Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1884 — HUNTINGTON'S LETTERS. [ARTICLE]

HUNTINGTON'S LETTERS.

Text of His Correspondence with Colton Given to the World.. delations with Jay Gould, Who Was a Very Bad Man. The Corruption of Congress and' Legislatures Tully Set Forth—The Texas Pacific. ' {From the Chicago Tribune.] . Following are some of the more interesting of the-’letteuj written by C. P. Huntington, the Central Pfccifie monopolist, to “Friend Colton,” which show dearly the methods employed to strengthen the old road and push the interests of the' newest monopolistic scheme—the Southern Pac.fic railroad: New Yobe, Oct. 8, 1874.—Friend Colton: Yours of Sept. 30 is received. ♦ * * I want you to be sure to get some one to see Luttrell and Hager and get then! to work to,/:hange the line of the 8- P. to the Salinas Valley and give the company more time to build that road than they now have. We want the land granted to remain as it is; that is, it was withdrawn op a certain line. Now, what we want, as I understand it, is to remove the line on which the road is to be built and let the land grant stay where it is. I wpuld suggest that, you get some Democrat that has interest on the line of our roads that can convince Luttrell that it is for his interest to work for the C. P. and S. P. interest, for that would be in the interest of the whole people. Do attend to this and Jet me know what has been done. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. FIXING UP OUR CONGRESSMEN. New York, Nov. 8, 1874.—Friend Colton: Yours of Nov 27 is received with Inclosures. It certainly was a shabby thing in Vining to write snoh a letter Towne wrote me and sent me a copy of the letter. I saw Dillon and he seemed very much Offended at V. for writing it, and said nothing of the kind should happen again. I think I shall show your letter to Gould, but they are not our'kind of people. I have sent out some copies or Tom Scott’s bill as amended by me. Read it carefully and let me know what yon think of it. Of course the San Diego people may i ot like it unless you agree to build a road from their place out to connect with ounroad, and you may think best to do that. It certainly is very important to S. F. that we build the 8. P. into Arizona, and it would be well for you at ■once to write some letters for the influential men of 8. F. to sign, to send to all eurM. C. and Senators, to go for the bill as we want it, and if pou do not think it right as it is fix it and send it back; but if we could get it as it is 1 would be satisfied. Storr .'ays it will make Scott very mad, and he thought it best not to send it, and may beheisright;butlf Scott kicks at it I propose to say to Congress: “We will build east of the Colorado to meet the Tfixas P. without aid,” and then see how many ir embers will dare give him aid to do what we offered to do withodt. My only fear then would be the cry that the C. P. and the S. P. was all one and would be a-vast monopoly, etc., and that is what we must guard against, and that is one reason why yen should be in Washington. I send copy ot my letter to Scott on sending the bill; he sent it for me to fix to suit me. The U. P. people ate not yet ready to order steamers. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. INTENDS TO SEE LUTTBELL. New Yobe, Nov. 18, 1874. —Friend Colton: Yours of the ssh inst. is received. * * * I never have spoken to Luttrell myself, but when he comes over I will see him. There 1b a large field to be worked over in California to bring about good feeling between ourselves and our enemies, and as you are a new man n the firm I think yon are the party to do this. * ♦ * Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. ON LUTTRELL’S TRAIL. •New Yobk. Nov. 17, 1874—Friend Colton: Yours of the 7th and 9th Inst, are received. I notice that you are yet on Luttrell’s trail. I hope you will get some one to convince him that we are good fellows—and that should not be a hard thing to do, for I have no doubt of it myself. I notice what you say about getting control of the A. <t P. franchise by getting a majority of the stock. ♦ * * Yours truly, ~ C. P. Huntington. LUTTRELL UNDER COLTON’S CARE. New Yo&l Nov. 20, 1874,-Fiiend Colton: Yours of thur‘2th is received, and I am glad to learn that you have Luttrell under your charge, but you must be careful and not let him get anything to strike back with, as he is a cuss, and I do not think it safe for Stanford to talk with him on our matters, as it would be just like him to get up in Congress and lie about what S. said to him. He must have solid reasons or he will go back on you. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. INTRIGUING AGAINST SCOTT. New Yobk, Nov. 20, 1874.—Friend Colton: Herewith I send copy of bill that Tom Scott proposes to put through Congress this winter. Now I wish you would at once get as many of the associates. together as you can, and then let me know what you want. Scott sent me three copies, fixed as he wants them, and asked me to help pass them through Congress, and if I would not do it as he has fixed it, then he asked me to fix it so that I will, or in any way that I • will support it. Now do attend to this at once, and in the meantime I will fix it here and see how near we are together When yours gets here. Scott is prepared to pay, or promises to pay, a large amount of money to pass h s bill, but I do not think he can pass it, although I think this coming session of Congress will be composed of the hungriest set of men that evergot together, and that the d— only knows whaflsthev will do. