The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-17
COILS p. HUNTINGTON.

COILS P. HUNTINGTON.
emily excellent health. Friday and
Saturday he was about his camp not
ing the progress of the Improvements
which he has been carrying on this
year Sunday he remained at his lodge
very quietly, receiving calls of sever
al friends from the neighboring
camps. Monday he continued in good
health and made no complaint what
ever of illness.
Retired i'm Good Health.
He retired Monday evening at IL
O'clock apparently in the very best OF
health, and so far as can be ascer-
tanned slept soundly, as no disturb
ance was heard from his room until
a short time before his death. Means
proceeding from Mr.. Huitington's
room aroused members of the house
hold and they Immediately went to his
assistance. In about ten minutes he
was dead. 1t is supposed thak Mr..
Huntington's death was caused by
heart trouble.
w. West Durant, who was at Blue
Mountain lake, was at once notified,
and he drove to RacQuette lake as
soon as possible, and thence to the
Huntington camp. Mr.. Durant tele-
phOned to this city Cor an undertaken,
and il Is expected that Mr.. Hunting
toms remains Will be Brought on q
special train.
Mr.. Huntingto0's Busy Ossses~.
Coils Potter Huntington was born
at Harwinton, Litchfieid county,
Conn, Oct. -, 1921. When gold was
discovered In California In 1S49 young
Huntington with a cash capital Of 81
200 and unlimited confidence in him
self started for the new gold fields by
| way of the isthmus Of Panama. He
was delayed here three months. but at
the time for resumng his Journey he
had by successful trading increased his
capital to $1,000.
Physically the young man was well
| fitted for the work of miner, but he
chose business as q means of accumu-
| lating his fortune and made Sacra-
mento as the base Of his operations.
Shortly after beginning business in his
| own name he established the hard
ware house of Huntington & Hopkins,
and in seven years time realized
] fortune.
| Ran supply Trains I'm Nevada.
One of their business ventures was
running twenty-mule supply wagon
to the Comstock mines ut Virginia
City, New. 1t is to this Mr.. Hunting
ton owed his success as a railroad
man. One day Leland Stanford saw
the mule team starting on its journey,
and going into Mr.. Huntington's office
he made proposition that the two
should build railroad from Sacra-
mento to the Nevada mines.
A consultation that evening decided
the question. After repeated diplo-
matte parleying with the national gov
eminent and even the withdrawal of
the southern capitalists who had been
taken into the project after prelim-
mary survey at their own expense,
and, after organizing the Central Pa
cific Railroad company, with capital
stock Of $S,50O00O, Mr.. Huntington
announced his successful negotiations
in the following telegram to his col
leagues:
1--WE have drawn the elephant, now
let us see if we can harness him up"
Race Across the Continent
Then began the race across the con
Union Pacific. in which the Central
was victorious. With the Southern
Pacific Mr.. Hunt 1gton and his asso-
ciates raced az inst the Texas Pa
ciic. In 1881 they organized the
Southern Paci company of Ken
lucky
Mr.. Huntington was president Of the
Southern Pacific company and of the
Guatemala railroad; and also of the
Pacific Mail Steamship company. Be
sides this he owned large shipbuildlng
yards ut Newport News. Va. He en-
ploys 100000 men and maintained free
schools for their children. He was
fond of travel and practical jokes, and
enjoyed n good game of whist. He
never specialized In Stocks. Lately he
had given much attention to writing,
and his articles relating to business
have been widely read.