The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-29
PRIEST. O. p. HUNTINGTON, OF THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC, IN ST. PAUL
AGAIN.
CAME UP BY BOAT IN 1888,
SO HE DID NOT KNOW MANY NAMES
OF STREETS YESTER-
DAY.
WINTER.
SUSPICIOUS
The Ex-President of the Northern
Pacific Met the Magnate at Min
neapOlis Yesterday.


Southern Pacific railroad, arrived in
st. Paul last evening from the West.
President Huntington was accompanied
by Mrs. Huntington, Miss Campbell,
Of San Francisco; II. e. Huntington
and George e. Miles.
There Is nothing slow in the manner
in which the great magnate travels.
One comes to full realization Of what
kingly luxury a railroad president like
Mr. Huntington can enjoy, at sight Of
the special train which brought him out
Of the far West. All he has to do when
he wants to take little spin across
the continent from New York to San
Francisco is to press a button and tell
his secretary to get his special READY
for the trip. Then, for five days anu
nights, as fast or as slow as he wants,
the lordly president meanders over the
great American continent, most OF the
way on his own railroad. Mr.. Hunt.
ington and party left San Francisco
last week and went up to Oregon on
the Shasta route, northern arm of
the Southern Pacific. About the only
thing which Mr.. Huntington could not
call his own on the ride up was Mt.
Shasta. He may own this later, for
every one knows that the Southern Pa
ciflc somehow or other always gets
what 1T wants, from a hand car up to
great congressional concessions.
Mr.. Huntington's trip across the
Rockies to st. Paul was round OF
pleasure. Mr.. Huntington himself
likes to travel fast, but the ladies OF
his party do not, so the president Or
dered that his train travel only dur
ing the day time. Whenever night
drew it's sable robes around the pol
ished black sides Of Mr.. Huntingtons
special, the engineer pulled the train
onto some convenient side track, and
the magnates party went to bed IN
quiet and peace. 1t mattered not
whether it was in the Rockies or on
the plains.
President J. ]. Hill, Of the Great
Northern, rendered Mr.. Huntington the
use of his system from Spokane to st.
Paul
The special consisted Of three mag
nificent coaches, a drawing room ana
library car, which is also Mr. hunt
ington's railway office, a diner and
the boudoir sleeper.
Mr.. Huntington was the first man
off the train when it drew into the
union depot. The next man who
dropped off the cars was ex-President
Edwin W. Winter, Of the Northern
Pacific, and some wise man around
the depot at the time remarked that
1t was rather significant. Mr.. Winter
met the Huntington special at Mime
apolis. Naturally, the coincidence gave
10 Nv II mo ~
had come around by the northern route
for the purpose of seeing Mr.. Winter,
and that the latter, on sever1ng his
connection with the Northern Pacific
would become identified with the
Southern Pacific system. It is gen
orally believed that when Mr.. Winter
resigned he had not the slightest
intention of remaining idle long. His
friends say that he had been chosen
long before his resignation to MI an
important trust with another road.
However, Mr.. Huntington remarked
to q. reporter for the G. o b e that he
had come around by the northern route
merely to see the country.
"I have never been over the northern
route In my life," said Mr. Huntington.
"The last time was here was In 1883.
I do not suppose there are any resi-
dents of st. Paul who are here now
SAAAASs
came up on river packet, and it took
many days to make the trip. st. Paul
was a wilderness, and its inhabitants
were for the most part Indians. 1
would like to remain over day or two,
but we must proceed East early in the
morning. Ny visit to St. Paul was not
of business nature in any sense OF
the word"
Last evening Mr. Winter took Mr.:
Huntington and party for an hours
ride about the city. The special train
will 20 East this morning over the
Milwaukee road.
Mr.. Huntington is a man Of very
distinguished bearing. He Is tall and
well rounded, with handsome features.
His hair falls in a shaggy gray mass
around his ears. and shows under
meath the rim Of black slouch nat
which the noted magnate always
wears. Although over sixty years Of
age, he is as hearty and strong as a
younger man, and there is an elastic
spring in his step.