Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-25
MORE TRIBUTES
OF Respect 20 the Memory of Charles
Crooike-.


L. Merry, presiding, announced the death
of Charles Crocker and said:
The career of Charles Crocker is a
splendid example Of the value of Ameri-
csn citizenship it is more-it is such an
eloquent illustration of energy, activity
and good Judgment that it forms an object
lesson for our young men entering upon
the activities OF life. Successful ss nler-
chant be took great chances in stalking bis
fortune upon the enterprise which crowned
his long and egentlul life, and he fully
merited the success he achieved. Great
enterprises such as that which engaged his
matured judgment always encounter the
enmity OF conflicting interests and the
Jealousy of unsuccessful competitors We
may sincerely express our admiration of
the confidence which ever prompted, as
well as the energy which never tagged un-
til success was achieved.
." The name of Charles Crocksr is insep-
| arably connected with the history of tue
Pacific coast. and this Chamber OF Com
merce should appropriately recognize the
loss which is inflicted upon our State by
his death. His active and useful life is a
striking example of the value Of the citizen
| ship which is ours by biTthright or sfiGa-
tion-an example which viii appeal with
powerful logic to young men who must
win their way in the world by the rare
| characteristics which have made bis career
| a success.
True, it may be said that to but few
come such opportunities but we all recog
niZe the fact that opportunities too often
| lack the man 10 avail of them. Mr. Crocker
also commanded our respect because he
! never lost faith in our State. His wealth is
here, his life work was here. aud its results
| will remain after we have all passed over
| to the majority.
| His enterprise 10 the Merced Canal
| would of itself stamp him as q benefaetor
[ of this commonwealth. 1t is en,Inently
| proper that the termination of such a career
should be recognized by this Chamber of
| Commerce. aud for this purpose, gentle
men, and in accordance with the bylaws
of the Chamber, this meeting is specially
| convened.
The Chair then appointed a committee to
report resolutions. consisting of Messrs.
| Strauss Jones, Staples, Dodge and Briggs,
who, after brief retirement, returned With
the following, which was unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS, Il has pleased Almighty God to re-
move from the scenes of his long and useful ca
| reer our fellow-ctiZen, Charles Crocker, d pi-
| oneer merchant of our State, and intimately
| associated with its prosperity and Development;
| and, whereas, the history OF his life illustrates
| the value of American citizenship and furnishes
| an eloquent example to the young men of our
| country who are entering upon the duties of
Resolred That the Chamber of Commerce of
| San Francisco places upon its records with re
gret for our city and commonwealth and with
| sincere sympathy for his family and friends,
the death of our fellow-citizen and associate,
Charles Crocker.
Rsso,red. That in the early struggles, the Wig
| orous manhood, the untiring energy and the
splendid success which crowned his later years,
the life of Charles Crocker furnishes an exam
pie for the emulation of our young men aud
nf fx1yhin nc ahi 11rat trrNax hay 0.Id
Resolred, That the members of the Chamber
OF Commerce extend to the family of our de-
ceased friend their sincere sympathy in the
| pered though it be with the honor conferred
4 upon them by the record of a long aud useful
Life, OF loving husband and father, true TO his
friends and charitable to every case that ap-
Ipesled to his generosity with the conviction of
| merit and necessity.
Resoired, That copies of these resolutions,
duly authenticated, be presented to the family
of our deceased friend and TO the public press of
San Francisco.
y r-sse ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Alta special meeting of the Academy of
| Sciences last evening, after eulogistic re-
: marks by DR.. Hardness, the committee ex-
: pressly selected by the council of the Acad-
| emy to draw up appropriate resolutions
{ upon the death of Charles Crocker, rem
: dered the following report which was unan-
imously adopted:
l record its grateful tribute of respect to the
: memory OF its late member Charles Croker
who was born at Troy, n. Y, September 16, 1922
G | and died at Hotel Del Monte, Monterey county
California, August IA, 1888.
: His eminent services as one of the great pio
neer railroad builders, uniting the Pacific coast
= | with the Atlantic borders have become matters
u of public history.
il His talents and industry surmounted early
n disadvantages, and soon gave him position
among prominent business men, until the ener
gencies of the great struggle for national integ
y rity demanded the transcOntinental railroad.
l. In this enterprise he enlisted and yenturet
. his then moderate fortune, with courage anc
!. | energy born of faith in his own conviction
l. and In the patriotism of his countrymen.
This design of constructing a great railroad
system in the country he pursued with unabatet
zeal for more than quarter OF century, an'
until the close of his life. Let those who enjo
the blessings of health, the pleasures OF travel
II and the joys of social reunions attendant upol
Y, rapid and convenient transportation console
Ie the enterprise, the courage, the inyent1onr tn
y labor and the risk of fortune devoted to tn
work by the great pioneer builders of the Cal
n. fornia railroads, among whom the deceased wa
,r one of the Chief gs
:. And this academy has especial reason to hol
Ie the name of Charles Croker in unfading n
70 membrance as one of its early and gene:ou
as patrons, while 1t was without available mean
- TO advance the cause OF science.
al Becoming q life member, he ever after eyince
ei his constant desire to forward the work and il
st terests the academy by his liberal donation
for the prosecution. of original Investigation
al natural history collections.
~ Therefore it is recorded, as the sense of tn
academy, that the example Of MI. Charl
Crocker as a patron of science win serve as q
Sc inspiration and encouragement to those WI
;s love and labor for the same great cause, ar
= that his name be gratefully and conspicuous
e enrolled in our archives: and also that it
Ill suitably engraved upon the tablets OF o'
th edidces now IN prospect OF construction. II
further
lit the presence and society of our late member al
is benefactor, Charles Crocker.
-. Resolred, That we tender our sincere symp
us thies to the widow and family of our late ass
IN cate for the loss OF their eminent husband al
}v father.
ae NIT to the family copy of this memorial.
As SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
y, ,h- At a special meeting of the Board of I
les rectors of the Southern Pacific Railro
ior Company, the following memorial on t
death of Charles Crocker was adopted:
est On the 18th day of August, 1855, our late Pre-
of dent, Charles Crocker, died in the city of Nj
he terey in this State, after brief illness. I
IL years of his life were filed with eyents-eye
INK marked in the worlds history. His life in
the eminent degree illustrates the benefieence
ont the institutions under which we live, for
IL worth alone he arose to the high position VIII
JUN he held among men.
em One of the pioneers of California he rer
ety sented the best type of the early immigra
~ From his first arrival here he took an act
re- part in the life of our yonng State. and Fl
her that time to the present has shared in the gr
ing enterprises which nave gwen strength IN. ana
RIBS entire pa Pscic @ Coast He was one Of the no
vim men who broke ground for the first railr
which it was ever intended shorld be built
. advance of civilization. He commanded
i 70 forces of the Central Pacific Railroad Compa
not which upon the submits of the Sierra Neva(
ave for three years combated and oyercame nat
:;s itself. He laid the. track across the de-
SIS wastes of Nevada and saw the last spike dri
out, which united the East and the West Am
the closing acts of a useful life, he drove
spike which marked the completion of
great line of railroad which connects the
her, ters OF the Columbia river with those of
,cks, Colorado and me = Misslssippis; ~ -, ,. ;,..
ious vaiieVs Of fs,alifornia mis- which he had been ins
city mental in opening and developing through