New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-09

4 TALK WITH CHAELES CROcKER.

PROSPECTS OF CALIFORNIA CROPS AND RAILROADS.
Charles Croker, president of tho Southern
Pacific Railway, arrived In Ncw-NOrk from san Fran
cisco a few days ago. He looks well. although he sur
fcrcd from a night sickness a short time was not
could b. cal cd sick" h. said last evening while
chatting VITA a TRIBUNE Tepor err but now | am in
nrs,rac health Expect rem liz here Ohly abOnt n
week 20 unless am uncI pcctedly detained my family
will from California. have not yet decided
Permanently NewYOTk but the idea l. still
in ny head and day may do Ny family woUld
ike divide ear between California and New York.
for the sake OF the ayoy mere As ocxGovernor stan
fords health, Ae st confined % his house with mus
cular rheumatism but he Is Improving was greatly
alarmed by a sensational dispatch which saw Ia Tie
Chicag0 TiHcsa willie ago about Mr.. stanford. bur
found tina, It grossly exaggerated The Governors
sickness not dangerous but is painful At iines
Speaking OF the resort at Monterey, on one Of
the lines OF the Southern Pacific, Mr.. Croker
said: Monterey Ia at the terminus Of OF
branches and tho hotel butt by Mr.. stanford Mr.
Huntington aud myself as a feeder to the Southern
Pacific. II has been great SUGGEST Tho place Is de-
hghttu. in climate while It furnishes fishing. boating
aud everything desr4blc for summer resort. The
hotel Will hold about 800 gucsts, and We have just
finished an extension containing sIty-nve rooms."
"Is there uny thing new in California;
YES" replied SIR. Crockcr, with emphasis; sc are
having plenty OF rain, AMI that Is great
thing. Governor Stanford showed tee-
gram from home yesterday stating that there
had already fallen inch OF rain and 1t
stu was raining Yes the frat rain came IN time TO
save the crops Isuppose there Will be some loss in the
extreme southern counties bui that Will De made up by
tho the great wheat belt OF the state which
lies between Stockton and Merce!. LOOK 'or good
average yield In tact IN the counties passed through
ON my way to Nea.York / never saw tho wheat look
finer bat tell you the ram came none too soon. a
short time ago wr'ts 70 Mr. Huntington that
our August dividend looked very dubious. but now
doubt II.
days al first fell the receipts Ot our roads be
gau Hsc Everybody mai been afraid T. mpYr
merchants to make yeuiesor lay IA stock. und 10 on
I'D restored. The matter ~ no or
Ii good crop ans IOss or "a gam OF @2oOOJOUO TO
California, and body shares In the distribution OF
that money wnen u Is made"
" How Is tAe southern route doing !"
"NcrY we'll indeed. We aI0 carrying freight by water
to Now Orleans and then fOrwarCinRt without delay ny
rail To California We saving snppcrs ali the r--
quent delays thar end the transportation Of goods by
tte otncr routes FeEht goes tarough Oh a. close
schedule time IS pa, cncors' go
How about Tho ,lro u; the new route Central Pa.
cinoI Some rumors have IT that have transferred
your interest 10 the Southern Pacific
That /, not So" Mr. CrOcker replied 40 one OF IS
IL selling out nayc SOLD littc Central Paciuc, ana
sppOro my associates have sold little more NOT h
the stock Exchange. remember: not q share
there But what has sold would mt Dc
sufficient TO affect he price. No tLese stories arr mostly
Uear lies Inc local business Of central RACINE i so
through freight by the Pacific. Moreover the
prosperity OF the southern I1chc IA the prosperity VI
Central for the former IL leased to the nter Tor interest
and taxes only The hfst lew ars, u couts me 'sc
Improbable, but u mas paid tho Ccu'la IAcIuc t
the last wo years, aud will yield handsome pr0ht Tor
the tour years which II st 10 run We are ihlhhLS
oil making longer lea.c under different conditions; say.
give Central Pacific certain amount ul the net
proGts Of the southern Pacific, but distribute all hDoNc
such cement probably will DO made wheu tie
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