The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-12

Company, which has appeared IN print, we
are assured is genuine and as it has con-
siderable interest TO CaifoniGns we give ii a
place in cur columns:
PROSPECT HOUSE. BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,
HAMILTON COUNTY, \. Y,
August %, 1890. }
1Iy Dear Sir: Your veiy Kind letter of the
18Th was received here, and was very glad to
hear from you. AS you know l have stalled
plainly as could that The Southern Pacific Com
pany was out of politics. propose 10 keep II
out and 10 Keep out myself, although not forget
ting Of course TO vote on election day, as good
citizen should, if l am where can east my vote,
but l am so anxious 10 get the company out that
/ 90 NOT intend 10 make any organized effort to
beat Leland STANFORD. The state Of California
ought 10 know him very well, although think
she does not: but at any rate, If they want 10
send BIN to the Senate they Will do so, sup
pose.
notice that some of the paIers In California
are abusing NE and mine to a certain extent but
that was rather expected. as cut of the pay OF
several Of them that bad for year bern hangers
on, drawing tie raill Dads money for fayOrs done
for Leland Stanford, and ] suppose that they
consider that they are getting even with me by
abusing ne in all the ways that a malicious in
geBuiiy can suggest. l take 1t, however, that
peiiHer / nor mine VIII be harmed thereby, so l
shall 20 calmly on in the confse that L have
naked out, which is just because 1t IS right ana
honest. what L want IS 10 nave utsl ntll
elected TO office in your Stale. Thank
ing you for your kind expressions. am, sin.
ceIeIy YOURS, c. L. HUNTINGTON.
The history of the Central and Southern
Pacific Railroad companies in the politics OF
this city and State would doubtless possess
extraordinary interest could all OF the facts
be given We however, will notice few OF
the salient points, which are applicable 10
! newspapers only. OF course we could not
| even approximate TO the amount OF money
! distributed to politicians, but it must have
| been enormous. Even with newspapers the
| amount has been very large. We speak with
| in bounds when we say that two or three
hundred newspapers have received gIatultles
| from the Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
road companies. a single newspaper which
we could name has probably cost the COM
| panies cool million dollars {; another
which could also be named, has had four or
| five hun iTtd thousand dollars. We know of
| another paper which had borrowed money
| from that concern amounting say to sixty
| thousand dollars. A weekly newspaper has
| had len thousand dollars year perhaps
for ten years. This would foot up one hun
| dred thousand dollars. Another weekly
| paper. we cannot say exactly how much
1t has had, but we believe five or six thou
sand dollars per annum, running through
twenty odd years. Here is one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars more From two
to three hundred other newspapers on this
Coast, as we have suggested, have received
money. How much this would amount to
in the aggregate is unknown-pOssibly it
would require railroad officials months even
10 hunt up the amount. THE CALL, how
ever. would not be surprised if these disin-
tafac tad baln nf ha rniI nad my,
have been paid ten or fifteen million dollars.
Mr.. Huntington does not appear to be
satisfied with what these patriotic news
papers lave done for the railroad. Perhaps,
having received all the benefits from them
which they are capable of giving, he has
thought il best to cut off their supplies.
The public will doubtless believe Mr..
Huntington to be cruel purveyor, for
after being several times a millionaire he
kicks down the ladder by which he has
been able 10 climb TO such dizzy height.