The morning call., 1890-05-16
FOURTH RECEPTION
Given by the President of the
Southern Pacific.
C. P. Huntington Meets the Heads Of the
Railroad Departments in Social Friend
ship at The Annual Banquet.

The fourth annual reception rendered by
c. p. Huntington, President OF the South
ern Pacific Company, TO the heads OF the
various departments in connection with
the railroad was held last night at the
Palace Hotel
The list of guests is as follows:
A. n. Towne, j. c. Stubs, W. II. Mills, Greed
Raymond q. l.. Lansing, W E. Brown, S. L.
Gage, n. T. smith, J. {; Martin II. 5; Brown. J.
{; {, L. Crabtree. E: c. Wright, j., Il.
% Sarra w. j. Swan A. AH q y sI5O, w. HO
A. Brown, J. II. StIobridge, +. S. Douty. &. II.
Redinglon, W. b. Ludlow, T: \. Bellisle w. Mo
berry, j. w Dayan, A. ID. W. Mccullough, q. G.
Shepard, {. +. SmuIr, Z. J. Wilder, G. II. Rice,
A. ID. Wilder. W Mckenzie. X. A. Donaldson,
H. A. Cummings, E. K; Anthony. j. F; Carotners,
r. 1uttle, e. j. Robinson, C. II. Cummings. A. c.
Bas.ett, J. L. Willcult, a. Lathrop. L. ID. Me
Ksslck X. II. Pratt, w. Cruise, j. l. Wilson, b.
WEIGH, II. NJ. Nanarman, j. Z. Meehan, G.. W.
Fletcher, A. NJ. huntington. q. T. Miles, &. E.
Green, L. b. Ryan and j. b. Wright
THOUSAND IDLE CANYONS.
The t0asts were announced by w. Ii.
Mills, who introduced into his opening re-
marks eulogy upon thei power Of com.
merce In maintaining peace and prosperity
in this country. He said he believed that
one active locomotive was a better pre-
ventative to invasion of the country by for
eign foes than a thousand idle cannons
He also paid high enconium to the useful
ness of the press in the preservation If
peace and the dissemination Il kn Wedge
of character to train every citizen
to proper appreciation of his duties
and actions for the welfare of mankind.
He referred to the fact that the South IN
Pacific Company has 2S,000 men in its en-
pl0y who are marching ON to greater vic
tOTlps than have hpIp aahiavad Inv
greatest armies OF the past centuries. He
then proposed toast to the health of the
President, G. p. Huntington, which was
most heartily responded TO by every one
present and a: the same time the string
band assisted In the ovation with For
He's jolly Good Fellow"
THE PRESIDENTS BRIEF REPLY.
c. P. Huntington replied with brief
speech. He said the property of the South
ern Pacific Company represented $780,
O0O, 600. and that he desired that every EN-
pl0ye oil that company would feel proper
sense OF the responsibility imposed In the
labor OF so vast an organization in manag-
ing large share Of the commerce of the
country. lie explained that the wealth of
the company was held in trust by the en-
ployes Tor the support Of many thousands
OF people who depend upon it for their
daily existence. lie then called upon Judge
Harvey Brown to address the assembly.
The Judge commenced by stating that he
had known c. +. huntington for a longer
time than any one present. He knew him
when he was prosperous merchant
at Oneonta, n. Y, when he was again a
prosperous merchant in this city in early
days. and when he became an acknowledged
magnate among railroad men. He said he
had never known Mr. Huntington to make
a financial mistake, and that lie was proud
to state the host of the evening was chief of
road that was great enough TO change the
commerce of the world.
In response to the toast "Our Annual
Banquet" Vice-Presldent j. C. Stubs
made speech that was received with
hearty and continued applause.
LIKE A FAIRY TALE
Greed Raymond replied to the toast "Tbe
Southern Pacific Company" He said the
progress OF the road seemed to MIN more
Ike fairy tale than practical reality.
de stated that the company had 30. 900 en-
ployes and pain them 33 per cent higher
wages than any other organization In the
world. de assured President Hunting
ton that he could be confident
Of the same loyalty from his employees as
that shown to his predecessor. He re-
GREETED that the revenues Of the company
have come too close to Its income for safety
and security, and said that it rested with
his fellow laborers to faithfully discharge
their duties that the receipts might he in
creased and the safety and security of the
company insured.
The usual number Of toasts were offered
and responded to, and at its close the han
quet was voted to be equally successful and
sociaDlo as those preceding it,