Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-29
SCANDAL IN AN ARM.oHAIR.
Secret Hatred of the Tribes of Gould
and vanderbiIt-Keen-E Eyed Little Jay
Envious of Gear Billy and Determined
to Destroy His Prestige.

Secret Hatred of the Tribes of Gould
and vanderbiIt-Keen-E Eyed Little Jay
Envious of Gear Billy and Determined
to Destroy His Prestige.
Eess York Aornin0 Journal.
'I've got check for $4,000 in my fob
pocket" said prominent member of the
Stock Exchange yesterday, sand l would
give every cent OF it TO know when the
fight between Gould and his son George
and Mr.. Vanderbilt and his sons Willie
Il. and young Cornell is to be settled
The gentleman was in the parlor Of the
Exchange, and leading the reporter to one
of the velvet arm-ehairs he made several
startling statements which, he said,
proved that nothing more or less than a
vendetta existed on the part of Mr.. Gould
and his family against Gear Billy and his
hearthstone.
The feeling between the two richest
men in America has both a social and
financial character, but, sifted down, It
turns out to be nothing more than Jeal-
ousy Of Mr.. Vanderbilt on the part Of Mr..
Gould and his son George, or, as he IS
Familiarity known in the street, ''Georgie."
The determination made by Mr.. could
ten years ago that he would one day crush
Mr.. Vanderbilt has been growing stronger
day by day. Mr.. Gould has resorted to
all sorts of devices TO injure Mr.. Wander
bilt in Wall street, and has just COM
pleted one of the most brilliant campaigns
against the pOnderous Car that the street
has witnessed since the day when Mr..
Gould marched into Mr.. Vanderbllps
mansion and said that he must sell MIN
%, 900 shares of New York Central stock.
The Car objected strenuOuslyto giving
the old CommOdore's bitterest enemy
representation in the pride of his life, but
Mr.. Gould was obdurate, and the shares
were delivered. Now it turns out that
Mr.. Gould has practically secured control
of the Lake Shore Road, of which young
Cornell Vanderbilt is President. 1t is
said at the annual election young George
Gould will succeed him.
The gentleman continued: ''Mr. Gould
has simply been as vicious as Bengal
tiger against Mr.. Vanderbilt, and when
your paper alluded to Mr.. V. as the rich
est man in the country Gould was frantic.
His all-absorbing and vigilant ambition is
to be known as the greatest money king
of the nineteenth century. Gould, OF
course, has lost money since January, but
not nearly so much as Mr.. Vanderbilt;
but even If he had lost but one solitary
penny he would be angered to think that
that little penny took him mite from the
golden goal of his ambitiOn-the financial
superiority of Mr.. Vanderbilt"
The social habits of the two milliOnaires
were also touched upon. Mr.. Gould does
not smoke and would be greatly disturbed
at the price of a bottle of champagne.
His sole extravaganza is the yacht Alta
lanta, but even with that he is economical
to fault and his crew are constantly
shifting owing to the low wages that MIR.
Gould thinks most liberal schedule. Mr..
Vanderbilt, on the other hand, is inclined
to be more liberal in his ideas. Frequent
ly he has given $500 bill where it was
least expected, particularly in the case of
Fitzgerald, the pedestrian. He is rather
bOisterOus in his manners, sometimes
gruff, and yet not afraid to pass out his
80 cent Reinas and green seal. His socie-
ty life is also superior to Mr.. Gould's.
The ''swim'' mingle with him and his
sons families, while Mr.. Gould is neglect
and young George has to resort to the
Grand Opera House for pleasant eve
ming.
Young Gould is as quiet and reserved
as his father, and though he has host of
friends in the street, they nevertheless
feel that those piercing black eyes. which
are only equaled. by his fathers, are con-
stantly looking Tor E'the main chance"
Many thought that Mr.. Vanderbilt went
out of his way to snub the young man by
refusing him a card to the grand masque-
rade ball last winter, and it is well known
that Mr.. Gould and his family felt the
slight. Young George has been made
Vice President of the Missouri Pacific
and the Western Union, and his father is
leaving no stone unturned to place his son
in positions which are to give him power
and influence to carry on the war against
the Vanderbilt family.