The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-13
HENRY WILLARD.
An Interview With Him In Which He Makes
Some Interesting Statements.
Ne,c York Special 10 ST. Paul Press.

Ne,c York Special TO 81. Paul Press.
Thinking that your readers would like to
know something Of Henry Willard, man OF
forty y-fve, who sixteen years ago was 1ri-
5srne reporter In the Army of the Potomac,
and who now has attained position which
enables him to dictate terms to 100000
900 railroad, called on him at his office,
No. 20 Nassau street, near Wall, yesterday.
This is he, believe, standing near the safe
In the inner room, and talking earnestly TO
the little visitor In the long rough ulster.
Yes, remember him In war times, though
ne has grown larger and stouter with pros
perity. Dark chestnut hair and black mus
tache, q large square face, with projecting
lower Jaw, such ss commanders always have,
great bulky eyes, nose with a Hebraic kink
In it, a square jutting brow, head that
must require q u hat and frame corre-
spondingly large. He stands more than six
feet high and weighs 225 pounds.
BY the way, will some pschycologist tell
me why nine out of ten of the Supreme
Court Judges, nine out of ten Of the United
States senators, and nine out of ten million
aires are six feet high? / don't see the con-
nection, but it is fact.
Mr.. Willard recognized me as one Of the
denizens of Newspaper Row In War time,
and we passed into his office.
al expected you," he said. "Mr. Horace
White, our Treasurer, told me what you
wanted, but am sorry to say that cannot
accommodate you with an interview. The
matter is In the courts and cannot properly
talk about It,"
eyes," answered, al see that little
can be said. called chiefly to see Is you
had changed any since the war, and what
sort of person 1t is that is making all this
| trouble"
"I am not making any trouble" he pro-
tested. al am apeaceable man."
"The Northern Pacific people do not 80
represent you." -
"Perhaps not the managers. !" he remarked
but the stockholders of the road are on or,
side. They know that our policy is the one
which will give them protection"
"The papers say you hold majority o
the Northern Pacific stock, / suggested.
al don't want to talk about it, he an
swered, "but have never said that ownet
a controlling interest in the Northern Pa
cific. That would be preposterous. l hav'
never intimated that the Railway and Navi
CATION Company owned a majority of th'
Northern Pacific stock. That, too, is grea
exaggeration of the newspapers. What
did say was that what we owned added u
what was owned by our friends and by thos
who approve and support our policy made
majority. and the result shows that / an
right Now cannot say another word abou
It," I'd
Exactly" said, fishing my hat from un
der the table, "but want to ask you on
question that does not bear upon this recen
issue at all-this, namely, If you would pus
the road though as rapidly as the presen
Northern Pacific management is doing II yo
should get control" ..-..
1 "Faster," he said, undoubtedly fastel
for, while we should have the same good In
tention that we have, we should be able !
raise money while they are not. Their e'
penses are vastly more than their income
4 and even If court should decide this issu
of stock to be legal, 1t could only be sold I
q loss. should like to know where tf
present management Is going to raise I'll
money, with s26,Ooo,0O0 of first mortgas
4 bonds and only $4,000 net income"
"The question Of the validity Of this ne
issue Is to be settled Thursday" said In
quirlngly, rising to 60. as#aa 1
"Oh, not ALL" he said. at Is an impor
ant question and cannot be settled sn . da
or week. 1t may drag along for some tim
, 1t certainly will last till the truth Is got .
If money equivalent was received for th
stock the treasurer's books will show th'
fact"