New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-03

was OF the ordnaryUype Of Westerne. on ~. ao
frontier Mr.. Gould said to me i o"s"' W
something for him. what would you suggest
ronled Buy him a thousand shares oi SUN "
r,se, He said, 'All right and ordered !ne par'
chase OF I 900 shares OF Denver and hio onhue'
rho stoc,, was then about 90. We carried IL mohs
until il reached a very high point and looRed hAo
going Off and then sold 1t. Inc Proh' "a'
S8j 900 and paid that money, all OF IT, siAtyh,o
bills of 81 900 each, TO that man myself "r' oouiu
had ordered that transaction for ina. pa'u'a'".
pnrpose lie took zone OF the pront hiihSeA ou'
directed that the man should have IL all
"There were many instances" continued Mr. Moro-
s,n OF lust chat sort. and many in which he greatly
bened men here In Wall Street from going dowr-meh
whom no wac under no Obligation to help, but ne
assisted them under an impulse OF generosity.
In regard TO Mr.. GOulds business methoos. Mt.
Morosni said "Of course he was very reser'eu
Ito meyer lot the left hand know what the night hand
did. His motto never to say cat unul you mao
hin, IN the Bag For instance he asked me one DAY to
cou IN about $4,000, 0OO-which We had loaned out
followed his instructions; the money was cohecNd
he said nothing to anybody about Why ne lao cahu
# In | kept the money for nearly q inoh'n "hen
one day he told that might loan , oaa dsd
~ he lad no more for 1t that he had ihteluea
for use In buying the Reading road Dul ls aeai naa
fallen through aud therefore might rs wen w h IRA" W.
nv Interest Tfat was the first knew ol "hat ne
had in contamination when he called the money IN
Then again when he bought the Missouri Pacnlc: NE
m ,hres months and IL was only when he asked
U m 70 draw checks and told me whom they should
DC ConniIl ny Mr. Morosn said Mr. Could could
enjoy Immensely anything funny or Walcrou5. we
used to have u small window In The once through
Which wculd talk to some Of the uninportant callers
and through which Mr.. Could would also talk 70
people whom It was not necessary to bring rltD the
inner room. one day man came 70 t .ne hi,n nv
said, want to see Mr. Gould. , 1on nan NE ne
could not see MI Could n H n ne ;uT sa here and
hers millions to be made out Of It, Mr. Could
got up e the window to talk to me ne man
under his coat as If TO pull something out. ! saw
1t gsten and thinking 1t was bandeTbus sra doaga
down dropped down also shoot high, you son OF
gun, yelled out. Then the man laughed ana md SAD
nothing 70 fear ana began and 10 s eIpa' at 'o
nSd %n o S do yon hnk s. lie
@ ypG Ta 9 o be he isd with the
when starting away from nome d anu 'T h
by strap over 6od MS wRe Walking would keep tho
cream stirring, and then besides there was sort OF
piston Win ha az 1--we on th 1f erk so that by the
lime the man reached home at night he could turn
out on plate for his wife pound or TWO Oh ireoh
II said to tho man when be had explained . what
thing was, 4 will give you thirty dnyS IN ' N Pe
nave done Won good TO see Mr.. Gould laugh over
our dropping down behind that counter at the sight
Mr.. MorisinI illustrated Mr. Goulds peculiar tactics
In operations in some particular stock In 'he fAc"ahse
with another anccdOte. said he: =. 49,,
At one time Mr.. Gould short on Paclhc MAI.
and he bought and sold. bought and sold, bought
and sold until the commissions paid brokers amounted
10 about s36 900. Then :hc account WIS nnaliy
made up and showed 70 the credit OF Mr. Goald on
The entire transaction the OF fourteen cents a
qmor was I'm circulation that Mr. Gould had made
4 great dea Of money I'm the stock. one afternoon,
inst about that time / AT Mr.. Goul1s house
when william II. Vanderbilt called to see Him about
com" matter Of business lie congratulated Mr..
could on having made so much money on the stock
Mr. Could turned 10 mo and SAID, horsni, now
much have We made on that deal In Pacific Malr
answered, 3i4OOOo'
%. What he exclaimed. and looked at me In a
quccr way After Mr. Vanderbilt had gone Mr. Gould
said. when asked you what We had made on that
Pacific Mall transaction why did YOU say we had
made ElfOOOO' | answered. Did we want 70
a. grace ourselves By saying fourteen cents Why
not let them know that We can make money as well
A. they can y Mr. Gould WINS very much amused y