The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29

not come right up to it and discharge
without the slightest difficulty
| And at this cheering thought Mr.. Hun.
| tlngton lolled back in his chair and pulled
| his skullcap down so far over his head that
| it nearly covered his ears. After this he
| showed stronger tendency than ever to
| eplgrams, and to give "reminiscences of his
| boyhood and how he had saved money.
He was only called back by the lnterjec-
| ton of several questions which it seemed
| almost sacrilege to PROFOUND.
| Mr.. Huntington tried to conceal the fact
| that he is perturbed by the excellent
progress made in building the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad.
"The San Joaquin Valley road" said he
IN response to question, sis toy, l
suppose. l have no interest in it as yet
like him and his boys. He has lots OF
money, and he's putting some of it into
that road. 1t will never pay and they
don't expect it will. Our roads don't pay
we never declare any dividends"
At this statement, which was intended
to be clincher, Mr.. Huntington looked
especially benign. When it was suggested
was generally understood shadow of a
frown chased over the lower line of that
skullcap.
lover $4,000 900 of money has gone
into our roads in this State" he added,
''yet they don't pay to-day, and we have
to work hard to keep them up, while other
roads all over the country are IN receivers
hands,"
When asked about the rumor that Gen.
eral Thomas Hubbard had been chosen as
heir apparent to the Southern Pacific s
presidency, Mr.. Huntington smiled
grimly:
GIVE not chosen my successor yet. l
told my wife the other day that l thought
I'd retire in about twenty-five years and
give the boys chance! But you needn't
put that in the paper.
General Hubbard is a fine man, fit for
any position. He's fit to be President of
the United States. As to my nephew, he's
been with me for over twenty years. L
don't promote him. don't promote any
body. They promote themselves.
''There must have been some mistake
about that remark of mine that was wired
overland in which I was somewhat pro-
fame. don't recollect saving it, although
l admit | have knack of using words
that give emphasis to a remark. was
EN- phatic about that report that one of
our trains between here and Ogden is to
be taken Off. We have not yet decided on
such q move. 1t is to be talked about, and
If we find two trains a day don't pay one
may be taken off for the winter"
In the Huntington party are Mrs. Hunt
ington, Miss Carrie Huntington, a niece,
and Miss Campbell of Texas, friend of
Mrs. Huntington.
Whether Mr.. Huntington has heard the
| rumor or not it is an undoubted fact that
steps are to be taken Immediately charg
ing Mr.. Huntington with violation OF
the interstate commerce act in having is
sued pass over Southern Pacific lines to
Mr.. Stone. The latter has said recently
that he never USp0 that SinfUl haste hoard
outside of California, but an array of wit
nesses have come forward recently who
promise to dispute Mr.. Stones statement.
AT the examination in the Federal courts
last December Mr.. Stone testified:
It (referring to the pass, which he produced)
is as good in Texas as it is in California, over
and has been given me for the past ten years
by G. p. Huntington personally. There is
nothing issued 10 me in any other way.