Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-25

the law allowing counties this prlNHege'
SO that now roads in the West nave 10 ne
built by individual capital. Inc towns
and counties out there that want better
railroad facilities have not sufficient cap
tai at nome with which to secure tnem'
and therefore send representatives. mere
TO attract the attention 0four mllllonAres
to their wants.
COT course, every one of these people
say that the land along the line OF the pro-
posed road in which they are interested is
the most fertile in the country and that it
is underlaid with rich mineral deposits.
Hence the road would pay the first year
OF its operation.
every often delegations Of these people
come here and perhaps one Of them will
stop at the hotel. This the others think en-
titles them to the privilege of lOunging
about the corridors and ANNOYING our
guests There are one or two young men
who stay about here and give these gran
gers as we call them-points about the
capitalists, for instance, pointing them
out and telling how they can be approach
eu. The granger, as a general thing,
Will not hesitate to interrupt a gentleman
VINO may be engaged at the bar or over
game OF billiards. Nearly all the capt
tallsts have become accustomed to this
sort OF thing. He will try TO escape from
being bored by making an engagement for
the following day and Will take great
pains to break it.
Last fail there was man named Gun
ningham who lOunged about here fornear-
~ month. He wanted a road Ouilttrom
Kansas City to some point in Arkansas.
The only thing he had was map Of the
proposed road and a charter. 1t was his
habit to force himself upon a gentleman,
no matter If he should happen TO be at the
time ged in n private conversation.
a fnI iRg mo a N M ri Al
and what could be done, as no one made
an open complaint against him. The fell
low looked as II about ready TO die from
consumption, but he was full Of energy.
He cornered Jay Gould in here one night
and kept him prisoner for nearly half an
hour. Any way ne succeeded, for | see
by the papers that engineers are now at
work surveying his road. People with
other schemes which demand capital al
so come here on like mission,
Nv men Jay Gould and his brother APP
itahsts 20 out on tour Of inspection they
are nearly bored TO death by persons who
visit them at every place they stop. AS a
result, 1t is almost impossible to get
access TO them when travelling, and per-
sons who want to see them about new rail-
roads are compelled to come TO New Ork.
About TWO years ago, when Jay Gould,
Russell sage and one or two Otheri capita
q
stopped two days in st. Louis. A number
OF persons from different parts of the West
came there TO see them. But Mr.. Gould
and his party remained close to their
rooms, and refused to receive visits from
any one but officials Of the road and some
of the leading citizens Of St.LOuis. Among
those who had come TO st. LOUIS 10 see
HIM was "a big, bUrly fellow named Brown.
Brown had made considerable money by
a IN no
aid OF county subscriptions and then sell
ing 1t to the AtcnisOn, Topeka and santa
Fe. The money ne received for it he in
vested IN building a road tnr ough the
western tiers of counties in Missouri
He built about - miles OF roadbed, when
his money gave out. He was unable to
raise cent more, and at the end of sixty
days, II he did not raise money, he would
lose his interest. The time was nearly up
for the road to pass out of his control when
Jay Gould visited st. Louis. Brown went
up to the hotel, but the clerk refused to
send his card to Mr.. Gould. Then he
wrote letter stating his business, and
addressed 1t 20 the millionaire, but he
failed to receive an answer. He waited
around the hotel all day, trying TO see
Mr.. Gould. He made up his mind that he
would see him the next day If be had to
die for it. The following day Brown
and the dOorkeeper, not knowing him,
slammed the door in his face. Brown
waited awhile and knocked again. When
the door opened Brown pushed tue door
keeper over and entered the room. Mr..
Gould was seated at a table, engaged in a
conversation with several others, He
was considerably alarmed, but Brown as
sUTed him there was no danger, but de-
manded five minutes OF his time. Gould
reluctantly consented, and Brown briefly
stated his case. Il have a chance
concluded Brown, to sell the road TO
one of your rivals, and if you want my
road send me word by O'Clock to-day.
Brown marched out Of the room, seem
ingly Indifferent as to what Mr.. Gould's
action might be. This made Gould be-
lieve that a rival did want Browns road,
for at . O'Clock he informed Brown that
he would complete his road according to
the terms he mad mentioned. The road
to-day is one Of the most important parts
of the Missouri Pacific system. Gould
took a gReat fancy to Browns brusk way,
and now the two are in partnership in coal
mining in Missouri. AS a result of
GOuld's action, Brown is one Of the rich
est men to-day IN Missouri"