Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-08
GOULD ON PoWDERLY.
Vivid Pen Pictures OF the Leaders In the
Labor Crisis.

Lander Richardson IA Boston Herald.
MIR. Law Gould. millionaire railway own
er and operator, and Dir. Terrence fCWaer
IL, Master Workman of the haiignts OF
Labor, have, within the past few days, at
tracted 10 themselves and ttld popular at
teption all over the United States. One
of them is at the present moment the great
est labor organization ever brought to-
ystber in the universe. Mr.. Gould was
found in his Office down Broadway Qaiet'
sedste and sel-contaiped, be replied to H.
ou;ries with frankness. but entirely without
eiiusion.
what" I asked, lis your impression Of
Me-. Powderly, ss gathered from the differ
ent conferences you had with HIM con-
corning the existing difficulties between
the southwestern system and the pigo's
of Labor ~
"At these interviews responded MIR.
Gould, leaning back in his chair, and OIL
lowing his right hand 10 rest for o moment
upou his beard, which is. as yet, only
slightly tingsd With gray, MIR. 70 Sderiy
vas quite Ill, and, therefore, did not take
"A actlV6 u E0AN ~
wise have been the eGse.
Bat" urged, you must have seen
epough of him to form some clear laea Of
his disposition and mental veiSht.
yes" continued Me-. Gould, ne im
,,sssed ms as being very fair man ana
he expressed himself strongly as being 0p-
oosed 10 strikes and 6ayGatung: :.
"A feature" interposeS, Which DOUBT
less s,ruck you as being rather odd 10
ian acting as a mouthpsics Of or rstfe'
&C the mower controlling, strikers and boy
cottersY .L,,,
II believe" Mr.. Gould vent on, without
heading to any noticeable extent this III
,eriaot;on that il the la5or orgsnizslon
in his country follow the counsels OF Mr.
PoWderly and men of his weight there Wi
he hereafter q great deal less contenuoi
between capital and LABOR than hsS hitherto
existed
Mr.. Gould did not Gaze to go lnto I'M
matter of ths strikers and their jasthcat'o'
AT this time, but what be had to cay con
Corning Mr.. PowdeEly impressed ma % De
inc earnest, not only il the words employ
ed, but in the matter Of speech which &c
conpanied them.
re fact of the matter ia that Mr. Pow
derly and all his sssistsnls-but PoWGeri!
mere then sll of them put together-faV'
had q very hard time of it aimee they came
70 New York. In addition 10 the treu en-
Jous wear and tear Of carrying the vast re
.pousibilitiss resting upon them, they have
persouslly done all the routine work cen
oee,ed with the negotiations ct both end
of the line. Dispatches aDd letters nav
lowed in upon them in an almost uneLd
inc stream, and these ct necessity h"V'
besn answered as rapidly as possible.
Powderly has impressed everybody wit
| whom he has come IN contact ss q man o
inlet ont strongly developed faculties pos
sessing great powers Of perception sno 10
sorption. Ifthe counsel hsd been enabled I,
smnloy a large force Of ASSISTANTS, the %sE
vo5ld have fallen upon them more ignti
than il did, ard they might have com
through it with complete sbsenct 10 al
aDpearsace of being even slightly Eplii 70
| M. Gould is quite as undis,urbed' 80 ia
as anyone may Judge, as he has ever oeen
This IS due, in the frat place suppose
ltbs fact thst he has for years carried tn
msndous load of responsibility, and IS use
70 II and in the second, to his having earl
learned the lesson Of saving up hic Viial'
nv do;n, very little mechanical work an
confui1g himself to the thinking ,proees
leaving the actual execution to those So
rounding him. His winter trip in Sontl
ern waters has been of msserisi bsneat
him. and his physical condition has u
been as good in years as it ID at presen
| He has gained flesh and buoYance, ana
conversation bis face lights up nevada.
10 an unaccustomed extern.