The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-23
A TALK WITH GOULD
Our Crops, Railroads and the
Political Outlook.
NO WHEAT BLOCKADE THIS YEAR
The Stuffed Prophst's Admin1stratien
Was strong-Blalns Not Likely -
Accept Neninstaen.

cHYcAeo, April 2z-fepeciall -Jay Gould md
marty arrived In Chicago this afternoon from
Omaha, and 1t once started for the East Mr..
Gould submitted 70 an interview here, and
among other things said: ITO my mind
the financial condition Of this country
Il better than that OF any country In the world.
Everywhere see evidences Of prosperity. have
never seen 20 promising an outlook for crops -
ON this trip There Il . very large acreage OF
winter wheat in Texas and Kansas, and my last
order before leaving Omaha, was 70 have every
engine and every car on the Union Pacific
and Missouri Pacific system put in complete re-
pair for service by August l, - from that time
on these two roads viii have more than they
can do to handle trafic which will be offered to
them. think the course Of the stock market u
pretty good thermometer - to the state OF the
country.
81 think the views have expressed are shared
very largely by the business men OF the coun-
try, especially in the large commercial centers.
- to the general railroad situation. am OF the
opinion that 1t looks well. Concerning the
plan for refunding the Union Pacific debt, !
cannot tell you much. The plan was partially
matured when left New York, but whether It
has been completed yet / don't know. ] be-
leve the bill extending the Union Pacific debt
to the government at ~ per cent. in
terest will eventually b passed.
This measure il perfectly fair. It
insures the payment of the debt. The Union
Pacific has about 5000 miles Of road and extens-
i've coal properties, capable Of earning a large
revenue. The present lien held by the govern
ment only covers about I. 400 miles Of the road.
We offer lien on the entire system. close
traffic between the Union Pacific and the Chi
cago Northwestern will continue"
"About politics? Well don't know that can
say much. am not politician, only plain
business man. think the present admtnistra-
ton is doing as well as could be expected. II
the business of the country II prosperous and
the people are making money, there
will be natural reluctance to
change the politics of the administration
next election. The Democratic party will make
hard fight to win. however. Cleveland's adj
ministration was very conservative, and the
Democrats have good record on which to go
before the country in the next general
election Mr.. Blaine has a large following,
and Is one of the greatest statesmen OF the
day. hardly think he will be nominated to
succeed Mr.. Harrison, however, although l am
not prepared to say anything about the chances
that the president will not be nominated.
the great burden of the presidency, on account
OF his health"
CHICAGO, April 22.-Jay Gould arrived in town
this afternoon on a special train, having made
the remarkable time of ten hours from Omaha,
500 miles. In his interview he reiterated what
he Bald In Omaha regarding the West
ern TRAFFIC Association. When asked what
he thought about the alleged Vanderbilt scheme
to extend the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley road to Ogden, paralleling the Union
Pacific, Gould said he thought the report not
true. After the Onion Pacific is paraIleled it
will be time enough for him to act in the matter.