The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-09
COILS 2. HUNTINGTON.
Interview With the Southern Pa.
cific's President.
He Knows Nothing of Politics and Never
Reads the Papers = Railroad d.
rectors Reelected.

President Huntington of the Southern
Pacific Company went early yesterday
morning to his Fourth and Townsend streets
Office aud remained there until late in the
evening. 1t was a busy day, and when e
lieved of the necessity of talking to road
officials and visitors, of whom there was
constant stream, Mr.. Huntington was in
stantly buried in his correspondence.
At u o'clock he called meeting Of the
stockholders Of the company to order aud
informally addressed them on the-work of
last year, giving many facts and figures,
taken from Secretary Lansing's report,
summary of which has already been pub
lished. He spoke very fayorably Of the
years business, and of the able manner in
which the affairs of the company had been
conducted.
The election of Board of Directors for
the ensuing year then took place and re-
suited as follows: c. p. Huntington. Lee
land Stanford, Charles f. Croker. Thomas
E. Stilman, Thomas II. Hubbard, A. n.
Towne, j. c. Stubs, E. II. Miller Jr., S. t.
Gage, w. V. Huntington, w. Z. Brown.
TIE SENATOR ABSENT.
Senator Stanford dill not attend, which
was matter of surprise as he had never
missed Il stockholders meeting before.
Since his return from the East he has
visited the general offices only once, and
then only for a few minutes. MeSSrs. Still
man and Hubbard were also absent, but the
stock OF abSentGeS was voted by proxies.
The election of officers will be held to-day,
and il is understood that the old board will
be reelected. Stanford will still remain
Chairman of the Executive Board. and tine
talk Of his wishing to serve the company IN
a.tfN il ..li1 m ha vi H.
dalton.
stanford" said Director of the COM
pany yesterday, would not again accept
the presidency of this corporation. HIS
Career as a railroad man has ended, and he
will devote the remainder of his days TO the
university. There is absolutely nothing in
the story that a combination was attempted
whereby lie might assume his former po-
sitiun."
After the Directors meeting President
huntington was seen in his private Office
for a few moments. He has aged perceptl-
bly, during the past year and is not enjoy
ing the best Of health.
A CHAT WITH HUNTINGTON.
Il don't know anything" said he, push
ing pile Of letters to the back of the desk
at which he was seated aud removing his
eyeglasses, mot a solitary thing that would
interest your readers in the least ii you
will suggest a subject, L will give you my
views, however, if have any 10 give"
The reporter at once suggested the sub
ject Of the last Legislature, whereupOn the
man OF many railroads remarked: Il am
trying to run few transportation COM
panles at the present time, and know no
more Of Legislatures than the man in the
MOON"
d" You have heard, Mr.. Huntington, of the
scandal at Sacramento during the past
winter in which your company was -
"Hold on, said Mr.. huntington, wriggling
uneaSily in his chair, there Is where you
make a mistake. | have heard OF no such
thing. don't read newspapers. l used to
read The CALL, but don't any more. In
New York l 90 to the office at O'Clock in
the morning and work hard all day, then 90
home and rest. But l don't read news
papers. l have no taste Tor politics, and so
we must talk of something else"
THE SUBJECT CHANGED.
When railroJdlng was suggested as a topic
Mr.. Huntington resumed his wonted COM
posute and said: That's business. Nov,
then, | have just purchased the Ohio Val
ley road, running from Princeton, KY, to
Evansville, Ind, a distance of about $50
miles. At the latter point we shall make
connection with the Evansville lIue, some
times called the Mackey system, Tor Chi
cage. | Sha Il make tour of the entire Pa
cl1c system in few days, and shall then be
able 10 tell YOU Of some important extern
Sions to be made the coming season.
The liHe at Yuma will probably be re-
located, though We do not propose 10 spend
a half million dollars on new construction
at this point, as has been reported. | think
half that sum will do the work and keep US
out of the water for the next ten years"
When asked about the Western Traffic As
soc;auon Mir. Huntington said: -" See
Stubs he knows all about It,"