When the head of this company died, he was buried in a lead-lined coffin in a steel vault, with cement then poured over it to prevent his body from being vandalized.
When the head of this company died, he was buried in a lead-lined coffin in a steel vault, with cement then poured over it to prevent his body from being vandalized. Richard Ely wrote an article claiming Otto von Bismarck's power was "utterly insignificant" compared to this company's. Robert Todd Lincoln once served as president of this company, which hired Solon Spencer Beman to design buildings near Lake Calumet, Illinois. An employee cracked that "we are born in [this company's] house and fed from [this company's] shops" because of the power it wielded over its company town. A 1894 strike against this company ended when Grover Cleveland sent in the U.S. Army to oppose union leader Eugene V. Debs. For 10 points, name this company whose founder invented a type of railroad sleeping car.
When the head of this company died, he was buried in a lead-lined coffin in a steel vault, with cement then poured over it to prevent his body from being vandalized.
Pullman Palace Car Company [or Pullman-Standard Car &amp; Manufacturing Company]