The morning call., 1893-05-24
DENIES THEM ALL.
The Panama Railroad
Has Spoken.
HUNTINGTON is REPUDIATED.
All Attempts to Take Out an Agree.
n,uTu between Him and the
Road Untrustwortily.
HUNTINGTON is REPUDIATED.
Mr.. Huntington and tae press agents are

Mr.. Huntington and the press agents are
again at work.
This time they are operating from the
New York end of the Western Unions
wires, but Ananias is outdone.
The alleged overtures of the Panama
Railroad Company SAVIOR of schedule on
the part of Dictator Huntington to unload
his Pacific Mall stock. This could not be
done very easily in the existing financial
difficulties of the Pacific Mail Company,
so Champion Prevaricator Huntington and
his press agents have hit upon plan to
make the public believe that the Mall
Con- pany and the Panama corporation are
about to kiss and make up.
Mr. Huntington has several millions of
dollars tied up III the Pacific Mail Com
pany. and the string which he originally
had tied to it was cut by competition. He
is somewhat worried to know bow he is
going TO draw out his Doodle without at
tracting too much attention.
His proposition is to unload-not his
steamers, for he has long ago given up any
hopas of getting enough cargo in them to
be able to d o that-hut his stock.
He has consulted with his press agents
and he mas rparentlv decided t. spend a
few dollars for telegraphic tolls to trans
nit fairy tales To Pacific Coasters.
Mr.. Huntington telegraths: II am sat
isfied that an amicable settlement Will
soon be reached between the Pacific Mail
COMPANY AID the Panama Railroad"
This amicabIe settlement Will probably
be when the Pacific Mail dies a natural
death and wills its remains To the Colom-
bian Navigation Company, but not before.
E. Il. Hinton agent of the Panama Rail
road, in this city. received the following
telegram from New I Ork. 1t is an un-
flinchng denial of the Huntington false
prophesles, a reply which emphatiealIy
answers the question, Can present CON-
petition be- maintained ?'
H. Hnton .4qent Panama Railroad. San
Francesca: You may absolutely dcnv any re-
ports that the Pacific Mail has or Will acquire
any interests ID our company. We unde, stand
our obligations to the Navigation Company and
Intend 10 fulfill them all.
PANAMA RAILROAD.
Mr.. Hinton has always stnutly main
tanned that his company Intended 10 do
what Is right by the new steamship line
and this message goes to prove how well he
knew of what he spoke.
Secretary Hsswel of the North Amer
can Navigation COMPANY is another gen.
tleman who has never doubted for mo-
ment but that the isthmus line was sincere
in its every business promise.
You may say through ne in behalf of
the North American Navigation Com
pany," said Mr.. Haswel, that from the
first intmation If Q desire on the part of
the Panama Railroad 20 avoid its con-
tract we have never believed the rumnrS.
We are mors-than satisfied of the prnbi,y.
honesty and integrity OF the Panama Rail-
road and nave never doubted but that
everything in its order would be rr.ed
out according to agreement
Captain Merry, when asked his opin ion
OF the specials referred to, replird: Il
never could understand why people SHOULD
put any cunfden in these Eastern dis
patches. General Newton, president of
the Panama Railroad, who is. to my
Knowledge, man OF undoubted Integrity,
assured Us in the most emphatic manner
that there is no ground whatever for these
reports.
II ann convinced that this news is cir
culated to affect the stock of the Pacific
Mail Company. That is all it amounts TO.
There is positively no truth in the story
that the Panama road is making any con-
cessionS to Huntingdon"
The dispatch which stated that San
Francisco merchants would be in a worse
position than ever as regards rates after
the combination between M. huntington.
his press agents and The Panama Railroad
is brought about is denounced by Captain
Merry as utterly false.
Mr.. Hinton and Mr.. Haswell both seemed
to be Of the opinion of Captain Merry as
regards the purpose for which the reports
fran the East were spread.
From reliable source t was learned
Pacific Mail Stock in New York.
The whole affair bears the earmarEs Of
wholesale attempt to mlslead the puhlic,
and is typical of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road and its henchmen.
To show how absurd are the rumors, q
look into the condition of the affairs Of
the Pacific Mail on this coast is all thai
is necessary.
Ifthe company had any intentions what
ever of making deal with the Panama
TD,Gn al
world Tor II 10 do would be TO suspend Its
present lolicy of reducing expenses, with
drawing steamers and cutting rateS.
CaiifOrUianS are too well acquain ed
with the methods of monopoly to believe
that it would willingly concede its defea
in an hour of victory.
Here is wha has occurred al the Pacific
Mail Company only recently:
Three regular Panama steamers have
been withdrawn.
Employees have been discharged.
CAPTAINS salaries have been cut 10 ant
10 per cent
Al vessels on the Panama line are work
ing short-hauded. crews have been re-
dnced and ali second stewards have beeI
DISCHARGED
Provisions have been cut down.
Freight clerks have been discharged
pursers being called upon TO do their work
a gentleman who is in position u
know a great deal about the dongs of thl
Pacific Mail Company said yesterday:
Il have never seen such change in m,
life as that which has come over the Mai
Company. l do not eXaggerate a bit whel
/ say that / believe that the Panama rout,
will be done away with if business keep
going from il as it has.
Look at the Colon. Why, she ha,
almost nothing on board. and the stran <
part OF it is that Central Americans ar
holding on to their cargoes like grim dealt
and won't give up to the monopo,y.'
The latest rumor is that the City of Ney
\ ork, which is due here on the 18th. vii
not even go on her bluff trip to China.
She VIII just simply be laid up at tn
Pacific Mail docks. a subs antial monu
ment to the broken power of Champion
Prevarcator Huntington.
A GOOD RADIANCE.