New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Although not Wall street speculhtor.
into close business relations with those
who were. The man OF this stamp 49,
whom he had perhaps the closest relau1rs y is1
was jaw Could. Hfs path crossed GouIos
many times, but never was there any
friction.
gard for Gould, which was based largeIy
on the fact that the latter had aways
treated him in square fashion" " would
not go into the stock market against
Gould" he said, for he could whip me at
that game That's his business. When II
comes to building and operating railroads
IL the most efficient and economical way:
1 can beat him, for that IL my business
Mr. Huntington knew what his cspsbil-
tiles we're. II there was any task he felt
himself untitled for he did not attempt IL
An amusing story is told by his secretary
king which occurred some twelve years
before his death, and when. OF course, he
was over sixty-fve.
party of ten railroad men was on a
visit 70 coal mine in the forests OF Van
couver Island. ten miles distant from ths
coast. Ten saddle horses had been en-
gagged 10 meet the expedition az the boat
landing. but when the members OF tbs
party arrived there after sharp row
across the bay at sunrise, IL was dis
covered that only one horse was on hsno-
The disappointment meant something,
for the way led through prtmeval forest.
filled with swamp and snow obstructed
by fallen logs. All stood waiting and
shivertng IN the keen morning air, but no
more horses came. Finally Slr. Hunting
ton said, with great soberness:
We'll, boys. this looks bad for u.s." All
assented- But" he went on. I've sssn
worse.
Those with him listened eagerly, for
sure that his genius Tor problems had dis
cerned the solution He continued:
I've been in 2 good many tight PLACES
| in my life, but I never let the lack OF 4
I horse keep me from going anywhere II
/ really made up my mind 70 II
I With these words he quietly mounted fns
single steed there, and, without a glance
\ at his companions, but with a twinkle In
/ his eye. poorly concealed. he started up
/ the trail The railroad men took the joke
without word. and that ten-nile tramp
and the ravenOus appetites that were pres
ent all around after It's completion were
things the members Of the party never
forgot
ready wit Is found IN the reply he once
/ gave some newspaper men who had asked
/ him 20 make a written statement on eor1e
/ problem or other that was confronting the
/ business world at the time. Mr.. Hunting
I ton listened very sttentively 20 what this
reporters had 20 say in behalf OF their re-
| quest and then. with most serious aspect
/ declared:
You can get ANYTHING out OF any writ
I ten statement II you only try. Why, one
5an,d f1gnd m 10 out from the sos t,d mat "a ne
place Cain killed his brother Abel In
another place, Go thou and do likewise.
and this was his excuse for committing tbs
crime"
No sketch OF Mr. Hunrngton's lifs
would be complete without at least o
reference to his love for art The present
/ 1884. following the death OF his first wife.
also shared this passion with the result
/ that the gallery IN the Huntington man
sion on Fifth avenue contains some Of
the finest paintings belonging 10 any prt-
vate collection. His town house In San
/ Francisco, modelled after an Italian pal
ace. was equally well endowed. and It's loss
in the great fire following the earthquake
| With its almost priceless paintings. can
point Whenever the Huntingtone wen.
/ abroad they could generally be found 10.
the art galleries and the shops Of the
dealers. where Mr.. Huntington picked
up" as the phrase goes, many excellent
bargains. His knowledge Of the values
of art objects, particularly paintings.
I selections, while his business shrewdnsss
made II fairly difficult for an art dealer.
no matter how clever, to get the better OF
/. him.
During one OF his first trips 20 Europe he
| came across a Yermeer IN one OF the
| shops OF Paris He ar once realized that
| he had found one Of the best works OF the
! Dutch painter, but, businesslike, concealed
| his interest. After considerable discussion
between him and the proprietor OF tho
store, he secured the painting Another OF
these paintings by Nermeer. which hangs
in the National Gallery in London, and
/ still another in the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art in New York City. are valued at
$4,000 each. NJ Huntington certainly
| had struck a bargain.
Mrs. Huntington is also a connoisseur OF
art in every sense Of the term and has
added many valuable paintings TO the gal
leries OF her home. In 1873 she made a
! purchase, however, that put all her pre-
yious ones in the shade. She paid $4,000
for Velasquez's THE Count Of Olivares" 4
portrait Of the favorite minister OF Philip
| ~ OF Spain. This Velasquez has now gone
to the Hispanic Society OF America
~ FNNF- h. A.
ington gallery that it would DO impossible
TO enumerate all Of them. the list OF the
more important ones. however. follows:
/ The Man with the Hat" by Franz Halls.
The Duchess Of Chartreuse," by Natter.
Children Of Charles l." by Van Dyke.
Hay Cart" by Troyon.
The Pulse Gatherers," by Jules Breton.
The Cascades" by Ruysdael
The Misslonary's story" BY vibert-
| Children Playing with a Lizard" by Dtaz.
! The Blond Magdalen," BY Greuze
Marguereta Won Clostwick." oy Nicer
Nature" BY SIR Thomas Lawrence
"A Savant with Bust OF Homer By
Rembrandt
"Hendrickje stoerfels." by Rembrandt
| Portrait Of Woman" By Franz Halls.
/ -, by Gainsborough
-, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
I According 20 the terms OF Mr. Hunting
/ toms will, the Huntington collection is 70
/ go TO the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
| upon the death Of Mrs. Huntington and
MS adopted son. Archer N. Huntington.
Mr.. Huntington. in addition 70 his love
! OF art was fond OF good books. Poetrv
/ strange to say, appealed 20 this man OF
! practical affairs. His favorite poet wss
| George Crabbe, a COPY OF whose Quaint
verses he always kept on HIS Office desk
/ II was his delight 70 snatch a moment dur
/ ing the day and relax his mind with one sr
] TWO selections from era bbe read 10 some
/ TREND 10 whom he would present with
much pleasure a copy OF the work
! hen death came to the empire builder
ana railroad king on August 13, 1900 Il was
round that his affairs We're IN order Wall
street did not realize its fear thar ths
news OF his passing away would cause
/ heavy selling Of Southern Pacific stock
Mr. Huntington had received q warning
from the disastrous panic OF 1885. and
events showed that he had been carefully
planning from that period 20 put his fnan-
cial house in readiness. His chief interests
ar the time OF his death were centred IN
the Southern Pacific road.
He had expected 20 live long enough 70
see the company classed among the diYf-
dend payers. but in this he was disap-
pointed. He had one reason for gratincs-
ton, however. in the fact that his was the
only transcontinental road that did not fair
into the receivers hands. despite the se-
we're financial storms II had encountered
along with every other business enterprise
At the time OF 1Ir HuntngtonS death
his wealth was estimated 20 amount 10
about ii,OO0,OOo. more than half OF which
l sum was invested in the Southern Pacific
Company. His other holdings included the
Pacific Improvement Company. New York
real estate. San Francisco real estate. the
I Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY and the
Newport News Shipyard Company.
The list Of the more important enter
prises with which Mr.. Huntington was
connected rs a long one.
He was president of the Southern Pacific
] N..a.n tor - -.