Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14
TfLIGrd'S Visit.

o'clock yesterday morning. He came in
palace car aud was accompanied by
humber of prominent railroad celebrities,
as also by retinue of servants. He was
expected early in the day, but came late.
The GLOBE reporter determined to witness
the arrival of the distinguished gentleman,
and remained up all night. He visited the
depot early in the morning to crafty
commendable curiosity, and was surprised
not to say disappointed at the discovery
that others beside himself remained up all
night, and had put in an appearance at
that resort, some hours previously. The
number was large, and its composition
ranging from choice to the low grades of
common, including railway officials
of high degree, capitalists, the
curious reporters and Senegambian SER
wants. 1t was clearly apparent that his
coming was not altogether in the nature of
a surprise party. During the succeeding
two hours, the gentlemen present divided
their leisure between cafe az lait, and dis
cussions of purely speculative character.
At about $3.50 the train containing Mr..
Willard, General Haapt, General Fry, Sec
rotary Spoford and Architect Mead, came
in sight, and four minutes later halted OBJ
posite the platform. 1t was drawn by en-
CINE No. 275, and made up of a baggage
car. the yellowstone and the private
coach of the president. Immediately it
came to full stop, speculation yielded
precedence to commotion, and cafe au Ldit
became an unknown integer. The travel
ers disembarked, and with grip sacks
IN hand bore the appearance of men who
were decidedly weary. Mr.. Willard came
last and was the oynosure of critical OBJ
servatioA. He is man of potential pres
ence, above medium height, squarely
built, and standing on his feet with an air
OF decision that is fally borne out by his
language and manners. lie was attired in
gray suit, wore immaculate linen, dis
played plentiful absence of jewelry, and
an aversion to reporters. His friends aver
him to be one of the m,st genial and ac-
cessibie officials to be found in executive
circles. There must be some mistake
about this, as the reporters, who had lost
considerable of that which ''knits up the
ravelled sleeve of care" to welcome the
coming guest, reached conclusions
in that behalf Numerically the
opposite. They were tabooed as en-
phatically as was physic by the
Ihsne of Glamis when mild purgation
was prescribed for the madame. Their
overtures having been rejected Mr.. Vii
lard, accompanied by General Manager
Haupt, and Mr.. Mead, was escorted to an
open landau, in which he took passage for
survey of the company's purchases IN the
city environs. Upon his return he dined
at the union depot restaurant, and later
in the day brief interview was obtained.
! MIR. Willard expressed himself as extreme
ly we'll pleased with the condition of affairs
| here, the success witnessed WIS bat the
| mature development of plans that had
| been in progress for months, the natural
result of efforts tending in that direction
| in Pursuance Of the system sought to be
| rendered practicable.
'When will improvements here. sxch as
| depots, machine shops, foundries, ETC., be
commenced?'
chat is difficult matter to determine.
''Of what will they consist?"
"They will be those usual to one of the
terminal points of a great road and adapt
ed to our requirements, further than this
am not prepared to say"
'Has the location of the depot been
settled as yet?'
Il don't care to say anything on that
subject at present"
'Will it be on the Rice purchase Or in
the vicinity of headquarters?
THAT question is not definitely deter
mined. 1t will, however, be located with a
view to making it convenient to business
and public travel"
''What arrangements have been con-
Guided or are in progress of negotiation
for your eastern connecticut"
"When eastern connections are required.
| there'll be no difficulty in securing them"
"The rumor here mas been that the
Northern Pacific traffic to the east will be
| from Ashland to Milwaukee by the Wis
| consin Central, thence to Chicago by a road
| the company will construct, and to New
York by the Mckel-Plate. Is there any
foundation for these rumors?"
II am not responsible for the currency,
any rumors regarding the road, may have
obtained
"When will the road be compIeted?"
II expect to come across the continent
on the Northern Pacific through train the
latter part of August. We hope to connect
the track the first week in August, some
where between Helena and Missoula, prob
ably at this end of the great tunnel. The
grading is completed, and the main line is
practically finished. The bridge work is
nearly done. The rails and ties are on the
ground and ready to be placed on the
grade. Substantially, the work that yet re-
mains to be done is trifing, with the
exception of few hundred feet of excava-
ton that remains to be done in the Mullan
tunnel. You may therefore confidently
look forward to the consummation of this
work at reasonably early
day." And the president of
the Northern Pacific passed on. He left
for the East at 7:45 last night.
Sparks.
]. j. McNally, OF the Grand Trunk road,
Canada, is in the city.