The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-30
GOULD HOME, HOPEFUL
LOOKS FOR coon BUSINESS YEAR
Mrs. iGOL'LD'S ACCIDENT.
ahe Jumped Froa,, Auto wtteas Got Beyond
n, Her Husband's rCOntrol and Wss Kun
- Over--Gould Trans.tohtinch Line
Il Not. tn Haye 1.-The. Little Kanawhs.

- Over-,(;ould Trans.tOhtincnt Line
(, Not to Ilaye 1.-The. Little Kanswha.
!, Mr.. and Mia. George ]. Gould and their
children, Mar j6rie, HeISn, Kif9dor and
Jay, were passengers on the Kaiser WnhelIn
der Crosse. which arrived yesterday. The
Ooultls have spent about three months IN
Europe and ell returned in tho best Of health
except Mrs. Gould. who was injured in an
automobile accident In Normandy. Mrs.
Gould was attended on the, voyage by
phys!c!sn and trained nurse, and was
assisted down the gangplank by her hus.
band and her son, Kingdom wheel
chair was waiting for her. and in this she
was taken to an automobile.
~ Mr.. Gould said later that he expected
his wife would regain her strength rapidly.
Mrs. Gould and the three children left i'm
-mediately for the Gould estate in the Cats
kills. The party was met at the pier by
many relatives snd friends, including Ed
win Gould epI Mrs. Harry Payne. Whit
ney. Kingdom Gould, so his father said.
would return to Columbia this fall. There
had been some talk about his giving up
his college course. -.
Mr. Gould went directly to his Office in
the Western Union building. He has re-
turned from Europe with very favorable
impression Of business conditions here. After
he had conferred for some time with his
advisers, including i. T. Jeffery. president
Of the Denver and Rio Grande and Western
Pacific railroads. Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Jeffery
saw the reporters. Naturally, the first
question asked him was what the effect OF
peace would be. Mr.. Gould said that he
believed it would have material influence
for good upon general business and upon
the markets. &C.,
While the finaucier was in Europe he
was constantly in touch with affairs in
this country through his adviser, MIR. JET
ferry. From what he has heard be believes
that the railroads have an excellent year
before them. He referred to the favor
able state Of the iron and steel business
and also said that the crops, especially
along the line of the Missouri Pacific, would
mean an enormous business for his rail-
roads The corn crop along the Missouri
Pacific is particularly good, he said, and
the grain is already ripe. The June report
OF the Missouri Pacific shows an increase
OF Si25, 900 in net earnings over last year.
After Mr.. Gould had been pretty thoroughly
questioned on financial topics he was asked
about the automobile accident In which he
and his wife figured.
Now that is something l know about.
he said with smile. Il have been back
such a short time that know very little
about business, but my mind Is full OF
automobiles.
Mr.. Gould told the story OF the accident
In considerable detaiE With his wife he
started fir ON pieppe, where the party was
stopping, to look at an old villa at Etretat.
.,sI f, md in yrntl1 i'm
ing to Dieppe the automobile. had to so
down q very steep road and make sharp
turn The automobile was new racing
machine to which Mr.. Gould was not we'll
accustomed The machine had small
racing top and Mrs. Gould was sitting on
when we started down said Mr.. Gould,
Il thought had the machine under perfect
control, bat ] found that the footbrake
didn't hold ! am used to q Mercedes car
and somehow couldn't manage the new
brake. As We made the turn the machine
swung over toward the embankm
As didn't know but what there might be
6teep preeipice and seeing no use in both
Gfus being killed ! told my wife to Jump.
Mrs. Gould fell in the road and the ma
chine ran over her leg Just above the ankle
about ono hundred feet. AZ The bottom
Of the grade was = wire fence and few
feet beyond ANOTHER fence made of iron
6Idh6o. - uIVuRH 0pttt W bllSoS lShSCs tiC
automobile plowed its way.
Il realized continued Mr.. Gould. that
the only thing to do was to hang on and
steer Rs straight as could. After / went
through the two fences i landed on road
about twenty feet wide. This was just
hadn't stopped 1 would have gone down
another embankment 100 feet in length
and landed up against stone wall and my
brains would have been dashed out 1t
was close shave.
As soon as the car stopped Mr.. Gould
went to his wife Fortunately their family
physician was following them in another
automobile and jumped out and camo to
their help. He gave Mrs. Gould some
back to Dieppe. Mrs. Gould had 70 be
operated upon later for an abscess.
Mr.. Gould In his interview said that he
did not believe that the sale of the Canton
Hankow railroad would have any, very
Orient. When his Western Pacific railroad
b finished Mr.. Gould expects q big trans
continental trade from the Orient. Amer
lean buginess interests. he thinks, will not
lose the Oriental trade because OF the giving
I'D Of any one concession.
Referring to the recent increase Of the
capital stock Of the Western Pacific from
90, ooo, 600 to 75,ooo, 600. Mr.. Gould said
that there Is no intention OF increasing
the bonded Indebtedness beyond the present
on hand. he declared, to build the. road
and leave some surplus. A majority Of
the new stock is owned by the Denver and
Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western rail-
roads, but what are the other interests in
the new road Mr.. Gould would not say.
Mr.. Gould confirmed the report that he
had been elected acting president of the
Wabash in place of Joseph Ramsey, Jr.,
resigned. but would not say whether he
would become permanent president. Mr..
lottery laughingly added that 1t doesn't
matter whether a man who controls a rail-
road IL president of 1t or not. Nevertheless,
It is generally believed that Mr.. Gould will
become president OF his road:
Within eighteen months. MIR. Gould said,
the line between Pittsburg and the Western
Maryland, by which he hopes to have his
! transoontinental railroad reach the Atlantic
Ocean, will be ready for operation. just
how this connect ion was to be made Mr..
Gould empatically refused to discuss. He
did say, however, that the Little Kanawha
syndicate would have nothing to do with
It. which settles at least one phase Of the
question OF what Is to become Of that
property.
controlled this syndicate, and 1t was sup
posed until his break with Mr. Gould that
the Gould line would reach the sea by way
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