The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
C0ULD'S PRIVATE OFFICES.
SECTrDED BEHIND IOCKED DOORS
IROM INfKtSION BY OUTSIDERS

IROM INfEJSION BY OUTSIDERS.
Unwcico,ne Visitors Confronted by n sturdy
Porter secret Passage. Is,. Telegraph
Operators and Ills Stock Jobbinz Journal.
Jay Gould is n special partner in the firm
Of william Beldcn h Co.. the other membcrs of
the firm being William Beldcn. Charles d. Bel
den. W. l.. Connor. who is the member of the
Stock Exchange. and Henry Bcldcn. In tho
struggle between the Atlantic and Pacific and
Western Union stock in tho market last fall.
William Brldcn made such brilliant raid on
Western Union. that Gould. whose interests in
the rival stock were great. mt once formed n busi-
ness connection with him. The offices OF the
firm. at 80 Broadway. are characteristic in their
arrangement They occupy the whole OF one
side OF the first story Of the building fronting
on Broadway and overlooking in the rear Ex-
change nlnce. the scene OF the recent assault on
Mr.. Gould. A stout doorman stands half-hdden
in the doorway. SO that when visitor who docs
not march direct to the windows Of some of the
clerks must halt and give his name and the
name of the member of the firm he desires 10
see. before he can enter. Then. IL he Is to have
odmitiancc at all. he IL permitted to enter into
the front reception room. where ono OF the
young mcmbcrs of the firm. generally Charles
u. Bclden il. ThN room is richly carpcted and
has for furniture large. comfortable shaker
chairs. a lounge. and an Office table. strcwn with
Ill Of financial journals In ono corner of tho
room Is a gold and stock telegraph instrument
| and In the other il news telegraph inStru-
/ mcnt. which runs out "a printed slip containing
| the gist OF the current ncws-thc winning
! horses on the rarc courscs and their time. the
] price of yousols I'm IoudOn and rtntcs iu Paris.
| the lutcst ndVires about tn" Russ ian war. what
! ever Washington n"Ws thrr" II ot Importance.
| failures, sispousons, md SO forth.
The reception room at tho End OF The building
| II easy enough OF access. hut III" office at III"
| other end of tn" narrow hall into which onr
steps on enter ng the oilier Is closed To the out
S,Sg ySnn sT1 nan in tho " nj sad '5' j. is tnc only
way Mr.. Gould IL spoken of in his own Oiii'".
except wi II he is IN hearing. The privnt,,
| Office Is closed hy intricate patent loci b. and
Jay Gould carries the key. H. generally pur-
sues u circu.ious route 10y way OF the front
room To got To II. 80 that rnraged nntagon sts
can gain nothing ly following him. The clerks
J are all in stalls. Three apartments ar" fenced
| in. in tho centre OF the room. with wire mesh.
and the entrance to each is Ia the rrHrhy means
nication betwr"n the diif. rcnt d.,,irtmcnis Is
| practically cut ~. The rl"rhS work in sii"n -
I al day long. The customers are received ut tne
front opening in the wire ,n'". ani hastily
clerical work "a done - a passage three i.et
wide leading from the front OH. to IN. rear
II is rlos~i ~ both ends with patent ~pring-lock
doors. \ halt dozen ngaty-dr'ss'd boys SIT on
bench clo-g o. the Will IN the passag", 10 run
about tho on - or to III" Exchange when the
another narrow box viii b hns glnss surround
in1H instead Of wir'. a tcl. Sr%Rn opsrai r Is
| i- travelling The IN Ssag"s come in thick and
fact all dny. and he IL informed ~ telegraph of
is IN his Finn avenue hous' he sits beside his
operator titre ana 'onfer- " IA some member
oi b = firm who IS in tho ON - \ window opens
INTO the private ofll'c and when thor, is "A
secret cunter' nee II Is closed and fastened on
two inside SO that even the operator cannot hear
Tie oiii'e has two beautiful French walnut
de~ls in It. each With soft leather chair before
% II ffHH IaHF
II VS. and ~to' X t.le.rph instruments IN each
corner. which all day long uuwind ia irprintcd
loving 81 iio Sio X Exchange. Just across the
street Gould cHn stand at one oI the windows
or. Ia other about tn Exchange floor. and slak-
ing thclr hands like bows with burnt iingcrs.
/ ~ ..'-k H. u |irI WIN ,i'N IHift-' !'S most OF
! n work whinh brings his lnpeIs into use j. IN
h.s nou-". There Wae ut noon, when the writ I
wos In the of', "A t.hlr, spread ior lunch. Its
n"n WAS spgl'ss and glossy, the slnssWnt"
delicate. and The ilv'r rvuIr rich. hla wal
nat -dvhoard IN thg room wns open, and rr-
V,nlrd many Jars and liti' that are trea.u- =
of good things f,r a lun ID. The fool cNm~-
| from restlurnrt nrir 10y. Gould saves .imo
/ lv having ll- meal thus served ant can eai
without being IN icur ot am assault before he
gets through. A door next To- Mr.. Gnuld's
private d,~. was Observed Ia have II ley iu the
10 h. That opens into JIM 'cn"s onlle, "
said YOUNG gentleman. " lie can com, right
in h'r'. 10 500 J. c. that is. when j. q. chocs' =
| to let him in" \ stairway about foot and n
ha., wide leads from the narrow Iassaggway,
which connects the front aud rnhr olllres. down
INTO tflf lN-i tlHnt ana out INTO IipNlNhy. IL IL
the mus' secret OF all Instantaneous Of the
Office. and would prove highly convenient inf
ease u maddened mob Of brokers should bcslcge
the offices.
In Mr. Goulds Fith avenue house he has
four operators. shut of from each other. SO that
what messages h" sends 10y one are not known Ia
the others He has private Office there too.
where he works early and late lie keeps a set
II books in which he records information about
the stocks in which he deals. He is said To own
tl2OnO.0OO in Union Pacific stock. Every day
he lots down the estimated earnings OF the
road as they are reported 10 him by telegraph.
AMI no eye but his secs that hook.
" Does Jay Gould try to conceal his owner
ship Of the N,7r York Hi6uHe" u member oi
his house was asked.
4" On the contrary" wns tho answer. "he Ia
free to admit tho fact. He was formerly an edi-
tor in the country. and has some taste for Jour
nalism. Indeed. he Is an astute and silgnci ious
t. writer. Occasionally he sends an article 10
Wht,'aw Reid. with instructions what 10 do
with IT. lIls.h uggestions are generally acted on.
" Do You think II y his desire to make II a
SO * J ohbng organ =
" He cnd- 10 make money out of the paper
. He has ordered thnt no dividend shall be- paid
, until IT gets the tail-tower building paid for
Mr. Gould never goes into Il thing which ho
does not s'o money in. Hen lose no money by
the operation YOU may bc sure.
1t Is said 10y gentlemen Intimate with the
members Of Gould's irm that they are exceed
insy dlsirustful Of HIM, aud that they are ms
nu b on IL eir guard against him as though h'
was not their partner.