New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-25
HENRY WILLARD HERE AGAIN
COMING BACK WITH HEALTH RESTORED.
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS THAT MADE HIN FAMOUS

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FINANCIAL OPERATIONS THAT MADE HIN FAMOUS
! HIS RISE AND FALL
Henry Willard. whose bold financial ventures
IN many dir-e made FAMILIAR to nil IMAM
ciers returned 10 this country in the North German
Lloyd steamship saale yesterday morning after an s'-
sepee Of nearly two years IN Europa lie was scrom-
named y MS family prrparsd 70 spend an H.
definite p-r,od IN N~w-YorK the hnancis agent OF a
syuilcate OF German cap aiists IN the purchase OF
I American eecnritles a. invrsl~ents
u,s rotnna furn active movements AMI healthy COM
n.r an .tte.t the fact his object abroad
to seek health ued. and bic fellow PASSENGERS
.s.ert that h. was the IN vigorous Of
their nuoer. lie has passed the greaer part OF the
time OF ms stay abroad Berlin aud he he
city his residence the register nj the Muir
ray Hotel he went as he had escaped
OF Customs officers the pier al dc
boken.
The cards reporters Mr.. Villarfs rooms
daring day tell the hands of young man who
inl riuc-d huanci-r's private s-crsttry.
aud requested that bis employer be excused from
talking for publication the ground that be was
fatigu-d by has voyage aud "really had nothing
TO say. anyway" The private secretary suggested
that lie could answer any gu su9ns when the
reporters address Mr. Willard AMI that thus
an could be had Without disturbing mis- en-
plOy~r.
Mr. Willard will enter actively into business for
fort night and will make his for time at Dobb's
Ferry.
tits more than two years Mr. Willard left this
country his health IN Eur pc. He had been
| ply -icaiiy broken by the financial embarrsss-
ment- iutO hich OF the Northern Pacific
had piung .d hn>eii aud rpanies which we're
w-dIed ern. aud the heavy losses that fell
upon and ascot tee by The collapse OF the
credit -ystem. For time his condition was
the OF alarm TO his friends. who feared
Tor his mental safety. but he passed through
e,is last N A.. "A
rup~. Mucn sympathy ex tied by tue Northern
Pacific collapse. for Mr.. Wizard whose good faith was
ques by those VINO Invested with MIN
only only suffer oss--. but who r~gtrded his misor
tunes a. lie result. Of his oversAngune temperament
I, wssin 1879 that NJ. Willard hr-t became we'll
known 10 Wall Street lie his friends had be-
come Interested Mr. Gould 10 the reorsani-
Eaiion OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad. "ut lis
agreements between the Gould party sndthe Nar
party the latter, however. being able TO retain
cou rul OF JUNIOR Mr. Guud desired to obtain
for the cation. WITH Mr. Wizard also were
allied the German and Dnich interests the Denver
division Of Klaus Pacific road. aud they held the
KY TO financial position OF the company The CON
t.. G1ul aud the foreign interests was IN
exceedingly butter one lut IL finally resulted IN Mr.
Gould Welding terms o. h- opponents IN order 10
secure tn Pacific road for consolidation Win
Union Pacific.
Mr.. vinart only received money returns Of no
mean sz~ from hs connection win the Kansas Pacific
transaction hut sire wdn--s and aov were brought
pr niupn Is before German American bankers here
HI. success dealing win Mr.. Godli was followed by
h- visit to the Pacific slope wirre be and his friends
became Interested tue oregon Raj way and Naviga
enterprise Thi- hin ne Gea tor the brilliant
scheme H. OF th- control OF Northern
P.cinc rom The Philadelphia management ~ whose
hands The great raj road langn-hrd since ;he
lapse o. Jay Cooke Mr. Willard foresiw that the
extension OF tue Northern Pacific through 70
the Pacific would produce unnecessary rivalry win
his road. wuil- Of the systems c0ui b.
