Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-08
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST
.5ay Gould.


Bcleu, ". u. CoDnor, who is the member Of
the Stock Exchange, aod FEenry Belden. In
the struggle between the Atlantic and Pacific
and Wcstcru Union stock in the market, last
fall William Bcdcn made such brilliant raid
on Western Union that Could, whose interest.
in the rival stock we're great, at once formed
business connection with him. The Offices of
the firm, at 50 Broadway, gre characteristic 10
their arrangement. They occupy the whole OF
one side of tho first story OF tho building,
fronting on Broadway, and overlooking in the
rear EyclaDgc place, the scene Of tho ro
cent assault on Mr. Gould. A stout door.
man stands half hidden in the doorway, 50
tLst when visitor who does not march d.
rect to the Windows OF some OF the clerks
nu;t halt aud give his name, and tue name
Of the member OF the iirm he desires to sec,
before he can enter. Then, II he IS to have
admittancc at all, he Is permitted to enter into
the front reception room, where one Of the
Young YOU members Of the firm, generally Charles
! j. Bcldcn, is. The room is richly carpeted,
aod has for furniture large, comfortable Shaker
chairs, lounge and an office table, streTn with
files Of financial Journals. ln one corner OF the
room is a gold and stock telegraph instru'
mcnt and in tic ether IS news telegraph m
strument, which runs out printed slip con
tauiog The gist Of the current newS--thc win
niag horses on the race courses and their time.
the nricc Of c0oscls in London aud rentcs III
! Paris. tkc latest aGv!Gcs about the Russian
war, whatever Washington news there Is Of
| Importance, failures, Suspensions and 80 forth.
| Tie reception room at the cnd oil tho
| Luild;ug is easy enough OF access, but tue
Office at the ether end Of The narrow ball
into which Cnc steps on entering the Office Is
closed to the outside world. That Is J.
G's. private Office" \ young man 10 the
Office said. J. q. is The only way MIR.
Could Is spoken ct in his own. otilcc, except
when he is il hcariug. The pri Vatc office Is
closed BY iutrieaEe patent locks and Jay
Gould carries tic key. lie generally pur'
sues cscutous route by way Of the front
room 10 -. to il, So tAat cnraSed antagou-
lists can gain Hot'iog ly following him.
The clerks are I'll III stalls. Three apart
merts are fenced in, il the centre OF The
r0om with wire mcs;j, and the entrance 10
| each is ia the rear by means CT door
fastened with a patent lock. Communica-
tion between The different departments
| Is practically cut or Tic clerks work
! in silence all day long. The custom
ers arc received at The front open
re il tie wiro fence, aud hastily
tisposcd of. Behind tbc enclosure where
| The clerical work i; done is passage three lcrt
| wide, leading from tho !rant Office to the rear.
L Is closed at both ends with patent spring lock
!cora. i half dozen neatly dressed boys sit on
bcnch close to the wall in The passage, TO run
| about the Offices or 10 The Exchange when the
I Geographic alarm beside them Is sounded. In
| another narrow box, which has glass surround.
| Jugs instead Of wire, telegraph operator sits
| in front of four Instruments. When Mr.GouId
! is travelling the messages come in thick and last
| ali dsy, and he is Informed by telegraph ol
everything that is going on. When Mr.. Gould
| IS in his Fifth avenue house he sits beside his
opcrator there and coniers with some member
Of his irul Who is in the Ctflec. a window opens
| into the private Office, aud when there IS So
cret conference it is closed and fastened on the
inside, 50 that even the operator cannot heat
| what IS sad.
| The olIiee ha, two beautiful French walnut
desks 10 il, each with soft leather chair before
| if. Rich furniture ills The room. There are
| news and stock telegraph instruments III each
| corner. which all day long unwind their printed
tape. The place is icd with !hc roar and pei
loving CT The Stock Exchange just across the
| street. Could cln stand at onG ol the widows
and see the mass Of mady acting men hu5!linE
each other about the Exchange llopr, and th2k-
inc their haods like boys With burnt loScra.
! Ills desk Is flied with lev papers, as most ni
lis work which bliogs his papers into use ~ IN
| h;s house There wa5 NJ uoou when the writer
WAS ia the Office, table spread for lunch. lts
! linen vas spotlcss and glossy, The glassware
delicate, and The SilvcrWarc rich. black wal
| mt sideboard in the room Waa open, and re-
yealcd many Jars and bottles that arc treasures
Of good things for a iu1ch. The iood comes
from a restaurant near BY Gould saves time by
| having his meal thus scrvcd, and can cat with
out hsipc in fear OF an assault before he gets
| through. A door next to Mr.. Could private
Iicsk was observed to have key 10 the lock.
'tThat opcns into Jira keeni Office, SAID a
Young gentleman. ''lle can como rghtIn heie
to see j. G., tina. is when }. &. chooses TO ltt
! him." A stairway about lool and nan "Ide
leeds from tho narrow p2Ssagcway' Wnicn con-
| meets TIC front and roar cttlcca, down 1910 the
basement and OH. inlo broadway. IL IL tie
uosL secret Of all The arrangements Of the oillce'
md ,vonli proyc highly c0nycnlcnt 10 case
maddcncd mob oil brokers should bcs!cpe The
Offices
ia N1r. GouIIs jtha7enue house he has
four GENERATORS, shut off from each other, SO
flat what messages he scnis by one are
not known 10 the others. lie has pr
syate Office there too, where he works early
tanl late. lie keeps a set Of books 10 whIcl'
he records information about the stocks 10
which he deals. II2 is said TO own l2.OOo.-
I00O ia Union Pacific stock: E9ery day he
lots down the estimated caroings ol tne roIa as as
lihcv are reported 10 him by telegraph, and no
eve but his secs that book.
"Uocs Jay Could try to conceal his owner
! ship Of Tie New York Trlbunc?' member
I Of his house vas asked. -,
| "On the contrary" vas the answer, 'he Is
arrcc tc admit The taci. lie was formerly an
! editor 10 The country, and has some taste Tor
3iournaIism. lnlceI he Is an astu:c and saga
| cious writer. Occasionally be sends an article
Ito Whitclaw Reid, with Instructions what to
I do with it. His suggestions arc generally act
/ cd on.
! "Do YOU think it is his desire 10 make it
! sock obbiDg organ
s::"Iic intends TO make money out OF til. pa
ner. He has ordered that no dividend shall be
4 naid until it gets tic tall towcr building pali
far. Nr. Gould never goes into thing which