, 1877-10-14
JAY GOULD.

| HIS WESTERN RAILROAD INTERESTS.
| Yesterday afternoon q TRIBUNE reporter
cspicd the Railway King Jay Gould sitting on
the arm of one Of brakes velyet-covercd chair:
in the Grand Pacific, conyersing with the Cattle
King, Judge Carter, OF Fort Bridger, D. T.
Thither the ncws-gatherer massca him
self, and cndcavorcd to interview JAY
Gould. The kcenc matter was kindly
avoided by the reporter, as it might open an
"arca ~ Of UNPLEASANT remembranccs Mr..
Gould il never in Il ta1katiye mood, hence the
interview WAS not in all points success.
s.Alr. Gould, believed"
"Yes, sir.'' replied the man of railroads.
~ came to extract q few points Of infurma-
tion FROM yoll, for The TRIBUNE, if cap.''
II don't know, sir, what you would like to
know
Something about your enterpriscs.'
"Wcll have 10 objection to telling you
some thines.''
'Your new connection to Denver, for in
stanee!"
well. we have built 1s4 miles OF road from
Cheyenne to Denver, to connect with the Union
Pacific, aud to open up that country to Chicago
We were practically excluded from the Denver
Pacific by tile high tariffs hence oyercalneit by
constructing this new road, which will be- flu
ished by the 2Uth Of this mouth! The line runs
iron Cheyenne to Furt Collins, going south
II Longulunt, thence to Boulder City, Col.
city Of d,UtU inhabitants. Here it connects with
the Carriboo mining region, and 1T Golden
connects with narrow gauge road which runs
folluws the tase Of the Rocky Mountains and
opens III, several fertile valleys. The
tral ciiy, niackhawk. ~ and d GEORGETOWN
mines, Us rich any in the State. The
roads run south and west, and up grades OF 800
1cet to the mile, and at t;eorg-town the track
Is s.1Do Ieet above the level OF the sea-"
''Will this new branch benefit Clicago.''
Yes, it will reduce the rates Of freight and
passenger iraiiic.'
seemed Interested and the reporter thought he
would talk pro-!ine Il little, aud he asked:
"What Interest have YOU u the present pool
ing arr:agenents and the controlling Of new
rual5 in the NtSt!,'
'Tl1at is mere newspaper talk. know moth
ing about the pools. l en-, not seeking just
now to cpItr.,l any other railroads. My interest
lies in the Cnun Pacific, Northwestern, and
Rock Island. tell YOU have TO interest any
wi,cre else. As to the pooling arrangements. I
have been away lrotn tic East for some titnc.''
= lou :ire certainly interested in the develop
ment OF some 1l,w railroatist"
''Only as general development Of the coup-
try wl.i>n is tributary to the Union Pacific such
rs Montana, the Black Hills, Oregon, etc."
Has anything been done on the Black Hills
Roat!''
Tie surveys are not yet finished We e1-
poet to have the road ready to commence work
oil early in the spring. It will be q branch OF
tue lnon Paclfic.'
" Had your visit here any connection with the
meeting Of the Government Directors of the
Union racihc!''
'*No, sir. We have Just returned from an In
spcction OF the Union Pacific Railroau which
VIC found in tirst-class order, but We had noth~
ing to do With the Government Directors meet
iug.H
Have you any idea as to tue points in their
repori!'
''Nunc whatever. have not seen them. We
hay. 20, /: road in Utah and Montana, leading
TO Oregon. 1t is known as the Utah i. Northern
Railroa'1. 1t is constructed ninety miles, and is
projected 300 miles further, to Helena City, iu
Moutana.''
the pooling:''
THE newspapers do all the talking. You
know their slorlcs.:'
lou know something about the Judgment
recently rendered against YOU in New Yorkp'
YES, sir; but l haven't been there in
month";
1T is Judgment for s43O, 600, believe, and
relates to Black Fridayt''
ut is not so much as that. Tie Judgment is
contingent, and involves the delivery to me Of
certain securities. 1t is only matter Of differ.
cnGc at least which will he sc1tlcd.'
Further than this the reporter found it im-
possible to pump Mr. Could He said stYou
have got enough now for good, long article,''
and left.