The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-14
Ex-President Of the Northern Pa
cifc En- Route t. Alaska.
OUT or RAILROADS ron GOOD.
He Speaks ~ Sea4tle ~ the NEST
Preotsfsg City - the Csass late
which Noeh Eastern Capital II
yc111sng 10 CsDe-B1fs Visit Re-
lnAustsfss We're 1truewiing.

Henry WIZARD. O0-pfe01ent Of the N0ftn-
ssn PAe4ac and father Of many Of the
eas1v-dny industries In and about Seattle.
oxssyod IN the city yesterday morning. and
Win leave Today On the steamship
oueen for ALASKA. where uatii the return
At the steamer he win spend the season
In receeAA0n. He - accompanied by Mrs.
Willard. his son, Howard q. Willard. =
SrUminanf attorney In New York city, and
his xtfs and Pref. Gregory, II the Wis
censtn university. iife-aong friend Of the
6sGHH. On their return the party ex-
poets 10 make = stay oe several days In
SEATTLE. where Mr. Willard. sr. has many
hunlness and psrsonaI friends. They came
over On the manning train from Tacoma.
Wher0 they Apeost two days viewing the
city. Tho visit. Ar. Willard stated yester-
~ afternoon. h purely one Of pleasure,
With which no business Will be assoctatfd-
Although somewhat aged since nis last
viMt % GeattDs several years ago. Mr..
Wizard q the picture Of health. The
hand a. time, while whitening his hair,
has dealt kindly with him. His carriage
u e~cf, his eye bright and his step elias
TO - IN the days when his massive brain
coh4fea1sd the most gigantic system Of
railroads IN ths West. and yet found time
20 look after many side features.
In speeding Of the report published In
the East . short time ago that there was
. possibility Of his again assuming control
of the Northern Pacific, he said. There
10 not IN tota Of truth in tho report. When
resigned my position an prea1dent at tho
Northern Pacific. In February. issc. did
10 voluntarily for the purpose Of giving
my little time In future To my other tn
tere~ts. ] Will never again occupy an
executive position with any railroad.
have bern entoyfng my leisure for the past
six years. greater portion Of which time
have spent abroad. Before leaving rail-
ruad Me however / cav that Seattle was
WEI taken care Of. have always had q
fathcriy feeling for Seattle. and have
watched Its rapid growth with pride. Dur
ing my business career Ut various tsines
have held large Investments In this city.
and, In fact. only two weeks ago. sold
my last interest here. 40 am winding up
my outside holdings - fast an ! can.
"My visit 70 Seattle this time calls TO
mind many incidents In the early history
Of the city. One OF these happened away
tack In ISL. when ! received a telegram
fr0m Mr.. Denny and other then prominent
citixnns. asking II l could meet them. and
talk over my policy toward Seattle.
made an enlargement. and they came on
At that time Tacoma was enjoying q rate
lower than Seattle. i soon ffxed that. put
ting "a common rate FOR both cities. and
'.s as s ssss s Bessss ina. time the Nc
BILE Application COR relief was made TO
me. took hnad Of tbs property. con-
etrucsed line. and after i was placed
on a paying basis turned II over 10 the
Oregon Improvement Company
Twenty Ave years ago established the
AiaAkA steamship Company. and Tor many
years waa closely Identified with II. The
Pacific Cpaat Company and the Oregon
Railway 4 Navigation Company were also
my properties. the latter until 1884. when
] sold 4 with some other Coast securities
II Was the Ediscn Electric Company Sc
curftiee I sold Two weeas ago. Tho plant
] owned until 100 These and many other
Of the early enterprises which contributed
10 tho growth of this city were started
bs mo and while for . season they looked
like uuist securities, they are all now on
y splendid paying basis. quoted high In
the market and 90 me source of pride.
'.When I was here last the whole ceun-
try was on the eve OF a panic. Teingx did
not look very promising FOR Seattle. but
during the interim a great change. ana
one most marked. has taken place. stag
nation has been supplanted by prosperity,
evidence Of which can be s<en on every
hand | have visited the principal cities
Of Washington on THE trip spokane Is
enjoying a season OF prosperity. but Is II
in any way tn b. compared to Seattle
which without a doubt Is tho most pros
porous and promising city In the Ncrth-
westf The change IL a permanent one,
and great future IL In stere for Seattle.
The city and ifs natural advantages are
all wen known among Eastern capitalists.
and Eastern capitalists are now AZ Work
10 eecare some more Seattle securities
This IL the best Indication of future pFos-
perity for this city that l can give YOU.
and with each year believe this tendency
In invest here will increase.
n win watch the rapid growth Of seattls
future date TO see an astonishing growth
here"