New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-15
n p HUNTINGTON AT HOME


10, goes without saying there is not much
a. 'a broad about our bond issues"
ta ,s huntington took deep interest in tho
Mi. elections and of the result ne said:
bi.rsa,e was general feeling OF satisfactio, n,
Ing the people who supported Gladstone ont
ge., Getting the Salisbury Government in The
aua ;sn Motley under salisbury will be stronger
i lnS more stable than under Gladstone | have
ar sat faith in Salisbury, whose career I have
sen.d with great interest. think thar Now
wa" will be a development OF Commercial, in.
NV IN African trade. The Government hos
,ss, taken over the British East African Com
Jus and good results may be expected from this
pa. company going to build a railroad from
-. rast coast Of Africa into the interior as Far
ss' victoria Nyanza to connect with the chain of
o., ,hree great lakes Were going TO build 7
'ne una 90 ND the Juba River where steamers
SIR SIR and SO save some $50 miles of road in
80 ~ building from the coast There would
IN be between 400 and 500 miles of road 10
una ~ Victoria NyanZa When the road
o. na,lt II will civilize the country and break M
~ slave trade 1t will open up fine country
u" ~ took an interest IN the East African Com
ANY myself to the extent of $1,000 putting in
"a 400 directly j did this not a speculation
49, expected 10 sink the money but to open I'D
-. ~ country. Instead of building the road the
rrglshnen thought II better to sell out Glad
tone was vacillating in his foreign policy, but
-, that Salisbury is at the head Of affairs and
re- Government has taken the company up |
sh,nk the railroad will be put through.
" also put $4,000 into the railroad to be built
lang the congo, uNuer the auspices OF the Bel
Isns Leopold II individually put great deal
;, money into that scheme The Congo falls
.,,e 100 feet in $50 miles so the road was TO be
81, dftv 10 sixty miles away from the river but
nralel to rs course to Stanley Pool. whence
ssre would be good navigation. Again. I en-
.,ted TO lose my money. but / put il in for
rsaing up the countrJ. II looks doubtful about
~ building of that road. I think more specu-
,.,on IN Belgium than building in the Congo is
slng in that matter
ANN cED\tANc DID .Tcrn
Mr. Huntington Is great admirer of the
rrnch people. and also of the Germans. Speak
es Of these. he said:
Z did not much poverty in France
n-e. The French are economical industrious
,sa saving They don't splurge Americans do
no 60 to Europe and seem to spend money for
~ purpose Of showing that they have 1t. In
r,nch every particle Of space Is economical.
nd small store does much business as big
~ here where the rent would be $4,000. II We In
MS country would practise economy as they do In
rance and most countries OF Europe. we would
,sriye much more than we do. like the French
srr their industry and economy | like the Ger
rsns as we'll for similar reasons.
NJ Huntington received many inquiries about
smith America. and to these he said tina. the way
IA get along with the Republics OF that division
vas ~ treat them fairly. and not TO drive them.
A for Cuba the expectation abroad was that
snair would put down the rebellion. OF the N.ca-
aqua Canal. Mr.. Huntington said he did not
think il would ever be built. since 10 pay interest
o. the money it would cost TO build II would make
the tolls the highest in the world. The trafnc
would never support the canal. since our great
ssst and west railroads supplied the better means
AZ carving freight compared with the canal
me bulk of this came from west OF the Allie
ehenies and would go west by rail instead OF 60
ng firtst 10 the seaboard and thence by the canal
Mr Huntington said ii was doubtful II he at
.nded the meeting OF the railroad presidents.
snce any freight agreement would probably be
rOken by somebody In due time
NJ Huntington said his large new mansion at
and Fifth-ave. was for sale II
nvbody would pay for ii what II cost lie has
ought a house in san Francisco. where ne Will
amain from October next until May. 1896. al
hough New-York will remain his home. He eX-
ec,s 10 live at Throgg's Neck AS to the mar
age Of his son. Archer NJ. Huntington, he SAID
2 attended the wedding In London.