Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
Address: THE GAZETTE, Fort Worth, Tex

prominent stockholders, has determine!
| his administration must end. l have te-
ONE large owner of stock durjus tl9
recent Wholesale decline in It's maraei
value. Purchases of an important nature
have also been ma,le by the Rock frlI.-,.
Dillon, Amss aud other old stOcahJl.e5i
are an yious to cooperate with Us, aul
Indeed have invited us to assume control,
direction and management CT the prop
erts. We accepted.
Mr. Gould was besiegei by report
ers to-day in consequence Of the mora
ing apathetic statement. lie was re-
lutant to say that he hal male no pr
chase OF the UnIon Pacific, but h pro-
nounces the statements credited to LI
rs ELECTION.
A Tribune reporter saw Nj. Gouli u
the afternoon and Gouli denied Ee hal
any such interview as printed.
'Have you or your associates male
purchase which gives you control OF tie
Union Pao!fc?" was asked.
~ have nothing to say about M pi.-
vate business transactions. Gou,d -
piled. "All that | ever said on the SUI
ject TO anybody, was. that what STOCKS
purchased / paid for.
"Wnl you exert 81 influence upon TIE
Union Pacific management, or IN ans
way directly or indirectly effect change
at the next election?
Mr. Gould smiled and hesitat@i b.
fore his reply. al am acquainted villa
come OF the largest Stockholders IN ils
company he said. al m'2-'
have some influence II cno''
to exert 1t. There "a GEe-,
dissatisfaction over the conduct OF man.
of the railroads. There Is an upF''l'
which ought to affect great reforms -
the management, for the roal' ui''
enough business to give them iAI-
profits If they can Obtain pEoP'l
rates in the Southwest. We ba'-
made progress toward securing an agree
ment which will establish staple rates.
There has been no conference 'O----
that I know OF on this subject. lAs p,J
gress reported az made to-day Is p'oOag'l
result of previous conference.
stock holders are aroused aud llu'N'a-
over the result of the warrlnS j" m
Tho best way TO suppress the s..u''o
might be to say that If railroad eIe-' '.S,
were to take place now the results ~ ~
be surprising as Iwell as recent po''''-'
elections.
william Rockefeller, whose name -,
connected with the interview; -.
as am concerned there is nothing u "a
story. / have not seen Gou!l' HIr
have no interest IN the Union Iac'II =,
1 will not speak for my brother gu' -.,.S
not believe he has anything 10 "
the deal. - sbat
Much was made on Wall street. Oh w.
was SAID to be an evasion OF tu' nan
issue as to the Union Pacific eoh'.o'
questions were asked OF Mr. Gou'i. ,,.5
Union Pacific directors were also 4Iy rsu
as DENYING the story, and houses IL ION
street with excellent Boston coh15 G1nd
ridiculed the idea that ,-s
had obtained possession Of .sk
Union Pacific. 1t Is common eli
on Wall street that thrte nan
be a change in the Union Phc'nV ,,a-rb.
arern.nt ut the next election next Aa,'-i
Dissatisfaction is frequently eSp''.
with the present managers. Many Ia
holders accept implicitly the .u,.
tons of railroad rivals that w ~ In
render TO the Chicago aud Nortu" me
the Onion Pacific has contr'ou', - tas
principal demora!lzing ele'A'1
Western railway situation