| Show I I II II I I GOULD 1 i 1 i iThe IThe IThe The purchase of ot tho the Pontiac Ox Oxford Oxford ford ord Northern railway by Charles Charlos M U Hays Has president of the Grand Trunk railway within four hours after his arrival In New Now York Tork recently has bas las its In the buying of the Wabash railway then tho the North Mis Missouri Missouri Missouri several years ago by tho the Ite Jay ay Gould Tho The story Is la told by a n Topeka railroad man manThis manThis This sale was consummated within three hours after Mr Gould and Com Corn Commodore Commodore Garrison came together The story of ot It which by b the way has never been published gives an Idea Mea of or some ome of the unique characteristics of or Mr Goulds Gould way of doing business Made Ready for Legal Advice At that time Ume Judge John F Dillon was personal counsel for the Gould Goulds Gouldas as os he Is today One morning Mr lr Gould went want to Judge Dillons office and sug aug suggested that he ho be in his office the fol following following lowing morning Commodore Garrison Is In town said Gould We Vo are to have a n con conference conference ference tomorrow morning and I may wish some legal advice In case wo we come to terms The Tho following morning Judge Dillon was at his desk when Mr Gould camo camon camoIn camoin In n They chatted about several business matters arid add Gould started to go not having mentioned the North Missouri sale flaw about your our conference with Commodore Garrison this morning asked Judge Dillon Excuse me was the ho answer but butI I forgot to toll toU you Commodore Gar Garrison risen rison came caine to my house last lut night and andI I 1 bought his bl road I gave guvo him my m check for Heros a memorandum memorandum memorandum of at the sale Mr Gould drew from his pocket a sheet of the ordinary size note paper and in a half dozen written lines was wasa a memorandum of or the transaction Judge Dillon mused for a moment and then said saidI I 1 presume that you know that you have bought a law suit along with the tho road What do you ou mean meanT came camo the quick almost sharp Inquiry I moan mean answered Judge Dillon that whon when I was on tho the federal bench benchIn In n St Louis Garrison bought the tho road under a foreclosure sale salet and that Is tho the only title Ulle he has to the to road That proceeding however has been appealed to o tho the Supreme Court of the tho United States If It the appeal Is sustained youre apt to have bave considerable trouble Is that decree good asked Gould suddenly Judge Dillon Said So Himself It ought to be answered Judge Dil Dillon Dillon lon Ion with a smile I 1 ordered it my 1117 myself myself self seU What am I i to doT dor do asked the rail railroad railroad railroad road king of ot those days now thor thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly alarmed 11 I believe you have a perfectly legal right under all the circumstances to togo toco togo go co to Commodore Garrison and demand your money back Gould who rarely laughed showed considerable merriment over tho the sug suggestion suggestion Why he said laugh at me meNo meNo meNo No Judge you go ahead with tho law end of ot it but well let that check for tor take its usual course Some time afterwards s supreme court dismissed the appeal and Gould became the owner of or the tho Wabash abash in fact DEAN DEAX JOLTS conELL HEAD Jacob Gould Schurman president of Cornell university was walking across the tho campus the other day with the dean denn of one of the colleges when the chimes in the library began to ring Dean said he the tho music of or those chimes is so beautiful that it always awas sets me rue dreaming of the past My boy boyhood boyhood boyhood hood days What do you OU say Interrupted the tho venerable dean deanI HI I say lIay the chimes are very very er beautiful They make mako me think What yelled the tho dignified old dean again The Tho chimes tho chimes how beau benu beautiful beautiful Speak louder cried the tho dean once more I 1 cant hear you for tor the tho devil devilish devilIsh ish 1511 bells Short |
