, 1881-03-12
Jay Gould's Kingdom.

An interview published with Jay 6'aid
reveals the perfect business clearness OF
the brain Of that ex;rao. dinary man. he
forcshadows for the telegraph the same
policy that he had adopted toward the
railroads he has purchased of late, CON-
| bInatlon of interests that before were con-
fic,Ing, all to be controlled by one special
directory knd with the fewest possible
empl,yees. The Salt Lake Tribune says
But he goes further, and stretching MS
,es acruss the seas determines to take the
frs, step toward changing the w"rid $
commercial centre from London to New
York, by making New York the world :
,elegraphic c-nter. He proposes TO not
only cover the United Siares wIth;a Net
work of wires, but to stretch cables under
the seas to every important port OF tie
earth. This is an assault upon Btltisii
corlmerce and British prestige which be-.
never before been planned and is aa adj
vance which America has never before
made. And it is Gould who is making
the change and he reports AS All incidental
matter merely that the monry necessary
TO make the proposed advance Is already
subscribed. We have an idea that the
first tremendous and decisive efforts to
restore Americas prestige on the ocean
will come from Gould. Could he have
made the combination he desired between
the Union and Central roads We should
probably have seen, by this time next
year, line of Could ships running from
San Francisco and Puget Sound oil across |
the Pacific, and other lines from New |
York to the main ports of Europe. He |
vas baffled in his scheme, soid out his |
Union Pacific stock and Is going ahead to |
make his connections south A good deal |
Of new road will have to be built IN that |
region and consequently 1t will require
more time for himto cJnSunmate his plans
OF course We have never heard Of his b!
giving a thought to our ocean commerce,
but the plan explained in the interview
published reveals the fact that he never
loses business roin., Ii that interview
means anything 1t mcaiis that he has liked
his mind upon making New York the
commercial centre OF the earth If he
lives and is prospered for fifteen years
more he will very nearly accomplish that
purpose. As things are now mDvin. the
United States will draw from abroad dur
ing the next fifteen years, lii trade balan
ces more money than has been taken from
the mines Of this coast since the first
rocker was Set in motion oa California
stream. Outside OF that the wealth Of
the country will double, and the popnla-
ton VIII increase To probably 1900, 600.
Besides, more and more If the old worlds
wealth. will be invested here Weak na-
tons like weak meH, seek alliances and
trade with TIL strong. More and more
of the trade OF all this continent to the
south of our republic, viii be drawn 10 US
Ii will not be strange esther If before that
time the British possessions to the North,
ana the u nlrrhrrn Nv nf Hari~,n States
will become attached To our republic.
By that time the great countries # Eu
rope will seem small by comparison with
the United States. This is not written
lii boastlng sense at all; it is simply !
manifest destiny. Other things being
equal immigration from Europe alone
would give our country an advantage
which Europe could no; overcome This
year We have received All army erander
than Napoleon led to Rnss:a The loss
Of that army prostrated France but the
army that We received has already conf
menced ITS conquest which Is to tame the |
wild acres Of the Wrs. and to make them
snile with yellow gram, with gardens, or
chards, homes aud schonl bouses Jay
Gould sees this and marks every factor |
which will have 70 he employed IN order |
TO change the worlds comm rcial Centre.
We think he has 1t in his mind To- girdle |
the world with his own steel ships, and |
MS own iron tracks and cables, until he |
can SIT In his Office in New York and can
dictate Commerce 10 the ends Of the earth |
There are kings by divine right, and by
that right, surely Jay Gou'd Is a business
kIno