The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-03
COILS P. HUNTINGTON.
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crossed Jay Gould's many times, for
their respective interests touched at
various points, but for Mr. Gould he
always. had a high regard, based upon
the absolute squareness of Gould in all
agreements, oral or otherwise. made
between the two. Mr.. Huntington once
said: II wouldn't go into the stock
market against Gould. for he could
whip me at that game. That is his
business. When it comes to building
and operating railroads in the most
efficient and economical way, can
beat him, for that is my business
OF the original quartet of bold men
who built the Central Pacific, the
Southern Pacific, and the multitude of
other railroads which occupy the great
southwestern section of the United
States and dominate the traffic of Cali
fornia and Oregon, all have succumbed
| to the burden of the years except Mr..
Huntington. How is it possible for, a
man of 16 to hold the reins of such a
multiplicity of going interests with
| out becoming utterly tagged out and
dropping from his seat? -. He is a di4
rector in many companies outside of
his vast aggregation of railroad inter-
ests. He is the object of continual
solicitation on the part of promoters
who are eager to secure the influence
of his name in floating new enterprises.
His ante-room is the rendezvous daily
of multitude of people who want
something. He is almost momentariIy
the recipient of visitors cards. His
door is continually opening to let out
one caller. and admit another His
mornings mail is supplemented hourly
and he is bound to finish it. before she
goes home Yet he sits and chats and
works with an impregnable good hui
NOR, and how does he do it? He tells
you when you ask him why he works
so hard Il don't work hard r work
easy" That is one secret of that Won
.derfuf vitality, The other lies in the
fact that when he leaves his work at
night he can leave the memory of it
also, for he has the rare faculty. of
casting away his cares. When he has
disposed of the sensible dinner he
takes, for he is a light eater and pre-
fers simple preparation of food. rare
ly touching wine of any kind. he goes
to his library ready for the inevitable
game of whist which follows the de-
parture of the last evening caller He
is good whist player of the old-fash-
Toned kind, and knows how to plav to
win He is shrewd judge of the To-
cation of other peoples good and bad
CARDS, and is inclined to 'finesse."
sometimes to the discontinue of his
partner. and with strong. hand shirn-
self is. apt to take the bit in his teeth
Wltanout much regard for, his. VISA
Wis. : he ret1reS{ early and sleeps with
OUT worry, to arise'in the morning full
or energy and, purpose and. glad of the
Wo}rkk. day before him.. i.ses ittl9 se s
life to him is q game full of exciting
and agreeable complications, in which,
strange as, it may seem,@ the acauisi-
ton and the loss, of money are of aac-
count mainly as the one represents
success in combinations based. upon his
judgment. skill and labor and as the
other marks some miscalculation of the
points or principles involved. 1t would
not be said of him that he is states
man spoiled, but rather that he is a
statesman lost. AS a diplomat he
would possibly have been unexcelled;
but political honors and offices have
never tempted him. He. is a man of
actlon whose deeds, are monuments of
progress which advances the ma
.ter1aI prosperity of his country far
more than it benefits himself. and the
lnnumerable wheels of industry which
his genius and indomitable, energy have
set to rolling as the result of the labor
OF the active man are object lessons
to American citizens.
GEORGE E. MILES