New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25

sonaoie courtesy was extended to me. The Brit
ism sportsman is true sportsman. always very
lar. think Cornell was well treated. / was
always. repeat. treated very nicely
Referring again to the Niagara and Howard
Gould. Mr.. Gould said. with evident pleasure:
my brother Howard told me Just before | sailed
that he had sailed thirty seven races and that
his entire list would be forty-eight when he had
finished. AS flag Is given for each victory.
think he has been doing pretty we'll for he told
me that he had thirty-wo flags out of the thirty
seven races"
AS to the protests of Mr. Willard in the De-
fenderVlgilant races, Mr. Gould said he could not
speak advisedly Of the matter since he had no
personal knowledge OF the questions at issue.
Before sailing he was two days in London where
he dined with the Lord Mayor. and there met
Chauncey NJ Depew.
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
Mr. Gouds opinions on the general financial
and commercial outlook and on the conditions
relative to American securities next asked,
and of these he said: Business is improving
steadily. I know that Western Union earnings
have been increasing and our railroad earnings
are in general taking the same course The out
look for the crop is excellent, and that
means a great deal in railroad earnings There
is confidence abroad in American securities OF a
good order. and hope that politicians on this
side will do nothing to disturb this in any way"
MERELY DOING HIS DUTY
Mr. Gould smiled when asked his Views upon
Mayor Strongs attitude on the excise question,
and after stating that this a matter that he
did not consider himself an authority upon. he
replied: Mayor Strong is merely doing his sworn
duty as the chief executive officer of the city.
The statutes are there, and he is enforcing them.
What else could he do unless he disregarded his
oath 81"
Concerning the possibility probability Of
substituting electricity il the immediate future
for steam on the Manhattan Railway, Mr. Gould
had this to say: Il cannot give you the precise
situation until have seen Colonel Hahn. re-
quested him 10 go to Chicago before went
away. and he has been there and examined the
working Of the electric locomotives In use there.
He Is going there again. No definite decision
mas yet been made by the Manhattan upon the
question of substituting electricity. 1t is mpos-
sible to do so yet. because the practicability or
using the electric locomotive for the Manhattan
Railway has not yet been demonstrated. | be-
lieve that electricity is the coming power for this
purpose. AS II shall be demonstrated
that IT is a success for locomotives our people
Will take the subject into definite consideration
practically speaking. and as a matter of fact,
the Manhattan Railway is in different position
from almost all. If not AL other roads. We
carry 100000 people day We run no risks
we cannot substitute one power for another as a
mere experiment or possible or even probable
success We must know absolutely that we can
make the substitution successfully before we
would be justified in undertaking II. 1t has been
clearly demonstrated that electricity is a power
that can be used for locomotives under certain
conditions. but 1t has not been demonstrated that
ii is power capable of handling GOO 900 people
trouble and delay which have resulted from
slight causes in Manhattan Railway travel. you
Will see what might happen with system in
which there was any unknown or uncertain fac
tor. In this great city. whose great arteries of
travel are north and south. and where conges-
ton may readily happen from stoppage Of
trains make experiments with the
public in substituting one power for another
ANXIOUS TO IMPROVE FACILITIES.
THE public of this city may rest assured. how
ever" Mr. Gould said with much earnestness,
that we are not only willing but anxious to do
everything we to improve the facilities and
conveniences of travel upon the Manhattan"
On the question Of rapid transit for the city,
Mr.. Gould expressed himself in this way: IF the
public wish it we are willing to take the matter
up, and am convinced that we could supply a
system Of rapid transit which would be a solution
of the whole problem. But in order to do this
we must have not only the wish of the public,
but the cooperation of the city authorities.
am willing to do anything the public and the
city authorities want. l desire to and will meet
them in liberal spirit But what Is done must
be done under the conditions I have indicated
the cooperation Of the public and Of city Of
ficials.''
Mr. Gould declared that ne did not believe that
the underground system could be carried out.
Such road he said, would not pay
Mr.. Gould asked about the next trial races,
and when he learned that Tuesday the
probable day for them he beamed with JOY and
exclaimed: II have got back just in time" He
will take the ATLANTA to view the races. The
latter part Of the week he expects to go into the
Catsks.