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ingtou TO his friend Cotton, in which the
corruption of congress and of legislatures
was brazenly set forth. This morning the
Tribune printed eight columns Of this
delicious correspondence, for
which 1t gives credit to proof
sheets received from the San Francisco
Chronicle. The Tribune does not print all
the letters entire, and the arrival of the
Chronicle is awaited with much interest.
Meanwhile the following extracts are given
from the letters. which are dated from
October s, 1874 to Nay Z, 1877. The first
and last are given as presented IN the
i6ltue.
New York. Oct. s. 1874-kriend Cotton:
Yours OF Sept. 80 is received. = < x
L want you 10 be surs to get some one to
see LatGrell & Hager and get them TO work
to change the line the Southern Pacific 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was Withdrawn on q certain part. Now
what We want as l understand if, is 70 re-
move the line on which the road is to be
built and let the grant stay where it is. L
would suggest you get some Democrat
that has interest on the line uf our roads
that can convince Luttereu that it is for
bis interest to work for the Cantr ali Pa
cific and Southern sPacife interest for
that would be in the interest OF
the whole people. So attend
to this ana let ma know what has been
done. Yours truly, c. Il. HUNTINGTON.
New YORK, May I, l877.-Friend Cotton:
= = * = I notice what you say
of Conover, the Florida detective.
He is clever fellow, but
don't go any money on him. will have
notice for the redemption of Southern
Pacific bonds to the amount of 100000
published here as your request. The
$4,000 that let Jones have is tied up for
ten years. think we can
make more than the interest IN
the amount paid Jones' road
out Of our other roads by not running the
Jones road at all, and Jones is very good
natured now, and We need his help IN
congress very much, and have no doubt
we shall have Il. We must have friends in
congress from the west coast, as it is very
important. 1 think that we will then open
highway and get fair sinking fund bill
by which We can get the time beyond the
maturity of the bonds that the government
loaned Us 20 pay the Indebtedness, and I
think If any Republican 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 could be returned. Il is feerfully
hard to get money here-I think never SO
much so before, Yours Truly,
G. II. HUNTINGTON.
Nov. 8, 1874.---IJ certainly is very i'm
portant to San Francisco that we bald the
Southern Pacific into Arizona, and it would
be well for you at once to write some let
tiers for the Influential of San Francisco to
sign, TO send to all our members Of coz
grsss ane senators to go for the bill as We
wan. It, and If you do not think it right as
It is fixed and send it
back, but if we can get
it as it is 1 would be satisfied. Story says
it will make Scott very mad and he
thought it not wise to send it and maybe he
is right, but If Scott kicks at it propose
so cay TO congress: 1--WE will build east of
the Colorado to the Texas Pacific without
aid" and then see how many members
will dare give aid to do what we offered to
DO without.
Nov. IS, 1S77.-I notice you are yst On
LutterilPs track. I hope you will get
some one to convince him that We are
good fellows-4nd that should not be
hard thing to do, for have no doubt of it
myself.
November 20, 1S74.---Am glad to learn
that you have Lutterill under under your
charge, but you must be careful and not
let him get anything to strike back with,
as he is O cuss and 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. Scott is pre-
pared to pay or promise to pay a large
amount of money to pass his bill. Bur
do not think he can pass it
although l think this coming session of
congress will be composed of the hun
griest set of men that ever got together
and that the d only konws what they
will do.
Dec. l, ISIS I will see
Lutterillswhen he comes over and talk
with hin, and may be he and we can work
together, but if ne can brush him ous it
would have good effect and then We
could, or at least would try to get ssme
better materisi to work with. ~
March a, 1875.-I do not like to be
mixed up with Gold in anything whore it
is possible for him to get control.
Oct. 10, 1878 1
have given Gilbert G. Walker .
letter to you. He is member
of the forty fourth congress, ex-governor of
Virginis and slippery fellow, and 1 rGsh-
or think in SCOTS interest, but not sure
Gave him pass over the Central Pacific,
and got one for him on the Union Pacific
So do the best yoa can with him, but do
not trust him much.
Referring 30 getting charter for s road
in Arizona, he writes: Il believe thu legis-
lsture could be called together by the peo-
pls ( or $4,000 and such & charter granted.
Then we wonld take the chances Of having
snch charter made good by congress or
the state when ID became one ~
DEC. %, 1876 I have
Just returned from Washington. The
doctor (Gwin) was unfortunate about the
railroad committeeman is there wss not
man on his liet-snd I must say 1 was
deceived, and he was often with Kerr, and
K was at his ROOMS and spent nearly
one evening. The committee is not
necessarily Texas Pacific, but it is a
commercial committee, and I have not
much fear bat that they can be convinced