Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-21
4 BANKING INCIDENT

COulu accomplish as much as two other
men, each differently endowed, might ac-
complish."
\ RANKING INCIDENT.
Frank Miller, cashier of D. O. Mills &c
Co.'S bank, speaking of Mr.. Crocker's life
and character, told the following as Illus
tratlng the confidence which business men
had in him in early days: "My acauaint-
ance with Mr.. Crocker began in 1857.
when | came to California as a boy. and
he was then prominent and active citizen
of Sacramento. The Central American
was lost about that time, and his remit
tances to New York to his business credit
ors were either lost or delayed-which it
was do not know-but | heard NY father
say that D. o. Mills, who was then in
New York, Immediately protected Mr..
Crockers paper. This may have been,
and probably was, 4 very common fact be-
tween two men of nearly equal financial
strength, but 1t seems to illustrate Mr..
Crocker's character, when YOU know. as /
learned years ago, that he was duly crate
ful and never forgot. The friendship be-
tween the two men was closer than ever
after that"
HIS KINDNESS OF HEART.
W. T. Chamberlain, Of D. O. Mills q
Co.'S bank, said: "Of q personal aoquaint-
ance with Mr. Crocker from the time of
his arrival in California, I have most
pleasant memories, and as Secretary. while
he was a member Of the municipal Gov
ernment, and at other times as a candidate
for Office | have a grateful remembrance Of
his many acts of friendship. His kindness
of heart was known to all with whom he
had friendly or business relations. While
in mercantile business in Sacramento he
had large dealings, for those DAYS, with
the bank of D. 0. Mills & Co., and at.all
times had their first confidence for the
honorable dealings, strict integrity and
business capacity which have marked his
career through life"
EMITTED TO REWARD.
E. Lyon, who has been a merchant in
Sacramento since the early DAYS of its
history, said that while he had not been
personally intimate with Mr.. Crocker. he
had always admired his sterling business
qualities, his energy and public spirit He
had watched his career from the time the
Central Pacific was first projected. and
knew the difficulties which he and his
associates had surmounted to accomplish
the great undertaking. They were en-
titled to the reward they had earned, and
if they had acquired wealth for themselves
they had at the same time built up the
city Of Sacramento and the State of Cali
fornia, and were entitled to the gratitude
Of the people.
HIS MIGHTY ACHIEVEMENTS.
Colonel J. H. Woodward, of Oakland.
thus expressed himself in a portion of the
4p- Of II
Sherman marched from Atlanta to the
sea through a populous territory, and left
behind him trail of ashes-a broad road
marked only with the desolating frebrand,
and yet the world called him a hero and a
mighty chieftain. Chas. Crocker marched
from Sacramento to Ogden, over two
ranges of mountains and 500 miles of
desert, and the line of his march was
marked with mighty commercial artery,
which through ages to come will pulsate
with life-blood not only for the Pacific
coast but that vast desert which every day
brings green life out Of the burning sands
or commerce out of the regions of per-
petual snow. And for this mighty achieve
ment-greater than any of the bloody
campaigns of Cesar, Napoleon. Grant or
Sherman, men have called him robbel.
because he succeeded. 1t is true he had
great associates-men who from the rear
sent forward supplies, but he was at the
front, the inspiring genius of the great
work. And when he had DONE the Pacific
coast was welded to the American Union
by an iron band which can never be
broken"
LEvELING THE RUGGED HEIGHTS.
George w. Chesley said he remembered
Mr.. Crocker from the first day the latter
came to Sacramento. His ability as
business man and good fnancier were early
known. As a merchant none were more
popular or successful He was whole
souled, genial, affable, and once he secured
a customer he always retained him. There
was no public proposition in which his
advice and counsel was not needed and
his fellow w-eitizens honored him with a
position in the City Council, where his
marked financial ability was acknowledged.
Charley Crocker, as he was Familiarity
known, was genial, jolly, good
soul and those who knew him prior to
| 1860 remember him as the live, active and
go-ahead dry goods merchant of J street.
He was man of daring and dash, and his
subsequent career in taking hold of the
transcontinental railway and pushing it to
its early completion saw their local mer-
| chant blossom into one of the broadest
minded and most gigantic contractors of
the age. lie was man of iron nerve and
indomitable will. The rugged mountains,
deep gorges and eternal SHOWS, that fright
ened the average engineer, had no terrors
for him, and while Grant was laundering
at the walls Of Richmond he was leveling
the rugged heights of the Sierra Nevada.
In his death California has lost one of the
men who by their enterprise advanced
this State at least thirty years. a man who
loved his State, who was devoted to this
people and who ever had in his heart a
warm place for Sacramento.
A NEAR NEIGHBoR.
William NJ. Petrie, leading merchant.
said: ~ was in business two doors from
Mr.. Crocker's store on J street, and knew
him well. He was recognized as the most
prominent merchant in Sacramento. and
was known in commercial circles all over
the coast. He purchased his goods in
New York and sold in large quantities to
merchants throughout the State. His in
tegrlty was never questioned, and | never
knew an act of his life which was not
honest, straightforward and manly. He
was one of those who took the lead in
everything that would build up Sacra-
mento and California, and both owe him a
debt of gratitude. There is but one opin-
ion in regard to him among those who
knew him, and it is that l have Just in
dicated"
AN ENERGETIC MERCHANT.
Richard Dale said: 81 knew Charlie
Crocker well from the commencement of
1854 down to the time of his death. AS a
merchant he was go-ahead rustler. From
1854 up to the time ofthe food he had the
largest dry goods store then in Sacramento,
and carried very fine stock of merchan-