Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-15
GRANT IN GOTHAM.
The General 0ut OF PoiiticN and
Absorbed In Business. I
ms ELEGANT OFFICE IN WALL STREET.
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Il is well understood among General
Grants intimate friends that he has
not the siightestsexpectation of recely-
ing the Presidential nomination in
1884. Whether he desires 1t is another
question. II he were asked he would
probably return negative answer.
General Grant pursues the even tenor
of his way and, while he naturally takes
a deep interest in politics, he devotes
most of his attention to business. He
occupies a pleasant and we'll lighted front
office on the seventh floor Of the new
and elegant building at the corner Of
Wall street and Broadway. This is the
office of
The Mexican Railroad Company,
OF which the General is President. There
are three rooms in all, ono being ased
as the office, where information can be
obtained in regard to Mexico, the new
railroad. and the rich mines with
which that country is said abound or
rather such mines as the General and
his business associates are said to be
interested in. The second room is used
as waiting room. Here General
Grants callers are received and obliged
10 wait until such time as he is at liber-
ty to see them. Several large cases
stand UP against the wall. and through
tlIs glass doors can be seen specimens
of gold, silver, and copper ore, nearly
ALI taken from Mexican mines. On
entering your card is taken by an at
tendant, and very soon after, ifyou are
fortunate, a green baize door swings
open to the right, and you are politely
ushered INTO the the
Presence Of GeaerRI Grant.
One of the first things noticeable in
looking about the room, is the large
open fire place, where blazing fire
OF hickory wooC is kept burning. Over
the fireplace large map of Mexico is
suspended. There is only one window
In this room, but ii is large and gives
ample light. At the left OF the window
in one corner of the room is a large,
round-tOpped office desk, at which the
General i usually found busily engaged
in writing. The desk is covered with
papers and letters, and q box of fra
grant cigars is conveniently at hand,
to which General Grant helps himself
and his friends with his accustomed
liberality. 1t Is said by the regular fire.
quenters of Wall street that he does
not cOniine himself exclusively to his
Mexican railroads and mines, but that
he keeps an eye open for chances on"the
street." and that he il not averse Oc-
casionally to dabble in stocks. His
three sons have offices in the same
building. jesse is one of the new firm
of Grant & Ward, brokers. He was
formerly with the HOnore Brothers, on
New street, and did large brokerage
business for Western capitalists. Jesse
Grant aud Ward are both young men,
and said TO be very successful. The
General is silent partner of the firm,
Colonel Fred Grant, formerly Of Cen
eral Sheridan's staff, has desk III the
same office, and is rapidly becoming
wrll-known a. q rising broker. L. >.
Grant. IT., or "Buck, AS he is familiarity
called, also has an office in the same
building, and, while he affects the legal
profession, Ii is probable that his largest
fees come from mining and stock specu-
latiOns. All three of the young men
seem to have inherited much of their
fathers "hOrse sense" and have already
established themselves rs prosperous
business men.