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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02879 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Horace Porter to George C. Pullman about revenues, passenger numbers and fuel usage |
| Date | 9 July 1878 |
| Author | Porter, Horace (1837-1921) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Written as Vice President of the Pullman Company to the President. Discusses revenues through the previous day. Mentions that night travel has remained unchanged and daytime usage has fallen off due to the warm weather. Reports on fuel usage and conservation and employee numbers. Lists the new board members of the Metropolitan Company, of which both Pullman and Porter are members. Reports on the stockholders' meeting, of which the issue of noise pollution was mentioned. Porter writes that Thomas Edison can fix the problem with little expense. Written on Pullman's Palace Car Company letterhead. |
| Subjects | Railroad Finance Transportation Industry Inventor Science and Technology |
| People | Porter, Horace (1837-1921) Pullman, George Mortimer (1831-1897) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Pullman was the originator of the sleeping car enterprise. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |