New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-17
THE AUDIENCE AND JUDGE
The January reception of the. l.
4 TALK WITH CHARLES CROCKER.
no INTENTION OF REMOVING TO NEw-YoRK-oPIN-
IONS oS RAILROAD MATTERS


Charles Cracker second wee president of the
Central Pacific and president OF the Southern Racine
Railroad Company, IA In this city win hls lhhy' lheu
stay here VIII bc short one Mr. Crochcr has nst some
flesh since last spring. bat ne OOSs several years younger
than he looked then aud his health Is greatly improved
Recently q reporter of TIlL RIB ~ hn9 q uAlk
win him N regard the report that be intended to leave
san Francisco aud live in York hereafter. ~.
have not decided To make such chHhge, MT,
Crocker tad. and do not contemplate making u
for the present. Whatever | may 90 IN the
s %g Franci. sS 10 Iat OF Ye%YorE would decide
me were here other considerations our climate as
you know. Is splendid Tie weather ON mere III MIL
l. IA sweet and bnmy 70 Is here IN April cOuld
neyerJen1ure the summer season III New "rE ~ any
rate. In san Francisco one hhs ohy 10 go yen li,
order to get cooler Earmer climate AZ ne picleiH
OF course there are some advantages III c" "A ~ H.
way or society. out Ia Sau idlclsco' '
Croker wthA merry twinkle Of his eyes, they M"
other peoples business. too nGch ne he"SlnpoIs a'
DO bOthcrng YOU all the uune' ~"uu "ns' ~ - ~,
PEELED California two or three years 20 u tlty
sessed me- for $5OOOOOO. and although pad so VoI
taxes they wanted 81 collect more than S'uuuoO. /
cor Id not have stood H. That was the result oi.he Com
Constitution that was adopted Inc h'-,'ois pun
a high valuation upon the property OF my sell ana NY
associates to satisfy the Sand Lot clamor 9n Tow
paying moro taxes than should pay justly. 40 not
mind thai, bJt when Il comes 70 tAkng he
The heavy taxes. however. were not enforced Never
theless they remain as cloud on my properly anu soe
health his been greatly improved recently was
abroad months last year. ana my Trip did me great
lngly I nn not stout rs wn- last spring bnt NY
health Is very much better snail tnhe NY I, Iy 20
sum b sT ipo bmsurss significance In my present vi.
here" MI. Crocker said In answer to an inquiry Tho
Southern Pacific route Will be opened from shn ! ran
cisco 10 New Orleans IN n few days. by the 10th we viii
have. trains running Int the route may not he thor
oughy organized before the first of February The re-
lnonz bel ween the Pacific roads are very Harmonious
Our new route been recognized In the pool ~ an I'M
poraut iactOr IN the through business. believe tle
pcrcrutale has been fixed. but that j. secondary mat
ter after The formal recognition Of the new route We eh
pect 70 build up ent deai o. new nni ,, IN h
south FOR the fruits and wines OF California We also cK
pect to carry great deal OF wheat 10 New Orleans Tor
shipment thence to Europe. We bclcyS that this nn-
ness can carried successfully There are 2,uoo.
900 Of grain In tsouthcra California FOR Spor and
that OF Itself iwill make good tinc, W WI ~ a."
cclent business TO Orleans when our line i In oper
alton. The time by tho southern route WI" ~
ably less than by the Union facnc from Shh lhn'ico
Naturally will be diversion OF business from
the older Pacific the line. Many tourists
will take the new route Tor one way or Io'h way lu ne
sake of variety. There II considerable complaint at
pres mt the delays suffered by merchants In California
IN tho receipt OF their goods from Ne" l3iA uuhA
lines OF course, when they are pressed WIN business
will not let their go beyond their western temln
We do not propose 10 have any OF tnt trouble our faS
will he put through without any waits or side trucking
We have already had applications Tor me transportation
OF negro laborcrs from the South 10 California. They
needed In the Vineyards ana IN thc cotton menus mat
since exclusion OF Chinese Immigration the demand
for cheap labor la California has become serious IL
looks II there would be a call there that the
Chinese must come.
I'VE are also pushing Atlantic and Pacific branch
TO meet western extension Of the Atlantic ana facnc
road All the two end Will probably be connected IN
April or May next That win open another through
the country is to suffer from too railroads. and
here Mr. Crocker's voice lapsed into mnslng tone
there is enough through business Tor All ne hrs
that win DO opened 10 California Some of them VIII
have to develop local business they ehpect 10 pros
per ! think General Palmer Will he dis appointed IN his
expectations OF the through business that VIII come TO
The Denver and Rio Gunde when t- line Il opened to
Ogden Tho trouble with that line is that IL begins no
where II will have get Is through business from the
Fast from the Atchison Topeka aud Santa Fe. which
then will have its line the Atlantic and Pacific.
unless the Chicago Burlington and quincy road uses the
ogden route There il inducement for the last
named road To reship s freight over the Denyers
| naTrOw-l gauge line.
Have you abandoned hopes OF securing the land
grant west OF FL HsO which the Texas and Pacific road
| has transferred To you T.
Not at all Congress has not definitely declared that
land grant forfeited II secured 10 the Texas and
Pacific road and ts assigns and II has been assigned 10
| the Southern Pacific We shall make an effort TO get
Congress to confirm the assignment 10 Ms. There Is no
| good reason why that should not be done We have
built rOad for which the land giant Intended and
have practically fulfilled all the objects OF the Govern
meut In its endowment Of the Texas and Paci1ic."