The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-19
DID MEsAY nAMME,
Mr. Vanderbilt Enters Denial ~ 10 II n
HtGnli Recent Interview. M II ,FF

lliGgG!t iNeceht interview. Gi4if ~
New foRE, October ls.-Wm. II. Van
derbilt, with the friends who accompanied
him on his Western trip, arrived in New
York at Il o'clock this morning. He hat
been absent about twelve days, and in thai
time had gone as far West as Leadyille. Il
was the first time that Mr.. Vanderbilt hai
gone beyond Omaha iilt!Eihi5 I7'
When he started on the trip he though
|itpossible that he might 90 as far as Sal
Lake, but afterwards he decided to post
pone lis visit TO that region until som.
time when he might so through to th.
Pacific Coast. :, -.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was greatly pleased will
his trip, which he said to-day was thu
pleasantest he had ever made. While tht
trip westward was made slowly, and usr
ally!by daylight, the return trip was mads
in quick time. The train was run from
Burlington to Chicago, 2O7 miles, in fou,
hours, including stops, aud from Chicago
TO burlington In equally fast time. +
Mr.. Vanderbilt stayed at home to.da,
alter his arrival. He was tired by tue lonl
ride. he said to areporter, who asked his
opinion OF Western newspaper. ways; =
* "Oh don't speak Of that matter It liz
not worth talking about. Let It stand ius
as'it is. Those who know. ME and are IA
miliar with my mannor Of talking do moi
need to be told that l was grossly misrep
resented in TINT Chicago interview. Peopls
who are ,unacquainted with ME will put nc
faith in any denial I may make. 5-9l'..7 g-
I never said, Of course, a good many o
the things that were attributed 10 me
Take, for instance, the reported remark,
about -Kailroad. Commissioners. 1t hat
been well enough known for several yeart
that Il am bitterly opposed to State Com,
missioners. The idea Of my saying thai
the railroads had 10 buy up the Commis
sioners. | never bought Railroad Com
missioner in my life, nor did my father be,
fore me. I'VE never wentto Albany for any
such purpose. That should make auy
such, statement as those reporters nut il,
my mouth is simply ridiculous. / do moi
believe lin State Railroad Commissions
and I y have fought the matter In
this State the best could. con.
iess that. have been beaten badly
Lean not favor a Commission in this Sinte
when the principal competition to the Cen
tral IS not subject to the same Board OIL
Commissioners The railroad laws OF the diff
ferent States are not alike. The Commits.
sioners Of Pennsylvania, for instance, would
probably not act in harmony with those Of
New. York, and yet the Central has TO com.
pete! with a Pennsylvania road That is
Just it. tYou see, that is the reason why |
favbr National Commission that shall
consider the relations OF NIL the railroads
and | oppose separate Commissions in the
ditlerant States. What said about the
antl:monopolists was twisted about in a
simalar way. You ask me about that ex.
preston the public be d-d,,, which l,as
been put in my mouth. Yon say that it has
become famous. 4 never used II aud Mai
is al there is about it. There seems 10 have
been aA2malignant wish to misrep.
resent. me. Things that really said
were LETT out and was made to say other
things that l had not said at all. e Suppos.
ing that the expression that l am reported
to have made revealed my real sentiments.
20 people think that would publish such
an opinion? This is not my way. It was
not my fathers, and neither, he nor i ever
nsed'l or my in the way that I am q sun
posed TO have done. AS President OF tic
Central road, Lam merely the trustee for
the stockholders, and'if did not manage
the property well, I should be kicked out
OF the. office. That is all there Is to il; As
long as manage the road | shall continue
III the interests OF the stockholders shall
serve the public, but l shall also meet dan.
gcrous competition in the best way l can.
"All can say about the reported inter.
view is that i entirely misreprcscnted
what said. Why, ont in Denver or Lead
vile some paper published a sensational
story about my playing a game OF cards
with Schell, in which, sum Of money
changed. hands. Some Of the party played
cards occasionally to break the monotony
,oi,the ride. Perhaps I played with Scheli,
but We never played ifor money, that Is
certain. The stories are about Of a piece.
They are bald, ridiculous and absurd.