The Death of Collis P. Huntington
A noted man passed away when Collis P. Huntington died on the night of the 13th inst., after an illness of about one hour. Altho almost 79 years of age, he was deemed good for several more years of active life. He was president and leading spirit in four great corporations—including railroad and steamship enterprises. He was also a director in twelve other great corporations of various kinds, and owner of a large ship-building plant at Newport News, Virginia. The various estimates of his wealth range from $25,000,000 to $70,000,000. The Huntington railroad system is the longest in the world, and the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s line is the longest in the world. His control covered many times his personal worth. But he is dead, and not one of all these great enterprises will stop for an hour. In the New York stock market, where all these interests, or nearly all of them, are represented, there is no fall in their value. Such is man, and such is human life. "All flesh is grass," says the prophet; "the grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the Word of our God shall stand forever." Isa. 40:6, 8. The apostle Paul says, "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." 1 Tim. 6:7. The wise man, and the truly rich man, is he who is prepared to stand in the judgment, having "an inheritance that fadeth not away."