Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27

the Widespread Gould interests. His
work relieves Jay Gould Of the ce-
tails of The operation Of the various
companies controlled by him anu
leaves him free TO develop new
schemes.
None Of the millionaires has fewer
diversions than MIR. Gould. He
formerly was something Of a. horse
man aud was seen nearly every day
speeding up the rosd 10 Macomb's
Dams bridge behind n fast animal,
bit after time he wearied Of these
outings. Pleasant afternoons nowa-
days he rides through the park with
his daughters in a closed carriage.
In going to his Office he takes n
tsair at the Fiftieth Street station
on the Sixth Avenue elevated rail-
roai, and alighis at Cortland Street,
one block below the Western Union
building.
He has tired Of the magnificent
steam yacht, -AtoiaHta, which lie
built lew years ago, and he would
undoubtedly sell il reasonably. II
Is almost as large as an ocean-goipg
steamship. Fifty-two men are re-
quired to man il, Consequently the
expense OF running II Is very heavy,
and n man even Of Mr.. Gould's
wealth Is apt 10 look n, expenses
when II ASSUMES large proportions
The yacht affords u pleasant means
Of going between New York and
his summer residence at Irvington-
on-the-Hudson, but he could go
quicker by railroad, and time is al
ways 4 consideration with him. On
the long trip which he and his fam
lily maize across the ocean anu to the
Mediterranean and the importaH;
European ports, they found that life
in roomy house was preferable L.
that in the confined quareris. of =
yacht, even IL the vessel were finely
enough equipped 10 be denoniinatesi
a s'foating palace
Mr.. Gouiu's habits are as regular
as clockwork. He goes 10 bed aud
gets up and eats his meals 4; certain
and unvafying hours His even
ings are seldom spent outside of his
own home. He usually takes with
him, from his Office, reports O! the
managers Of his properties anu other
documents. which he carefully
studies. Whatever additional time
he may have lie devoIes to books.
He is n great reader, AID is well
posted on ancient and modern his
tory and the progress Of science.
He rcadS the newspaperst thoroughly
aud thus keeps well informed On the
events Of the day. The politicians
themselves are not better judges OF
the trend OF politics than he. One
secret OF Mr.. Gould's success has
been in taking cognizance OF what
is going on the world over.
George J. Gould, the prospective
heir 10 the Gould millions. * "a
young man OF 30, who already has
an ample fortune of his own. Hi-
father lives in a large brown stone
mansion on the northeast corner Of
Fifth avenue and Forty-seven.h
street, and he has his own home in
a house in Forty-seventh street
directly hack Of it. lie Is fond OF
outdoor sports. There are few Is
good shots as young Mr.. Gould. His
fsvorite way Of testing his marx
msnship is in shooting clay ''pigeon''
sprung from trap. a second after
a pigeon" il cast into the air IL Is
smashed into smithereens.
He has n palace built of logs Ia
the midst OF a tract OF 500 acres il,
the widest and most picturesque
part OF the Caiskili mountains. No.
where else is there such n 10: house.
II is fully as large Is his city rrsi
dence. lie has a schooner yacht,
the Hildesarje, which formerly be-
longed to the Prince CT Wales. He
Is AN operator on an extensive scale
in the stock market, anu the hand
some additions that he hiss made to
his fortune through speculation
show that he has inherited mis-
father'sskill in this respect OMAHA
NorId-Her0id.