The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
JAY G0ULD's RECENT TRIP.
He Thinks Cuba Needs q Raifway-An 0ppor-
tuaity for Immense Development.
New York Special.

New York Special
The climax of the weeks talk in Wall street
yesterday was that Jay Gouids yachting expedi-
ton. from which he has just returned, was
chiefly for the capture of Cuba. The assertions
were positive that, having got Western Union
and Union Pacific into condition leaving him
time and capital for other interests, he had de-
cide5 to 90 into the railroad and commercial de-
velopment of the island to our southeast. The
discovery was confidently announced that his
potent hand was in tho recent movement for a
treaty between Spain and the United States.
and, whether there turns out to be anything in it
or not, the creceRee given to the story is quite
nnreseryed among the theoretical, if not the
practical, ananeiers of Wall street. AS mat
ter of fact, there is reasonabenessn the scheme,
though there is no such thing as clearly demon
strating the truth or falsity of the gossip. The,
question was put to Mr.. Gould directly.
''0h. down in Wall street is the place to get
the news Of my doinsS and intentions" he
good laturediy replied, az be leaned back in the
easiest chair contained in the library of the
Fifth-ayenue house. but don't mind telling
you of one thing that did bring back from
CIrba-a bad cold. 1t was warm weather when
ny watch sailed ont from Havana haIbor, and
rs we came northward | neglected to thicken my
clothes as fast as the temperature fell that
by the time we passed Sandy Hook on bitter
cold morning was as heayse as am BOW
What is your opinion OF CubaT
"A most beautiful and curious island
GAS TO its prospective vaiue commercially
'eThere is the opportunity for immense de-
velopinent | salea almost completely around
Cuba and made incursons from number of
points in spite Of tho fact that / had neg
iected to provide myself with a passport he
fore starting from New York, as the law of
the island requires Most of these trips were
4 xt,a &1f ..io1c
kind enough to be a little lax But landing
at Cape Cruz. where an outlook is kept be-
iieve, for raids by Caoan patriots, was all but
arrested and sent prisoner back to Havana
xviii you give an idea of the impression that
Cuba made on ycu as to her woftlifDess for
commercial enterprise by Americana
''Why, yes. 4le island has the climate and
soil for enormous pPoduetiyeness in ways which
are impossible to any portion of the United
States Only the rim 5f Cuba has been touched
practically. by the Disadvantage and not very
enterprising planters. Inland lies region, a
hundred miles long by thirty so broad, that
can't be beaten on the face Of the earth for fer
ity and it is "a wilderness. There is m'sera-
c railroad running-it would be more correct TO
" walkng-in the direction Of this section, but
tbOut reaching it. This line extends from
.avana 10 Matanzas on the coast and thence
outheastward. altogether less than hundred
miles, striking a railroad that crosses the island
in a straight line from Sagua, on the north coast
shore, to Cienfuegos on the south. That is all
there is Of railroading in Cuba. The coast
skirting steamers are really the only common
means of transportation What the country
wants is a railroad from one end of the island TO
the other, to carry the produce to markets"
And did you do anything toward building
one, Mr. Gouldt'
sri tell you what did do. ! saw some of
the old plantations where the slave scenes were
like those OF our Southern States thirty years
ago. | went to circus In the open air, a feature
OF which was u sort of bullfght; saw the odd
CO. in tha hat the Atlanta salad in
Guiding naturally red Holsters they supported
the ancient Italian painter who was ridiculed for
painting his live Holsters red); and / drank
quarts Of tho popular native beverage
eAlcoholic!n
Not bit Of it, They call it aqua de coco
and it is the iced fluid from coeoanuts. They
saw a green nat in two, ice the water found in
side, and sell it to you for two or three cents
The drink is palatabe, refreshing, and certainly
harmless"
A Dinner Which Gould Did Not Attend.
Kingstown Jamaiea) News.
Jay Could the American millionaire and Stock
Exchange gambler arrived here in aspleasure
yacht last week, and sailed from this port last
Monday. His visit created no great interest be-
You'd his yacht. because of its costness. During
his stay in this city he had, of course, separate
table for himself, and he received that measure
of homage which is usually paid in all parts of
the world to men of reputed wealth. Character
is not considered in such cases and, therefore, is
not counted. Those who delighted in making
salaams to the golden calf did so, while others,
who considered it more In keeping with their
profession to hold candle to the DEVIL were
allowed to do and nobody interfered with
their devotions. In the evening of Saturday
select dinner party had been arranged, and Jay
promised faithfully TO crafty the ambition of
his admirer and To dine with him at GAIA; bnt,
although the table was Laid and the dinner was
ept hot, and Mumms champagne was cooling
the ice, and the butler wore doublestarched
lar, and all the family-the host, Ibis sisters,
) cousins and auuts-kept ON the tiptoe of ex-
citation, mpatiently waiting the arrival of
"; for he assured the host he would come; Jay
aver came at all! Yet we are told the prepa-
.tsions for the reception of his Satanic majesty
were such as had not been known in Jamaica
for the last fifty years What loss to Jay.