Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-04
NIB. vILIARD's RESPONSE.

gered under the load of gratitude that has
been heaped upon me in the last two days"
1t had been his privilege to carry out to
successful completion the work begun by
others who had preceded him;
but it must not be forgotten that the
others were entitled to credit for their
efforts. The circumstances under which
he took charge of the road were particu-
larly suspicious, times were good and
money was plenty. Had it not been for
these facts and for the further fact that
his predecessors had been diligent and
| vigilant the enterprise would have slept
and been buried years ago. He found
| living body, not the dead carcass of 1873,
but restored to full life by the negotiation
of the forty million dollars loan that had
successfully foated it. He had
| found many difficulties to encounter, but
| not as many as those who had preceded
! him. 4 little over two years ago he had
| had the privilege of making a speech to
] the citizens of st. Paul and at that time
had promised that the Northern Pacific
| would be com pieted in less than two years
aud half. As the two ends of the track
| had been joined on the Goth of last month
| the promise had been more than fulfilled.
I He was an ardent believer in the future
| of the Northern Pacific road and was glad
! to know there were great many
present who were equally sangUine, he
was glad he knew that there were more be-
levers in the future OF the Northern Paci-
fie in the Northwest than in Wall street.
He was satisfied that all the
manipulations of Wall street
will not shake the faith of st. Paul and the
country traversed by the Northern Pacific
in its future. He was glad to be emanoi-
pated from .hs demorl:zipg
influences of Wall street.
Here he could breathe freely. Again
thanking the CITY and citizens OF st. Paul
for their hospitality Mr.. Willard closed by
! saying that on his return from the Pacific
| coast he would speak of terminal facilities
and other matters of more or less concern
to this city. He was frequently inter
rupted with applause, and at the conclu-
sion of his remarks three cheers were
given for Willard.
z. f. DBAKE's REMARKS.
In response to the toast ''The City of
st. Paul. The eastern terminus of the
Northern Pacific" Mr.. E. F. Drake said:
In the year 1860, standing on the plat
form at the door of the capitol of the state
of Minnesota in st. Paul, the sagacious and
lamented statesman, William 81. Seward,
whose far-seeing vision led him to predict
in advance the sirrepresslble conflict
which ended in the great rebellion, made
another prophetic utterance which is
equally certain to be fulfilled. His words
were in substance these: I find myself for
the first time upon the high land in the
center of the continent of North America,
; equi-distant from the waters of Hudson
bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Here is the
place-the central place where the agri-
cultural products of this region of North
America must pour out their tributes to
the world. have cast about for the future
f ana ultimate seat of power of North
America. looked to Quebec, to New Or
, leans, to Washington, San Francisco and
st. Louis for the future seat of power.
But have corrected that view. Inow be-
> lievs that the Ultimate, last seat Of govern
> ment On this great continent will be found
:, somewhere not far from the spot on which
+ I stand, at the head of navigation of the
: Mississippi river. The predictions of that
= far-seeing statesman has been realized in
: part only. The seat of power and govern
d ment Of North America has not yet been re-
Q moved to st. Paul. Gods people have
waited for thousands of years for the full
Y
). wait in faith for the realization of this
n human prediction.
Q DUB CEREALS,
{ The agricultural wealth that he predict
IL ed should find its outlet to the world
through st. Paul is now pouring in mighty
l. volume, and will continue to move to an
# extent that will astonish the world. Soon
q after the utterance of that prophecy /
n came to st. Paul, bringing with me the
first locomotive, the first cars, and the first
is rails ever brought to this state. st. Paul
was then a village, with quiet population
lie of 5000 souls. She had a few manufac-
tures-not wheel moved by steam within
it the city. She had neither incorporated
10 banks nor insurance companies. She had
l. river communication with the East, closed
u by ice for seven months of the year. Her
: prairies north and west had few inhabi
+ tants save the red men, the elk and the
n buffalo. 1t was my fortune to complete
l. the railroad from st. Paul to st. An
n thony, and then began the march of
l. st. Paul to realize her destiny. Indulge
me a few moments while I present
" some statistics showing her present CON
n dition.
# From the ten miles then built she IA now
n the center of nearly 5000 miles of direct
: tributary roads. The daily passenger
L traffic to and from her union station is
represented by 155 passenger trains which
= arrive and depart daily. The freight traffic
. arriving and departing from the city is al
: most beyond computation. Her popula-
ton has grown from 5000 to over 100000,
. showing an increase without a PARALLEL.
. The actual attendance of the public
schools is over $500, and connections
houses have been built for their use. The
operatives employed in the various manu-
= factories of the city now exceed 1900,
and the value of manufactures are about
$2S,OOO,OOO.
WHOLESALE TRADE.
v The annual sales of the iobbing houses
o exceed $7O,OOO,OOO.
e The banking capital of st. Paul is now
= $6,270 900, and the current deposits in the
/ vaults over SIO,00O,O0O. The aggregate
r volume of the business of the banks exceeds
y $116 100000 annually. st Paul is now a
r great center in the lumber trade, which
she distributes north, south and west to
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