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. MEN WHO MAY BE “CONVINCED.” New York. Dec. 1, 1874.—Friend Colton: * * * I would ’like to know what is being ' done with the California Pacific extension bonds. Has any of our people endeavored to do anytiling wdth Low and Frisbie? They are both men that can be convinced. * * * 1 will see Luttrell when he comes over and talk with him, and maybe he and we can work together, but if we can brush him out it would have a good effect, and then we could, or at least would try to, get some better material to work with. * * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. distributing free passes. New York, March 3, 1875.—Friend Colton: You. s of the 2d inst. have just come to hand, also dispatch that you have received two dispatches from George E. Gray. What is up? Have received no letter from C. P. H. for three days. Have you sent passes and money? The money 1 had not sent, for the reason I did not know yon wanted it until to-day. The passes havn gone as fast as they have come in from Dillon. I have just sent over for the last lot, and if they come will send them with this. I also send $1,060 as requested. I notice a bill passed the House a few days since, called up bv Williams, of Michigan. I forget its title, but it called for reports, etc., etc., from the Pacific roads. Of course it was something ugly or it would not have passed. * * ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. TRYING TO CAVE DOWN THE BANK. New York, March 19, 1875.—Friend Colton: If you could get some well-written articles published in the 8. F. tapers showing up the great value of the country traversed by the 8. P., and the vast business that road must do to take into market the product of the country; in fact, such articles as would tend to induce people to buy 8. P. bonds and'lands, I should get the ■articles republished in the newspapers on this side to as great an exteut as 1 could, which is a very elective and cheap way of advertising. Will you attend to this ? Yours truly, C. P. Huntington THE WORST MAN HE EVER SAW. New York, April 12, .1875.—Friend Colton: * * * The U. P. & P. M. people have talked with me, and it is we do not forget the same parties control both, but I said to them that I did not have toe data here, and if I had, was not familiar enough with the details of operating the road to make or enter into a contract with them, etc. I quite agree with yon that the rise in freights, and I may say the general business of the Pacific, or I perhaps should say the U. P. road, has become so notorious of late, and I think it is quite liable to hurt us very much in our settlement with the Government. In sac , there is where I think we are likely to be most harmed. I think I understand our position here and know that to get just what belongs to us may cause us much trouble and peri lexity so long as Jay Gould controls a link in the < verland line and also a line by sea. For I think him the worst man to do anything with l ever knew. But I think. While no doubt not the worst, but almost the worst, thing we can do as matters stand today isle quarrel with him, and I do not propose to have a quarrel If I can well avoid. You know something of him and can tell the other California as; opiates what you think oZ the situation here. It is night and I will quit. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. Send my letters to 8., Nos. 499 and 507. MANIPULATING THE NEWSPAPERS. New York, April 7, 1875.—Friend Colton: Yours of March 27, No. .is received. » * ♦ I send slip from Evening Post. The same thing has been in the other papers, some of which got $1 per line for publishing, so I do not think they are doing this ipr fun or to buy stock. As you have no doubt noticed byoveiland telegraph, the Panama railroad has elected a new Board of Directors and left P. M. and U. P. out, and there is evidently a misunderstanding between Gould and Trenor W. P., but don’t bet money on it. C. P. Huntington. INCAUnOUSNESS OF STANFORD. New Yobk, May 28, 1875.—Friend Colton:

Yours of the 20th is received with N. P. dippings. Ido not think Booth made many votes by his Grand hotel speech. Tha Gorernor said —Gov. 8. —some good things to the interviewer: but I think it unfortunate that he* should so closely connect the C. P with the S. P., as that is the only weapon our enemies have to light us with in Congress. * * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. GOULD’S PROBABLE WEAK POINT. New York, May 3. 1875.—Friend Colton: I called at Gould’s house last nivhr. and had a long talk with him on various matters; showed him your letter No. 16. • * • If he has a weak point I believe I have found it. • » » Yours truly, C. P. HUNUNGioN. an alleged wild hog. Friend Colton: * * • I notice what you sav of Luttrell; he is a wild hog; don’t let him come back to Washington; but as the House is to be largely Democratic, and if he was to be befeated likely it would be charged to us. hence I think it would be well to beat him with a Democrat; but 1 would defeat him any way, and if he got the nomination put up another Democrat and run against him, and in that way elect a Republican. Beat him. » * ♦ Yours truly. C. P. Huntington. CAVING PICKERING AND FITCH DOWN THE BANK. New York, Sept. 17, 1875.