New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-03
!, ,oo,scap The Judge. In telling OF the lncideh'

document and found it perfect in s e9nde'ee "a Se
] ;rif ashamed OF myself. Mr. "omu lswyers' lie
,yas his own negotiator and contract mahe,' " 'h
ne bought the Iron Mountain road ne u1ns It was
" contract written out Ia his own lahu"ii'"e ~ ~
atan two pages of social note papei' chase Of the
lie concluded the contract o. INC punu When
Missouri racihc without consulting his lawyers: : iti
ia9~b ' had bought big lawsuit and that title to
Inc whole property was IN qae' l,mp w said. have
court Of The United s'2Ie: 6So' ad Tue thing Is
est The seller would laugh at me H. T sSerenpon
%irrctcd his attorneys take charge OF me 'nSe
and Try to sustain the title OF 1ne 1 KID
Wch after years Of n 1d was .'s nancier and
railway manager. he would II breu 10 11 nave seen
"de greater lawyer. rhst is iacI' him hI ie his
temper OF utter threat Nevoitne1cas' W INJURIES
pood memory, both benefits ieeised ana III 'io
80 nr Vas pobapy, in The language OF w. Io;
In "A good hacr without loquadty ana polpoi1r' Mr.
WAT c do y0@ $500 wac a IKE ,
COURAGE seli-relance, o""r pereeP'u, n inJustTy
mate knowledge of BIZ business ana uh Mr. eouS vas
1t is g1ea. mistake 10 suppose that 'i. t%e most
i speculate Ia pIore.tet,hi tho, the country
eve, prcduced lie knew everything about '% tr~te
from the rails 20 locomotive ana ir" '' lie conM
M down and write ,lsc contract wmch Is pr 10
the most supreme test for TsilTa details lie
,no wi-s TO lose himself IL long details
SUPERB FArcUTIvE OFFICER
He was superb executive officer, no no sp pnpt
The mciary Eue 70 his ~. dorlne Ills great
prDis Consisted in knowledge Of the oaGg ii cor Of
poaie popersS and In SeH he acquired properties
r bSut hiS energies to develop mem anu nd ro,sct
iT.m ' Every successful railway manager mus De a
aut and NJ Goaa %S S t be- P pcsPs Of his rail-
.oaa Ierriterie ready to give battle to all who In
yaded or threatened 10 invade them ,,ro, ,o 90.
.,a cred,t +, witch he is justly entitled IN many
tincs And he was blamed for many unnss, wo or
so blamed for hings IN Which he mad no c9n
corn. will not attempt 10 q Val ln' man Of in
~yse actjvity. lie kept his money invested IN
4citd e:crl.rscs Which gave enPt'yfm rn3n.utiD
ENGAGED ,n enterprises without any immcolaie re-
vald. relying on his efforts ana uP c n|
" pr5ft In fadt tliak Mr.. GOuld's Wei
founded faith Ia the constant and steady CROWN %
All lccma;c ana wel.-djrected enterpri-es.that was
the uan cause OF bis a!nmst uneNanP go s down
icly ard take his In receiving the income nOm
rent roS Government DoadS or purchasing o he
r"ntNni cxc,rt i'm directing the manegement OF active
properties requiring CONSTANT supervision ana gov oe
probably wicked more power during thr iast nil.en
e1r VIM a al ANY S'D' G n of re least oseS
lion or di-play. lie seemed to have no amDluTh Os
yord the success of his business en- rpl,r any 49,
entd his aaeciiois were with his family. lie was an
example o. all the parental. and dome.ti' virtues NJ.
SIr D,, wher asked If he knew who drew MI.
Gond,s viii said 4" / cannot give you any details In
that direction
An FsTIMATE BY HFNRY CLFWs.
Henry Clews said: "Jay Golld's death Is not
uddcn as 1t has long beer expected owing TO Ms IRAN
and weak physical condition. Death IL u'e hatui'a
end Of all and il should not be In tiIs case 10 wall
street much Of shock under the CIRCUMSTANCES
,ald la, undoubtedly been OF the wonGe;s OF tne
word-abnormaly great amO..s men OF affairs. lie
hiSi;. and Vas invariably to his friends eu:
uitt,T ard uutorGving TO his enemies. Nueu VI W.
