Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-18
NUMBER 2.
AN 1xrnRv1nw WITH vlxIAnn.

m INTERVIEW WITH Willard.
[spsoisl 70 ths 81. Paul Pionsss Psssa,l
NEw YoRK, Sept 28.-Heasy Willard
,residest Of the Northern Paci6e sailkoa4
1as At his oiice on "Wednesday, hshe
sst returned.
"Whle you were openisg the soad II
prices Of your stocks have declined haay-
ily," . reporter remarked.
"Do yos kaow," Mr.. Willard ssplis4
''tAas l heard aosAiag shosl : 1sal I
vas nearly Aonef did ~ ssssive :
letter q aiapatsA from New Yuk u
the time I was away, aad sae lvs daysI
was completely cut of the ssasA = ~
telegraph; but Wall street. dosea's aosb.
10 ne ny. Ian nos a1sstsl b n
the least, but pursue salnly ~ ssA -
or Of ny way. Yoa nay ~ ~ I -
in the bsss Of spirits md have y 1paA
for tho Northern Pacific"
ut has been runored Il The strsss ~
the Oregon Traasooatiasatal Oonpaar
had beea selling il NortAaen Pssina
stock"
"Doa't report those foolish Wan assss
stories. The company Aas Aos soll !
single share # sock, bus On ths sonsss1
holds more to-day than ever before. TAss
is no reason Why i shosld sen tAa, Sos
it bought them to keep soarol e ~
property. Yea I know Of tAess saasin
about share certificates in ny aalns. III
were selling the stocks wouldn't ~ -.
ti6catcs appear IN some otAee aanse
Why, that 10 the connoaest opasEiaA
BY which = eoaceA apecalaaios. I hsss
something more y Do thaa % iga satil-
Gates Of stocks. do not think tA9s -
any ost that have beea dgAed b ~
within the Last two yeass."
ut was said yesserday that yos ~
Mr.. Gould had bcea seea togethest"
II have not seen Mr. Gould foe ysamI
l saw somewhere statement nala n
Q him that he never bought q cold -,
! Of our stock. l believe It, 700. ! roll
do not think tAas he ~ spssalaIsl Il
the Norhesa Pacific stocks q u. xhn'
> have been great many Sunoss sbost \
. but there has been no founAatioa "a
them a. far u I know"
allow do you propose 70 fund h
0 NorthiuG Pacific floating debit"
1.-THE Northern Pacific
HAS NO FLOATING DEBT"
Mr.. Willard answered with much easl
: estncss. ut has been paid BY the Osegs
Q 4 Transcontintal Company. We soul
not issue second mortgage bonds withou
getting the consent Of our stockholdsss
J When you SEQ special meeting salls
] for that purpose then you can iaqais
; about the bonds. No, We do not eoaeeg
4 plate anything of the kind. We hav
= not even Diseased il. There Il 10 ~
0 Of any new issue Of bonds, because the
u is no floating debt. The Oregon Tt,aI
q continental holds satisfsctory obligalio
Of the Northern Pacific railroad. = !
h business merchant may borrow noas
" " on his pote consider every obligstis
r of the Northern Pacific = good = go|t
The road will earn II least $4,000, 90
'e next year. have the grcatest ooa1dsne
% in it."
~. In regard to the agreement ~
: through rates, which vas nade d d
d railroad conference in San Eraaeiseo, III
d Willard said:
% ut was our own offer to azsasgs ~
4 on that basis, and Of course - p1eass
IS that it should Be adjusted. Thes VI
- be nothing but peacs asd hsnmy b
t tween the Pacific railrosA. RaAes ~
. . the East will be alike 70 Portland =
San Francisco, but the wats tssnPWa
K tion from Portland TO San FranGseo VI
e cost ~ alnost nothing. We svs a
e own vessels, and eighty cents too Don
y cut much Of q fgure on ffe;ghts tAat pey
II us $40 . ton. The aTecnent i posfss'
Il y satisfactory TO the Northern PsiA
n line"
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