Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-06


had magnificent view of the decora'
tons on the opposite side of the street
Conspicuous among them we're large pic.
lures OF Willard and Jay Gould, hand.
sOm ely decorated in flowers and ever.
green's. large paintings representing the
scenery along the Northern Pacific road
The news that President Arthur, Gener
ais Grant and Sheridan, and Secretary
Lincoln would be present, had spread
Tar and wide, and trains coming into
the city we're jammed and crowded ia
their utmost capacity. 1t Is estimated
that fully 10000 visitors we're in the city
oday.
At 100 carriages containing President
Willard and guests we're driven up to the
Nicollett house, preceded by a company
OF mounted police and Danz's full band
As the company aligbtea they were
greeted with prolonged cheers by thous.
ands who occupied every available inch
OF space in front of the stand and the
windows of adjoining buildings. The
appearance Of President Arthur on the
platform was greeted with round upon
round Of cheers, and when General
Grant, stepped forward, introducing to
the audience Robert Lincoln, son of the
martyr president, the vast audiences
gave him q greeting no less demonstra-
tive than that which followed the ap
pearance of the president. A momeu,
later the appearance of Mr.. Willard wal
. signal for another outburst of applause
and cheering, that was renewed Ions
after that gentleman had Acknowledged
his introduction.
Alta given signal the vast procession
which had been waiting for over an
hour, began its march to the grand
stand. The first wagons contained re-
minders of the early days Of Minnesota
and Indians in all their simplicity som.
seated in birch bark canoes. Beside.
these were log cabins and thirty DAY
stage coaches, and the inevitable prairie
schooner" containing AT emixrant anG
his family and possessions. Then oams
q wagon filled with baggage. represent
ing the early days. express business
followed by a wagon ON which a Cal
was placed, with the following inscrip
ten: minneapolis to Portland. VIA til.
Northern Pacific Railway" After thest
Game magnificent models, complete &
the minutest detail. of the immenst
Washburn and PittsburR mills, and i'm
mediately following were wagons con
tanning machinery from the mills, con
trastiRR the earlier days of milling with
the present, and showing the improve
rnonts which had taken place.
no lumber interest was duly reure-
sented in a series of wagons, the frs,
containing large log unhewn, aud end
ing with house in process of erection
In many Of the vehicles the ma
chinery was arranged with leather
bands attached to the hubs of the
wheels, 50 that the machinery wal
kept running during the entire parade
and wheat was threshed and ground
and lamber sawed and plansd alons
the whole route. 1t required nearly
four hours for the procession to pass q
given point. In the line were fourteen
bands, fifteen companies of militia, I3l
men on horseback, Sl9 wagons, 22l:
horses, and thousands of men engaged
in the various -four and lumber mills Of
the city. Such . want industrial pro-
cessien has probably never heen seer
in this country. aud in 1t was repre-
ssnted every vocation in life. Not ths
least attractive object was a Wagon
containing band OF Indians, listenins
intently to Father Hennepin, the firsI
missionary In Minnesota.
About 1 O'Clock Mr.. Willard and hi,
guests we're driven to Tyndale, ON thu
banks of Lake Calhoun, and banQueted
after which they returned 20 their trsir
and we're taken TO the Hotel LAFAYETTE
where they are rendered q banquet to
night by the City Council Of st. Paul.
At ST. PAUL.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. AFTER the guest.
had well partaksn Of the banquet Sher
man called upan all present to r,se and
drink TO the health of President Arthur
This was done With enthusiasm. Thu
President spoke a. follows: "Mr
Chairman. I thank yoa cordially FOL
your kind greetings. / am glad to take
part In the festivities. The great ac
complishmsnts which they oommemo
rate may we'll be celebrated, and Cd,
Mayor, ~ veil ~ the residents Of YOU
city, which stands at the gateway Of
that highway stretching far out in thu
western sea, may congratulate them
selves, a. they are about 10 enter upou q
career OF renewed prosperity. Comine
TO you from that wonderland of America
have travelled thousands of miles b,
the Northern Pacific Railway. Nothins
l have read. nothing have ever heard
has equaled that space seen. which hal
convinced me of the Importance Of thi,
great enterprise, and that IL has no
been over estimated by it, most san
guine friends. All honor, then. 70 tn
zeal and energy which has given TO tina
enterprise such tremendous suocees.
(Chsers, followed by three cheers fo
President Afthur.I
At the cnaciusiou Of Arthur's speech
Mr.. Willard. In reply, said: Il am Al.
most staggered b. the weight Of the ex
pressed gratitude you have heaped upos
me during the last fev days. Alrsad,
once before today-at Minneapolis
have been compelled TO protest tina
honor vas being shovered upon me be
yond nv merit. Is vas my good for
tune 70 conduct this enterprise that VA
started thirteen years ago 10 sucssras
| full conclusion, but there arc others vh.
are entitled TO great deal of credit TO
this success beHidsa myself. Circum
stances called me Ia the direction q
ths Northern Pacific at most auspi
cious period OF prosperity. Times oouls
not have been more favorable than
found than. The negotiations for tn,
great amount Of capital needed to CON
plste tho enterprise had been ALREADY
o00dscted IN suocsssfnl Issue by others
Bat for them succe>s would hardly hav,
been possible: hut for them the enter
prise wsuid have siopf. and bat for thei
| paticnca, their perseverance, IL vaul,
have isen barred out Of sight years aga
| Ny success IL ~ far dne u my predo
csss,rs on the N"rs.cru Pacific, and 4
that nj my assoss tes- found Twin,
lSady, nat y dessi one; found hosi,
that hid been restored % full life b.
! suouessfui Negotiations OF q loan o
i $t0,0n,nD. This cas- cousummstes
tegorr | i.eeta~ president, aud IL a
sured the success of she sntcFpsise.
Mr.. Willard ssid that on Tho 18th a
Jolly. 1881. he hid tho honar ~ d~liv.
IN a1isises n tbs ciiixsns VI ~. fsu
and Minneapolis /: that addrssa, .