“I purchased for him at the Stewart sale the finest example of Knaus in the country. It is a famous work known as ‘Knaus Children,’ and cost $25,000. Works by that artist have brought higher prices in this country, but no one has a finer example. This illustrates one thing that I would like to say about Mr. Gould. He did not buy a painting on account of its price, but because he appreciated its beauties. He had a fine, a highly cultivated artistic sense, and showed a wonderful appreciation of color, tone and treatment in a picture. “He knew the inspirational works of an artist from the mediocre productions, and showed a nice discrimination in his selections. He never bought a picture for a household decoration nor to fit a recess in the wall, but for the love of the art it displayed and the enjoyment it gave him. His was the true artistic spirit.” “The quality for which I most greatly respected Mr. Gould,” said an acquaintance, “was his consideration for others. This may seem a strange quality to attribute to a man who is esteemed a ‘wrecker’ by nine-tenths of Wall street men, but it was the thing that I often remarked in a long personal acquaintance with the man. “It was once my pleasure to accompany him and some members of his family to Florida. His son George and a young companion were of the party. When we arrived at Palatka, Fla., Mr. Gould found that a suite of apartments had been reserved in Orvis’ hotel for each member of the party. “This was not unusual on the trip, but it happened that at Palatka there were many tourists arriving by the same train who were unable to obtain accommodations in consequence of the allotment of rooms to the Gould party. Mr. Gould took in the situation at once. ‘See here,’ said he to the proprietor, ‘why do you give me all these rooms? Others need accommodation as well as I.’ ‘But,’ said the man, I----’ ‘That’s all right,’ replied Mr. Gould, ‘I know all about that. These people need rooms and should have them, and if there are not enough here for the ladies just send those boys of mine over to the barn.’ “George Gould and his companion,” said the man in conclusion, “slept that night in an outbuilding, scarcely a barn, but little better.” “Mr. Gould,” said President Norvin Green, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, “was a man who, while he governed a corporation carefully, was always ready to reward merit and the faithful performance of duty. I remember at one of our annual meetings one of our department men, in making his report, appended thereto a request that his salary be raised. He asked for a large increase--fifty per cent. I think, from $2,400 to $3,600 a year. The Committee on Expenses was not inclined to grant the request. They were willing to give him a slight increase, but nothing like he asked.