The West Shoke.
VOL. 7-No. 1.
JL. Samuel, Publisher,
t Wmlilngtuu Si,
rortlnml, Oregon, January, 1881.
Per Annum, I Ntne.1 tuple
eMin,
atole,
HENRY VILLARD. 1 desire to avoid what is conspicuous and
Herewith we present to our readers a ; 8larinK is noticeable through all his de
portrait of the comine man of Oreiron. i niel"01'- Handling millions with the
whose name heads this article, the man 81,11,0 C1,sc ,l,ut l,0'8 h,lll,llu marbles;
whose energy and foresight are working
wonders for the "OKI Domi nion of the
Pacific." He is a native of the boarder
land of Alsace-Lorraine ; about forty
two years of age, though severe study
and continuous mental labor have made
him look older. It is only when he
smiles that the pleasant glance of youth
reasserts its supremacy in
his kindly face, which is
full of gentleness in its ex
pression. He is of large stature,
fully six feet high and pos
sessed of that immense
stamina that is evidenced
by all big chested men.
Seldom has a better pro
portioned figure been seen,
though tedious years at a "'. '.
desk have slightly rounded
his massive shoulders. His
strong muscular neck sup
ports a well-shaped head;
the powerful jaws denot
ing unquestionable cour
age, while the clear gray
eye ; bespeaks the man
whose sagacity tells him
never to assert forcible au
thority while gentleness or
suavity can avail. Me is
one of the few men who
rightly understand the di
viding line between dig
nity and arrogance, and
who properly distinguish
authority from tyranny.
You converse with him and the one
thought passes through your mind as
he leaves you, that you have not seen
all of him yet, for he always has some
reserved force in his grasp. His dies
is neat and modest, avoiding the slov
enliness of old Dan Drew on one
his voice is never heard in loud conver
sation on a steamer or railroad train.
And yet he is afi'able to all men, with
out respect to birth or pride of place.
All the clerks know him well when he
makes his semi-annual visits hither, and
his faithful memory, which has treas
ured up their names and places during
his absence, cniih'cs him to ,greet all
g ....
N... . X - N . j
to the rank of Taney or Marshall.
Had he embraced medicine, his indus
try wotdd have placed him beside Mott
in America, or Nclaton In the land of
his birth. Had theology enrolled him
in her sacred ranks, he must have be
come the peer of Whately or Chan
ning. And had the army mustered him
among her submits his rare executive
ability must have made htm the equal
of Pclissier or St. Arnaud. Hut lie
choose the life of a man of dollars' and
cents, and it has been a great life be
cause it has been a useful
one. Mr. Villard is Pres
ident of the Oregon Rail
way & Navigation Co.
whoso capital stock is
$ 1 3,000,000, bonded debt,
$6,000,000; originator
and chief manager of th
Oregon Improvement
Co.; capital, $5,000,000;
. . bonds, $5, 000 xx).
Av - . When the in 1 11 era 1
treasures of the Eastern
slope are dcvclopeiK-by .
the aid of the Iron-horse,
then Oregon will realise
her debt of gratitude to
the calm and unassuming
gentleman whose energy
laid the kccl of the "Or
egon" and " Columbia,"
and whose foresight is
transforming Eastern Qi
rgous dreary sand wastes
into one vast grain gar
den. He is one man In a
million.
III'.NUY VII I.AKIi.
The' Pacific north west,
comprising Oregon,
his subordinates with a hearty grasp Washington and Idaho, has a combined
which seems to sav, "He faiihful, and I population of 184,008 out of the grand
will promote you." "f S'S.S59. '" the tnlire Union.
It is hard to say what the fate of Tlllt Oiiichn or Tlllc Wolll) Nkws
Henry Villaid would have been had i-ai'Kh. The true origin of the word
he entered anv other than a commercial " newspaper," is not, a many supHs,
life. 111 he" cssavid ihe dangerous iffT ,,,.c "f.i,H c"""i,,il "
0 Ihllltrst lull ill M fisfiitasr tltsi I mt0
vocation of a politician bis rare judg- it cuMomrv , . ovcr .i)B
e made him the periodical publication of the day the
adopted the advice of an old gentleman I equal of Webster as a diplomat!!, or of initial letters of the compass, N. I,. W.
whose son asked "who was the best;Vattel as a writer on the comity of n"w nc journal na.i uiior
dresm.nr.ndwhorep.iedtheman;natiot,s. Had the law itself claimed j Wes Im h!' HeJcV
who drescs so t,hat no one can remcm- him for a votary, Ins purely balanced ,,1C Uhe f ,,e wr, ncw (ulm ,u
br what he had on." And the same j sense of justice would have lifted him papers of general information.
hand and the foppishness of Hen Holla-
day on the other. He seems to have mcnt of men would havt