c,,pll>i-d Al an ~ariy late ard profit
ayers. ai- uv~r df-s Tor representation IN Northern
Pacific r-lrcte. AMI tnrr n- pr-a zed Dis famous
"nlinl poi" Audsc.ous - The prpD,St was. Mr. VII
arl suc, code IN navIus placed S..OoO.opO
by West Gernan A~ric - DduAer-, WIZ
AZ urs totally ign'rtnt Of hS intentions IL bean
o huy control OF Northern Pacific IN the open
msrk~t in the spnug ~ ISL. De iounl ma
- Original -nhscrir-rs. S12 OoOooO AID uona
raised Op ration~ B"s on rarth aud .that ~
the DIX Morgan lnfrf-+ VT 'r'd-hI I'D anl, vac
cnntiol obtained. Mr. Willard h-cun- pre-drnt OF
Northern Ptcinc 10 Sent IN '-r 1881 Jlne ~ that
var tn- OREGON and Irai-con .inrntN Company "a
an ie- tn- ave 81 Or-gon. ana uio the
-rn Pacinc aid oregon NAvI ai,n The Irtnscontl-
non Company aaa ro"S % r." - IN" ,"nas Tor c%"
braucn lines, when the lauer's charter forhii
Gr vhi'rd "" pr-sl ,rnt Of 30, 90 hrre
AS sulg- AS driven Nor Pacnc rosf Al
Goia Sake. Montana. and the union Win tue Navisa-
tou Co ra"y. hne eompe5ri ne sre,, ao'th-rn
moni~s and c"Sts * 'nrSi" "hich nri"iei |"nrrA'
Grant. NJ Evart- thr or'or Of the Gty ne Cover
of
gou Washington. aui distnEu snrd party OF Visl-
tors rom Or AMI Engi stt-Hiei tnrn.
But at b- - ~ the u IRA avs
cost or tn~ NOrtL-
I'm PAcIhc been enormously urd~rr-tlnated by Mr.
wharf, md ms -ngiu--r-. In rah Of costing
$40 OOO reached yearly S4OOOO.OoO. Fresh
sernrt-- we're Issue The urrs0n IranScOutnrnttl
was wan ped and ally meet tn laDi'-
iti-s-tn.t rr-E ~ tn- ehap- ir Nuari slrT-n-
d-r-d us IL up the Nv" prs druc~s nf
the Dragon Cnup ID b-r Ill $50 and hS r.
t-erpnt rom Northern Pac dc January l. lisa.
foi owed. The lisr roulrcu1n wnich hr v~rrd "a-
m & Of Drrrid-ucy of tn OregOr and hfornla t-
ROAD. whcA Mas pr"i~cf~i south fr1n P"ri ANA
To meet southern Pacific at San Frfncsco'
hui. cOufr Oi OF the Willard proper
lies ana n system disrupted. An alu-turut OF
Mr.. Nulard- cOuphral-d accoun with tue cJupanie-
wa effected January. nn IA re re SIN lett unset
tel The Oregon Jrscscoutnentai a<aln-t the
Northern Petite.
Mr. Vin,rfs G~rDan fri-nts have confidence IN his
bus aDiGt. "a " tst ~ In Ms nie-rity AM
good faith. H. return America he r. r-~en'a-
OF German cap tI-ts MS must prom nen
client D-lug DrI. Bapk Of Berlin 10 -
understood viii max iuve-tin'nf- ID
American securities, winch nave recovered the
a. "a 'avnr irp N~st -npre war ~Oin~ what
ni-ioIgei them 4 hnugnt thar enterprises
vote himself TO wnirh v-oping after rerr-
Y.niztitun or ctpane Of from inso veucg.
His ONCE vii n m Mil, BIdIll. roo Us Nos. l
and > nnh door. lnry are u De really Tor his
ucrupany Nnv-mner !.
Mr. ViltrI n4- - cniidrrn-s young VINO Il
teen and another -tl IN tn- nnr+"rv
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