—Friend Colton: Yours of the 9th inst., with inclosures as therein stated, are received. It looks as though you would be able to cave Fitch and Pickering down the bank. * ♦ * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington SLIPPERY WALKER. New York, Oct. 19, 1872.-Friend Colton: * * * I have given Gilbert C. W'alker a letter to you. He is a member of the Forty-fourth Congress, ex-Governor of Virginia, and a slippery fellow, and I rather think in Scott’s interest, but not sure. I gave him a pass over C. P. and got one for him over U. P.; so do the best you can with him, but don’t trust him much. Yours truly. C. P. Huntington. DANGERS O» INTERVIEWING. Oct. 26, 1875.—Friend Colton: * * * I notice by the Alta ot the 18th that some correspondent of the San Diego paper has been interviewing Mr. Crocker. It is very difficult for any one to be interviewed by an infernal newspaper without getting hurt; and Mr. Crocker is not the most unlikely to get hurt of all the men I know. I notice what you write of the difficulties of getting railroad franchise in Arizona. I wish it was otherwise. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. GWIN’S SECRET-SERVICE WORK. New Yobk, Nov. 10, 1875.—Friend Colton: Yours of Oct. 23,1875, No. 85, is before me. Dr. Gwin is also here. I think the Doctor can do us some good if he can wor Rounder cover, bui if he is to cjme to the surface as our man I think it would be better that he should not come, as he is very obnoxious to very many on the Republican side of the House, and then there is so many things about our business that, he does not know, and he has not the time to learn it before Congress comes and g es. It was very unfortunate that he came over in Directors’ car with Mr. Crocker. I received a letter to-day from a party in Massachusetts that said that Gorham and Sargent were very much offended because Gwin was, or rather had, come over to look after our interest in Washington. I am, howeven disposed to think that Gwin can do ns some good, but not as our agent, but as an anti-subsidy Democrat and also as a Southern man .with much influence in the Souh in showing the Southern people that the Texas,and Pacific R. R. is in no way a Southern Pacific road, but a road, if built bv the Government, would prevent the Southern States from having a road to the Pacific for many years. But Gwin must not be known as our man. * * ♦ Yours, etc., C. P. H. GWIN WORKING UP THE SOUTH. New Yobk, Nov. 13, 1875. —Friend Colton: Your dispatch that you had sent $200,000 gold is received. Dr. Gwin left for the South yester--1 day. I think he can do us considerable good if he sticks for hard money and anti-subsidy schemes, but if it was understood by the public that he was here in our interest it would no doubt hurt us. When he left I told him he must not write to me, but when he wanted I should know his whereabouts, etc., to write to R. T. Colburn; of Elizabeth, N. J. * * ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. WAKING UP THE SOUTH. New York, Nov. 24, 1875.—Friend Colton: * * * Crocker was in the office to-day, and I spoke to him about the S. P. sending me a special power of attorney to act for the 8. P. before Congress, and make an*v proposition to build the 8. P. to.imeet railroads on this side, etc. Mr. C. said he would attend to it, but I write this to remind him, as he took no memorandum. I want you to make such a proposition as I wrote to vou for some days since. I am getting the South well waked up on Scott’s Southern-Northern project. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. GWIN’S LITTLE MISTAKE. New Yobk, Dec. 22, 1875.—Friend Colton: * * * I have just returned from Washington. The Doctor (Gwin) was. unfortunate about the Railroad Committee; that is, there was not a man put on the committee that was on his list, and 1 must say I was deceived; and he was often with Kerr, and K. was at his rooms and spo t nearly one evening. The committee is not necessarily a Texas Pacific, but it is a commercial committee, and I have not much but that they can be convinced that ours is the right bill for the country. If things could have been left as we fixed them last winter there would have been little difficulty in defeating Scott’s bill; but their only argument is it is controlled by the Central. That does not amount to much beyond this: it allows members to vote for Scott’s bill for one reason and give the other; that it was to break up a great monopoly, etc. If these damned interviewers would keep out of the way it would be much easier traveling. I send a few clippings. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. FRIENDLY BRISTOW. New York, Dec. 10, 1875.—Friend Colton: * * * I think, we have nothing to fear this winter from the Texas Pacific bill. I had a talk with Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury. He will be likely to help us fix up our matters with the Government on a fair basis. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. SARGENT’S NEUTRAL ATTITUDE. New Yobk, Dec. 12, 1875.-t-Frlend Colton: * * * You write you are drawing up a bill to introduce in Congress. I am glad you are. I have been to work on one tor some days, and Mr, Storrs has it in hand now. When yours comes I will use the best one, or, what is more likely though, use the best parts of both. I hope to have it introduced by Thursday, the 23d. Scott is making a terrible effort, promising everything to everybody, and I promise nothing that Ido not expect we shall fulfill, and the Southerners being so very poor that many of them will hold to Scott in hopes he may do something for them. Vain hope. Sargent, as you no doubt have seen, has gone off the Railroad Committee, but there is a good man in his place, Eaton of Connecticut. His going off looks as if he did not care to help us of barm us much. If he did he would have staid on the committee. I sent you to-day senate bills Nos. 6 and 14. I could get control of Atlantic and Pacific railroad at very small cost, but do we want it as a gift? Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. CARB’S SALARY. New York, Jan. 14, 1876.—Friend Colton: Yours of Dec. 30 and tt>e Ist inst., Nos. 120 and 121, also your teles.ram that Wi liam B. Carr has had for his services $60,000 S. P. bonds; then asking how much more I think his services are worth for the future. That is a very difficult question to answer, as I do not know how many years Mr. Carr has been in our employ, or how far in the future we should want him. In view of the many things we have now before Congress, and also in this sinking-fund which we wish to establish, in which we propose to put all the company’s lands in Utah and Nevada, it is very important that his friends in Washington should be with us, and if that could be brought about by paying Carr say SIO,OOO or $20,000 per year, I think we could afford to do it, but of course not until he had controlled his friends. They could hurt us very much on this land matter, although I would not propose to put the land in at any more than it is worth, say $2.50 per acre. I would like to have you get a written proposition from Carr, in which he would agree to control his friends for a fixed sum, then send it to me. Between the business here and in Washington, I am worked about up to my capacity. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington, President THE WAY BILLS ABE KILLED. New York, Jan. 4, 1875.—Fbiend Colton: I have ordered all bills introduced in Congress to be sent to Sanderson that have any bearing on our interest. 'Please look them over and give me your views. Many bills, no doubt, like Senate bill No. 50, will be introduced that are bad; and the only way to kill them will be in committee. Yours truly, C. P. H. THOSE DAMNED INTERVIEWS. Friend Colton: » • ♦ I received three letters from Washington this morning. They all tell me that Scott is there in great force, and say he will pass his bill in spite of Huntington and the Central Pacific. w He cannot do it, but it was a great mi-take in not letting this matter remain as we fixed it last winter, but these d—d interviewers may kill us yet. ♦ * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. ON TO WASHINGTON. New York, Jan. 17, 1875.—Friend Colton: J ♦ ♦ I have received several letters and telegrams from Washington to-day, all calling me the e, as Scott will certainly pass his Texas Pacific bill if I not come over, and I shall go over to-night, but I think he could not pass his bill if I should help him; but, of course, I cannot know this tor certain, and just what effort to make against him is what troubles me. It costs money to fix things so that I would know his bill would not pass. I believe with $209,000 I can pass our bill, but I take it that it is not worth that much to us. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. THE MEN WHO WORE THE COLLAR. New York, Jan. 29.—1876.—Friend Colton: * ♦ ♦ Scott is making a terrible effort to pass his bill, and he has many advantages with his

railroads running out from Washington in almost every direction, on which he gives free passes to every one which he thinks can help him ever so little. The Texas Pacific seems to own almost every one in the whole country. P I hear in very many of the large towns there are parties holding stock in this construction company, and they are all in Washington working for the T. P. bill. Then on our side we have Sargent, Jones, Cole, and Gorham in the Senate to help us. • * * Scott is working mostly amongst the commercial men. He switched Senator Spencer of Alabama and Walker of Virginia this wtek, but you know they can be switched back with the proper arrangements when they are wanted; but Scott is asking for so much that he can promise largely to pay when he wins, and you know I keep on high ground. All the members in the House from California are doing first-rate except Piper, and he is a bog any way you can fix him. I wish yen would write a letter to Luttrell saying that I say he is dcing first-rate and is very able, etc., and send me a copy. • • * ♦ Yours truly. C. P. Huntington. P. B.—l will get you telegraph passes. H. SCOTT AS A "CON VINCEK." New York, Feb. 14, 1876.—Friend Colton: • ♦ *. Scott is developing jnore strength for his Texas & P. than I thought it possible for him to da He has men all over the country to bring influence to bear on their M. C. They have considerable money, as they have convinced several parties ti at I thought we had sure. lam doing all I can, but it is the liveliest fight I was ever in. I sent a man to Richmond, Va., Saturday, and one to Albany to-day, to get resolutions bassed by the Legislatures against subsidies. If I can get thpm It will control two members of the Railroad Committee, and want them very much. Ot course you will see the necessity of keeping such matters to ourselves. I have not time to write more, as it is night, and Igo to Washington at 9p. m. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. A BOUGH FIGHT. New York, March 4,lß76.