The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

bany today to get resolutions passed by the LeQs-
latures against subsidies. If can get them 1t will
control two members on the railroad committee,
and want them very much. Of course you viii see
the necessity of keeping such matters to ourselves
have not time to write more as it is night, and
60 to Washington at p m. Yours truly,
&c. P. HUNTINGTON.
Huntington found Jay Gould very much
in his way and says in one of the letters, 81
think him the worst man to do anything
with ever knew" After saying in anoth-
er letter that Gould and Dillon had been at
his house until midnight, and that they new
er seemed go much in favor of certain O.
& 0. Company as they did then, be adds,
''But just whether that was sign that they
were about to throw it overheard or take it
into camp is one of those things that do
not propose to risk any money on" In an
other letter after narrating some statements
Of Dillon's to him he says 81 can hardly be-
lieVe that be lied to me but doubtful things
are very uncertain. Cotton having written
to Huntington that William B. Carr had
been paid 100000 in S. P. bonds, and asking
how much he would be worth for the future
Huntington replies as follows:
That is very difficult question to answer, as / 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 be-
fore Congress- and also in this sinking fund which
wish to establish, in which We propose to put all
the company's lands in Utah and Nevada. 1t is
very important that his friends in Washington
should be with US, and if that coald be brought
about by paying Carr say $4,000 to $4,000 per
year, think 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 |
would not propose to put the land in at any more
than it is WORTH say $3.50 PER acre. J. would like
to have you get written proposition from Carr, in
which he would agree to control his friends for
fixed sum, then send it to me.
On March I. 1877, Huntington writes to
Cotton II stayed in Washington two days to
fix up railroad committee in the Senate
Scott was there working for the same thing
but l beat him for once certain, as The com
mittee is just as we want it which is a very
important thing for us.H Seven days later in
another letter he says "After the Senate
Railroad Committee was made up, Scott
WOtAb w w dSAAiSbOu opGCldi kIdlll anu SSUt
one of our men put of and his put on. Cor
don of Georgia was taken off and Bogy of
Missouri put on.n There has not been such
a revelation of the railroad influence in
Congress for many day. One of the curl
GUS things is the ingenious continuance for
making it easy for the demagogues whose
stock in trade is opposition to monopolies
to favor his schemes.
am doing all can to have the Government take
100000 acres ofland and give the railroad COM
pany credit for Sl5, o00,C0o but the prospect of
their doing it is not as bright as 1 wish it was.
wish you would have the newspapers lake the
ground that this land ought to be taken by the Gov
eminent and held for the people, so that when they
wanted it they could have it, Sc. Something that
the demsgogues can vote and work for.
The publication of this correspondence is
likely to have considerable influence affect
ing railroad legislation in this Congress.