The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-28

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recent examination before the Senate Com
mittee on Labor and Education, has excite,
so much comment aud his life rs given b.
himself SO extensively copied.
He Is at the head Of the largest system o
railroads IN the United States. To the pop
ular mind, the quiet but effective measure
which he adopts as a speculator constitut,
an attraction akin to a mystery. Mr.. Could
career and his personal characteristics ant
habits encourage the pecunary interest man
ifested In him. The most powerful man II
Wall Street, he is never seen In the Stool
Exchange; without All avowed political pref
erence or party, no statesman in the coun
try equals him in power. Stealthy and sub
tie as a tiger, his movements are concealed
well.considered and forceful.
Jay Gould was born at Roxbury, New
York, in the year 1896. His father kept Z
store and titled a small farm. His mother
died when he was six years of age. The
widower married again, and was the hus
band of third wife when, In the year 1896
he died. Young Gould received fair edu'
cation, and gave evidence of that love OF
books and art which now affords him some
Of the leading pleasures Of his domestic life.
He was but sixteen when he began his bust
ness career, but his famed invention of q
mousetrap preceded his engagement In the
store of esquire" Burhan. The story is IA
miliar how that the young inventor, carrying
his precious trap in snowy mahogany case,
was robbed of 1t in New York City, on the
occasion Of his first visit TO that place. The
lads chasing the thief resulted first In the
fellows disgust upon discovering that he had
risked his liberty for thing of so little value,
and second, In his being dealt with under a
requisition from the Governor of a neighbor-
ing State. At the "Squire's" young Gould's
historic feat was buying piece of land In
Albany, proceeding in the matter upon In
formation he had gathered by overhearlng
dressed by his employer to some friends. In
1916, q map of Delaware County was pub
lished In Philadelphia, containing the words,
"From Actual Survey by Jay Gould"
Gouldsboro, Penn, was named after the
subject of this sketch, who, In his early man.
hood formed a partnership with Colonel
Zadock Pratt in TIE tanning business, at that
place. Pratt was busy, pratng politician,
and IL is said that his most popular speech
was the work Of his young partner, to whom
he paid one hundred dollars for the produc-
ton. At Gouldsboro, Gould fell into trou-
BILE with the authorities by persistently
defending his possession of an old building
from which he was finally expelled by the
military. He managed to get clear of what
threatened to be serious scrape, and during
the last period Of his tanning experiences
was the proprietor Of the business. Mr..
Gould removed to New York City in 1859,
. and began business as a broker. Then, as
now, he had no ordinary vices, and showed
clear-headed perception in availing himself
of the condition Of the country, before and
throughout the war, during which he became
q millionaire. When he entered into the
railroad business, in connection with the
Erie, that corporation owed him four mil
lions of dollars. With his skillful handling
of Erie stock began his greatness as rail-
read king.
To detail Mr.. Gould's operations in Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh stock, his gigantic
investments in Union Pacific, his dealings In
the stock Of Wabash, Kansas and Texas and
other roads, would be tedious task, were 1t
practicable. He owns, 1t is said, several
lna, tt,l Thu aaralaso
reader will remember Mr.. Goulds organiza-
tion and manipulation Of the American
Union Telegraph Company, whereby he OBJ
tanned control of the Western Union Com
pany.
Mr.. Gould Is q married man. His bride
was Miss Ellen Miller, daughter Of we'll
known New York merchant. He has sew
eral children, of whom the eldest, George j.,
is In business on Wall street. The firm Of
which young Gould Is q member started in
business with capital of one million dol
lars, half of which is said TO have been pro-
vided by his father.
Mr.. Gould loves bis home, which, whether
made In his mansion In New York or at his
country seat, Lyndhurst on the Hudson, is As
refined and elegant as wealth and cultivated
taste can make 1t. Rare hooks, works of art
and curiosities abound In the wealth of bis
personal possessions. He bought his country
seat at Irvington for two hundred and fifty
five thousand dollars. IL Is now worth half
o million. Nearly two years ago the con-
servatory, valued at two hundred thousand
dollars, including the plants, was almost
destroyed by fire. Jay Gould is fond of soil
tary rides on horseback. Outside of this his |
enjoyments are indoor and those Of the hus-
band, father and student. ..
His appearance Is remarkable, notwith-
standing that he Is small, light man, weigh |
ing not over hundred and twenty pounds.
He has q swarthy complexion, we'll made
features, and a pair Of black eyes whose
searching glance is not soon forgotten. His
manner Is quiet, gentle and courteous, and
an admirer remarks on the "candid and
humorous information Of his voice." MIR.
Gould has many admirers and many detrac-
tors, as q matter Of course. His enemies
allege that he is inscriptions, and claim
that the disasters of "3lack Friday" the
dark day ofSeptember, 1860, were attribute
BILE to his schemes. .....
Nobody accuses him Of quarrelsomeness.
lie loves retirement and peace, but has the
courage necessary for vast undertakings. An
apocryphal story Is told at the expense of his
veracity. A Speculation In small way Of
business got points from Mr.. Gould, which,
excepting on one occasion, he invariably re-
versed, and made money every time by going
contrary TO his advisers instructions. On
one occasion, however, he took the great
financier at his word, and was almost ruined
by doing so. Mr.. Gould Is man who gives
literally without ostentation. The widow
of the late James Fisk has publicly stated
her obligations to him for friendly generosi-
ties. The Grant fund included $4,000 re- |
eelsed from Mr.. Gould, whose large bene-
factions TO the yellow fever sufferers of Mem
phis, and to the needy frontier farmers OF
Kansas are remembered by the readers OF
newspapers. Lay Gould Is unquestionably
great man, one of tine shrewdest ananciers OF
the world. To say thst be Is morally infer
DOR TO the average man Of bGaIpess would be