Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1894 — PULLMAN'S LIEUTENANT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PULLMAN'S LIEUTENANT.

Tho*. H. Wlckes, a Farmer*# Ilor, the Second Head Groat Concern. Thomas H. Wickes, Second Vice President o; tho Pullman Palace {Jar Company, who acted and spoke for

Geo. M. Pullman during the recent labor troubles, is well known in railway circlos. Wiekos was born i n Leicestershire, England, August z B, 1846. and in youth received only the rudiments of au education. Prom the farm he went into a grocery, and then Into the rail- . road business. He

came to America in 1866, l.ving in Canada for two yea-s. In 1868 he went to work for the 1 ullman Company lit Ea.t St. Louis, as ticket agent, and’ in 1873 was mado superintendent lor that division. Since then Ills rise haa been i a lj. He lives in Chicago, has a family, and won erful executive ability is his great characteristic.

THOMAS H. WICKES.