—Friend Colton: Yours of Feb. 24, No. 142, is received. I have been in Washington most of the time since Congress met, and you say truly when you write that you th nk I have had a rough fight here this winter. The Railroad committee of the House was set up for Scott, and it has been a very difficult matter to switch a majority of the committee away from him, but I think it has been done; but Scott is very able, and then he promises everything to everybody, which helps him for the day and in this fight, and>just what he may yet do I cannot say. * * * , And I think it of so much importance that he is not allowed to build a read parallel to ours with Government aid that I shall endeavor to get our bill passed through thd* Senate this winter, if possible (and the House, too). If we only get itthrough the Senate, and could then get built some road in Arizona before Congress comes together next winter, I think there would be but little doubt we would win the fight. What do you all think ot it? * * ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. P. B.—Those igemorandums giving progress of the work on 8. P. are very interesting'to me. H. HE WORKS 365 DAYS IN THE YEAR. New York, March 22,1876.—Friend Colton: ♦ * * Scott is making a very dirty fight and I shall try very hard to pay him off, and if I do not live to see the grass growing over him I shall be mistaken. You know I work 365 days in a year when it is necessary. Yours truly, •C. P. Huntington. TROUBLESOME SETTLEBS. New Yobk, April 18, 1876.—Friend Colton: * * * I send with this petition of settlers on 8. P. lands. I called for copy of the petition with the names of those signing it, and while they gave the petition they would not give the names of the signers, but I managed to get them; so you need not say where you got the list of names; the party who’got the names said most of them is in one handwriting. « * ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. THE “ALTA’S” GOOD ARTICLE. New York, May I,lß76.—Friend Colton: The article intheLd ZZa is good. It would be well when you get a good article published on that side to mark it and send it to more important papers on this side an > to members of Congress. I think I never had quite so much on my hands at one time as I have had the last two months, but I think I have disposed of the 8. P. until December. Scott came to my house last Saturday night, and we both agreed to hold off and do nothing (as above). Scott, no doubt, thinks he will be stronger next winter than now, but I do not think so. ♦ * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. SARGENT’S BLUFF GAME. New York, May 12, 1876.—Friend Colton: * * * I sent Hopkins an article yesterday cut from the Commercial-Advertiser; to-day 1 met one of the editors, Norcutt; he told me Scott paid for having it published; that he would not have let it gone into the paper if it had been left to him, eta With this I send slip from to-day’s Times. Just what is to come out of this fight I cannot say, but I expect to live to see the grass growing over these fellows. But in the meantime we shall be hurt some * ♦ ♦ Ydurs truly, C. P. Huntington. CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. New Yobk, May2,lß76,—Friend Colton: Herewith I send a copy of telegraphic dispatch that came over yesterday. Who is this Webster? Is it not possible to control the agent of the Associated Press in San Francisco? The matter that hurt the C. P. and 8. P. most here are the dispatches that come from San Francisco. Scott has a wonderful power ever the press, which I suppose he has got by giving them free Masses for many years over his roads. » ♦ » ours truly, C. P/Hunttngton. THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION REVIEWED. New Yobk, June 7, 1876.—Friend Colton: * * * lam having the hardest fight by a hundred times that I have ever had in Washington, but we shall not be eat up this time. I hope Luttrell will be sent back to Congress. I think it would be a misfortune if he was not. Wigginton has not always been right, but he is a good fellow and is growing every day. Page is always right, and It would be a misfortune to California not to have him in Congress. Piper is a damned hog and should not come back. It is shame enough for a great commercial city like San Francisco to send a scavenger like him to Congress once. I have not time to write more. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. HUNTINGTON AS A BARGAINER. New York. June 12, 1876.—Friend Colton: Your three letters of the ?6th and 27th of May, Nos. —, are received. I notice what you say of Wigginton, Luttrell, and Piper. The latter should be defeated at almost any cost. San“ Francisco cannot afford to have so worthless a fellow represent them in Congress. * * ♦ Yours, etc., C. P. Huntington. THAT ODIOUS DEMAGOGUE. New Yobk, June 21, 1876.—Friend Colton: ♦ * * There is a terrible fight kept up on us in Washington. But whde they may bite us they will not eat us up. Sherrel telegraphed me to come to Washington in great haste, as Lawrence was to pass his bill at once, so I went over and got the committee to recall it from the House back to the committee, so the demagogue from Ohio cannot trouble us before the 6th of July. * ♦ ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington, A BAIT FOB DEMAGOGUES TO NIBBLE. New Yobk, June 24. 1876.