The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-24
THEY ARE FRIENDS
Huntington and Slave1
Hand i'm Hand.
UNITED BY RAILROAD POLICY.
The Traffic Associations Legislative
Bills Arouse the Southern Pacific
Workers to Action.

The eyes Of the mercantile community are
turned toward Sacramento just now and
the producers, farmers. orchardists and
mechanics also ale watching closely fer de-
yelopments In the Legislature on the all I'M
portant railroad questions.
The Traffic Associations tariff and Rail-
road Commission bills are measures the
people of the State would very much like
to have passed and everything possible is be-
ing done to attain that end.
Traffic Manager Leeds departed yester-
day for the State capital and he will con-
tinue his work there until the railroad bill
has been acted on.
A full brigade Of workers from Fourth
and Townsend streets also left for Sacra-
mento yesterday with instructions to defeat
the obnoxious bills at all hazards.
From this it may be judged that the rail-
road fight is going to be a lively one. espe-
cially when the battle ground is shifted to
the halls of the Senate where the real strug-
gle will take place.
The contract Frank johnson made with
General Newton of the Panama Railroad
Company in New York had not arrived yes
terday, but was expected by last nights
mail.
It's general terms are, however, known to
be that the North American Navigation
Company will have the sole through privi-
leges between New York and San Francisco
hereafter, which the Pacific Mail Company
enjoyed IN tie past.
This also includes direct travel and traffic
from European and South American ports
via the istbmus.
Huntington's continued efforts to influence
Congressman against the Nicaragua canal
bill are not regarded with any degree of inn
p0rtaDce by the men here who are III terested
In the canals success.
They say that there is only one way by
which Huntington could interfere with the
passage OF the bill. and that is II fllbuster-
ing could be resorted to under new rules as
1t had been In the past
But that kind Of thing Is now almost i'm
possible, aud il a committee is in favor Of a
measure 1t will report 1t for immediate
action, thus preventing all pigatlcal nile
clustering etfectualy.
In this connection there Is a great deal Of
talk around town just now about the willy
HuntingtOn's peculiar attitude toward the
Nicaragua canal enterprise.
Nobody accuses Huntington of not being
earnestly opposed to the canal but there
are many little things which Of late have
occurred and which have set people to
thinking that perhaps Huntington considers
it wise to look out for the unavoidable and
TO secure some kind of influence among the
directors IN the event Of the canal scheme
being successful after all.
0ne of the strangest facts which leads up
to this suspicion Is the bic and
sudden friendship formed between Ii. b.
Slayen and Huntington.
Slaven sold all the paraphernaia used in
dredging the isthmus of Panama to the
Nicaragua Company, and great deal of
the purchase money was paid him in bonds.
In this manner lie became director of
the company.
Lately Huntington has done much to help
Slaven out in this city, where the latter has
a number Of lawsuits on his hands and
where he is extremely unpopular.
The law department OF the Southern Pa
cite Company his been ordered TO infringe
Its rules for once and to defend I'll. b.
Slayen's cases whenever they come up in
the courts.
Slayen is said TO be an out and out Hunt
iDgtOn man, and he being director ia the
Nicaragua Canal Company besides, this
combination looks very significant.
Just in what manner Huntington will use
his newly found friend is another matter
for speculation, but that the latter will act
in the interest Of the Southern Pacific CON-
pany only is quite certain.
Events may shape themselves in the near
future so as to compel II. Is. SlaYen to paw
San Francisco a visit
DE does not want to come, because he
knows that his presence in a city where he
has made so many enemies cannot possibly
be pleasant to N, but he may shortly re-
celye peremptory summons TO appear In
court as a witness or as a cO-defendantla the
case now pending against Isaac Slaven. his
nephew, which Will come up for a first hear
ing this morning in the Police Co urt before
Judge JoachImsen.
Isaac Slaven is charged with subornatlon
of perjury by attempting TO bride witnesses
in case his uncle was largely interested in.