460 THE GBOUKDSWELL. 



Vanderbilt, just as much as the Erie ever meant &quot;Jim 

 Fisk;&quot; and Vanderbilt seems to have no sympathy with 

 mankind in general, except the -eternal itching for money. 

 His ostentatious gifts to religious or benevolent institutions, 

 are like the visits of angels, &quot;few and far between,&quot; but 

 they sufficiently demonstrate his practical wisdom in the 

 science of advertising. Were it not for the influence ex 

 erted by the New York Central, the Erie Canal might be 

 made to lighten the burdens of the West, by cheapening 

 the transportation of her products. 



VANDERBILT AS A PHLEBOTOMIST. 



A single instance of extortion by the New York Central 

 will suffice. A business man of Buffalo, in the habit of 

 buying paper by the car load in New York City, has de 

 clared that he could ship the goods via the New York 

 Central, from New York City to Chicago, and thence back 

 by the lakes to Buffalo, at a less cost than he could ship it 

 by the Central to Buffalo direct. He could save in time by 

 shipping direct to Buffalo; he could save in money, via 

 Chicago and back. But time is money, hence it came 

 direct ; so nicely does this great railroad autocrat calculate, 

 as with the precision of the Spanish Inquisition, to just 

 what point he dare bleed his victim and yet keep alive the 

 spark of life. 



One of the latest of the gigantic projects which this un 

 scrupulous old man is engaged in, is to get control of the 

 Western Union Telegraph Line, and thus to form another 

 monopoly which shall increase his already vast power for 

 evil. If the Clubs, Granges, and other organizations of the 

 farmers really were responsible for the late panic, (as they 

 were not, except for some influence in hastening it, per- 