—Friend Colton: ♦ ♦ ♦ I am doing all I can to have the Government take 6,000,000 acres ot land and give the railroad company credit for $15,060,000, but the prospect of their doing it is not as bright as I wish it was. I wish you would have the newspapers take the ground that this land ought to be taken by the Government and held for the people, so tha’ when they wanted it they could have it, etc. Something that the demagogues can vote and work for. Letting the Government take the lands now at $2.50 an acre to pay a debt due them, say in twenty years, is not more than say $1 would be'put in a sinking fund at 6 per cent., interest compounded each six months. * ♦ ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. THE COMPLIANT ASSOCIATED PBESS. New Yobk, July 5, 1876.—Friend Colton: Yours of the 23d and 26th, Nos. 173 and 174. are received. lam glad to learn that the outlook for the coming year is so good, as it will help us to some of the money to do some ot the many < things that we ought to do. Our payments for materials this month and next will be very large, and you will need to send all the money you well can. I have received a telegram that I must come to Washington to-night. I shall go, but I dread it, as it is fearful hot. I wish you would have it sent to the Associated Press here that the contract is let to build the 8. P. R. R. bridge over the Colorado river. Of course it should be so understood by all there that the bridge is to be built. I have had some talk with Scott ah nt a trade. I said to him we were about closing contract for bridge, etc. Steel rails are coming along better than they did. If I had not orders I any rails until I had received letters from California, as per my letters in January to Mr. Crocker, you would have wanted them bad before you had got any. I shall come to California soon after Congress adjourns. When that will be I don’t know. The d may. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. UNDER ONE AND OVER THE OTHER. New -Yobk, Nov. 11, 1876.—Friend Colton: Yours of the 2d inst., No. 2, is received. I am glad to learn that you will send t > this office $2,000,000 by the Ist of January. About $2,000,000 on the old C. P. on October is good. I hope Luttrell is elected and Piper defeated, as it is generally understood here that our hand was under one and over the other. » • » Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. A MEETING WITH SCOTT. New Yobk, Nov. 15, 1876.—Friend Colton: I had a meeting in Philadelphia last night with Tom Scott. We meet again here to-m< rrow. I do not have my own way altogether, but I think that we can agree upon some bill that we can all work for. We shall have to pro rate on through business more than I would like. And I think there should be a bridge company organized (that we are not known in) to build over the Colorado river at, say, Arrowsbury or any other point on the river, then build at the point where the railroad crosses, under contract with

the railroad company. In this way we could tax the through business on this line if we so desired • • • Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. “SAT NOTHING.” New York. Dec. 4, 1876.—Fbiend Colton: * * * I send copy of the bill, although not altogether agreed to yet. You will notic- it allows of a bridge outside of the railroad corpcration at the Colorado river; or, as yon will see, the road from the west gees to the liver and si arts from the river to go east; but there nr-stle nothing said about this bridge. It theie should be, it will kill it, and it is possible we may need this bridge outs.de the railroad ctmpany. * * * Yours, eta, C. P. Huntington. A BLACKMAIL BRIDGE. New Ycbx, Dea 7, 1876.—Friend Colton: Your letters, Nov. 28 and 29. Nos, 7,8, and 9, have just come to hand. As to the bridge over the Cok rado river, it is a matter that. I care nothing about, if you do not. But in fixing up the 8. P. and T. and P. matter it occurred to me that we should have to pro rate with the T. and P., as the 8. P. would be over mountains and through a count rtf where water and fuel will be expensive, it occurred to me that a bridge with an arbitrary would be well to heln us to get what we really ought to have, and protect our interests generally. As I said before, if you dfcn’t wantYt, I don’t. » * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington, keep the country posted. Washington, D. C., Dea 20, 1876.—Friend Colton : lam having the roughest tight with Scott that I have ever had, but I hope to drive him into something that we can accept. I should not have much trouble if matters could have been left as we fixed them when vou were here; but, since some of our people lias convinced the public that the B,'P. innbeing built by the C. P., and they have raised the erv of monopoly against us, it makes it very hard for us; but such is life. *- * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington, A SATISFACTORY COMMITTEE. New York, March 7, 1877.—Friend Colton: * * * TheP. M.S, 8. Co. got no'aid. I will tell you some things about that some time. The Sinking Fund bill did not pass, but it is in a ranch better shape to pass than it has ever been before. I stayed in Washington two days to fix up Railroad Committee in the Senate. Scott was there working for the same thing; but I beat him fqy once certain, as the committee is just as we want it, which is a very important thing for us. * * * Yours truly. ■C. P. Huntington. SARGENT’S VALUE. New York, April 8, 1877.—Friend Colton: W’e should be very careful to get a Cnlted States Senator from California that will be disposed to help us. Sargent. Ith nk, will be friendly, and there is no man in the Senate that can push a measure further than he can. