Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-22
CHARLES oRocaEg.
H'e Talks About HIS Accidsnt and the
Demands of the Pacific Mail.

Hsr Talks About HIS Accidsnt and the
Demands of the Pacific Mail.
tSan FFaneisco Psst. June 4st.I
Charles Crocker came back from the East
yesterday in search of isealth ant.strength,
but the claims OF business were 50 strong
that he appeared at his osice this -nerning.
despite his expressed intention TO do
nothing but have good iale while'he was
out here. His brief visit gave q Pos. re-
porter an opportunity for aishort chat with
him, and Mr.. Crocker, who rs very kind to
newspaper men who do ncs abuse hi5eOa-
fdence, .;nsparted considerable informzaion
about himself and triie y news aheat
the railroad situation.
A shade paler than usual rather low in
esh ana ,he'lines about his sfee deepencel
soiaewhat but otherIYise pos asaN changed,
Mr.. Croekeg pleasantly eftSshfs visitor
and went on signins73H Heefs Il A.ch Colonel
Fred handed to him
$50 you want to know how am ?" saitg
the great railroad builder. g Wen, ! aal'i1h
good 1ealths. only my right side is sore froisS
my accident in New York, and my right
ar:nis not 40 sturdy as it used t0obe. But
there is nothing to complain Os except a.
soreness, and that will soon wea, 5ff under
the pleasant warmth of Monterey, where
I'm going tDtake q jolly long vacation and
do nothing except enjoy myself
M: Crocker seemed as happy as a-schoGl--
boy IN contemplating his coming holiday,
and Aelarsbed gleefully as be continued -
" No work, ne worry; only rest and enjoy
mentp
Io3F TTIE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
When the r, porter asked him how the
accident happened, he looked up from his
paper and said Twas jogging along be-
hind nay team, enjoying the pleasant
weather, when u. o. Mills dashed TN be-
hind mSand challenged me to brush. I
said, No, Mills; it's too far down town.
but he insisted, and went ahead with a
laughing remark about my slowuess.
What was there for me to do, under the
cirumstanceS ~ asked Mr.. Crocker. with u
sly twinkle in his eye.
Take down the whip and give them
their heads, suggested the reporter.
"That'tit exactly, said Mr.. Crccker, thcs
twinkle broadening into a jolly laugh
That's what did. of course. gave them,
their heads But the trouble was, when ]
got to the railroad crossing couldn't pull
them up in time, and, getting mixed up
with the track, ] was spilled out. | had
one consolation, though, to relieve me when,
my bones were sore.
What vas that?"
- l beat Mills badly though he had the
start of me-"
Thereeol}eetion of the victory over Mills =.
gave rise to another jolly laugh and then
the millionaire Mark Tapley recovered his
gravity and said demurely: II guess it's as ?
Barnes ssid.-a staid. elderly man like me
ought MOTTO be fooling around with giddy
boys like D. o. Mills. But l beat him."
And proud in the recollection of that
dearlytbOught victory. Mr.. Crocker resumed
his occupation of signing papers until
aroused by . question about the war in the
Transcontinental Association, and then
like fash, he put of his holiday air and
his faee oloaeied with anxious thought, as
though the business of informing the Post
correctly on that matter was the subject of
most serious consideration.
TsIK 7RANscoNTIHENTAL ROW
The railroads are practically agreed on
a basis of settlement" he said after q
pause. "bat the Pacific Mails demands
cannot be met, and therein lies the dis
turbing element. Without going into the
details, which are not interesting | may
say that the Pacific Mail demands more
than the rail lines will give. If the Pacific
Mail does not recede from its position,
which we hold is untenable, the fight must
continue. You will notice that there is
practically no cutting on interior business.
The rates, such as they are. are being main
tained by all the railroad lInes.'
How about the recent award of the ar
bitraiors in the dispute between the A.. d
2. and the S. F.? Was the decision salts.
factory | see that the employees of both
sides claim substantial victory over the
other"
I'VE are perfectly satisfied with the,
award said Colonel Fred Crocker, and his.
face expressed as much as his words the.
extent of his satisfaction. "As the other
side are satisfied, it is all right, and just as.
it should be. For once, you see, arbitration
has had pleasant result"