Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-25

rHrom ths Lsdasf Of April 2l.l
Elsnry Willard, President Of the North
- Paeihe rnilroad, sud putv, after *
se.dina tbeif whit down shs Hoond, tel
sesohsd 20 this city thst thsy w00l<
Sveicp heeo In the aSteeuoon-yestsrds ~
TSev aexted from Seattle st Sis pm.
"a rraohed here very shortly after
c;1os Mr.. Wizard and psrty speedily
Sed from the steamer North Pacific
~ fn eompauy with Manager Bocklsy
- - boaydsd the special car at hand
~ visitsd the Large coal bunksfs lately
eoaa1ustsd BY The company. Abou'
9ftoeu minutes were spEnt IN LOOKING
~ knnkees over thoe0oghly. Mr.. Vii.
~ rnalinQ numerous inquiries ~ &
- esii q 10 tide and othsr details rel
ss;.e . cal ahipping. He witnessed
-" snicndine Of several coal cars then
ssdina st ths bunkers, and inquired
- fsse96 concerning the nomber or cara
- ~ ths4 could bs unloadrd. and the
nnhce AZ ships thst oooid reosivs car
- a u sams lsneth Of time. After
5soiina 6 things quits Thoroughly, the
- Snin boarded ths special car and
~ 20 The wharf. whore they veFs
- - - committee OF citiSons IN car
- Brought thsm 70 the city.
x;,e 6 Ninth street. the c .rrisgss
e1' hginaing Nj. Willard and other
.iaG q G. street, whore they al dis
-oss1ed 20 inspect the grounds desig-
- h Manager Buckley and Capt
~ nsw hotsl. The grounds
Ssssa7s6 ut 4 present occupied BY the
TsScrna Land Company. also the block
.siAe r. the east, and fu.ther. the
s.nd embraced in the several lots in
49, a06. On the corner Of Ninth and 9
sssss. on TIE west side Of tho sttsr.
m esomsd 70 be the prevailing opinion
49, ei1Ae IN oue o0Pnof or the other In
said ho,k vas best suited for tho hotel.
n, Viiiard express sed himself quite freely
eo~sIrnina the adyisabiiity Of % doing.
~ he1ej grounds being evidently se-
boo1Dd. the party At 0nce adlooinsd' a.
hnd boon arranged by the commute, >: 70
- Aloha Opera House, where Mr. WI
- = being introduced 0y OApsain
Defna, Gpoke g follows:
e q nov lust about eighteen months
elpee Asst had the pleasure Of meeting
snd addrsasinQ you. ! am very much
nleoeod 70 observe the pfogress yOu have
no6o and The growth Of your town dor-
~ ths interval, which 10 very satisfao-
foSy % M and u mus be satisfs0t0ry
q you, Who aro Interested In the town.
1 an olad 70 observe that this growth
- bcon brouGht about by natural
eaasoa. that = ~ BY artificial means
- g ovse praisjn0 the Inerits OF the
Ncatioo, bat by the natural influences
Ikeao moeito of location have exrrCised,
cd IL eou0denee y0u yourselves, the
"a SoGi6Gnts of TAeonsa, have manifest
q IN the plsce, BY investing yoar saw
inp fo9 - improvement. A. you know
- . everybody oan 80, the railroad
0Gmpany has dons IT, part towards
h11ptna your town. Il has done Il In the
11 ond Win do it in the future. The
SsoatoGt boao6t that Is can confer upen
70 nov, g you will readily understand,
i 70 aiyo the assurance 0f the early com.
pletion q The main line.
When ] was hese be(ose ! had very
stsong faith, Of which ] gave expression
e yo1 remsmbef evRreeely, q ths meee-
Id WITH yoa, that ve would euocssd 70
ooaneotinG Jon ~ iase, after seo year
6olay, VIII th1 easseSn 6tstsA have
% tGli yoa that Notwithstanding my
o1yonQ expectati0ns that there would b
no further difficulty in carrying the
great work through, We hsse been sub
Iected 70 many embarrassments, many
dilioultiss, Of which none Of you have
any conception. You will remember
lhaG shortly after my return East. hos
tjIe dem0nstfatiOns commenced In the
Coagron OF the United States, and an
at1ompt vao made 70 bring about Q dec
lasatioa Of forfeiture Of shs company's
laad grant.
Thceo vas disposition on the part
a . maiosity ef the HOUSE toward leRis.
1n>3on 6ogtile to the corporation. IWtIl
~ ~, while there never was any ree
16nGor of paninG . hostile oct. the a0i
6a1iSn OF the land grant question 10
WaGhin9tcn peodueed. 10 certatn d.
aroo. 4 dfoprod2t In the financial maTketa
az the East - 10 our securities. Tha
uoano fog buil1inG the main nne vers
60 = derived, - many OF ron know
from tho aalo ot our 6onds; and while
= poe>1oa a them had been cold. theru
~ remained 10 BE- disposed Of bonds q
~ anoanS OF $1,000 900. The Prssi.
deae of sho Uuitsd States, Mr.. Arthur,
- nmo inie olBee In ths fall 0f 1881,
Voo 1allod upoa to appoint eDumis.
6ooeee = required b lac. 70 tnepec!
- u6Uly oon6tsuDtsd oeeeio01 ~ road
G1ollunlnesy 10 thedr aOoopeanoe ~ the
0oyognuo0e h 0rSe dooitnod, On the
osuund that h vas una:qualntsd With
~ subject. - having just been elected
= e6aes, and not having bad time "a
look Into the oahjeet. when he VA
ssa1y - dseide Nat qussison tn oui
lavoR, ~ AGitaeioo IA DonQeo eom.
0ouood. T6en hs took ehe Rroand shat
q ~ sxseutive Of the United 6tatsa
~ hAd no right 10 anticipate sse aotsou
e Ne LsgialAture. and 10 oonssquence
a thAt aos - veFo Obliged % forcRo
~ 1nancial hAlp ve needed from the
eAle e bends dsliveeed 70 bsukets wno
AaA pu4oAaoed tAom, FOR nesrly ons
Seas-sEum Oeoobes, 1881, until eeptsm-
~ af - ysas-ve id nee derive z
aaGlo 4ollas tsom The delivery o. sne
bo011 - eAnkssa and threugn AL sna'
t10e obe stnpendoas Ooustxuotion work
Ge tAe company had TO b carried on.
TAe daoQee wae great q times, and
nene q yos eAn have any tlse OF she
enxtsty and responsibility !pou me- q
- linae. Ho1tunatsly the danger
lled away. and now The oomplesaou
= ~ mail linz within . enoet tlnss !.
g eoetaiu . fact q tAst t6e town q
Thap0A 1eAnds here todAy. IApplauas.
I lo1pes1 - eume aososs the souttneni
- . Nor1hsgu paci6e through train ~
lAlo1f post q AnGuDk [App1anse.l We
hopo . ouunoet 1he trook The 6Tpt Voo1