Leland Stanford Papers

[intrigue for the wealthy?][illegible] other [eventually carry all?][illegible] recognition of God, wise, good, and smiling. His approval of all that is grand and noble and useful, would perhaps disarm the sectarian, and place the advocate of secularism at his case. This much of religion can be proven, is acceptable to all, and bids fair to flourish to the end of time. It would be a positivism which would hold both wings at arms length.

5th. Your leading purpose appears to be to afford a practical and useful education to those who must work out their own fortunes by public or private usefulness. [A?] school for men and women who must do service to live and acquire. To this end many of the studies of our colleges and universities are wholly superfluous. They are to make Savans, Philosophers, Poets, Authors, Gentlemen, Diplomats, and Linguists, [illegible] of fame. No one knows better than you that these studies are not necessary to an

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the fashion of Owen or Fourier, to engage his people by the family, and return to the Feudal Castle and its retainers. He will carry with him all modern appliances. He will supply their food, good and plenty, and half what they could themselves. So with their clothing, shelter, all, scientifically. He will have workshops and factories [built?] to his locality. Their wages will be a clear gain to them, over a good living.

All will be employed, men, women, and children, every day. There will be no unemploy, no idlers, beggars, or vagabonds. It will be the Commune, with the Proprietor, the only way in which it can be.

The proprietor and his family will be loved, obeyed and served as the old Baron was. He will have a moral control too. You cannot marry without his leave. Population cannot drive him to despair. He will check it, and improve the quality of his people. They will be better and happier. He will be

[nobler, better?][illegible][produce?][illegible] only fine goods exported.

This in the Republic! Yes, the laws of the Republic will just be pure air that will compel a nice adjustment of rights and duties, and a separation, when these are no longer possible. All these people will be devoted to the Capitalist who thus makes a superior home for them. The country, [then?] fortified, will command order in the [City?] and in the whole Republic.

He who will show the first working model of this new civilization will deserv and receive the eternal blessing of all mankind. And it will not cost him a dollar for it will pay. It will be science applied to human happiness, in which labor will find content and Capital peace, profit and security.

For education humanity and progres and yours truly

Henry Leland [King?]

[1?]06 Mason St.

The Bank of California San Francisco, Jany 2d 1869

Hon Leland Stanford Sacramento

Dr Sr:

We have this day charged to your a/c 10 Notes Selby & others a/c [Mayfield?] [Palo Alto?] 3000 [ea?] $20.000 -- less payments there on 10,352.50 Balance due of principal $9647.50 Interest to date 3560.00 Sent to your debit. $12,207.50 We hold the notes for your a/c

Yours Truly Jno Brown

[different hand: (Jany 4th sent copy to Stanford Salt Lake)]

The Barton Estate Company Limited Fresno, California

Strictly Personal

7th May 1889

Hon Leland Stanford My Dear Sir

When in the City recently. Saw Capt. Youngberg - Chief Dep. Iech. Reo. Depart.?] S. Francisco. He stated he had a chat with you and had hopes that something could be arranged by which all growers of wine grapes could carry on their business the coming vintage, and not be at the mercy of any designing Reo. officer who might take it into his head to levy blood money. Hope this may be done - for should the plan of putting a special watch man at Each Distillery, be carried out, it would End in those who Could not See, the watch - not making any search [...] at all, and those who could, risking all there is [?].

San Francisco May 13, 63

Governor Stanford:

Dear Sir;

If you will sign certificates of Stock for Mr. [Tolles?] I will endeavor to see they are not improperly opened.

Very respectfully Your obt servt [Newton Booth?]

Moreover the security given by the [P.T.Co.?] is insufficient: the bonds secured on [inconsistent?] [?] or on a railway in a revolutionary Spanish-American state are not such as any [binders?] in a [fiduciary?] especially are justified in accepting.

2. As to [scribing?] funds. "That the sinking fund committee so appointed keep the separate funds distinct in conformity with the mortgages, and [appropriate?] the existing securities to each as they may [think best and support?] their action to the board." Reason. Each mortgage has its own distinct sinking funds which cannot legally be mixed up with any other. The directors responsibility is to each set of bond holders separately.

L.S.[4?]

3. The Government [debt?] "That Messrs Huntington, Hubbard and Bretherton be appointed a committee to watch the proceedings in Congress relating to the extension and adjustment of the government [debt?], and to prepare such measures as they may think fit in relation to such matters, with power to employ counsel, and make each further expenditures as may be necessary and proper."

Reason. The substance of Senators [Fryes'?] bill on which all proposed legislature is based is to seize the rent now paid by the [Southern?] to the Central in whole or in part and apply it to the Government [debt?]. My own opinion is that we should do better by cancelling the lease, stopping the dividends, and letting the Government do what they please than by allowing the [Southern?] to become the intermediary of the settlement: but on a matter of such importance [?] not

potential to have formed any definite judgement. But I am convinced that the interests of the stockholders of the Central Pacific requires fuller consideration than they have so far received: the all important matter to them is not what the Government will be content with, but what will be their interest in the property, after the proposed settlement is effected: on this point your report for the year gives no information, nor have I personally ever obtained any satisfactory assurances from the Southern Pacific board. At present the Company is tacitly pledged to accept the [Frye?] bill as some modification of it, which in my opinion will in a few years again plunge the Company

[notation: 123.1]

[preprinted] T.T.1. The Central Pacific Division of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company. The rules of this Company require that all messages receeived for transmission shall be written on the message blanks of the Company, under and subject to the conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message. LELAND STANFORD, President. F. L. VANDENBURGH, Gen'l Sup't San Francisco. [/preprinted]

San fran 30 [preprinted] 187 [/preprinted] 3

[preprinted] Received at [/preprinted] Sac Sept. 30 [preprinted] 187 [/preprinted] 11A [preprinted] M.

To [/preprinted] Mark Hopkins

It looks as though he had not received advices of the packages already sent - Look over the list of [insert] Bills payable [/insert] [ditch?] and you can tell what is [insert] [best?] [/insert] [/preprinted] [astor?]

Leland Stanford

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