh Dream Day.
		Pullman came together through a common desire to explore instrumental acoustic music; an exploration that had no room for development in their other musical outlets.
		Pullman formed several years ago after some conversations by Ken Brown and Curtis Harvey during collaborations on other recordings, principally during the sessions for Loftus’ self-titled cd (Perishable) and Rex’s C (Southern).
	www.thrilljockey.com /artists/?id=10036 (614 words)

	Powells.com Interviews - Philip Pullman (2000)
		Pullman: Just as Lyra is growing up, accumulating new experiences and seeing the world in a wider and more complex way, so the reader is doing that as well.
		Pullman: I'm glad that happened, and I'm grateful to you for saying that because it was very important that that should happen.
		Pullman: Ask a bunch of your friends, once you've explained what a daemon is in the first place.
	www.powells.com /authors/pullman.html (2868 words)

	Graceland Cemetery: George Pullman (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pullman joked that the town had been named for both of them: the first syllable of his name, the second syllable of Beman's.
		All Pullman employees were then required to sign a statement that they would never attempt to join a union.
		Pullman was so hated by his employees that when he died in 1897, his heirs feared that the body would be stolen and held for ransom.
	www.graveyards.com /IL/Cook/graceland/pullman.html (327 words)

	Pullman Chamber of Commerce - History of Pullman
		George Pullman of the Pullman Company chanced to be a friend, so in his honor, Three Forks faded out, and Pullman took its place upon the map.
		With title to the land sevured, the town fathers platted the land, and proceeded to begin in earnest their efforts to develop the town of Pullman.
		A distinct feature of Pullman is the four hills that surround it, playing a large part in the way the town has been developed.
	www.pullmanchamber.com /default.asp?PageID=25 (731 words)

	Pullman Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pullman Car and Manufacturing Co., had been organized on June 18, 1924, from the previous Pullman Company Manufacturing Department, to consolidate the car building interests of The Pullman Co. The parent company, The Pullman Co., was reorganized as Pullman, Inc., on June 21, 1927.
		Pullman, Inc., decided to sell its operating company, and on June 30, 1947, The Pullman Company, a new company jointly owned by 59 railroads, was organized to assume control of the interests of the former Pullman Operating Company.
		Alcohol was prohibited in the town, as George Pullman found it a disdainful habit for his workers; though it was available in the company's Florence Hotel, primarily for the benefit of the hotel guests, but was generally too expensive for laborers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pullman_Company (1812 words)

	His Dark Materials \| Philip Pullman \| BridgeToTheStars.Net
		His father, a pilot in the Royal Air Force was killed early in Philip's life, leaving him to be raised by his mother and stepfather, as well as his grandfather who was a clergyman in rural England.
		Pullman studied for a time at Exeter College, in Oxford (he has said that Exeter has been his primary model for Jordan College in the books).
		Pullman is currently working on a companion volume to the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy (which gets its name from John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'), called The Book of Dust.
	www.bridgetothestars.net /index.php?p=pullmanbio (278 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Pullman attacks Narnia film plans
		Pullman's acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy tells of a battle against the church and a fight to overthrow God.
		I think Mr Pullman not only hasn't the foggiest idea what he's on about, but is using one of the greatest children's literary tales to publicise his own work.
		Philip Pullman's comments are probably not relevant when most people are going to see the film for it's entertaining and delightful story and not Christian subtext.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/4347226.stm (2124 words)

	Pullman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pullman, Illinois, now within the city limits of Chicago, was a company town of the Pullman Company, where a famous strike took place in 1894.
		The term Pullman was often used to refer to railroad sleeping cars in the United States; this term was learnt, and applied similarly, by the rail transport in Mexico.
		A pullman case or valise is a large piece of luggage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pullman (232 words)

	Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day -- September 2, 1996 \| PBS
		Pullman, Illinois was a company town, founded in 1880 by George Pullman, president of the railroad sleeping car company.
		Pullman designed and built the town to stand as a utopian workers' community insulated from the moral (and political) seductions of nearby Chicago.
		Its residents all worked for the Pullman company, their paychecks drawn from Pullman bank, and their rent, set by Pullman, deducted automatically from their weekly paychecks.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html (718 words)

	Pullman Alliance for Responsible Development: PAWS Campaign
		This means that as it stands now, no official elected by Pullman voters has had or will have a vote in the decision to approve or reject Wal-Mart's proposal.
		The most important decision facing Pullman in years is to be decided without a vote by our City Council representatives.
		In addition, the Supercenter issue is not an isolated "Pullman problem." It represents a serious impact on Moscow, Colfax and other local cities as well.
	pullman-ard.org /paws_campaign_docs/paws.php (1539 words)

	Life and Letters: Far From Narnia: The New Yorker
		In some ways, Pullman was a natural choice for the lecture: he was born in Norwich, where his grandfather was an Anglican parish priest, and the university, which is renowned for its creative-writing program, has given him an honorary degree.
		Pullman is a rangy, spirited man in his fifties with a bristling fringe of gray hair; at times, he resembles an intelligent and amused stork.
		Pullman had called his lecture “Miss Goddard’s Grave,” after a tombstone, first pointed out to him by his mother, in the churchyard in Norwich’s old city center.
	www.newyorker.com /fact/content/articles/051226fa_fact (916 words)

	Pullman News
		The Pullman NIMBY Manifesto WSU Professor Kathryn Meier's Town Crier column in today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News is a Pullman NIMBY Manifesto for the ages.
		Pullman Police are telling women to keep an eye on their laundry.
		PULLMAN, Wash. The PBS show "Frontline" and two of its producers will receive Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, Washington State University announced Friday.
	www.topix.net /city/pullman-wa (717 words)

	Pullman, West Virginia WV, town profile (Ritchie County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Pullman was $9,504, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Pullman, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $200.
		The average commute time for Pullman workers is 40 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=279707 (456 words)

	American Experience \| Chicago: City of the Century \| People & Events
		Pullman never sold his sleepers; instead, railways leased them from his company and also handed over the premium they charged passengers for the luxury ride.
		Not content as a mere businessman, Pullman created a utopian town for his workmen, with state-of-the-art houses, proper sewage lines, a church and even a library -- but no alcohol.
		The report condemned Pullman for refusing to negotiate and for the economic hardships he created for workers in the town of Pullman.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/p_pullman.html (933 words)

	Powell's Books - Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
		I reread Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy every year or so and was thrilled with this short story, the latest installment in the saga of Lyra Belacqua.
		Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass) has become a modern classic of fantasy literature, beloved by adults as well as children.
		Pullman, plus a fold-out map of Oxford and various "souvenirs" from the past.
	www.powells.com /biblio?isbn=0375828192 (525 words)

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