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. DON’T GO ANY MONEY ON HIM. New York, May 7, 1877 —Friend Colton. * ♦ I notice what you say of Conover, the Flrrlda detective. He is a clever fellow, but don’t go any money on him. We must have friends in Congress from the west coast, as it is very important, I think, that we kill the open highway and get a fair sinkingfund bill by which we can get the time beyond the maturity of the bonds that the Government loaned us to ray the indebtedness, and I think if any Republic an is elected in Sargent's place he (Sargent) is worth to us, if he comes back as our friend, as much as any six new men, and he should be returned. It is fearfully hard to get money here—l think never so much so before. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. New York, May 15, 1877.—Friend Colton: I am glad you are paying some attention to Gen. Taylor and Mr. Kasson. Taylor can do us much good in the South. I think, by the way, he would like to get some position with us in California. Mr. Kasson has always been our friend in Congress, and as he is a very able man has been able to ddhis much good, and he has never lost us one dollar. I think I have written you before about Senator Conover. He may want to borrow some money, but we are so short this summer I do not see how we can let him have any in California. I have just given Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, a letter to you. He is a good fellow, and can do us much good, and I think is well disposed toward us. Senator Morten is coming over; also his brother-in-law, Burbank. They are good fellows, but B. means business; not there, but in W. Scott is working everywhere for bls open highway, but I think we can beat him; but it will cost money and harder work to beat him with money under the plan of some of my associates —viz.: having it understood that the C. P. and 8. P. are, as it were, one property. Then it would be without mefney if the public could know the facts; that is, that the S. P. is a separate and distinct property. Yours trulv, C. P. Huntington. CONGBEISIONAL COLLARS. New York, June 1, 1877.—Friend Colton: * » » There has been quite a number of Senators and members of Congress in the office here in the last few days. They all say Scott is making his greatest effort on his Texas Pacific (open highway), and most of them think he will pass it. This man Hayes, most people say, is for it to conciliate the South. He may be, but I hardly believe he is for many things he should not be for. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. KEEP FRIENDLY WITH JONES. New Yobk, Aug. 2i, 1877.*—Friend Colton: I notice what you write of Jones’ road, that he will be in California in a few days, etc. Of course, in treating with him, understand the importance of keeping our relations with him friendly. lam told that he thinks you did not use Idm well in some mining or stock matter.. I write this so that you can move understandingly. * * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. AN OFFER FOB A FALSE REPORT. New York, Sept. 10, 1877.—Friend Colton: * * * As to Col. Hyde writing a report about the harbor of San Diego, 1 would like such a report as he can write, and if he would write one for $250 I would give it, and if he would not we shall have to go without it. * * » Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. New York, Oct. 3, 1877.—Friend Colton: * ♦ • There has been, I think, more work done since Congress adjourned for the T. & P. than w s ever done before for any interest in the whole history of this country; but if we spend as much money laying rails east of the Colorado as he spends on his Washington lobby, v e shall, in my opinion, surely beat him. I shall do all I can here, but I do not feel as well as I wished I did, and somehow dread the coming fight. Yours truly. C. P. Huntington. FIXING COMMITTEES. New York, Oct. 30. 1877.-friend Colton: * * ♦ The committees are made up for the Forty-fifth Congress. I think the Railroad Committee is right, but the Committee on Territories Ido not like. A different one was promised me. Sherrell has just telegraphed me to come to Washington to-night. I shall not go, as lam not wed. And to alwavs go at Sherrell’s call would kill me or any one else in one session of Congress- I think there never were so many strikeriHn Washington before, ano 11 hink there will be more bills of an uniriendJv character offered than ever before. Yours trfily, C. P. Huntington. VERY WEABY. NEW York, Oc". 31, 1877.—Friend Colton: * * * I go to Washington to-night. Of all tilings I do most dread this Washington business, and I do know that I would not be dragged between here and there for the next ten years as I have been tor the last fifteen years for the whole Pacific road) Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. WHY MONEY MUST BE USED. New Yobk, Nov. 15, 1877.