Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08

METHODS PURSUED ~ AlxssEeksss
Jay Gould, Hsay cews, Russell Sag. ,sa
Other hoaeyed nsa Daily Receiving
by Uncle Sans Messengers
Urreat Solicitations.

stream in journeys round the world;
they drive trottiDg horses which throw
the dust in the eyes Of oil competitions;
they erect dwellings on which millions
of dollars are expended, and ride about
the country in private cars Of Oriental
splendor, and yet they are not happy.
The tender, piteous and heart.sesrca.
ing appeals Of the impoverished classes
reach them, sometimes by personal
contact, but oftener through the me.
dunn Of the United States mails Its
said of Jay Gould, that his standing or.
des arc, that every letter which bean
the mark Of genuine suffering shall b
submitted to him for personal action.
and that only those which bear uu.
doubted evidence Of having been writ
ten by wild lunatics or visionary. men
with impractical schemes shall be COZ.
signed 10 the waste basket. "Ar.
Could" said gentleman very close 70
him, aud who has access 70 his mail.
ais naturally Of very generous impulses.
The outside world Judges him harshly
because they zee HIM mainly In heavy
transactions and criticise him only ~ .
speculator in enormous values. They
think because he controls $SO, OOO, wv
of railroad, telegraph aud steamship W.
curities, aud refuses TO part with them,
except ut profit, that he Ii gambler
on heavy scale, and Of necessity must
stop his ears to the wall OF the suffering.
With spectators, who lie awake nights
to devise schemes for his overflow, Mr.
Gould has no sympathy and he wastes
no charity upon them when they cry
for quarter, be cause with the tables
turned they give none"
as Mr.. GOuld's mail large"
'He receives scores Of letters day
on various subjects, aud from all
quarters of the globe. About . year
ago there appeared In the New YORK
Star carefully written article on "Our
Wall Street Nabobs, In which the men
worth 81, OOO, 900 and over were meu-
toned, and since then Mr.. Gould has
received fully q hundred letters. Only
q few days ago one came from SwitZer.
land, In which an impecuniOus dre.s.
maker wapted him to aid Ia establish.
ing her In Paris, where she might cut
into Worth aud break his corner In
the dressinaking art. An ambitious
Stuttgart student recently asked for
email rum 10 enable him 10 open .
studio and compete with bis more 10y.
tunate rivals, and London soldier 10
the Queens Own wanted money to ct
able him to. reach this country and buy
q farm"
"Wbat becomes OF these letters"
"Mapy Of the cases are Investigated,
and IL the writers are learned TO Be-
worthy Of charity they are not len
empty. handed. Mr.. Gould gives away
many thousands Of dollars q year for
charity 3 sake. not ostentati0usly, but
In quiet way, where II II will do the
most good. Frequently he receives
letters from men who have gone down
in many Wall street upbeavSls. IL
their failures were due to natural causes,
and the applicants are worthy, they
frequently receive aid from an unex-
pccted quarter, little realizing that Mr..
Gould Is their benefactor. lfhe shouid
send money TO every person, male and
female, who applies by letter or In per-
ron, Mr.. Gould would he kept busy
writing checks"
Mr.. c. =. Huntington, who Is christ
ened Central Pacific Huntington be-
cause he is President and master Of the
Central Pacific road, Is probably worth
Sl5,OOO,OO0. lie Is also In receipt Of
begging letters, principally, he claims,
from the article published. His letters
are from all portions Of Europe and the
United States, and contain requests
rased on every Imaginable scheme. The
bulk of his appeals come from the Pa.
cific Coast, from men who are sure. II
they only bad few OF Mr.. Hunting
toms dollars, they could soon develop
mines of untold wealth, make Western
prairie lands blossom like the rose or
fiji their ranches with the cattle upon
q thousand bills. Mr.. Huntington. hi.
friends say, Is not much given " char
ity, and tOeses begging letters away
without reading them very closely:
Henry Clews, another ten. million
aire, Is beset with appeals for money
mainly ftom public institutions. Mes
who lost their fortunes when he hAd
$1,000, 600 swept away by Q single legis
lative act have often found In NJ.
Clcws . friend full OF sympathy, and
there are plenty OF operators on Wall
street to-day the foundation OF whore
fortunes were laid with the assistance
given freely by Mr.. Clews.
1.-THE wealthy men OF Wall street, "
he said to reporter, ''as rule Are very
lavish in their gifts for charitable pur.
poses, very few being mlSerly."
DO you have many applications by
Scarcely q day passes that / do not
money" he answered, at the same
time lingering . letter bearing the
words, "Young Mems Christian Aso-
citation" at the head. "Most OF the beg.
giBg letters come from women, who 70.
licit aid for societies Of ell kinds and
names. received one to-day, written
in . beautiful hand, asking me 70 help
a society managed by Sisters Of Char.
ity,"
'"How do you treat such casesT'
"lf the letters bear evidences Of gen
uIneness, ] send . Trustworthy penon
to make an investigation, and II bis re-
port h favorable I give what / think II
proper under the circumstances"
"Do you not receive appeals from
broken down brokenT
.. "Very frequently men who have
been conspicuous 10 Wall street specs
lations, but who are now penniless, ap-
peal for assistance, and few Of then
are turned away empty handed. Thh
is the common experience Of Wal
street men OF means. Only Q few day.
sgo . subscription list was circulated Ia
tie Stock Exchange for the benefit Of Z
NAN now In the gutter, bot who oDcl
Possessed influence In Wall street. Ne
questions were asked, and most Of the
men spoken 70 give IS or SO each, and
enough money was raised In hftesu
minutes to put the poor fellow % BID
feet. Wall Aieet has sins enough n
snswer for, and II certainly entitifd n
credit for the noble deeds Of charity
II is constantly engaged in"
"Russell Sage u not credited with
throwing money away - he term'
it, and brokers generaIly observe: "A
man with SO, 00O, 900, who will walt ID
bis Office over half an hour TO catch thl
five cent trains on the elevated rod
must be too poor TO give money away
in sweet charity"
James X. Keene. his friends nv. 70