Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-22
JAY GOULD At WORK,
How the Wall street Magnate Puts
in His Time HIS Daily Routine.


Cor. Cincinnati News Journal
Since Gould's return there has been
an unusual pressure at his o.lice, but
few, how, yer, are favored with an inter
view. No man has more enemies on
Wall street than Jay Gould, and there
is no telling what shape the enmity
may assume. Scores, and even hum
dreds. of ruined SPECTATORS ascribe
their mlsfortunes to him, and many of
these are only Awaiting a suitable OPP
portunlty OF revenge.
GOuld seems to be conscious of this.
and therefore keeps concealed as much
as possible. He is, indeed, the hidden
power OF Wall street. He rarely
leaves his office, and no one
can obtain admttance until a So
rles OF statements have been
made. A carl is placed in the visitors
hands, on which is printed as follows:
State name, State residence" State
business" These being printed one
aDONe tic othcI, with broad Llanhs tv
be filled out, have rather forbidding
appearance, and many who wish to see
Gould are deferred OF the very outset.
When the card is sent in, the chances
are much against an interview. There
are not more than a score of persons
whom Gould wants to see. Among
these are Russell Sage, H. n. Smith,
Washington Connor, Col. Hahn, John
L. Terry, and Gen. Eckhart When
Gould was the moneyed man of The
Tribune he allowed its reporters admit
tance, but at present he excludes all of
this class.
Gould reaches his o,fice with q per-
fected scheme of operation. He is not
obliged to look at the morning papers
for stock reports, as these have been
read from the ticker" as they take
place, and if he should be at his house
they are sent up by telegraph. Before
he goes to bed Gould has complete
idea OF all that has been done in Wall
street, and he awakens in the morning
with o clear and decisive system for the
Gays work. 1t is this anticipation of
the fut re which gives him such ad-
vantage over other operators. AS soon
as he is seated at his desk, Mirosini
brings in the kilograms and also all
newspaper articles that have financial
importance. This is all Gould wants
to know. He cares moth. ng for politics
or other public matters, except as they
may bear upon his interests.
1t will take from one to two hours to
reply to dispatches and to telegraph
orders, and as Gould controls
nearly 5000 mile, of railroad track
tn $ is no small task. While sitting
in his Office he may be comforting
W til men in st. Louis, Chicago, and
San Francisco at the same time. Then
the stock exchange ticker" begins its
reports, and a half-dozen bro iers are
kept under telegraphic orders. BY
this tine business calls are made. Each
man who's .rd is approved has space
given him. In this manner Gould does
o tremendous amount of business in q
short tine. He seems always self pos
sessed. and generally holds the vantage
ground, but even when cornered he
comedies N handsome manner what
might be demanded under . legal pro-
ce 9. No man can be in Gould's pres.
ence five minutes without feeling his
powtr. His eyes have q pent tration
whi Ii seems to reach the hidden depth
of thought. Those eyes, indeed, are q
curiOsity-so black, SO piercing, and so
sullen.