St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-11
WILLARD IS WELCOMED.
Minneapolis Again Expresses Her Ad-
imitation for Him.
THE BANQUET AT THE WEST.
he Refers to the Causes Of the Crash of
1883, and Reviews His
Life.

though necessarily of an almost I'M
pronptu nature, rendered yesterday by
some of the leading citizens and bust
ness men of Minneapolis, was not one
whit less hearty than that accorded him
five years ago, when the completion of
the Northern Pacific railroad was sig
nalized by demonstration that has
hardly been equaled in magnitude In
the history of the country. Mr.. Willard ar
rived at noon, in company with President
c. l.. Colby. of the Wisconsin Central,
and was driven about the city in the aft
eInOOn, lunching at the residence OF
ex-Mayor George A. Pillsbury. AT &
O'Clock in the evening banquet was
rendered him at the West hotel, at
which there were present number OF
railroad officials and prominent citizens,
including:
Mayor Ames, W. D. Washburn, John
NJ. Miller, Cyrus Northrop. A. j. Bleth-
en-, John NJ. Miller, r. B. LangdOn,
Charles +. Hatch, Charles A. Pillsbury,
l.. Fletcher, George A. Bracket, f. l..
Greenleaf, II. G. Sidle. George R. New
ell, Samuel Hill. F. d. Underwood, E.
Zeldler, Fred c. Pillsbury, w. ii. Trues-
dale, John T. West, 3. F. Nelson, j. +.
h. Foss, Anthony, Kelly. Frank Ii. Pea
HNJt u ~ L ID OClllPlOf COilA
Z. Oswald, p. B. Winston, W. S. Mott,
James g. Parrish, Dilwyn Parrish, E.
w. Winter, A. Marvel.
owing to the charity ball, it was found
necessary to serve the banquet in one of
the club rooms. and for that reason it
was found necessary to limit the num-
berOf guests.
When cigars were reached, Mayor
Ames delivered brief
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
that fairly brimmed with cOrdiality.
Ex-MayOr Pillsbury. who officiated as
toast-master, introduced Hon. w. D..
Washburn, who responded to the
sentiment Railroads" in which he
said the development of the North
west was due almost entirely to the
railroad system, of which the Northern
Pacific is so potent a factor. He
brought to mind the reception that was
rendered Mr.. Willard five years ago.
Since then there have been, he said,
many changes, but Henry Willard has
been always the same-bold, aggressive
and honorable. He has shown himself
to be one of those men who know all
things come to him who knows how to
wait.
A. j. Blethen gave some comparative
statistics showing the growth of Mime
apolis, and President Northrop toasted
Mr.. Willard in a numerous vein that
created great deal of merriment.
MIR, WILLARD RESPONDED
at considerable length, and with evil
dent feeling. During his return visit to
the Twin Cities he had been the recipient
OF so many expressions of hospitality
and kindness that he hardly knew how
to respond, He could hardly have eX-
pected the attachment existing be-
tween himself and the northwest to
have been so well preserved. IF l
have enough physical and mental ener-
gy left to do justice to my undertake
| ings," he said, Il shall devote that en-
ergy to the further development of the
Northwest"
Since his arrival he has been lost in
amazement at the evidences of the mar
VelOuS growth of the Twin Cities during
the past five years, even. He then
fell into vein of "reminiscences, and
told MIN in 1857 when he was a re-
porter on the New York Tribune he
came to Minnesota to report the coDsti-
StutiOnal convention, and had walked
from st. Paul to ST. Anthony Falls. and
back by the way of Minnehaha Falls
and Fort Smelling. In 1859 as a re-
porter for the Cincinnati Commercial he
went out to investigate the
gold fever on the Pacific slope, and was
one of the first men to take a claim in
the city of Denver, and helped to build
the first log house there. In 1870 he
visited Oregon, and there first conceived
the idea of a transcontinental line from
the Mississippi to the Pacific coast. Re-
ferring to
THE CRASH OF 1883,
he said: 8 don't hesitate TO call If my
downfall, but | was not responsible for
it in the remoteSt degree. | had trusted
to our subOrdinateS and our chief
engineer whose estimates were $40, 000,-
600 below the actual requirements. An
other cause was the refusal of Presi-
dent Arthur, for fourteen months at
the time when | was endeavoring to
push the construction of the road,
to appoint inspectors to accept
sections of the completed road. He
was deferred by the number of bills in
congress aimed at securing the forfeit
ure of the Northern Pacific land grant.
l was pressed to use my personal credit
to the extent of S20.000,000. NV cOnSO-
latiOn in all this struggle was the undi-
minished and unlimited sympathy felt
Tor me by the people of the Northwest
and the confidence in my ability and
honor entertained in my native cOun
try"
The enthusiasm of those present was
unbounded as Mr.. Willard in his plain.
matter-of-fact way related the stay of
his struggles and triumphs.
Judge John NJ. Miller in responding
to the toast, 1.-The Northern Pacific
Railroad, !" eulogized him as the man who
had faced his waterloo with a courage
that could not be conquered, and Presi-
dent Colby, of the Wisconsin Central,
toasted him as good man, good cit
izen and noble friend. Mr.. Colby
also responded most gracefully to the
sentiment, THE Union of the East
With the West. Their Commerce and
Railroads." General Manager Marvel,
of the Manitoba, and Charles A. Pills
bury were also called out and made
brief addresses.
AT the conclusion of the banquet Mr..
Willard and the guests assisted in the
reception at the charity ball.