The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
GOULD ON PROSPERITY
Says u Il IN Thls County 10 stay ss'
Gives some Rsa.ons

"~t~ ~ - - Ahn county % stay an4
Dives Some Rsasons
New York. Sept is-The World
prints the following:
George J. Gould. with his family. re.
turned on the American liner 81. Louis
For three months, while Mr.. Gould has
been resting in Europe. business re.
vival has added at least $4,000. 900 "a
the value OF the Gould securities.
1T was a good thing for the country
that ! went away" said Mr.. Gould,
whose bronzed face was radiant with
good nature. for with my absence
good times seem to have come. They
are here 10 stay for a long time. too.
l am sure OF that. There never was
a time when the conditions promised
30 much for the United States. We
have the tariff settled. we are rid Of
the silver and the other bugaboos and
well. everything looks all right"
80 you think that the business 70.
yival here Is not spasmodlcg"
Most certainly. There has been .
strengthening In the markets along an
the line. Business men abroad realize
that the United States Is now master Of
the situation. We have things TO sell p
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 In.
creased activity In railroad securities
aud the railroads that are benentina
by this are busy building cars and en-.
gines 10 handle the Immense tonnage
which must be hauled this fall"
Mr. Oould's attention was called 20
the fact that since he went away there
had been frequent reports that the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
was negotiating TO purchase the Could
aud Sage interests IN the Manhattan
elevated 10 thus secure control OF Il.
mot a word Of truth In II 30 far a.
| know" said he. "The Goulds will
not part with their holdings. 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 H."
Mr.. Gould was told Of the trouble
that had been caused In Tarrytown
through hlgh assessments on estates
Of wealthy residents
The upstate people are simply fol.
lowing the example which the tax on.
GERS Of this city set them" said Mr
Gould rather bitterly. why should
they drive rich people away from New
York city and New York state? I was
the FIRST victim.
i would not stand such gross and
unjust discrimination. although I am
always willing to bear my fair share
OF taxca."
You. OF course. have heard OF the
collapse Of the conspiracy which
sought 70 establish that Sarah Angel
was the wife OF your father and en-.
Titled TO share In bis eslater he vas
asked.
"Yea," he replied. and Z the wum-
ans confession 10 the World / at the
whole thing was a conspiracy and that
she was the dupe OF course Il was
very gratifying news 10 me. but I
never was alarmed by the case. We
knew from the very start that Il was
nothing but a hlackmaillng conspiracy
that must fall"
No; why should II am not pros
ecuting criminals. The hubble oliclalll
know that this crime has been con-.
mitted. They know who are the guilty
persons and Il Il their duty TO prose-
cule not mlna