The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-10
HUNTiMGTON'S LETTERS.
Text Of His Correspondence with
Colon Given to the World.
Relations with Jay Gould, Who Was a
Very Bad Man.
The Corruption of Congress and Legis-
natures Fully Set Forth-The
Texas Pacific.
From the Chicago Trisuners

he hetters written by q. p. Huntington. the
Central Pacific monopolist, to Friend Cotton,
strenathcn the old road and push the interests
of the newest monopohstic scheme-the South
ern Pacific railroad:
NEW YORK. Oct. z. 1s74--Frlend Cotton:
Yours of Sept so h received. WANT you
20 be sure 10 get some one to see Luttrell and
Hager and get them to work to change the line
OF the :. L.. 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remain ~ it il; that IL, IL was withdrawn on a
certain line. Now what we want, IA / under
stand It, II To remove the line on which the road
10 To be built and let the land grant stay where
II IL. would suggest that you get some Demo
crat that haS interest on the line of our roads
that can convince Luttrell that IL Il for his in
terest TO work for the q. +. and :. p. interest,
FOR that would be in the interest N the whole
people Do attend to this and let me know
what has been done, Yours truly, ,.
PIxIyG UP OUR CoNGIassMEN
NEW YORK, Nov. &, ls74.-Friend Cotton:
Yours of Nov ~ is received with Enclosures. II
certainly was shabby thing III Nining TO write
such letter Towne wrote me and sent me
copy of the letter. L saw Dillon and he seemed
very much OF nded at V. for writing IL, and
said nothing Of the kind should happen again.
[ think shall show your letter to Gould, but
they are not our kind of people. have sent out
some copies OF Tom SCOTS bill as amended by
me. Read II carefully and let me know what
you think of it. OF course the San Diego people
may Lot like 1t unless you agree TO build a road
from their place ont TO connect with our road,
and you may think best to do that. 1t certainly
Is very important to $. +. that we build the s. r.
into Arizona, and it would be well for YOU at
once To write some letters for the influential men
Of S. +. to sign. TO send TO all our Nj. e. and
Senators. to go for the bill as we want It, and IL
pou do not think it right IL is fix 1t and send
it back: but If We could get IL as it il / would
be satisfied. Storr saws It wi i make Scott very
mad, and he thought IL best not TO send it, and
may be he ~ right but If Scot kicks at il propose
20 say TO Congress: We will build east Of the
Colorado TO meet the Texas L. without aid" and
then see how many n embsrs will dare give him
aid to do what we offered to do without. My only
fear theH would be the cry that the {. j. and the
- L. was all one and would be a vast monopoly
etc, and that Ia what we must guard against
and that Ia one reason why You should be in
Washington. send copy of my letter 10 Scott
on sending the bill; he sent it for me to fix to
suit me. The u. r. people are not yet ready TO
C.P. HUNTINGTON.
INTENDS TO SEE LUTTBRIL.
NEW YORK. Nov. IL, lS7t.-Friend Cotton
Yours OF the 9Th inst. is received.
l never have spoken to Luttrell myself, but
when he comes over will see bin. There is
large field TO be worked over in California 10 bring
about good feeling between ourselves and our
enemies, and as you are new man n the firm
E Yanl you you. are the party TO DO this
ON LUTTREIL's TRAIL
NEW YORK. Nov. II, 1874 Friend Cotton
Yours of the 7th and 9th inst. are received. [
notice that you are yet on Luttrel's trail.
hope you will get some one to convince him
that we are good fellows-and that should not
be hard thing to do, tor have no doubt of l..
control of the A. y z. franchise by getting a
majority OF the stock. Yours truly,
c. +. HUNTINGTON.
IUTTRE1I. UNDER CoLToN's CARE
NEW YORK. Nov. 90, ls74. -FTiend Cotton
Yours Of the 18th is received, and l am glad TO
learn that you have Luttrel under voJlr charge,
but you must be careful and not let him get
anything to strike back with. aS he is a cuss,
and do not think it safe for Stanford 20 talk
with him on our matters, as 1t would be just
like him TO get up in Congress and lie about
what s. said 70 him. He must have solid rea-
SONS or he will 20 back on you. Yours truly,
C. p. HUNTINGTON
INTRIGUING AGAINST SCOTT.
