The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-15
The Railroad Magnate in a Talk
atiVe Mood.
No Attempt Made to Conceal His H0Stil-
lily to Stanford.
he Plainly IntimateS the Kind Of Senator
That he Would Like 10 See
Represent California.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-The California
Huntington tonight at the Normandie Ho-
tel. The latter will remain here all day to-
| morrow and at Light will leave for New
York in company with W. II. Mills. In
answer to the correspondent Mr.. Hunting
ton said he had come down to WASH
ington to escape for few days the
worry of business affairs that had been
occupying his attention in New York
At the same time there were several mat
tiers here that he wished to look after.
Among other things he wished to inquire
into and do what he could in regard to the
proposed duty on fiuxiDg ore, the proposed in
crease on which would prove to be great
detriment to the mining industry of the
West He had not formally appeared be-
fore the Finance Committee Of the Senate
on this proposition. but had talked the mat
ter over with various Senators and members
OF Congress.
In regard to the Pacific Railroad funding
debt he had done nothing in the matter,
and was disposed to let Congress deal as
fairly as possible with the Central Pacific
road. He would not say deal literally or
generously, for the Government seemed not
inclined to deal in that fashion with any
body. He was not entirely satisfied with
the bill.
"Do you mean as compared with the
treatment the Union Pacific receives?"
asked the reporter.
NO; l mean irrespective of the Union
Pacific. l think that latter road is not
treated as literally as it might be- but there
should be no comparison made between the
two roads. The Union Pacific has sold
enough land along its line to retire its
bonds, while the Central Pacific is built
through almost 900 miles OF dead waste
country, and this part of the road might
properly be termed as nothing more
than a structure bridging over dread,
dreary waste of Improbable country.
When the line was first built through there
was only one settler in all that vast stretch
of country, and he was trapper at Hum
| boldt Wells | have been striving and work
ing hard for fiftyfour years, and feel that
| cannot offer much resistance against this
unjust proposition of Congress; but if l
was twenty-five years. younger might
make a fight against II.
Mr.. Huntington said that he was not CIV
, ing much attention to politics. Of course,
he was Republican and desired the cleo
ton of Republican Senator, but If good
one could not be had, then let it be good
Democrat.
Continuing he averred that the Central
Pacific would absolutely take no part in
California politics. Heretofore Senator
Stanford had manipulated the road i'll his
political interests, but for himself he be-
lieved that no railroad corporation
should interfere in political affairs.
He would let his employees use their
franchise at the dctaton of their con-
science and judgment, and would not seek
in any way to influence them. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio road, costing over $40, 000,-
900, had been for wears under his control,
but he had never attempted to exert any in
fluence in Virginia politics.