New-York tribune., 1905-08-30
GEORGE ]. GOULD BACK.
TELLS RAILROAD PLANS.
Mrs. Gould Taken from Steamship
IN q Wheel Chair.

Mr.. and Mrs George ]. Gould and their children.
Kingdom. Jay and Marjorie. who have been abroad
about two months. arrived here yesterday on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. Mrs. Gould and her
children will go to-day to Furlough Lodge. their
summer home in the Catskills. Mr. Gould will
remain in the city. he will be too busy. after
having been away for many weeks. to spare fur
ther tina for vacation
Mr. Gould arrived at his office in the Western
Union Building about O'Clock and spent the next
two hours in conference with f. T. Jeffrey presi
dent Of the Denver and Ric Grande, and other
advisers Later in the afternoon he found time TO
meet reporters several of whom had gathered. ana
talked freely to them a variety of topics The
FIRST ouestion concerned the peace just announced
between Russia and Japan, which Mr. CIould
thought would have a beneficial effect upon the
markets and upon business in general.
Asked if he had followed railroad occurrences
during his stay abroad. he replied that President
Jeffrey had kept MIN posted on business matters
The railroad world appeared to be on the eve OF
a very good year, he thought: and Mr JeHrey' VINO
was present during the interview. remarked tnat ne
had never known better corn crop on the hHe VI
the Missouri Pacific than this years
Don't YOU expect to get good deal OF Orlentai
business on the completion of the Western Paclnc
and is the sale to China of the Canton-HahKo"
Railroad likely to decrease its amountE was
asked.
Yes we expect to get a big business. 1 don't
think the sale of any one road in China will! ma
terially affect business with the Orient answered
Mr.. Gould
The Western Pacific having recently fncreasei
IT'S authorized capital stock from 100000 to S75-
0OO ooo and the of California under Which the
company is Incorporated, providing that raliroao
must have much capital stock. par value as
bonds the amount of the latter now being %DoOS-
coo Mr. Gould was asked if the road was about
to make another bond issue:
No we don't contemplate isuing any more
bonds We have plenty of money in the treasure
TO build the road and surplus above the required
amount
The Denver and Rio Grande and the Rio Grande
Western owned only majority of the stock OF
the Western Pacific. Mr.. Gould added. He dld
not care to say who held the of the stock He
professed not be able to answer question
whether or not he to be elected permanent
president of the Wabash Railroad. as successor
to Joseph Ramsey jr.. remarking:
Il can tell what has happened in the past, but
l can't tell what will happen in the future
Mr.. Gould has for some time been acting presi-
dent of the road. Mr., Ramsey being on a leave of
absence which vii, expire October l.
Then line of questions shifted to the interest
ing and rather obscure subject of the Gould plans
for extension of the system the Atlantic sea-
board and Mr. Gould asked how soon Pitts
burg would be connected up with the western
Maryland road. That connection, he thought.
would probably be completed in eighteen months
The Little Kanawha line, owned by syndicate
which controlled by Mr. Ramsey and his friends,
and in which the Goulds are interested has 9n1ii m
important link in the Gould extension from Pltts- us
burg to the sea- ana IL mas Deeh llldt
Gould and his associates were negotaIting for Its
purchase. Mr. Gould was asked: Will the con-
nection between Pittshurg and the western Mary
land be by way of the Little kanawha?
No. l think not" his answer.
Who owns the Little Kanawha2 Have the
Vanderbits bought ii. or has the Pennsylvania? -
Il know nothing about that" MT: Gould said
Did you see Mr. Ramsey while you were IN
Europe?'
No l hardly expected to-
What about the Wheeling and Lake Erie bond
complications"
THAT'S ali done and over with That's past
history. Everybody is satisfied No ! had moth
ing do with the negotiations with Kleybolte Ss
| Co Mr. Ramsey conducted those negotiations
Reference being made To a report that his son
Kingdom, who had rather sensational encounter
| with would be hazers few months ago. was 10
go into business, Mr.. Gould said mo, he has his
college to finish. He will return to Column
| bia in the fall
Mr. Gould said that the automobile in which Mrs.
| Gould injured was new type of racing ma
| chine. with which he not familiar. When he
found that il had got beyond his control he shouted
| 10 Mrs Gould to jump In doing she fell under
| the hind wheel. which passed over her leg Mr.
| Gould stayed with the machine, which eventu-
ally stopped. after going through wire fence and
| an iron
| Fortunately for my wife" said Mr.. Gould her
| leg sank into hollow of the road when the
| family physician. DR.. w. b Anderton. who was
| following us in another machine. gave Mrs Gould
some strychnine and restored her to consciousness
She sustained only wrenChing OF the tendons and
| a subsequent abscess. which had to be operated
on in London. To-day is the first time Mrs Gould
| has been able TO stand her foot since the ao-
| cident.''
| Mrs. Gould was taken from the steamer in a roll
ing chair placed on the elevator and lowered to an
automobile which awaite; her. She speat the night
| at her home No 720 5th-ave.. and starts to-day
| as already said for the Goulds sumuer hons IA
| the Catsks.