Jay Gould's Son

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 121, 1 April 1893, Page 2

Jay Gould's Son

— ♦ ; r„ - •„ Surmise is still rifo as to how George Gould is to turn out as the successor to his father, the " Little Wizard," of evil repute. Some people regard as ominous the frauk tribute : to the young man given in Jay Gould's will : "My beloved son, George Gould, having devoloped a remarkable business ability, and having for twelve years devoted himself entirely to my business, and during the past five years taken entire charge of all my difficult interests. I hereby fix the value of his services at 5,000,000dol." When a sinister operator like Jay Gould, they argue, forms such a high opinion of a young man's business ability that he values the use of it at the rate of a million dollars per annum, that youDg man must be watched and distrusted night and day. ] One far-seeing arbitrage dealer,, whose name is too well known to be mentioned, compressed into one sentence the view that is taken by the inside ring in the Stock Exchange. "George Gould," he said tome, " will be a Sunday school young man at first, and everything will go smoothly, and anew era will open on Wall street, until we are all yearning to embrace him and to trust him to any^ extent, iust to Bhow our confidence in him; then we shall suddenly discover that be is the son of his father— and we won't forget it.