The Wahpeton times., 1886-11-11
Gould,s Greed for Gold.

OOANt0 0IOCN 1OT OOkU.
The understanding in Wall street
is that Jay Gould now has in hand
the biggest deals in his career. 1t
is estimated that he will make from
$2O,O00,00Ot to s25,OOO,OOO. clear
money in them. The principal one
of them is the telegraph matter in
volving the land-line fight, the ca
BILE contest and the stock ticker war.
He will make $10,00o,OO0 out of this
one thing alone in the appreciation
in value of the securities owned by
him. His other great gains will be
in the Wabash railway reorganiza.
tion and the adjustment of affairs
connected with the Southw estern
system of railroads.
Gould's greed for money has
grown Of late years until he is as
grasping as a miser. He has lost all
his old venturesome nature. He is
as cunning as a rat that covets a
piece Of cheese, and as saving as a
castaway. The Hon. Russell Sage,
whose name for economy has spread
to the furthermost ends of the civil
lied globe, seems to have inspired
Mr.. Gould with his ways.
'It is Mr.. Gould's ambition to be
the richest man in America. John
Jacob Astor enjoys that distinction
at present. lie is worth in round
numbers $15O,OOO,OOO. Mr.. Gould's s
wealth aggregates about half that
sum, but he may take only u year to
make it equal to it. All depends
on the state of the stock market.
If values increase as Mr.. Gould
would have them his fortune would
grow so fast that few months might
give him the distinction he Graves.
Gould is most remarkable man.
It has been said that lie has not
pleasure in the world, and nothing
to brighten his life but his gold.
Merciless and INSCRIPTIONS as he is
in business it is doubted if there
was ever 4 man who loved his home
more. There are not many even
ings that he spends away from it.
T1o ic raoIor af 1,on1yS rNlor, 10,
not much in the way of reading in
standard works that he is not
thoroughly posted on.
He does not read books superb
cially, but thoroughly weighing
every word. Mythology is hobby
of Mr.. Gould's book work. He can
talk more intelligently on obelisks
and other Egyptian wonders than
most men.
1t is a desire of his to go around
the world in his yacht and visit
every antiquity that is accessible.
Few are aware that Mr.. Gould is a
writer of as clean.cut English us
any literary person in the land.
When he was hauling tanbark in
Pennsylvania it was said that he
could beat any pettifogger in the
state drawing up a quit-claim deed
that "clinched on both Sides"
He never had much book learning.
He picked up what he knows. The
general idea is that he does not
speak with grammatical accuracy.
The briefest conversation is enough
to remove the impression. He pre-
fers his own thoughts to any diver
sion or sport. He is always think
ing; not one man in a million
thinks as much. It is true that his
thoughts are not as to how he shall
benefit his fellowman, but rather as
to how he shall benefit himself.
Nowhere does he feel more con-
tented than on his yacht. He goes
the first thing to the bridge and
stands alongside of Capt. Shackel-
ford, the commander. He shoves
his hands down in his side pockets
and sets to thinking. Nobody but
himself knows what he is thinking
about.
He is thoroughly attached to
Capt. Shackelford, who is a great
rough, redbearded man. He never
goes anywhere without him. The
captain stalks into his privacy any
time he pleases, and will some day
be made a rich man by Mr.. Gould,
just as E. P. Morosini, the latter's
old private secretary was.
Mr.. Gould uses a carriage very
seldom. He comes down in the
morning on the elevated railway
and walks to all the points that he
has to 60 within reasonable distance.
His Office is on the second floor of
the Western Union telegraph build
ing. He uses the elevator less than
any clerk or messenger boy in the
building. In fact, he scarcely ever
rides in it. He has not time to
wait for it.
He bounds up and down stairs
with the greatest agility, and so
rapid in his movements that he
passes and re-passes persons who are
waiting for him without their rec
ognizing him. He has not an idle
minute in the day. His interviews
are brief and to the point, He