1905年,威廉·多尔顿·曼在《美国名人之癖好》一书中以溢美的笔调描写了亨利·亨廷顿这位在加州发家致富的55岁企业家。在提及亨廷顿是包括铁路公司、银行、快件邮政、土地、木材、煤矿、铁矿、铜矿、轮船和造船工业等四十家企业的总裁之后,作者轻描淡写地提了一笔,“他是一位热忱的读者和书籍爱好者,在其私人和社会交往中谈吐幽默, In 1905, William Daltonman, in a book entitled ”American Celebrity Fetishness,“ portrayed Henry Huntington as a 55-year-old entrepreneur who was fortunate enough to get rich in California. After referring to Huntington as the president of forty companies including railroad companies, banks, express mail, land, timber, coal mines, iron ore, copper mines, ships and the shipbuilding industry, the author casually made a mention of ” Is a dedicated reader and book lover who speaks humorously in his personal and social interactions,