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Tehachapi and Los Angeles, as they could see what we 

 have done better than if they should go all the way by rail. 

 Then have the rail laid as far east as it could be, with men 

 at work between the east end of the rail and the Colorado 

 river: Give me your views on this. Yours truly, 



C. P. HUNTINGTON. 



NEW YORK, August 7, 1876. 

 Friend Colton: 



Your letters, 190 and 191, are received. The dis- 

 patch as to suit between Central Pacific and Cohen or 

 Robinson was published here about as you sent it I 

 think I wrote you some two weeks since that I was to 

 meet Tom Scott and talk over S. P. and T. P. matters. 

 I did not meet him. I could not get away from Washing- 

 ton at the time. I shall endeavor to meet him before I 

 come to California. Scott is very ugly and strong in 

 Washington; but if he keeps up this fight, we will live 

 to see the grass growing over him. I think I am making 

 friends in the South for the S. P. I have telegraphed 

 to-day to have you get some of the prominent men in San 

 Francisco to telegraph to Gordon, Senator from Georgia^ 

 with other Southern men, to go. While Gordon and some 

 others are not afraid to go, Gordon tells me that some of 

 his friends do not like to go on the invitation from the 

 railroad company. If I can get the right men from the 

 South to go to California, we can capture all the Gulf 

 States for the S. P. We must win in this fight. I was 

 glad to learn, as I did to-day by your telegram, that you 

 would connect with Los Angeles in thirty days. 



Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. 



NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 1876. 

 Friend Colton: 



Your two letters of the 5th, Nos. 195 and 196, are 



