New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
THE WABASH DECISION.
WHAT Jay GOULD AND soLoN HUMPHREYS SAY
ABOUT 1T.


ABOUT 1T.
A fruoaI lunch of toasted bread and tea had iust
been spread before Jay Gould when q TRIBUNE re-
porter was admitted his Office 10 the Western Union
Building Yesterday As he dipped fragments OF the
toast in the tea SIR Gould discussed the decision Of
Judge Gresham in the Wabash suit. published yester'
day morning, with great apparent cheerfulness.
Il never met Judge Gresham" he said and know
little about hun Some OF the abasb boDdbolders
have been here TO-DAY and from what they have told
me about him think he must be suaerin from
severe st ack OF the Presidential fever 1t ia terrible
disease and whom O is fully under its sway he will
do almost ANYTHING. Mr. Thurman you remember
had bad case at one time. The road to the White
House begins at abuse OF Gould and Sage. IL doesn't
cost much TO call Us and these with pot-
cal aspirations think that a has great weight with
the people. In their opinion app 'rrniiy abuse OF me
is the fist step toward the Presidency From what
hear. think Judge Greshsms opinI0D in the Wabash
case owing to the buzzng OF the bee IN his bon
net But the charges against me are wholly without
oundston Judge Gresham loys great stress upon the
fact that was interested in Ellsworth Coal Company
aud il he bases the charge that ought to teneht
that company at the expense OF the Wabash. | have
done precisely the same thlng on tue missouri faono
and shall do il again wheneyere have the opportu-
nisy; ,,.a NM, ,ho ooutro, q, the M;s.orr;
Pacific the company obtaining all its coal iron
outs de onrceS and OF the first things did TO
secure coal in territory. The result has been
that the company gets its fuel at about bali the price
IL formerly pdu, Wule tnt nis5 Occh NC
yelop-d brings us IN revenue OF million and q half
dollars year. That precisely the case on the
Wabash. That company was paying II 10
a ton Tor its coal aud II gets it now Tor less
than dollar account OF the "evelopment
of mines in its territory. promoted the
Ellsworth Coal Company, brit have had no 10
tereat in t for some time The price OF coal was
not only reduced, bur, in the ease OF The Missouri
Pacific The traffic that resulted from the Development
OF tie mines ncrea ed the earning power OF the road
A said, the decision il based something bes dcs
the facts and probably on the political ambition OF the
Judge am not concerned about the charges against
ne because know they ART baseless."
In reply 20 an inquiry whether the decision would
in. errupt the reorganization scheme OF the Wabash
Company, Mr. Gould said simply: IL rather mixes
thing' up" , m ar
left me ont OF his arraignment, and am inclined to
feel little hurt by the omission"
Scion Humphrey OF the Wabash receivers,
said that he did not TO make any staten eBt re-
parsling the newspaper reports OF Judge Greshans
decision because officer OF the court he should
show proper respect tor it. Perhaps the published
statements are absolutely correct" added Dir. Hum
pnreys but before thug OIL the snbIect pre-
fer 10 wait for the official papers. From nv previous
knowledge OF Mr., Gresham. and because am yet an
officer of his court cannot believe that al that has
been published ia supposed citicsm OF the receivers
can be correctly reported. Pending any futther neces
sity to notice the alleged ack all need say Is mat
the receivers have acted the best interests OF the
Wabash property to the extent OF their ability ana
that they are willing point to the net results OF their
admin stration as sufc eat answer to irresponsible
-ertions" =, D..
Sidney Dillon could not be at the Union Pacific
Railroad Office but II stated by his representa-
ves that be did desire to make any statement Oh
the subject.