The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-22
HE CANNOT DO 1T.
Mr.. Huntington Has Gone
Too Far.
HIS SCHEME WAS PALPABLE.
The Web Was Woven CunningIy, but
the Panama Railway Will Not
Walk Into Ii.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-It Is reported this
morning that the Pacific Mail. through C..
L. Huntington. has affirmed the statement
that some terms will be agreed TO with the
Panama Railroad for through traffic to tie
Pacific Coast To this General John New
ton Is reported 10 have said he knew no
change in tha relations of the two compa-
nles which promised prompt settlement
OF the difficulties. j. b. Houston said to-
day the statement Of Huntington was based
on the necessity of an agreement "U," he
CONT nned, 'the terms are not made both
companies will suffer losses so great as to
bring about. probably. condition of affairs
which will compel an agreement. The
terms asked by the Panama Company at
present." added Houston, 'are impossible
for us. When member of that company
said lately that majority Of the directors
of this comrany favored the acceptance of
the terms offered us he was mistaken. No
one at the meeting of the Pacific Mail
directors favored the contract submitted by
the Panama Company"
Mr.. Huntington, when asked to-day
about the denial of General Newton and
other oficers of the Panama Railroad Com
pany that there was any prospect Of settle
Railroad Company and the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, which Huntington
said was near at hand, remarked: There
has been no contract made, it is true. That
is what / said yesterday. My belief that an
arrangement would be made within the
next few weeks was based ON the knowl-
edge that the Interests of the two companies
ran side by side and were bound to come
hayn Lott
Offering to come TO an agreement. Ny last
letter to Cromwell, the attorney, was sent
only few days ago and have as yet re-
ceived no answer, but il is hardly time for
1t. No specific propo stion has been made,
nor even the skeleton of an agreement Of
fered by the Pacific Mail. There was some
thing made by the Panama people which
they might have called a proposition, but l
looked upon it as merely a joke Of theirs. l
have now simply offered to have our differ
ences considered with a view to overcoming
them, and have no doubt we shall reach
friendly agreement or gn equitable basis II
that is the desire OF all parties.
Ernest L. Oppenheim. secretary Of the
Panama Railroad Company. said tonight:
Huntington thinks that an agreement will
be reached, does he2 He has written some
letters to US talking in general terms about
a settlement. He deals in glittering gener-
alities. but he never comes down to any
thing definite about the rates Of which we
complain. In his last letter be proposed
that the question Of rates be submitted to
the conference OF freight agents. That
meant that The Tran nseontnental Association
would fix our rates. We will not do any
thing like that. Cromwell will not answer
will be ignored. No agreement can be
reached without concessions, which | do
not believe Huntington will permit the Pa
cific Mail people 10 make. though two Of
their directors think our position is right
one"