Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-11-12
JAY GOULD'S HEIRS.
INTERESTING SKETCH OF THE CHILDREN OF
THE DEAD RINANCIER
George is the Fanily's Hsad-Hs is a Worthy
Son Of His Fathsr and Will Lose None Of
the Numerous Millions.

UOulu ldullls GNOI oluNO tAO AAN
head OF the house died In December
last, the three grown-up "boys" have
been subjected to close scrutiny, with q
view of awarding to that one OF them
who should pass muster the mantle
worn by the founder OF the colossal
Gould fortdne, now nominally divided
into five individual shares Of almost
equal proportions, yet actually pre-
served intact by common consent for
the common good Of every one In
terested.
George Jay Gould, by right OF senior
ity and long service as his fathers right
hand man, is coming in, OF course, for
more attention than his brothers-Ed-
win and Howard-and as he is the re-
sponsfble man Of the family he is natur-
| ally looked upon as the Legitimate sue
cessor of his distinguished father. He
possesses many, II not quite all, OF the
characteristics Of his father, most OF
them through natural inheritance and
others through close association. lnti-
mates of Jay Gould can trace no resem-
| blance to him in the features OF George
Gould, but anyone who ever studied
the face and figure OF the greatest OF
| American fnanciers a sac them du-
plicated In Edwin, the second son, who,
singularly, is less interested In complex
railway and financial problems than
any other member OF the famous house
of Gould. Howard, the third son, Is q
aaiet young man, with a resemblance
to George and a fine head for figures.
He is undergoing a systematic course
of instruction In the intrlcacies OF
finance, with his two elder brothers as
mentors. He left college o few months
ago for business and has scarcely pro-
dressed far enough to figure as an indi-
yidual factor Ia the management OF the
| Goul Id money bags. He is a young
nan of promise, though, and some day
NAV do something to add TO the fame
OF the family.
So far George is the pacemaker, and
his rare shrewdness and solid success
render comparison between himself n
his brothers rather unjust to them.
They may, and probably will, distln-
Quish themselves after awhile, but he
has already done so, and it is TO him
that the world looks for new PROPOSE
tions and solutions OF financial prob
lens. He has but one real conidant-
his sister Helen. who, during the de.
clining years OF her fathers life,
was his constant companion aud
| c~onfdant. As such she became
more familiar with her fathers ways
than any of the boys and actually
shouldered as many Of his burdens as
her brother George. These two
George and Hslen-divided the work
that their father could not transact.
To the daughters share fell that OF
combining the duties OF companion,
~amanuensls, adviser and at times rep
resentative. George accepted the more
difficult undertaking OF carrying out
his fathers orders and of relieving him
of much harrassing detail. The last
six months of Jay Gould's life were
almost free from business worry. His
daughter guarded him from every
possible annoyance. Daily consulta-
lions between the eldest son and the
daughter and the adoption OF the con-
sentative methods for which George Is
most distinguished accomplished pretty
much the same ends as those which
would have resulted from the active
participation of Jay Gould himself.
Both knew their father as thoroughly
rs IL was possible for children TO know
a parent whose life was divided between
his actual business and his home. In
them both he had the utmost conf
dence. To them he intrusted the man
agement Of his millions as confidently
as he trusted them in the domestic cir
Gle. In both spheres they more than
fulfilled his hopes and expectations.
Their Jealous guardianship OF the
mutual trust imposed on them Is con-
tinued after the fathers death with
the same earnestness OF purpose as 1t
was maintained during his lifetime.
The sister is consulted almost daily
concerning some prospective under
taking or diversion Of interests from
one investment to another. George is
the actual business man OF the family,
Edwin is his lieutenant aud daily
counsellor, Howard acts In accordance
with their wishes and Helen
is an adviser. The underlying
purpose Of their aggregate duties Is TO
protect the millions left by their father.
Not one dollar OF the Gould millions has
been projected into a new field OF In
vestment since the death OF Jay Gould,
according to a man who Is thoroughly
conyersant with the subject. He also
SAYS that the Gould millions are more
strongly fortified to-day than they were
a year ago. It has been the apparent
purpose Of George Gould not to increase
the sixty odd millions left by his father
by investing them In new ventures, but
to establish the securities upon q mar
ketable value Of 100 cents and a
legitimate rate OF interest. Wall street
brokers who occasionally get sight OF the
Gould dollars in executing the commits
sions OF the founder OF the house know
them no more, because George Gould Is
either too conservative by instinct, or
too uncertain OF his proves as a specu-
lator to initiate the brilliant coups In
stock market with which his father
used to dazzle the financial world. Per
haps the son and trustee Of the fathers
millions is only awaiting q favorable
opportunity to do so, but it Is the opin-
ion of men who know bin that he will
never achieve distinction 10 that line.
The methods OF George Gould differ
from those Of his father in more re.
spects than In being extremely con-
sentative where the father was 81
tremely venturesome. George Gould IL
systematic in all things. he is as
vigorous In his personal habits and so
cial diversions IS he is inthe perform,
ance Of a bushes, contract. 1t used tc
be said Of Jay Gould th3 he could mol
approximate the amoq/s Of bis pos