San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-18
GEORGE GOULD TALKS.
He Has Just Returned From
Europe.
HIS PROPERTIES INCREASED
SlS,OOO,OOO DURING HIS
THREE MONTHS ABSENCE.
He Says Prosperity Has Come II
Stay = Europe Acknowledges
Our SuTremacy-He is Not
Parting With Any Of His
Properties Fires A
Shot At Rich Men.

New York, Sept. 1S.-The World
prints the following:
George J. Gould, with his family,
returned on the American liner, st.
Louis. For three months, while Mr..
Gould has been resting in Europe,
business revival has added at least
S15,0O0,000 to the value of the Gould
securities.
1T was good thing for the country
that l went away" said Mr.. Gould,
whose bronze face was radient with
good nature, for with my absence
good times seem TO have come. They
are here to stay for a long time, too.
l am sure of that. There never was
a time when the conditions promised
so much for the United States. We
have the tariff settled, we are rid of
the silver and the other bugaboOs,
and well, every thing looks all right"
so you think the business revival
here is not spasmodicF
Most certainly. There has been a
strengthening in the market along
the line. Business men abroad realize
that the United States is now master
of the situation. We have things to
Sell-grain, cotton and everything
Their crops are short, their needs are
great and they must buy of us. In
moving our enormous crops there will
be increased activity in railroad Sc
curities and the railroads that are
benefitting by this are busy building
cars and engines to handle the i'm
menSe tonnage which must be hauled
this fall"
Mr.. GOuld's attention was called to
the fact that since he went away there
had been frequent reports that the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
was negotiating to purchase the
Gould and Sage interests in the Man
haitian Elevated to thus secure con-
troll Of it.
mot word of truth in it so far as
/ know" said he. The Goulds will
not part with their holdings, l assure
you. Manhattan has shown great
strength along with other stocks, and
| am delighted with the wonderful in
crease there has been in the business
during my absence. No." he said
slowly, Manhattan is all right; we
are not going to part with it."
Mr.. Gould was told of the trouble
that had been caused in Tarrytown
through high assessments on estates
of wealthy residents.
"The upstate people are simply fol-
lowing the example which the tax
officers of this city set them," said
Mr.. Gould rather bitterly. why
should they drive the rich people away
from New York city and New York
state? | was the first victim.
Il would not stand such gross and
unjust discrimination although | am
always willing to stand my fair share
of taxes"
"You, of course, have heard Of the
collapse of the conspiracy sought to
establish that Sarah Angel was the
wife of your father and entitled to a
share of his estateg' he was asked.
Yes" he replied, ''and the woman's
to the World that the thing
was a conspiracy and that she was
the dupe. of course, it was very
gratifying news to me, but never was
alarmed by the case. We knew from
the very start that it was nothing but
a Matchmaking conspiracy that must
fail"
''Will you criminally prosecute those |
who inspired it|
ssNo; why should L? l do not prose-
cute criminals. The public officials |
know that this crime has been COM
mitted. They know who are the gull
Nv persons and it is their duty TO pros
acute not mime"