Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29
NEW SERIES--VOL. l8, NO. 81.

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have admlttancc at all, he Is permitted
to enter into the 'front.' reception room
where one oil the young members OF
the ilrm, generally Charles u, beiden,
is. The room Is richly carpeted, ana
has Tor furniture large, comiortaoie
Shaker chairs, o lounge, ana an once
table, strewn with files oi financial jour
mails. In one corner OF the room Is q
gold ana stock telegraph instrument
which runs out printed sip contain
ing the gist OF current news-the WIN,
nlng horses on the race courses ana
thelr ume, the price OF consois IN Lon
don and rents in Paris, tho latest ad-
vices about the russian war, Whatever
Washington news there IS OF impor-
lance, failures, suspensions, ana so iorth'
Inc reception room at the END oi the
ouildlng Is easy enough OF access, Dut
the ONCE at the other end oil the mar
row nan INTO whlch one steps on enter
ing the oiilce. is closed to the outside
world "Ihat IS ). G..s private once
a young man in the Office said. }; IT,
Is the only way Mr.. Gould is spoken
OF in his own office, except when he IS
IN hearing, The private once Is CLOS
ed by intricate patent locks, ana jay
Gould carries the key. lie generally
pursues a circuitous rout by way OF the
front room TO get TO it, so that enrag-
ed antagonists can gain nothing by
following him. The clerks are all IN
stalls. Three apartments are fenced
in, in the centre Of the room, with wire
mesh, and the entrance to each is in
the rear by means OF q door fastened
with a patent lock. Communication
between the different departments is
practically cut off The clerks work
in silence all day long. The customers
are received at the front opening in
the wire fence, and hastily disposed OF.
Behind the enclosure where the cleri-
cal work is done is q passage three
feet wide, leading from the front office
to the rear 1t is closed at both ends
with patent spring-lock doors. A half
dozen neatly-dressed boys sit on a
bench close TO the wall in the passage,
to run about the Office or to the ex-
change when the telegraphic alarm
besides them is sounded. In another
narrow box, which has glass surround
ing instead of wire, telegraph opera
tor sits in front Of four instruments.
When Mr.. Gould is travelling the mes
sages come in thick and fast all day,
and no is informed by telegraph OF
everything that is going on. When
Mr.. Gould is in his Fifth avenue house
he sits beside bis operator there and
confers with some member OF his firm
who is in the office. A window opens
into the private office, and when there
is a secret conference it is closed and
fastened on the inside, so that even the
operator cannot hear what is said.
The Office has two beautiful French
walnut desks in it, each with a soft
leather chair before it. Rich furniture
ellis the room. There are news and
stock telegraph Instruments IN each
corner which all day long UNWIND
their printed tape me place is iiiled
with the roar and beliowing oil the
stock exchange, just across the street
Gould can stand At one oil the windows
and see the mass oil maoly acung men
nustiing eacn otner ABOUT the eAcnango
hoor, ana shaking tne,r III nanus lihe ey coys
WIN purnl nngers' his uesH 70 , lllieu
win lew papers, as most Oh ms w1rN
whlch prIngs MS papers into use 'si ms
mousse lhere was az noon, wncn the
writer was IN tne once, taoie sproau
Tor lunch l,s hneh was spouiess ana
glossy, the glassware uellcale, anu inc
sllVerware ilcn' a Dlack walnut sac
board IN the room was open, ana re-
vealed many Jars ana pot'les Ihat arc
treasures oil good thihgs ior luncn'
Inc 1000 comes from restaurant near
oy. Gould saves tlme py having ms
meal mus served, anu can cav mlvhou.
Delng IN lear ol an assault before ne
gets through, a door neHt 80 70 mr.
uouiu $ private uesk was OBSERVED 10
nave . Key IN tne lock inae opens
lhto jim heenes once salu d young
gentleman nc can come rlgp' ~
mere 10 sec : ". .nat ~ Wne, :. "
Chooses 70 iov nun ~ a s'alrway
hpouJ loOl anu nan Wlue louus lronl
1no n".io" pa's"is'"ay' mns " n'0n r eon,
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