Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-21
WILLARD MEETS OUR BuSI-
NESS MEN,
isi ssress 10 Build a Standard Csss
Road from Seattle 10 Grctn
aud Csdaf siysfS.
SEATTLE Virtually the Terminus Of bsfh
tse Hsfn Lins and Cascade BN1sk
o. the Ncrsssrs Pacific
Railroad,

Two hcn61sd tickets were issued and
presented TO oar business rnen, granting
them admission 70 the Old Fellows
HALL. whera . meeting With Henry VII
lard, President of the Sor.hsrn Pacific
Railroad, lad bssn arranged. By bali
pss. ten o'clock the hall was crowded,
and ths Iasssing Was called 20 order by
chisf Justice X. s. Greene, who In a
few brief, citing and complimentary
rssaarks inirodscsl III. Willard, ~h0
spoke Us folioTs:
WHAT III. vTLrAgD SAID, ETC.
Csn.lsEnen Of Sea;;ie:-I vas I'D last
evening that was 70 attend a confer
encs of business men here tLis morning.
This certainly does not look like a bush
ness conference, bat rather like . town
meeting. | hops. however, thst may
take this E1meroIs Attendance ~ evi-
ds.Ios Of tho number that the business
community Of Seattle represents. Ger
tainly this evidancs - in keeping with
what have seen this morning during a
brisf dsiyo had tiue to take over ths
city. am free 10 say that am truly
amazed at the growth have noticed II
this city sincs my last visit hero siRh-
.een months ago. | always had the
stTonxes. faith In the vitality OF the
place. 1 should not, therefore, have
been surprised At some growth, bat the
growth you have had il astounding. l
do not hesitate to say shat II exceeds
the growth Of any town ON the Pacific
Coast that have visited 80 far. This
growth certainly speaks well for she
vitality that exists here; and secondly
for the energy ana enterprise that
animates you citizens OF Seattle. l
have had other evidences Of your growth
and prosperity; that is in ths enlarged
| business of tho several corporations
which ] represent, and which are con
| nectsd with you by business ties. Az
had the pleasure Of saying to You a
year aud half ago, / consider the bus
moss communities contributory TO our
TRANSPORTATION lines and those Of ouI
| corporations as intefd9penden:. Tho
| prosperity of one must necessarily pro-
duce the prosperity of the other. l have
endeayorsd 20 Cultivate this intefde-
pendencs by rs liberal a policy rs tho
economic circumstances OF the
corporations permitted. IL il my earnest
| desire. nv earnest intent, to continue
this liberal policy. We have been do
s,ribvd a. monopoly. l took occasion
during my last visit 10 the Pacific Coasi
To say to that, part seriously, part hu-
moronsly, that We wers benevolent
monopoly. mean by that simply that
whatever financial power we Command
ed through this monopoly should not
be exercised alone for tho exclusive
benefit Of our corporations, but for the
benefit OF tho community from which
| we derive our proso .rity, ~ we'll.
think what has been done bore by u
during the last threo years, bears wit
nsss uniformly OF that fact.
IL may seem bold theory TO some OF
you, bat it is nothing bat the solid
truth. but. for the fact that represent
a monopoly, Il great concentrated power,
it would not have produosd the materi-
nj Development that yol SEQ here and
everywhere else on Puget Sound, AZ
we'll ~ in the Territory Of Washington
aud the State of Oregon. 10 10 the ex-
elusive control of the business ON this
Northwest coast that gave to us sound
basis on which to carry on our financial
operations, and We need 4 sound finan-
cial basis. When you understand that
on this coast alone during the p,ss three
years, there have been expended through
the oh annels of our different corpora
tions no less than So .0O0, 900 of money,
you will understand what | mean. No
singls corporation controlling AMPLY
Steamboat lines or railroad linss would
have been able to raise that amount Of
capital. You have ii here now Ii can
never he taken away. You will receiys
the benefits for I'LL years To come. say
again that, bnt for the fact that we
have represented strong concentrated
financial power, tho great enormous ans!
RAPID development that has been going
on IN the last three years, Won would not
have secn IN the next twenty years. But
before Leave this part Of the subject
wish - aasure yoa again, that. =
long ~ l shall have the honor of being
nc TIRE head OF this combination of cor
po.asions. their great possf shall not
DO abused. We shall be satisfied with a
modest income from oar investments.
IL viii he our endoavor to cooperate
with tho people generally throughout
thts ho,thwes. coast, nov and hereafter
~ heretofore in every material interest
OF every business which 10 local and
contradictory toward tho prosperity OF
stic whole. have stated this by way of
general introduction. 1 understand
that some Of your frGnds wish to AJAX
me soma Questisas with reference 10
ths material interests which We all have
at heart. IL they shonld be asked win
bs found rssdy 70 answer them freely
and frankly.
THa rowS's REPRESENTATIVE.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Wizards
preliminary remarks. Judge Tnomas
Ba'ke was called on and spoke a. fol-
lows:
On behalf Of che citizens of SEATTLE I
First-When will the N. p. n. II. bc
completed 90 Puget Sound!
SNcond-Why has nos the Cascade
division OF the Northern Pacific Rsil-
road been buslt or its construction over
beguni
THRIFT tho people Of Seattle uill
raisc $fso.0O, for ths parpoee OF build
ING standard gage failnsd up the
Cedar River Valley. ~to connect the
asecn River coal deposits With Seattle,
and also tn connect with the Cascade d.
vision Of ihe Northern Pacific Rs,lroed.
will you by che agency OF any Of your
companies sgree - build at oncs saeh q
The people Of seattle feel a dee, In.
forest IN ths spss,ly development OF the
s,ai resources OF thu Green River 70.
zion. They also tcel tina; ihia region il
naturally tributary 10 Seattle. and that
this shna,i BE- tho point OF shipmeus for
all the coal 81 THAI rrgien. Moreover
tasS want II sessl-a beyoai all dub. or
controversy shas tnts ptscs shai have
aisscs aud oosnpls,s conuecsian BY
sssndArd gage fAiisesd nth che Ga
csds division Ut The n. y. X. IL. A pes-
ifivc statement OF assurance from Won
uson these points Il looked for Nv oar
psopie. and 40 they hare always besn
disposcd - place the utmost reliance on.
your word IN regard 20 sailroad n,assers.
your stateuens Il Looked forxard 10
with great interest.
vfilAkos ASswxs To yrpaE Buax.'s
QUESTIONS.
IA srsceA.ei viii ansvs, Al, sh,ea
Questions fairly and freely. IL nv an
sses sh.ssd fail "a ssvcP sny one p.,;nt
Judrc karks ,aade. I hops be eli =.
mind ne Of that fact, - that nav
usake up the omission. | b>I,eye ths
arst qaestioa vas way The con .trueti.,n
~ tha fsxs.sA.ia a,~, 80. 81