NEW IoBK. Nov. 20, 1s74.-Frlend Cotton
Herewith send copy OF bill that Tom Scott pro-
poses 20 put through Congress this winter. Now
wish you would a. once get as many OF the as
soclatcs together as you can. and then let me
know what you want Scott sent me three
copiee, fixed as he wants them, and asked me to
help pass them through Congress. and il L
would not do 1t as he has fixed Ii, then he asked
rue TO fix is so that will, or in any way that 1
will support il. Now do attend to this at once,
and in the meantime will fix II here and see
how near we are together wnen yours gets here.
Scott II prepared to pay, or promises TO pay, n
large amount of money TO pass h bill, but do
not think he can pass 1t, although think this
coming session of Congress will be composed Of
the hungritst set OF men that ever got together,
and that the u only knows what they will do.
Yours truly, c. p. HUNTINGTON.
NEW YORK. Dec. l. 1S7i.-Friend Cotton:
1 would like to know what is being
done With the California Pacific extension bonds.
Has any of oIr people endeavored to do any
thing with Low and frisbioi They are both men
that can be convinced. L will see Lut-
trell when be comes over and talk with him, and
maybe he and we can work together, but II we
can brush him out IL would have good effect,
and then we could, or at least would try TO. get
some bettg material to work with:
Yours ttuly. c. L. HUNTINGTON.
DISTRIBUTING FREE PASSES
NEW YORK, March 3, 1S75-Friend Cotton
Yours OF tho 2d inst. have just come to hand,
also dispatch that you have received two dis
patches from George Il. Gray. What is up?
Have recaved no letter from G. Z. ii. for three
days. Have you sent passes and money! The
money had not sent, for the reason / did not
know You wanted it until to-day. The passes
have gone as fast they have come in from
Dillon. j have just sent over for the last lot,
and IL they come will send them with this.
also send $1,000 as requested. l notice bill
passed the House few days since, called up by
Williams OF Michigan. i forget It's title, but ii
called tor reports, etc, etc, from the Pacific
roads. OF course it was something ugly or it
would not have passed. Yours truly,
G. p. HUNTINGTON.
TRYING TO CAVE DOWN THE BANK
NEW YORK. March 10, 1s75.-Friend Cotton
III you could get some we'll written articles pub
lished I'm the :. l.. lapers showing mp the great
value of the country traversed by the =. p and
the vet business th4,t road must do to take into
market the product Of the country; in fact,
such artsCies as would tend TO induce people TO
L
articles republished in the newspapers on this
side to az great an exteut as i could, which is a
very elective and cheap way of advertising
VIII YOU attend 10 this2 Yours truly.
c. p. HUNTINGTON
THE WORST MAN HE EVER SAW.
NEW YORK, April ~, 1s75.-Friend Cotton
The u. r. d Z. u. people have talked
with me, ana IL Is best we do not forget the
same PARTIES control both, but laid to them
that did not have the data here and IL had,
was NOT familiar enough with the details OF
operating the road To make or enter into n
contract with them, etc. l quite agree with
you that the rise in treights, and may say the
general business Of the Pacific, or / perhaps
should say the u. Z. road, has becOms ~
notorious of late, and think IL il quite liable
20 hurt as very much in our settlement with
che Government In fac, there is where
think we are likely TO be most harmed. l think
understand our position here and know that
70 get juL what belongs to US may cause us
much trouble and peri leXity 80 long IA jaw
Gould controls link In the overland line and
also line by sea. For think him the worst
man to do anything with ever knew. But
think. while no doubt not the worst. but almost
the worst, thing we can do a. matters stand to-
day Is Co quarrel With him, and do not pro-
pose 90 have a quarrel IL / can well avoid. Hou
know something of him and can tell the other
California associates whist you think OF the
situation here. IL is night and / will quit
Yours truly. G.. Z. HUNTINGTON.
Send my letters Co s., Nos. 4s9 and 500.
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