The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-08
Death of Jav (SOuId

Jay Could died lstt week 10 New York
OF oons UNI ton. He bad been 10 poor
health for some time add had put his en-
orm Gus property 10 su,h shape that his
death caused no disturbance 10 Wall
street.
His sons hsd been brou yht up TO take
an interest in his business and have sbili
~ enough 10 take care OF bis vsst estate,
though they may not indulge IN speculs
ton,
Gould's life has been remarkable only
10 showing how vast fortune man may,
by business sbrswdness. accumulate. he
began % poor boy. aud bis methods we're
no better or worse perhaps. than those Of
The men with whom be had dealing, but
he was for sighted and b1ll in his opera,
tons and almost slwsys successful. The
sal thing sbout II is that be did not use
more OF bis property I, benefit bis fellow
men. His home lii, vas above reprosch
and he possessed none Of the smaller vices
bot outside OF his fanny he cared nothing
for 9th r. and tins missed att lining the
noblest ohi'ot Of existence Outside OF
his fam J. there are DO mouri,r,, and, to
oil appearance I'VE uorld Ia 10 better for
his existence
No two sim t.sssfee as 10 the smoult
Of Mr. G1uhi's fortune Toe most conser
vs'ive figures place It 1t ab ut $50, 600 900
while soma pc, pa Wall street who
think they know something about his 90
cumuls'inns figure that h. must have got
ten tse,ssr fully 500 900 600. His
known holdings OF sscuri ies srs about ~
follows: Twenty two NIL ious par value
OF Western Uoi % ~hicb At TO days prices
~ould fetch sbout SIS, 800 900; $40, 900.
900 par vDli- Of Missouri P.cid1, which
Is nov wor b ia the make, s. 900 900.
Ha IL supposed to bel In the neishb,r
hood OF W OoJ. 900, probably more u Man
haitian rail ~sy stock. vcrh $40 400 600
hi. holdings Of sli these Il ,cks have been
lsrser than this bat be sold then IA .i,b.
er invest the money In new issues of bond.
Of the Missouri Pacific aud Msnhst,su
companies. or 10 the fin,pce companies
uutil nds could be issued. Excellent
information 10 tist he b, Ia sbout on.
third Of the bonds Issued on the Missouri
Pacific sys,em, sbich o III be shout $50.
600 600 His estsie hoiis ov,r sI2 900.
600 OF Wsbsh raiis-v Il ,ck. which shows
. loss Of brtse~n g. 900 900 .nd S. 600, |
900. As long ago - 1854 Mr.. Gould vas
tnosn to bold sbont 81 600, 600 OF first
class r.ilwsy morssas. ,bd. upon other
roads hsn ID lse controlled OF manage
by hin Brsi les these it.ms he had large
luvest penh 10 . lrsst number OF proper
'ies coucernina hich the gen. raj public
move little or poihins. His holdings OF
Unioa Pacific aud k,nsss Pacific bonds.
which have never been stated, must be
large. but II 10 not b li.vsd th.t be owned
u late years much. II .ny. Union Pacific
'iock From the foregoing figures, which
re approximately correct. il Is easy to
isure MP 10 The neishbsrhood OF yG5 900,
90 OF late year. bus fortune has iocreas,
"A rapidly, owing to bis enormous income
rSm Dis holdings OF wtsterl Union aud
Y .ehst,sn stock. to aay nothing OF b.. 10
'estUelt. 10 honda Hi. Income from
hcss threr sources alone cannot have f.l
50 On LEI s. 600 600 year. ADD b.. prob. .
Ibly s1ceeded thai smouni. Il
samuel Carrie. the Young colcred burg