Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-01
GOULD HAS OPINIONS.
HIS REPORT OF WHAT HE SAW WEST
 AND SOUTH.

Railroad Rates Well Maintained and
 Traffic Prospects Good-For Legalized
 Pooling-Crop Conditions-Next Years
 Yachting.
 George J. Gould was back in New York after his trip to the northwest and the southwest. He took a run up to Manitoba, and thence went south to St. Louis, going over the Wabash system and the Missouri Pacific. MT. Gould was at the Hotel Waldorf, and there, amid a multiplicity of calls, he chatted few minutes with reporter.
 MT Gould first referred to the fact that he had gone partly on pleasure-to bag grouse. He summed up his expert ence with the laughing remark, stI got one bird for every 300 miles travelled ? He did not announce how many miles he had gone over.
 Of his visit to Manitoba MT. Gould said: "'The wheat crop throughout the northwest is magnificent The grain has been cut and is now standing in stacks. while the thrashers are busy with 1t. It is great sight, that of those immense wheatfields, extending beyond the reach of vision. The crop of spring wheat is luxuriant this year, sufficient to insure fine traffic for two years.
 From Manitoba went to St. Louis The conditions for fine traffic are ex- cellent all over the southwest. The corn crop is as heavy there as the wheat crop is in the northwest. In Texas there is a heavy movement of lumber, sufficient, there is reason to expect, to offset the shortage ill the cotton crop.
 '.The crop conditions, in fact, afford excellent prospect for railroad earnings. feel very much encouraged from my observation over the general outlook.
 AS for rates, they seem to be well maintained The Wabash is of course q member of the Traffic association The sympathy with the efforts to maintain uniform rates. '
 Speaking of the efforts of the trunk line presidents to get new passenger and freight traffic agreement, MT. Gould said While am hopeful as to the inn mediate future of such an agreement and it's maintenance, think that the great solution of the problem will be found in the authorization by the government of pool-that is, legalized pooling. Under sych law the public would be well served and the roads would be bet ter off.
 For permanent prosperity 1 think such law would be the best means. The country would be more prosperous certainly when it's great transportation lines are not bankrupt There would be great effect for good on the other side, and their confidence ill American securi- ties would be increased and made per manent if they knew that our great transportation lines were under the pro- tection of the government, both state and national. Then investment in American securities would naturally follow from the other side.
 ssI think that on the other side they are watching movements here with q very watchful eye and are waiting to see what will be the outcome of present con ditions ''
 On the subject of yachting MT. Gould said: Ut Is rather early to be talking about next season. I do not see how I could very well get along without doing little something i'll the way of yacht ing, however. I have been over taking look at the Atalanta. She will go out of commission in few days and will lie in the Erie basin <"
 In reply to question as to any prob able competition on his part for the glory of defending the America $ cup, MT. Gould smilingly said, 'tThere is no telling what the future may bring forth. New York Tribune.