Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-19
JAY COULp'S HOME.

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In the midst Of all his wealth Gould
remains ~ simple in his habits a> ever.
and i'll this point he resemble, Napolcon.
who could eat even state dinner in ten
minutes. He OWES Il theatre. but who
ever SAW him at one of its performances:
He buys 10 costly pictures. and no SD,
600 horses. leaving the one to Wander
bllt add III" other tu Bonner His Irving
ton ">iahli>A Amcut is his sole exception.
;Id of this he sees comparatively but
little. HI, Yacht seems also To he of but
little Use ;t> he has only had one vovas,.,
and was then glad to get back to Wall
street. In fact, Gould's personal cx
pcnScS tood and clothing) are not
greater than those of many clerk
on $l,3co Il year. His ambition is
t" WELD power and Use it in the most
selfish and relentless manner. The
cn"nlcS he has thus made render il nee
c>>arv for him To have body guard
when he ventures into the street, and
MnroSlni l. very useful in this respect
Had lI'' indeed beer present when Sci
over assaulted Gould the latter would
never have been tossed down the steps
that led To the BARRIERS shop. 1t is moi
surprising that Gould avoids that spot.
Gould generally travels on the l. road
because the crowd is 50 great that he
escapes notice and there is less danger
of personal violence Being Il little man
he slips i'll easily. takes Il seat and hides
himself III newspaper. His fayorite
resort AT home Is i'll Il room on he first
floor which is fitted up AS railroad
studio. Huge maps made for his special
use cover the walls. and on these lines of
tracks are drawn III red and black, and
i'll this way he can study the best avail
able routes. For instance, when he got
control of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, Il line drawn on this map from
Scranton To Buffalo showed how natur-
ally the road might be extended, and this
project was at once put into operation,
thus making a trunk road. Visitors to this
room are astoni>hcd to find all the I'M
purtant lines in the country, both of rail
and telegraph, thus dclincatcd and to
these Gould has devoted hours of close
study. The book-Shclves are laden with
railroad reports, and laws and decisions
on this subject, which form Gould'S
cioicrst reading. Consequently in all
litigation his lawyers find him master
on the subject. David Dudley Field in
deed considers Gould equal to himself
on railway law, and finds great satisfac-
tion i'll having such client.
In this room Gould passes all his spare
time, which on Sundays is considerable
Why should such IA man waste an hour
in church when he has a sanctuary at
home devoted to kind of worship.
Gould'S establishment at lrvington has
very peculiar associations. The original
building is by no means new, but its
grandeur is such that it holds distinction
even III these days of progress. Many
years ago William Paulding was a lawyer
in tins city and made large fortune.
attaining also the dignity of mayor
Much of his wealth was in real estate Oh
the Hudson, and his two sons, Frederick
and Phillip, became, on his death, prom
incnt aS rich young men, But
they died early. and their wealth
has been scattered. The former was
the grandfather of the play actor, Fred.
crick Paulding, who is noW the sole rep
reSentativc of the family. He has re
tired from the stage on account of his
ill health, and now lives in this city.
Philip Paulding had the ambition t.
build the finest dwelling in America
He selected a river front of extended
view. and in due time marble palace
attracted the admiration of tourists. It,
! chief feature was an oriel window OF
rare beauty, which is still justly
admired. Paulding, however, soon
sickened of his grand house which in
fact he never completely finished, and
the admiring tourists would have been
surprised had they visited the spot to
find the owner a disappointed man living
i'll secllsion in one corner of the build
ing. After his death the estate went
into the hands of an executor, who en-
bczzled it, and the heirs are now poor
Gould bought the place, which he en-
largcd and improved at an immense cost,
and on his hands it became Lyndhurst.
the grandest establishment on the banks
of the Hudson.