The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-10


SLIPPERY WALKER.
NEW yoRK, Oct. ~, 1s72- Friend Cotton.
I, yon. lie is 4 meml n Of the Foity-.onnh
Congress-. cx.G Governor Of yiruiniaa and slip.
pry fellow. and rather think In s,otts litter
and rot ono Tor him over Z. r.; 10 10 the best
Yours truly. &. T. HUNTINGTON.
DANGERS or INTERVIEWING.
OcT. %, is75.--Fricnd Cotton.
notice by the Alta Of the 18th that some corre-
spondcnt q tho San Diego paper has been inter
any ono to be interviewed by IN Internal news.
paper without getting hnrti and Mr.. Croker Y
not the most unlikely TO yet hurt OF al the meii
ties of getting rnilroad tranchisc in Arizona. |
p HUNTINGTON.
awIN's SECRET SERVICE WORK.
NEW YORK. Nov 10, ls,5.--Fri nd Coltcn:
Yours Of Oct. %, 1878, No. s5, Ia before M. nr.
GMin Ii also here. think the Doctor can do liz
.omc good II he can work under cover. bn II he
Ii to inc to The surface a. our man think It
would be better that he should not come, M
he II very obnoxious " very many. On the Re-
publican side of tho House, and then there "
| 70 many things about orr business TINT he
does not know, and he has not the time to
lsan It before Congress comes md a.. 1t
was very nn OF. unate that he came over in Di-
rectors. .ar with Mr.. Croker. | received . let
ter to-day from Iarty Ia Massachusetts, that
sat that Gorhain and Sargent were very mnrl
u
| over to look after our interest In Washington
am. however. disposed To think that Gwin can
| do us some good, but not rs our agent. hut as an
| anti-sub,idy Democrat and also ~ n Soathern
man with much influence In the Son h In show
| ing the Southern people that the Texas and Pa
chic T. Il. IL In no way Southern Pacific road
| bnt road, III built by the Government, would
| prevent the Southern States from having road
| to the Pacific for MANY wears. But Gwin must
not be known NJ our man. Yours. etc,
| t;wry WORKING Up THE so,-TIf.
New YORK, Nov. IL. ls1a.--Fricnd Cotton:
Your dispatch that yon had sent e20n,uoo gold In
| received. DIR. Gwin left for the South yestsr-
day. think he can do us considerable good II
no sticks for hard money and anti-suhsidy
| schemes. bnt II " was understood by the public
| that he was here in our interest u would no
doub, hurt us When he lett told him he must
not write u me. hut when he wanted Should
know his whereabouts, etc, u write To Il. I.
truly, 1. I. HUNTINGTON.
WAKING Up THE SOUTH
NEW York, Nov -. ls7a Friend Cotton:
Crocker was in the Office to-day. aud !
II okc to him al ont the i. I. sending me a
| spe cial power Of attorney to act for the :. L.
before Congress, and make any rope stion 70
ctc. MIR. L. said he would attend to II, bnt l
write this To remind him. as ae took no men,
orandum. want yon 70 make 81, h rropesi-
tion ar wrote 10 Won for some days since. l am
getting the south well waked up on sco,t's
G. r. HUNTINGTON.
/
NEW loRk. Dec. ~, ls'a-- Friend Cotton:
have just returned from Washington.
The Doctor tGwinl was unioi tnnate about the
man put on the committee that was on his list,
| and Inns. say was decciy, d: and he was often
with Kerr. aud X. was at his rooms and spe.
nearly one evening. The committee II not nc.
essarily Texa. Pacific Int il i 4 commercial
committee. and have not much ar but that
they can be convinced that ours is the right bill
for the country. Ii things could have Lccn left
= | NJ Wa yp1 here ys
been little dill, ulty In defeating SCOTS bill hut
their unly argument l. Il Is controlled by tho
Central. That does no. amount to much beyond
this: it allows members IL vote for Scott's bin
for one reason and give the other: that II WIS to
break mp great monopoly. etc. these
II would he much easter travelling. send a few
1 rnlrSnIY naisiow.
| NEW YORK. Dec. 10. ls1s.-Fricnd Cotton:
l. - think We Rave nothing to fear this
winter from the Texas Pacific bill. had a talk
with Bristow, Secretary or the Treasury. He
will he likely 10 help MS fix up our matters with
the Government on . fair blsis Yours truly.
Z. +. HUNTINGTON.
sARaENI's NEUTRAL ATTITUDE.
| New YORK, Dec. n. ls7a--Fiiend Cotton.
Yon write Won arc drawing ura hiil 10
Introduce In Consress. l am glad you are. !
have been To work on one tor some days. and
Mr.. s,orrs has il in hand now, When yours
comes will use the BIS one, or, what In more
likely though. use the hest PARTS et both. !
hope to have II introduced by Thursday, the sd.
