The morning call., 1892-09-27
HUNTINGTON, THE GREAT.
He Visits the Ferry and Is
Pleased.
IN MONOPOLISTIC GLORY.
Great Activity Of the Traffic Association and
the League Of Progress in Many
Directions.
In MONOPOLISTIC GLORY.

Coils P. Huntington spent his Sunday
afternoon by taking cable-car ride TO the
city front.
He alighted from the California-stree
car and walked over to the ferry depot
1t was a pleasing sight Coils beheld
when he stood in front of the wooden shed
which the Southern Pacific Company is
pleased to call its railroad depot.
Thousands of people we're leaving and
great crowds were arriving constantly.
what great man l amp C. P. II. said
to himself as he contemplated this ever
moving panorama. and still musing he con-
tinued his soliloQuy somewhat in this
manner:
Every one of these people pays at least
25 cents into my treasury.
They have to do it or stay at home. or at
any rate they cannot 60 where they want to
unless they pay tribute TO me.
II charge them for the sunshine. the fresh
air and for the amusement they expect TO
enjoy.
''1here is no competition. They have to
patronize NE, and, therefore, L am glad
and proud man."
So spoke, or thought, C. P. H.. and he re-
manned standing IN his well-se]ecied posi-
ton for long time.
The jostles of the pedestrians, the pr0x-
unity OF the hack drivers, the brolling hot
sun, the noisy drums OF the Salvation
Army, and all the rest Of the annoyances
he had to suffer had no effect on him.
In the glorious Consciousness Of being a
great monOpolist c. p. IL. reyeled. regard
less of his surroundings. for one hour.
Then he retired TO his Mob Hill mansion,
satisfied that he lives not in vain.
Yesterday {. Z. Ii. left on trip over the
Southern Pacific Company lines, north and
south.
He will be absent for several days, and
during that time he expects to inspect large
portion OF the Kentucky corporations sys-
tenn.
The Southern Pacific Company's legal ad-
yisers have. after many days Of study.
found some wa Y by which they hope 10 off
set the California League of Progress re-
cent victory in the matter of having the
tolls on merchandise regulated according TO
the quantity OF goods received.
1t will be remembered that the HaTb0r
Commissioners decided that hereafter guam
titles weighing less than ton shall pay toll
only In proportion 10 their weight.
Before that order was made, on the insti-
CATION OF the League OF Progress, the rail-
road company paid toll for every ton re-
ceived and collected from every merchant
who shipped small quantity full ton rates,
thereby in many cases making large profits
out Of what was intended to be tax.
Last week. the Southern Pacific issued a
circular declaring that under the new sys-
TEN merchants Will have 10 prepay their
rates Of foliage on impoTtations and expor-
tatiOns.
The circular contains the naive clause
THAT the railroad company viii settle With
the State afterHard."
This has been done to provoke some ship
per or importer 70 refuse prepayment, as Is
quite likely many merchants will do.
In this manner Mr.. Huntington's lawyers
expect TO bring the matter into court, and
there they hope TO defeat the Harbor Com
mlssioners' order.
The Traffic Association and the League
OF Progress are doing much quiet but never
tneless active work just now.
Manager Leeds of the former organ iZatiOn
is almost too busy 10 talk nowadays.
Ii Is only after spending much time in
his antechamber one can obtain an inter
view with him.
And when be is seen he has not much to
tell.
He says the association is hard at work
on its principal schemes, which are the
clipper ships. the Salt Lake road and local
railroad competition.
The Traffic Association also has an eye
on politics, and when IL issued an open
letter to all legislative candidates some time
ago. asking for recognition of the present
evils in the management Of traffic matters,
IL meant business.
The leaders of that powerful body are
determined to have the Railroad CommiS-
sion abolished and to have laws beneficial
10 the mercantile community passed
The League of Progress goes hand in hand
with the Traffic Association in all these
matters, and while not being, in the sense
OF a ward politicians meaning sin poll
tics" they are certainly not ''Out OF it,"
The league is increasing rapidly in men,
beTship, and during this month twenty Of
the leading business houses have joined as
honorary members.
The young business men are also becom-
Ing more interested in the movement, and
Not day passes withOuta number of names
being added to the lists of the league.
On Tuesday, October 4, the board Of con-
troll will meet at 6 P. NJ.
Ii will have semi i-monthly meetings here
after, and arrangements for general meet
ing 10 be held before the coming election
are now in the hands of a committee.