The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05

began business In tent in Sacramento. deal
ing in various articles required in mining
camps. With this humble start he soon
opened a large hardware store IN the city
and became associated in business with Mark
Hopkins Their business soon extended to
San Francisco.
for transcontinental railroad, Leland Stan
ford, Charles Croker and Mark Hopkins
having united with him IN paying the ex-
penses of a survey across the Sierra Nevada
mountains. Thus five men organized the
Central Pacific Railroad company, Of which
Mr.. Stanford was elected president. Mr.
Huntington vice president and Mr.. Hopkins
treasurer. After congress had agreed to the
enterprise by an issue OF bonds Mr.. Hunting
ton and his associates carried on the con-
struction Of the road out of their private
means until the bonds became available by
the competition of the stipulated mileage.
Pc FBCTED CALIFORNIA; RAILWAY
SYSTEM
Mr.. Huntington planned and perfected the
whole California railroad system, which ex-
tends over 10000 or more miles of steel track,
and some of the California papers never cease
to abuse him for the monopoly he controls.
He built Atlantic system which, by the
Southern Pacific and the Chesapeake & Ohio,
forms continuous line Of 1000 miles long
from San Francisco to Newport News. He
developed an aggregate OF nearly IL, OOO miles
Of steam water lines, including the route to
China and Japan. Several years ago he dis
posed Of his railroad properties east of the
Mississippi river, including the Chesapeake &
Ohio, and he has been gradually shifting the
offices Of the Pecific Mail Steamship company
from New York to California. He still owns
the Newport News Shipbuilding company, at
: the terminus of the Chesapeake & Ohio and
his. intentions in regard to this property are
not known. He is president Of the Newport
News & Mississippi Valley company.
Mr.. Huntingtons real estate interests in
New York and the East said to aggre-
gate more than $5,2O9.C0O AS preliminary
step to his rumored removal he has just
sold for 100000 three blocks of land just
north OF Harlem river. Broker Charles Mac
Rae, who was agent in the transaction, says
that MIR. Hunt ngton has placed in his hands
for sale as opportunity may offer all of his
New York real estate. This includes 81 O0O.-
| W0 tract at Fifth avenue and Seventy second
street, land in Central park west worth $780,
| OO0 tract in Riverside drive adjoining that
| OF the Astors, valued at more than 1925 coo and
Park avenue property that is rated at $225,-
! OO0 not to- mention divers small parcels.
I AT Throgs Neck. Westchester county Mr.
huntington owns fine country place. which
| he bought from the late Frederick C. Have
meyer, and which is estimated to be worth
$500 900.
HANDSOME HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
He owns a $4,000 mansion in San Fran
cisco, and the latter will presumably be his
residence in the future He claims, however,
that his present intentions involve nothing
more than the carrying out of custom which
he has followed for the last ten years-to
spend part of each winter in Calfrnia. 9th
ers, however, who assume to speak with au-
tnCrlty, state that Mr.. Huntington'S pet idea
is to quit the New York palace and CONSOLE
date mis- wealth in enterprises on the Pacific
coast. His pet property is the Southern Pa
cifc railroad, and it is said he feels that
it needs the attention which can only be given
to it by his living in the territory through
which it runs. In California there has been
much hostile criticism that the Southern Pa
cifc was controlled by nonresident and
| Mr.. Huntington doubtless feels that his pres
| ence will do much to relieve the company 81
| its anxieties.
Hopkins, Croker, Stanford-all the mey1 who
were his partners in his younger 5.tys-are
dead. Many of the which they left
have devolved upon him. 1t Snay be that
in disposing of his propertleg he wishes to
relieve himself of burdens that are growing
too heavy with advancing age He was chosen
president of the South IN Pacific company
April g. 1890.
1t will be remerlbered that w. H. Wander
bits remains were laid away in a great
mausoleum ~tult at New Dory. Staten Is
land In v. oodlawn cemetery New York, Mr..
Huntington has erected a mausoleum cost
ing $4,000. 1t is AZ feet long. % feet wide
ano> "a feet high. The massive gates are of
{ bronze. the interior is finished in marble.
and it contains sixteen catacombs. There is
| no stone in the tomb, 1t is said, that weighs
| less than eighteen tons.