New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

road Of $4,000 on account Of taxes claimed as q.
Hnquent.
Mr. Huntington was early student Of the
rapid transit problem in NeW-York. In 1Ss2 be
made the following statement:
II is practically out OF the question to build a
railroad under Broadway. at least below Madison
Square. had the plans made in 1859 for an arcade
tracks. the inside ones for express trains and
was for road from the Battery to spuyssn D.1S
vii II would have made another well lighted arS
way The cost / figured at sl4SO000 ! Should
have got the line running from the Battery 70
ask A T. stewart and other large property holders
ts~ R %sS baTe 10 se es % Al me % no SaS so
money necessary 20 carry on the work. II was q
Enterprise sssf or the chessDesks and ohi6 Tss
Board OF Public Works OF Virginia urged me 40
ad s Il In R s there only 1 the s ss
wstsr pipes and ga, mains , 70 be Pc snsogntsrsd
dults. and the Lord only knows what, have been
put down. and cable road has been built
IN STEAMSHIP ENTERPRISES
catalogue OF DIR. Huntinston's investments and
a record Of his energy would be ineomplsts without
controlling spirit IN the United States and Brazr
Mail Steamship Company. the Pacific Mali Steam
ship Company and several of the more important
railway systems Of Mexico. II was his boast a.
time that ne could travel from the Atlantic 70
the Pacific IN his own over his own rails he
could also 70 he chose. saii IN his own steamships
from Brazil TO NeT-York from New-York 70
Colon. from Panama % San Francisco. and thence
20 Yokohama and Hong-Kons.
II is well known IN Wall Street that Mr Hunting
ton was never years seriously eramped for
money except in the panic Of 1893. when the strfa
gency found his business much extended that hls
situation became desperate for few days He veut
TO some of the largest banks IN the city and ex-
planned 20 them that n he not assisted the
panic would be much worse BY the announcement
Of his failure. and he argued his case 50 wei that
he persuaded several bankers to assist him Usz-
ally. however. he had always had plenty OF funds
available for immediate use. and had been a con
siderable lender OF money IN Wall Street. SPEAKING
a year later Of the story that IN 1883 he had e.
hibited to the bankers from whom he obtained re-
lief that time file OF bonds amounting "a
000OOO. he said: Il never made any exhibition Of
81 900 900 OF bonds although could have displayed
twice much in amount"
Mr.. Huntington vas a man OF massive frame
standing over six feet In height, and topped with
large head with shaggy gray hair and beard. He
was a great worker Until lately he had been IN
the habit of getting 10 his Office about o'clock in
the morning and he seldom left Il till o'clock
Ills office in the Mills Building Is a plainly fur
nlshed one and II frequented BY some OF the
most powerful Ananciers OF this country He was
generally be found in his Office. aud he was not
a hard man to get at II the visitors errand vss
at all important.
CAMP IN THE ADIRONDACKs.
In the summer time he liked to visit the Az
rondacks, and he took a great interest IN Pine
ago from W West Durant II cost Mr.. Huntinr-
ton $4,000 and one OF the finest and con
the heart of a wilderness. and there are a dozen o.
more handsome buildings II Is at Lake NOhica.
Mr Huntington was in this city as late as last