New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-26
JOHN PAUL IN WALL STREET.
A VAIN SEARCH FOR INFORMATION.

HARLEM FLATS, April l6.-NO, bnlb ID nOO Vho
Tyrol Of Amercal Nor in point Of attractiveness
to the tourist do 1 consider Harlem Flats the peer
of Switzerland. For thing, they have moro
Alpine scenery over there. AS a natural cOnse-
auence they have more Alps. Hereabout you look
for amountan i'll vain. And what is home without
n mountainf True, we have goats, and a free bal
lot-box, but where are your guidcsf Where are
your glaciersi What is an insignificant ice-box
down cellar Il comparison to great,
grand glitteTing glacier stretching on all
sides of you, even though you can't get
Mt itf And to one who has summered
among the Dolomiies, even ridden mule up the
Rg land in testimony til ereof exhibits the faithful
aIpenstock branded "RG-Kulm," wherewith the
guide belabOred the patient beast on the perilous
passage up) kitchen range cannot supply the
place OF a mountain one. Ash-baTrels in front OF
ones door do not compensate for the lack of Alps,
nor can corner groceries ole in the absence OF
Valleys
And 1t is apropOs OF valleys that propose now to
write.
Had been in Switzerland when you autographed
asking me to visit Wall Street and, If possible, pen
citrate into and clear up the fog envelOpinR tho
financial situation. might haVo hesitated' For
do love the mountain passes. resonant with the
tinkng of cow-bells the bleating of chamois, and
the representation of the driver that really you are
paying him too little for private conveyance from
Baveno 10 Brcg. Sucking great draughts OF that
potent air deep down into ones very being, what
does one care if occasionally he do scoop in SAVIOR
from the heaps of compost which every true SWISS
plants at his cottage doOrl But this not Swtzer
| land Life becomes mOnotOnOus where one has not
even change of smells, and an ash cart had not
been round for days. So accepted your Oher Win
| alacrity.
You were liberal indeed in authorizing me to
| draw on the uptown Office of THE TRIBUNE for all
necessary expenses Of the expedition. But the
| ticket over the East Side Elevated return with
| thanks For every time have tried TO get down
| town by that conveyance all of lis passengers but
one had to get out at Chatham-squaro and climb
| over a bridge to change cars, while tho train we
loft Numbered on to the City Hall, empty but Tor
| its single passenger. Who that one man. In whose
interest this rule is made, may be, do not know
possibly he represents tho Alone and Improvement
| Company
Well, first looked up Russell Sage. Ho occupies
an Office about as far from Wall-st. a. it is from
Trinity Church. Safety lies In tho middle " IS THIS
| peptleman's motto, and he seldom or never COM
| mits himself to extremes. Entering an unpretend-
| ing little Office found near plain plno taOlo'
| fall thin and rather military looking gentleman.
He wore no foragng" cap, but 1t was plain to see,
| by the orderly young man who constantly came
| and went between this camp and Others outside.
| that business was aield took a seat. No inter
| viewer shonld think Of standing up while inter
viewing And after taking a seat himself he should
| request tho gentleman on whom he calls to DO
seated ALSO Polltcness always pays, especially in
| the house Of another.
| "Mr. Sage. presume I" raising my hat politely.
| THAT IL my name, sir, and yOu y
| "Mr Livingstone" replied. without a moments
| hentation. Breathing n financial atmosphere l
| knew I'd have TO lie borOre ! got through, and It
| aoo,,od nuita % wall fO begin at
"WeI. what is it Anything in the way OF
| pr,yjleges3 You know always divide the -"
"My sins to-day are, indeed. rather Of commits
sion than Of omission, sir. But only called to got
your views on the financial situation. As for PRIV
| ilegos that Of being admitted TO your confidence
(here bowed elegantly is the greatest can hope
for Arc there any good securities in the market at
present. Mr. Sage
| "Yes, two"
| what are they, please "
"M. K. and T. and Wabash. Would you like q
little K. TYP
"Thanks; don't fancy tho drawing, and Pve
| had my coffee"
but little X. t. wouldn't hurt you.'
eft doesn't look strong enough to hurt anybody
inst HOW. but don't care 10 take another drop at
present, thank you"
"Wabash's going up is only question Of time"
at seems a question Of ctOrnity rather But
| about
mean stormy
"Oh, no just little shower. ot SIN IL you've
got anything"
"But its been raining forty days andforty nights
already It isn't much fun to be sitting in water up
10 tho small of your back, even II you've got an
umbrella over your head And every fellow docsnt
carry n Noah's Ark round with him. When will
your little shower end u
"When the bears get through raiding and the
squeeze in moneys over"
Twin Won please tell mo who raids the market ~
"Juy Gould"
MAY inquire who squeezes money!
jay Goulu."
"Would it bc indscreet to ask who keeps buying
stocks all the while, and supplies the market with
enough money TO keep things from coming actually
to standstillT
ooh, that's me ~
And the interview was at an end,
MIR. Gould was standing by tho ticker, watching
tho mutations, whom entered. In response to my
courteous salutatiou he dropped tho tape, went
over and closed hugo folio labelled " Transfer
Book of the NJ, X. and t." which lay open ON the
floor, and remarked that 1t was really very puzzng
weather Knowing that it was no use to lie here,
where | plainly couldn't keep my end up, began
business Mt once with the blunt questions;
"What do you think Of tho financial situation,
Mr.. Gould y
"rdon't know" and he looked me in the face
with the most innocent and dreamy OF smiles
how is the market this morningP
Rather of, it seems" said /, stepping over and
looking at tho ticker"
, ,"Indoed Well Pve thought it looked rather
weak along back, but really Pve given it very little
attention. You see don't care for making money
now. Pve got about as many railroads on hand as
one man ought to have. Speculation dlstracts the