, 1879-07-16

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San Fsanrtseo Chrorteis.
G. P. Huntington, VtcePfesfdent Of the Oon-
trail Pacific Rallrund Company nnd ebecal pro-
I tcctor OF its interests at Washington and New
York, L. on hIs WAY to California for a Two
months visit, which means hlAt ba will rcn,ain
hero until after tbs result Of the Heptembor
election sbali be made known. Huntington ia n
veteran lo1byiat and manlpulntos OF mnrhtne
politicians. lie has rnado II hla special business
for InaEa than sixteen years, ami Until lust year
with Uniform success. 1t WAS therefore to bo
e1pacted that ho would come hero to aid his
partners In tho desperate struggle ID which they
arc engaged, md which t1as for lis object the
packing Of tho high offices Of tho state-E1cc.
ntlyc. judicial, and legislatiyc-wlth plant
tools Of tho arm OF Stanford, Huntington Il
Croker. 1}y the agency Of candidates Of
their own selection tho ral!ronl firm proposc to
nuIllty all thuse provteious OF the new Constttu-
ton which will place limtt upon their greed
and powor II they shall bo carried out In their
Integrity, as they undoubtedly will be II the
nominees OF the Dew Constitution party ahall
be elected, The success OF the monopoly firm
in preventing perfect alliance hctwecu the
Democratic party anil the how Constitution
party. At sacramento last wock, haa encouraged
Stanford and bis partners to hopo that they
may succeed Ia etecting Piuafore Perkins and
Ills corporation crcw, and In llia short.ltvcd
esxultatipn Huntington is already procaimng
hit intention to dtsregard that section OF tho
new. Consultation which provides that mo
railroad company or other common carrier shall
combine Or make any contract With the oWpGrs
Of any vessel that lcaves port or makes port in
this State, or With any conltnon carrier, by
which combination Or contract the .earnlngs ot
one doing The carrying arc 10 In shared 6y tho
other not doing the caTYisg."
Hcadcra Of the Chronft'e scarcely need to ha
reminded OF the efforts Of Stanford. Hunting
ton i; CO. to monnpollzo all freight from tic
Eastern States to the Pacific Coast as cxorbit-
nut charges for transportation, or Of thu trlrks
and thFeats to whtct, they hayu Eesortcd to COM
sp& FL sasoa re as AMONG No "s ethes aey asyes e
bought OIL tho competition OF tile Pacific Mall
steamehtps BY paying to that Company sub
eld5 Of sGo, ,00o per month, u.e Steamship Com
paiy Agreeing not to taks freight below ra!lroa'l
agents sboul.l direct. The result Of this con-
bUation has bcen to doublo the rates charged
BY the steamshap Company between New York
nna .t ssn, francisco: a fey weeks ago
Company that tho subsidy Would bo With
drawn md would not nEatn bo removed, AZ It
was forbidden by thu new Constitution Of CALI
forna. which comes into force Oh Jan. 1. On
Rota declared that ulay would increase their
safltnRs an1 lower thois rates, an operation that
would heuclt the c!tlzena Of Califufnia precisely
as tho cfaMso ia our now Constitution Intended
ihnt tlEy should be bauohtct.-uamsly, by COM
petition. This threat alarmed tho railrond firm,
anl, % VIC are informed BY telegraph fTou
Now York. Huntington was closctgd with the
steanshp managers during tho very hours on
Wednesday last w4en hts cnppers at Hacra-
mento woEo br!bng ami scducing Democratic
delegates to tako q st1nl that would help
the railroad Republican ticket in septemher
Huntington was doubtloss receiving hourly
advIces from his cappars and partners here.
and he apnenrs to have. been sultioicatly en-
eournged by the news tint they sent him to
promise that the noT Constitution OF California
should not stand III the way Of . new CONTRACT
The steamship Directors went from tic co,,ftr-
told the Nav York Nioriu thai "ho looked Ior-
ward to the tina when tlle paciuc Mall would
be able to command fve years. (subdtdy) cun-
tract. 9ns Gati}b4H;a Cp,ltfttist;oA recently
adopted M. bar for hs .no,nt'.. to hts sans hi
he hopsd Huntington. tro1.'l u d5< OF hi return
iron. California, 10 rat{fy aa arru,ee',.eni" ctr.
Huntington spoks- with mora caution, but to
tho sauio ofEuct: No ucw contract liaa been
formed. and It is safe to say tl.at nosia viii be
until after my return from California. Whnt
may be done then cannot Hny. 1t will prpbe-
bly, be two months before return"