The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-25

Perhaps he did not realize how large
contract he had undertaken, but.
having once entered on it, he never
turned his face to the right or to the
left. He submitted his plans to John
ID. Rockefeller, who thought well Of
them and promised assistance Gould
also enlisted the assistance of that 9th
er commercial giant, Andrew Carnegie,
in his proposed extension into Pitts
burg and to the Atlantic seaboard-
Carnegie at that time was fighting the
Pennsylvania railroad. The steel trust
had not yet been organized. Carnegie
agreed to take an interest in the line
that was to be built from Plttsburg 10
a junction with the Wheeling & Lake
Erie which had recently been bought
by IT, Wabash a Gould road. 1t was
through COuld's ShrcWduess that the
great Scotchman was prevailed on 20
make contract whereby the Carnegie
Steel company would. for a term OF
years. turn over a quarter of the ton
mage of that great establishment to the
Gould lines. This amounts to some
thing like million tons year, or
enough to guarantee the success OF the
new road from the start and furnish a
handsome profit to the other railroads
identified with this group
George Gould brought down upon Ms
head the wrath Of the Pennsylvania rali-
road whose business would be seriously
menaced by the encrOachment OF the
new lines into the state Of Pennsgl
vania and contiguous territory ne
PeunsvIvania company called upon
Messrs. Morgan and Vanderbilt to help
it in keeping out the common foe. All
alike would suffer if Gould reached ths
Atlantic seabOard and demoralzeu
rates as new roads are apt to 60 ne
PENNSYLVANIA company contested the
Wabash's extension into PlttSburS
every foot of the way. and sought 70
injure the young hnaneler by thrOWlhS
( the Western Union Telegraph company
/ from & and turning the VAL
liable franchise over to the Postal Iele'
graph company. Morgan used his
power to prevent Gould from buying
up anv of the eastern trunk lines rum
ming into New York city as the latter
/ threatened to do. Gould would have
taken either the Reading or the Erie.
but Mr. Morgan said NO"
Preparatory to his extension west
ward to the Pacific coast. Gould bought
] the Denver & Rio Grande and Rle
Grande Western, thus getting into
/ OGDEN. He is back of the Western Pa
CifiC railway, for which franchise was
recently obtained for the constructors
of a line between Utah and San Fran
cisco or possibly Southern California
This aroused the ire of Edward II.
Hartman. the monarch of the Union
/ Pacific and Southern Pacific systems.
/ who naturally wants to prevent any
/ further competition in territory, which
IS largely controlled by his lines.
One Of John D. Rockefeiler's most
/ trusted associates, speaking of Mr..
I Gould, recently said George Gould
mas succeeded in winning the friendship
I or MI Rockefeller to a very marked
degree, and / believe the latter has
much confidence in Mr. Gould's ability"
At the time of this utterance Mr. Rock
I eIeiler was one of the largest stock
1 holders Of the Missouri Pacific, the
principal Gould property
It was in the management Of the
! southwestern railroads that Gould first
nad cnance to become intimate with
4 Mr.. Rockefeller, and the way in which
he awaited himself of it showed his
alertness to take ADVANTAGE of an OPP
portunIty which sometimes come but
once ia a lifetime. The BOOKSELLERS
control the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad, which is competing line of
the Missouri Pacific. George went to
I Mr. Rockefeller and assured the latter,
who had the advantage of years on his
shoulders. and who had risen to be
captain of one of the greatest Industries
4 IN the world. that ne wanted to run the
I Gould southwestern roads in a way that
would be harmonious to the Rockefeller
roads and ne wanted the latter's advice
as TO how it might best be done. It was
the attitude of pupil toward teacher,
and Mr. Rockefeller priced the conf
4 dence reposed in him. Gould was ap-
I parently very sincere in all of his deal
I ings with Mr. Rockefeller. and the
friendship grew From year To year the
/ Rockefeller millions have been poured
into the various Gould schemes.
! This slight but athletic young man Of
about 90 years has accomplished enough
/ In a decade to do credit to half a dozen
robust men combined.
While training uader his father he had
/ patiently learned all of the details. hav-
! ing even become an expert telegraph
( operator. and having been able to give
4 Russell Sage points on the cost of spikes
and crossties when bills were 10 be
audited. The results speak for Them
> selyes.