—Friend Colton: Yours of the 2d, No. 21, came to hand som ■ days since, and would have been acknowledged besore but for the reason that I have been very bnsy in Washington most of the time, atrd I return there again to-night, as I have a hearing before the Judiciary committee Saturday. You can have no idea how I am annoyed by t is Washington business, aiM I mu <t and will give it up after this session. If we are not hurt this session it will be because we pay much money to prevent it, and you know how hard it is to get it to pay tor such purposes, and I do not see my way clear to get through here and pay the January interest with other bills payable to Jan. 1, with less than $2,0 0,000, and possibly not for that. • » » lam striving very hard to get a bill in such a shape that we can accept it, as this Washington business will kill me yet, if I have to continue the fight from year to year, and then ever year the fight grows more and more expensive, and rather than let it continue as it is from year to year, as it is,J would rather they take the road and done with it. Yours, etc., C. P. HUNTINGTON. FOB HE IS A SENATOR. New York, Nov. 24, 1877.—Friend Colton: * * ♦ When you write pay Jones no part of the $25,000, because there is an unsettled account of say $6,000. I think you forget his position., I have paid him the $25,000, as he told me he needed it very much. I hold the $70,000 8. P. that he was to have in the trade; that is, he is to have the coupons tor ten years, then the bonds. Jones can do us much good and says he will. • ♦ ♦ Yours truly, C. P. Huntington, putting on the screws. New York, Nov. 30, 1877.—Friend Colton: * * * What you saybf Jay Gould is too true. He hurt us in W. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. . ' “I AM NOT HAPPY TO-DAY.” , New York, Dfec. 5, 1877.—Friend Colton: * * ♦ I have just received telegram from Washington that Matthews and W ndom have been put on Senate Railroad committee in place of Howe and Ferry. This 1 oka as though the Texas Pacific had control of the Senate as far as appointingJcommlssioners is concerned. lam not happv to-day. Yours truly, > ] C. P. Huntington. A BUGGfeSTION TO BRIBE ARMY OFFICERS. New Yobk, March 4, 1878.—Friend Colton:

* • • I think it would be well for ns ts we had more parties in California that were interested with us; there is the Oakland water front. If some of the army officers had an interest in that property I think it would be well for them, for us, and for every on* that has the prosperity of California at heart, for the right improvements there wtnld benefit San Francisco as well as Oakland—as well as all California lor tha. matter. * • • • «. » * Yours tmlv, C P. Huntington. AN AGRARIAN CAMP. New York, Ajril 19. 1878.—Friend Coßcn: * » • Thurman’s Funding hill ha< not pissed the House yet, but it will, I think, although I am endeavoring to get it to the Judiciary Commitw. It I oan I think we can get it amended, but even that is doubtful. There were some mistakes made by us when the bill was in the Senate; the greatest was in Gor.ld going to Washington, but it is too long a story to write now. I will teH you when we meet it we have nothing better to talk of. This Congress is nothing but an agrarinn camp—the worst body of men that ever before got together in this country. * * * Yours as ever, C. P. Huntington. GOUGING THE GOVERNMENT. New York. April 80, 187ft.—Friend Colton: * * * As I understand the Pacific Railroad company, we are entitled to pay for carrying the mail at the same rate as we get for like matter of other parties, which I suppose would be more like express matter than anything else. Gould told me yesterday that they charged lor express matter more than double whit the Government was allowing them for carrying the mail, and that they, the U. P., were charging up their mail matter every day and at the same rate that they got for the express matter, and it would amount to more than sl,oo','oJ per annum. Now, the Government has started in to rob us, and I think, while we should not charge them any more than what is right, we ought to have the last cent that belongs to us, and be very sure to get it if it is a possible thing to do. * * * Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. THE PRICE OF A CONGRESSMAN. New York. May 3. 1878.-Friend Colton: * ♦ * The T. <fc P. folks are working hard on their bill and say they are but? to pass it, but I dd not believe It. They offered one member of Congress SI,OOO cash down, $5,000 when the bill passed, and slo.dDo of the bonds wffien they got them if he would,vote for the bill. 1 have no doubt this offer was made, and I have no doubt they would make this offer to enough to carry their bill if they could get. parties to vote, but no one believes they would get anything’more than the first sum it the bill should pass. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. HUNTINGTON AS A UCGISLATOR. New York, June 3, 187(1.—Friend Colton: * * * I put (something?) in the omnibus bill to kill the T. <t P„ and I think it will do it. I have received three telegrams to come to Washington to-night. Igo. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. FIXING FREMONT. New York, June 14, 1878.—Friend Colton: * ♦ * Fremont has been appointed Governor of Arizona. I shall give him passes, and I think it important that you see him on his arrival, and see that he does not f 11 into the hands of bad men. He is very friendly to us now. Fcott tried hard to beat his being confirmed. I think I will attend to this matter of Fremont's. I hope to be with you early in July. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington. “a wild set of demagogues." New York, June 20, 1878.—Friend Colton: * * * I think in all the world’s history never before was such a wild set of demagogues honored by the name of Congress. Wo have been hurt some, but some of the worst bills have been defeated, but we cannot stand many such Congresses. Yours truly, C. P. Huntington.