The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-18
JAY GOULD's LAST MOVE.

Vanderbilt said to be at the Bottom-Cyrus
Field Buckles on His Armor, and De-
clares War to the KnIfe-A Lively Time
in Prospect.
The excitement in Wall street over Mr.
jay Gould's purchase of a controlling inter-
est in the Manhattan railroad company,
which was first and exclusively made
known by the Express late on Sat
urday, has not yet abated. Many
different theories are advanced in regard to
the motives underlying the great speoula-
tors latest move, but most people agree
that il will be more fruitful Of results than
has so far appeared ON It's lace indeed the
prevailing idea seems to he that Wander
bilt is, so to say, a sleeping partner in the
transaction the object of which is to put
every steam railroad on the island into the
hands of clique of monoplisIs. Asa promi-
nent Wall street broker said to an Express
man this morning. This matter in my
opinion, is nothing more or less than the
first move in Il great scheme bywhich every
means of egress from New YORK clty VIII he
controlled by, Vanderbilt COULD Y 20; van;
derbilt already controls the Grand Central
railroad, as all know, and now, through
Goulds medium, he has secured control of
the Manhattan company. All that remains
for him to do is to push the suits
AGAINST the New York and Metropolitan
companies vigorously in the courts, and in
this manner to bulldo2e the defendants into
submission. of course, alittle energy and
foresight on the part OF the latter might
render Gould's job pretty difficult,
but somehow or other, l have
the impression that the great spec.
ulator will eventually carry the day"
Such seems also to be the opinion OF the
4old hands" in Wall street, and hence the
excitement now prevailing i'll that quarter.
cYRusw. FIELDS DECLARATION or WAR.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, being as president OF
the New York company, of necessity greatly
interested in the matter OF Jay Gouids
purchase, was called upon thls morning
by n representative of this paper. When
questioned on the subject Mr. Field at first
assumed an air of Indifference, but after
a while he warmed up aud exclaimed: I'm
going TO tell YOU how this stands. They're
Are talking about Mr., Goulds having
bought majority of the Manhattan rail-
way shares for the purpose OF max
ing this company aud the Metropolitan
pay back the $4,000 worth OF stock re-
ceived from the Manhattan; now, OF
course, we all know that Mr.. Gould never
takes any steps oithis kind from philanthro-
phic motives, but simplyto benefit himself
But ifhc thinks he has made good Spccu-
lation this time is mistaken. We and the
Manhattan company are the agsrievcd
parties; we, not they, have been the losers
all through All | can say, therefore,,
is that / mean to fight until |
get my property back, even II my iaSS
cent is spent on lawyers fees les, sur
mean to fight with rich and poor high and
low, to get my money. Mr.; Gould's ap
pcarance on the scene may give some inn
pctus to the combat but it won't change
the fact in the eyes Of the law that we
have been taken advantage Of by the Man
haitian company, and that We have been
deprived of our money.
More Mr.. Field could not say The re-
ceivers of the Manhattan company, Messrs.
Hopkins & Dillon, whose offices, it might
be added adioin Mr. Goulds, were still
more retcent regarding the matter and re-
ferred the reporter to Mr.. Gould himself,
who naturally could not be found.