The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-23
yEWSBOY TO MILLIONAIRE.
c,REER or 7HE OWNER OF 4 MlGNIF-
TCENT Palace
sailing Newspapers with Wis In Troy =
Crossing the Plains TO the Gold Fieids-A
u.uornbIe silver Wedding in California.

ffupi he nv Tine.
A splcndid celebration Of the silver we'd
AIM of Mr. and Mrs Charles Croker of san
YIN 40 occurred mt their palatial r"sidoncc
IL HAT rliy on tho 18th OF aust month. Mr..
rroeRor one of the mill ionalrcs OF the golden
sate There were no less than 300 guests
nrs.rnt ~ the wedding Omitting. as we must,
aas.riutions VI the Croker palace. the assem-
bod company. mud the wedding srcnc-only
nanfionfng that Mr.. Crocker had thoughtiully
intuated in the invitations that presents from
guests would not be in order-we copy from the
Ban Francisco cal AN Interesting biographical
sketch Of the host. II shows something Of tn"
Achievements Of a Troy boy in his successful
His father was proprietor Of a large store in
The city If Troy. y. Y, in which Charles Croker
wa horn in 1922. Until he was - years old,
Young CrOcker mad the advantages of such edu-
cation as the common school ut that day afford
ell. In that year. however. his father failed in
bus mss 50 completely that the hare malnte-
name u his family became matter OF great
difficulty, and Charles. the eldest Of six chill
dr,n. mad to leave his schooling aud pluythinys
tcr- on The street After few weeks had been
devoted to the business. the young twelve-vear
old learned that the agent Tor the New York
Td~TW an opposition journal whirh had
only been running short time. would be
obliged to gvc vi the bllnt. and the lad deter
mIn"d to succeed him If possible. He went at
applied tor the place, much to the amusement
5 G HfiSn wRo.ysE Z & p %SSI have who TO
pay 1900 cash. Little Croker replied that he
had no money and no means Of obtaining any
ex'er by selling ncwspaper- hut promised ,, SEQ
tie amount within siN months. hui that he would
guarantee 20 largely Increase the snle 81 the
Journal The chief agent was pleased with the
boys frank and sef-rciant manner. and agreed
10 give him trial. taking the risk OF loss upon
his own shoulders l9ung Croker put ms
soon sue ceeded in running the daily circulation
Of the Transcript in Troy up to 300 numbers.
end before six months had passed up TO about
200. Every one OF these papers he sold and de-
lVcred in person, paying Tor them GA cents
rer nuhqLed qnt rs se .5SG tnsm i4r one Sgn,
contributed To the family support for seyen
months. paying all the expenses while hi father
was atspnt in the West seeking home Tor those
whom his misfortune had rendered homeless.
Notwithstanding all this outlay. in two years
from the time when he had started as "a nows-
NV young Crockcr had managed to save flOO.
all Of which went into the family funds. II ID. ia
tier had taken w some Wild forest land in
pie tl the log hut IN th' wild rnsss.
Although totally unused TO farming and to
w0oleraft. the father and his youngsters man
aged. after mu'h hafi labor, 70 Gear away sui
neient land for the nucleus Of a farm and ON
H. opening which enlarged year by year. young
mother lied in 1890. Re was ticn seventeen
years ofage. and hired as lahorer on neigh
boring iHrm; but that sort of work dissatisil a
him, So he became day aborer in a saw mill
u Tell IN love with the daughter OF his master.
Miss Mary A. Deming, In the presence OF re-
hnemont. tue poor lad felt his own Deficiencies
ami throwing up his job, entered school and
Temalned Just three months-all the ieaching
be- has had since his twelfth year. Finding.
however. that coin was moro needed than edu-
cation, he became an apprentice in forge
whore doomed iron was made. and soon ranked
with the skilled workmen. In 1916. after hav
Ing thoroughly mastered the trade he. in COM
peuy with his employer, built new Jorge and
Then came the story so familiar to early Cali
fornans. wOndrous tales of fortunes made in a
single day. OF gigantic nuggets, of wild adven-
vigorous, and ambitious man. Young Croker
he was then 2s years OF age.-soid out his IN;
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