~ conniry /, due 10 his remarkable enterprise,
saeaciiv aHd organizing abit'. Thereby grca; a. as
tanccs have been narrowed ana peopf lNhS Il, '
t,oinis of our bls acrcagcd land nave bceE Drought
In touch Tor business undertakings rr0ug his tc zee,
has accomulis.cd Tor uc benefit OF the countr5 must
placed 10 his credit. ana VIII bg n trtcT{i-
Al the recorcc,ion3 OF the man. oo.,,.
to crlticlsc Jay Golld harshly. at times when he
deserved i; while l'in. W.. h2t 0o 40 i ,Sa+ is
sS and Of ab aTps and d da A Sqe as
-" How would you estimate Mr.. Gouius WcaI'h'
! should place it at s6o,oooooo to 5000 5000:
largely in railroad bonds with a good sprlnkhng OF
stocls and some valuable Land and coal properties
NH When he wa identified. In this city. as I
understand it, he has never hcld mHch real rSia.t
although If course, his hone at ForWsevch'l 81,
ana Fifthave. and his esate at rvinTon are both
valuable. Iii city house he bought III arsan from
,X-Nayor jpdykc some zen oi tW'iV' Yeas Az loi
y, laj disposition do You suppose Nr. Gould has
= slr. CIouid had great faith in his Georg
lie mar, tina; he has madc most careful provision
for his properly in his Wlll and that It VIZ IT,
t;n,rrc has worked with his father for cars lie
ii, urcn io4rstrious and careful and Ia shown a
,rr. ~ ID Oh a@Jirs. and las H. every way acl Yea
H. .glr. .g that nGel 10 Great. confidence IN ms
sAity do not doub; That he VIII ,ucce eai M M
.toild las CONTROLLED. / think tic Chang Will not
o' 'r t uor@c Tor the r,,"n III; George Ia, never
L. al
e.. INA. la world VIII feel that the properties VIII
ic Iraaag.d upon ,tab.cF and more conservative
l,.l. Jty could was "a sIcculaoY, and no one knew
u!I.A wv &c. 0puid lurn next -,
PG CON a "1o or9n. S& Io " altered by
s,cuaton in tic >trC"t. lie generalf lo't at tal.
~ the msalIulo. Of 'a"sc ID aia' lie would buy
ip two road, at low gurr c"i,oAunt l.Gi I .,o
..e ~,uc ,y. y'a one. ricn he would -cIl
ont al lish figure and POCKET hls prnn,is' a ms
sprculatoy he tenacious Ills great charac'rIlS,iGc
vas patience. When re- hHd stared on ,r gIh5
iha Inc malho, had gone a-alnst HIM H. wa al, al
the ouy great bear operator VINO dld nD' rll
he rit tat De wa ',tqyc' often cost him millions
q dollar Ate, ne panS;f ia, ~ G DE- W T ,a m pg
kc long enough for TIC ',us 10 get fun coni,oI ana
70 pinch hin aaly: Ai'g ne good iim@e d ,i' y 10
uldr vay h, Wos i9re 10 make Three srp''i ,h'
Ia. le sod them 10000 '1 nl,6r 90 q,
pSS l Iadge more 81 g. d W T an sxt d1 1gs i,
called for OCH and the rise never stopped
until Union Pacific toached l2O. Bui he i2 1Hc
up tho.r lossc rs 10" manipulation of Kansas racine,
and when he bad got that stock up 20 the IcVcl %
irOn iaclic. hc madc exchange, share TOT STAR
and pOclc'of - oOJC00 rs lie profits OF the trDSa'
tlnn. IT one lime ho was a heavy sp"culNoT ana
Is wc watched tac market We couli SOC me ciect =,
Ms mani uatious. We knew his brokers, and n" wa
pcrc.o' target fer everybody and seemed To enjoy
being ono In later years his ccanss weTc M't ., 81
open and mystihed tic Street More rrc"iy SUI
De became q baycr seller AZ favorable times Dun
did not figure En- Il speculative iOr tnat reason
the market i DOT affected by HIS DEATH
g. " Vt'NTlNGTON'S VIEWS
c. p Huntington. when asked what ." Hought OIL
Mr. Gould as a man end hnanricr. snid:
wei ! have always thought very well OF MI
Gould though ] know there are many people WHO
did not liz him. J have Lad n great deal OF dealing
With NJ. Gould IN the thirty gears during which !
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