SCOTT IL making u leCriUte eHuft. promising eN-
ery,hins I, everybody, and promise nothing
that do not expsct We shall fulfill. and the
SoutAsfafrs hcing 50 ve.y Ioor thai many OF
.a m aa,a 20 see m h as 40
you no doubt have seen, has gone of the Rail
+, al COMMITTEES. hut there Is good man in his
locks as ii he did not care 70 help Us or harm ns
much. II hc did he would have staid on the
committee. sent you to-day senate bills Nos,
sani Il, lconld get control of Atlantic and
I IAalf rAt IN Nnr sss1Sf Ill
{ /. HUNTINGTON.
CARR's SALARY.
Yours of pec. 10 and tie LIST lns'., Nos. iao and
III, also your tcle. ram that William Il. Carr has
hai Tor his services $ao,ooo i. m bonds; then
asking how much more think his services are
worth for the future. That Is u very difficult
question to answer. as do not know how many
| Years MIR. Carr has been In our employ, or how
far in the future We should want him. In view
Of the many things we have nov before Con-
gress. and also in this sinking fund which we
,hs 70 mhsn n oeSs %
, IL very important that his FRI. nds In Washing-
ton should be with us and Ii that could hc
srsash. ssea. BY nasins % Carr say si.s o.
hn, Of co.. r>e not until he hal controlled his
friends. They could hurt us very much on this
land matter. although ! would net prepase q
. Sa.so per acre. lwould like 10 have YOU 1.t q
written proposition fram Carr, IN which he
would agree 10 cUNts0t ulS IfltniS TOT II NSSu
SUM. then send it To ME.
Between the business here and IN Washing
ton, am worked about UP 10 my capacity
Yours truly. e. 4. HUNTINGTON. President
. THE WAY Hills ARE KILLED.
NEW YORK. Jan. I. issa-FEiLNp CoLraN
l have ordered all hills introduced IN Congress
| TO be sent to sand,rson ,ha. have any bearing
give me your views Many bills, no doubt, liks
, Senate Hill No. ~. will he introduced that ar,
bad: and the only way to kill them WIN Be = IL
fFxAtI IY.aA III
! THOSE DAMNED INTERVIEWS.
FRIEND CoLToN: - l rcceived thr,,
letters from Washington this morning: They al
tell me that Scott j. there in great force, ant
say he will pass lis bill in spite of Hunting
/: ton and the Genital Pacific, He cannot do Il
was g,,s, , 4 II s, nss s,a,s s,es a
. Yours truly, {. r HUNTINGTON.
1 NEW YORK. Jan. Il. lssa-Frlend Coltan
i have received several letters and tele
! grams from Washington to-day, all calling M
there. as scott will certainly pass his Texas In
o cine hlll ii l not come over. and shall 20 eve
i tonight. hut think ahe could not pass his Ill
h II should help hns: but. ol course. leanno
l know this tor certain; and ,ns, what effort 7
( make against him Is What troubles me. II cost
4 money 10 fix things 80 that would know hi
! hill would not pass ! believe with Sesaoo
! can lass our hil. but take il that It is no
i worth that much 10 Us. Yours truly.
i Z. II. HUNTINGTON.
/ rue MEN WHO WORE THE COLLAR.
4 MEN YORK, Jan. 3s-lSs0--fflenu cotton
: scot, IL making q terrible etfort 10 las
: his hill. and he has MANY advantages with hi
u railroads running out from Washington In al
II most every diree,ion, on which b gives ~.
d passes 10 every sne which he thiaks .an h.l
j him ever 80 little The Texas Pacific seems
owa almost every one i'm the whole country.
l hear In very many uf the large towns there M
parties holding stack in this construction CON
!: pans. and they sfe all In Washington Morkin
for the 7. 4. bill Then On our side We has
= sargent. Booth. Jones. Cole, and Gorhai
1 ia ri k.sS ia n h.kasN saf
: working mostly amongst the commercial me,
II He switched Senator spencer " Alal anna an
T. Walker af Virginia tits week. hut you kna
II thas can he switched back With the lrafsr 81
/. | ranecMsnts When they are wanted. hat Scott
H asking tor 30 much that he can promise larsel
to nay when he Wins, aud sua know keep 9
hi-h grnnnd All the members in The Hons
from California doing nrsf-sate excel
- ltlAr, and he Is a 49, hog any way YOU can q
: him. Wish ssu would write letter 10 Lu
= treli saving that say he Il a.ing hrst-late ~
i'll il sely allie, etc, and send me copy.
H. Yours truly. { T.. HUNTINGTON.
IL Psi will yet san telegraph passes. III.