The San Francisco call., 1904-03-04
GOULD ENJOYS
SIGHTSEEING
Spends a Part of the Day
Riding on Streetcars and
in a Trip Around the Bay
ASKS MANY QUESTIONS
Visits Local Offices of His
Big System, Where He
Meets Companies Employees

George ]. Gould and his party. who
arrived here Wednesday evening. de-
voted the greater part OF yesterday to
seeing San Francisco They left their
train at Third and Townsend streets
early yesterday forenoon. and under
the guidance of w. ]. Shotwell. general
agent of the Gould system. rode over
the city on the various street car lines
for the purpose OF viewing the resi-
dence and manufacturing districts.
Having satisfied his curiosity in this
direction Gould asked to be shown the
local offices of his companies under the
Palace Hotel, where he greeted his en-
ployes in a friendly way and then pro-
ceeded to the city front. where he and
his party boarded the tug Relief and
enjoyed an extended trip around the
bay. The millionaire evinced a deep in
terest in the various points passed in
the journey around the harbOr and
asked many questions regarding them.
and especially in reference to ferry ia
cilities and the Government fortifica-
tiOns. Returning TO the city later the
party went to local French restau-
rant for dinner. Meanwhile the special
train which had brought the party to
the West was transferred across the bay
to the Oakland mole, where they joined
it about 10 O'Clock preparatory to their
departure over the Central Pacific for
the East this morning. En- route Presi-
dent Gould will inspect the Rio Grande
lines and then go direct TO New York.
Although the railroad magnate in his
interviews shortly after his arrival here
Wednesday evening insisted that he has
no idea of extending his own railroads
to the coast so long as the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe connections con-
tinue satisfactory, his presence here, /
nevertheless, is regarded as very sig
nificant by many prominent railroad
people. 1t is believed. and in fact il is
admitted by the friends of Mr.. Gould /
who are accompanying him on the /
present trip, that his highest ambition /
is to have his own rails connecting the I
Atlantic with the Pacific, and many !
are inclined to suspect that his trip to !
the coast at this time is to satisfy his 7
curiosity as TO certain details of his I
contemplated invasion of Western ter /
ritory.
AS is we'll known in all the Eastern {
stock markets, Gould and Rockefeller I
have lately been buying heavily OF
Pennsylvania Railroad stock in the |
furtherance of their plan TO Oust the
Cassatt faction from the control of /
that road The two multi -millionaires (
expect to effect this project a year !
hence, when Cassatt's term as presi I
dent of the Pennsylvania road ex-
pires. They will then try to replace .
Cassatt with a man more favorable \
to their interests. and then Gould will I
have access for his own roads to the !
Atlantic seaboard. Then he may be 4
expected to turn his attention to the 4
West. Upon this subject L. s. Thorne, I
vice president of the Texas and Pa {
cific, said in response to a query yes \
terday:
IF you will put your ear to the !
ground YOU will hear the tramp of 4
thousands of men and teams complet-
ing the connecting link between his
Eastern system and Pittsburg. and if
you continue to listen you will hear
the rumble move westward. Why. /
George Kramer, who is vice president 4
of the Colorado Midland. and l will
not feel that our mission on this earth
has been completed until we see the
great engines of the Gould system roll
on to the shores of the Golden West.
and we will see it,
To this rather significant statement \
George Kramer who was an attentive
listener. solemnly added. Yes, that
is our mission" With the Pennsyl-
vania lines operating under their con-
troll and connections made to this
coast Gould and Rockefeller will be
masters of the greatest system of rail-
roads in the world.