St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-15

the address was cordially emphasized
| by the ringing applause which greeted
| the speaker. Mr. Willard spoke in q
slow, deliberate style. He spoke in a
low tone. and appeared somewhat
| affected when he referred to the dark
days of 1SS3-S4. The delivery of the al.
dress occupied fully an hour.
Mr.. Wizards Address.
Henry Willard was most cordially re-
| ceived. He commenced as follows:
| Mr.. President, Gentlemen of the Twin City
| Club: More than once / have had occasion
| TO thank you for the hearty welcome ex.
| tended to me. More than once | have told
| you that 1t is always a great joy to me to
| come among you. 1t is because know that
always find warm hearts and kind and SYM
| pathetic words among you. | have more
| debt of gratitude that / don't think l shall
ever be able to fully discharge-a debt Of
| gratitude to the people of these two cities.
and that Is the gratitude that l have always
| breath, for the considerate, hearty sympathy
| which was universally extended to
me in the hard days of lSS3-S4-
when unexpected misfortune overlook
me, when the calculations / had
made of the success-the speedy success
of the enterprises had in hand proved mis-
taken; and when so many others turned
against me do not think that at that time
lOSl u SlllSic lIlcllu III lueSt tNO CltlcS. LOuu
applause As / said year and a half ago
when l was honored by being elected as an
honorary member of the chamber of COM
merce of st. Paul, had considered 1t my
abled to resume my former activity
in the Northwest, and consider.it my duty.
to discharge that debt of gratitude by labor
ing TO the utmost extent i'll my power for the
general development of the great Northwest
and for the growth and prosperity of the
Twin Cities. [ApplauSe,1
Mr.. Willard remarked upon the desirab ility
of spirit of unity among the business men
of ST. Paul and Minneapolis, and pleasantly
referred to the jealousy that had existed in
past years. He proceeded:
appear before you tonight under pc
culiarly embarrassing circumstances. My
coming among you has been heralded by the
press like that of u Moses who was TO take his
people 10 the promised land, or Of sort OF
Messiah that was to deliver you from the
real. or imaginary, temporary depression
The exaggerated expectation with which my
coming was looked forward to was very
well described to me by gentle
man whom | met at the Minnesota
club, who said: ''Mr Willard. for weeks here
there were only three names in everybody's
mouth in our two cities. One was Henry
Willard the other Tom Lowry and the third
Mr.. McGinty." Laughter and applause.l
1t is a rather singular combination; but
think can explain this exaggerated expecla-
ton.
Mr. Willard explained that the interest cre-
ated in his movements was occasoned first
by the fact that he had recently contrived 10
make the
Biggest Railroad Mortgage
in the world-to the amount of SIG '.O0O,-
600. That fact was announced by the pa
pers, and ever since the announcement he
had been receiving communications from oil
sorts OF enterprising individuals, not only
from this country, but every part of the
world. The second reason for the lively in-
terest taken in him was the fact that two
months ago the papers announced that he
had paid Mr.. Lowry $lu, 10000 That pay
ment appeared TO attract great deal of at.
tention here. as was evidenced by the great
number of North hwestern people who visited
him in New York shortly afterwards. MI.
Willard continued:
But, joking aside if you allow me, / will In
| my frank way, somewhat in detail, tell you
| what have been trying 10 do, what l have
accomplished ana what | mean TO accom-
plish. will first speak about nv connection
with the Northern Pacific enterprise.
Mr.. Willard first referred 10 the two severe
struggles he had had in connection with the
Northern Pacific in both of which, thanks TO
the aid of friends and to the weakness of his
enemies, he was successful. He added:
The Northern Pacific board was reOrgan-
lied, and in doing so had TO settle some old
accounts which had run since 1888, against
men who had received benefits from me in
past days, but turned enemies as soon as
basis | refer 10 because the consolidated
mortgage has made the Northern Pacific
Railroad company-Ido not hesitate to say
tne ,dh If 5naIf%ly strongest CORPORA
1t has settled once for all the
Appropriation of a sufficient regular supply
of means TO develop, through the construc-
ton Of branch lines and otherwise. the en-.
lire region tributary 10 the main line. from
Lake Superior to the Pacific ocean. But
even before the opening of this large source
of financial MEANS great deal was done
towards opening the tributary country in the
Pacific Northwest, as well as in Montana,
and even farther west. We built last sum-
mer 26O miles of railroad in the Manitoba
province. think the construction of those
lines will be lasting beneht-a lasting help
to the growth OF these two cities, es-
pecially if
The Reciprocity Treaty
should be established between Canada and
these United States. [Applause.l under
stand there is a universal desire in this COM
munity that free commercial relations should
be established. / feel very confident that
something will be done towards this. / feel
sure the treaty will go through sooner or
later. Even without the treaty think the
duced beneficial effect, which will grow
greater and greater as time goes OH. We
have constructed during the past twelve
months a cutoff line from the main line Of
w
distance of the great mining camp of Butte
City to the extent of is miles, and will give
ST. Paul and Minneapolis an increased source
of revenue through that important trade
center. We are building what might be
termed cut-offline from MissOula on the
main line to the silver regions. which. will by
the development of that country. open new
avenues of tIade TO the Twin Cities. Presi-
dent Oakes has been to the Pacific coast re
Gently, and has brought back with
him aBvery large construction programme.
l have been looking over II with him, and
feel quite sure the entire programme will be
carried out. That programme means the
construction of all entire new system of
tributary lines in Southeastern, Southern and
Southwestern Washington. 1t was said
year and a half ago that no factor in the de-
velOpment of the Twin Cities could compare
with the building. Of the Northern Pacific to
Pacific ocean. If that is true, think every
gentleman present will be willing to admit
that every additional extension of the
and the Puget sound, ought to help the
growth OF your community. Applause /
said that the Northern Pac'tc, in conse-
quence of the consolidation Of its
est railroad corporation, financially,
in this country. 1t is not a very difficult
thing to make mortgage, but it is somewhat
difficult, as some of you gentlemen will
mortgage. We have succeeded in opening
market out of our consolidated bonds which
will insure to us a sufficient
Supply of Ready Money
to do all that we mean TO do towards the
construction of new lines. towards the i'm
provement of traffic facilities. towards equip.
ment-in fact. towards doing everything that
will be found necessary to Increase the run
ming capacity of the Northern Pacific and its
tributary lines for years 10 come. lApplause.l
We have spent some S12,O 0.0oO within
the seven years in contruc.ing branches-the
branches / referred to. / do not hesitate
to say within the next five years we shall
spend from S5O.OU 900 to $50, ,0U0,O00
more. Loud applause.l This is as much as
was spent under my administration of the
Northern Pacific within any one period dur
ing my palmest days. The construction of
the Northern Pacific main line was a great
source of wealth, not only to the people
along the line. but to these two cities. / am
sure the same effect will be felt here again. So
much for the doings of railroad enterprise. I
believe you expect me to say something on
another subject loud applause] which is
nearer your hearts than the Northern Pacific.
The project has been discussed in the news.
papers of the two cities more than by myself