The morning call., 1891-08-27
GOULD'S VISIT.
The Little Wizard Made Trim
West, But Skipped California.

Jay Gould has started for New York
after sojourn of two weeks In the West.
He has had good time according TO all
reports. His health has been greatly i'm
proved by the trip and his step is now said
TO be as elastic as his conscience. He has
looked through Idaho and Nevada pretty
thoroughly, canght trout in the streams Of
Utah. held seances with Mormon Apostles.
bathed at tho sulphur springs, cut freight
rates on fintic ores, held numerous confer
ences with brother railroaders, named a
Mormon baby and said unkind things of
Salt Lake drinks - in shOr;, the Little
Wizard has done everything that man in
his position could be expected to do with
single exception: He has again ignored
the splendid scenery and health-giving
breeZeS of the Golden State.
The studied persistency with which Gould
shuns California is something of a marvel to
those not knowing the strange character of
the dark man of Wall street," Three times
within the short space of two years he has
been within 800 miles of the State line, but
neither business interests nor the sOlcta-
ton of personal friends could induce him to
take trip to San Francico. ID. w. Hitch.
cock of the Union Pacific in this city went
over TO Ogden 10 meet him on the occasion
of the visit whichs has just ended. Mr..
Hitchcock caught fish and swapped lack
knives with his respected President, but
when he tried to coax him into California.
warm over here.
- will 20 back to New York." said he
"Where it is cool" So he is homeward
bound. after allowing General Manager
;. Ii. Ii. Clark TO say to the newspapers
that the Union Pacific should have been ex
tended TO California from Milford, the
present terminus OF the road. Mr.. Gould.
however, did not have his General Manager
say why the grading of the extension from
Nj ilford to Pioche, New. had been SO sud
denly discontinued short time since. He
did not tell why his mind had changed in
single hall hour concerning a scheme to
build into California after having three
surveys run at great expense, and making
preparations to send GEO men from Ogden.
lie did not allow Mr.. Clark to tell any of
the secrets OF the company, but while the ex-
tension scheme was in fair way to sue
ceed (aDd before Congress had refused the
Southern Pacific Company an extension of
time on the bonds Gould said that he could
never come to California until he rode over
his own road. While at Ogden recently, he
told a prominent railroad man that he in
tended to visit California within the next
three years. Concerning all this transcon-
tinental railroad talk, which is building a.
new line to California every month or so,
here are a few facts:
In 1892 the Central Pacific Railroad will
be sold by auction 10y the United States
Government. No company will commence
to build a line 20 San Francisco until this
property is disposed Of. 1t is simply the
question of the highest bidder, but Hunting
ton. knowing that should his bid hold it,
another line Will be built here anyway, is
not looked upon as a possible purchaser.
ms is the reason why GOuld called off his
Nevada project, and this is the reason why
San francisco will not have a competing
line until the Central Pacific Is sold.