Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-17
,,,lEyTEp MILLIONAIRE.
r.u ov THE CAREER or VICE.
PRECEDENT cRocKEis.


ar, r,oeker was born at Sacramen
,.,n,ssi, and has therefore achieyet
" " nr,.eni high position and gres'
=. ..o,,,atlon In railroad management a.
~ sarIy age Of 80 years. In hts youth
~ .,ndiei at the public schools oil
s :. at the California Military
en-, and at the Polytechnic Insti'
~. 49,. brooklyn, New York. II wa'
y. Intention TO have prosecuted bis
.,sdy Of polytechnics to the farthes'
~, a, education, hut a falling eye
i Ia Z compelled him to desist: A
nsu IN Europe was taken
W. w, no left school, but on
W, ,.,n,n he was still troubled by
ns ,Srs.s In his eyes, and further
ss .ls was impossible. He theIeupon
n.ay M attention TO other things,
ml i,sh,nv an Interest In the work In
rhleh his father was engaged, ne
S.,snnined to devote himself TO the
sromotlon and management OF ran
roads -. IA. .,,.,.i u,o,
AZ sart. belng under q years old, he
~ .i,saiy given evidence Of the ster.
~. mn that was In him. During his
~ "a Iurope he proved himself to he
u.,lroomiral and prudent In the man
..sms,d Of money, and, despite his
rtbsf,s wealth, capable OF resist,ng
~ temptations which enticc
snanv men In the gny capitals
~ Old World. His beginning
~ ne nllroad office was signi.
ami Of hls fathers wisdom and his
20 rractical common sense. Instead
s,isiIns some sinecutc offlcc with n
Mo- die, which his fathers in1u-
s,es mlght have obtained for him, he
ssssn 4, 4 clerk In the divislon super.
In,rndent Office at Oakland wharf, and
i,om there was step by step promoted
through the offices OF the company,
isstpiuT the business aud the methods
a ,arh, until nj last having fully
soulpped himself for tho place, he was
sspoln,eI on the death Of David T..
Coon 10 the vacant position Of finan.
elal agen, Of the road. In this position
he achieved Immediate success and
vas shortly afterwards elected third
vee-pfesident.
The absence Of Leland Stanford, pre-.
tdeLi Of the road, who was much Of
IN time IN Europe, and Of &. y. Hun.
llbr,ou, 5rst vicc.prsident, who re-.
,lded 10 New York, threw the whole
direction VI the affairs Of the road In
this State upon MIR. Croker. While
attending " those duties he had still
fariherfgsponsihllllies placed upon him
b. the death OF his father which left 10
him the care and management Of an
estate Of s.i, 1000. by his energy
and sagacliy ho conducted with sue.
eess both the business Of tho railroad
and the administration Of his fathers
ts,aie. His abilities seemed 10 grow
with his opportunities and his
duties. The ablest flnancies In
the world began 10 recognize
10 the young man one who was
worthy " being trusted " lth the great
ut enterprises. When, therefore, upon
The retirement Of Loland stanford, Col.
liz 7. Huntington was elected presi.
dent Of the Southern Pacific railroad,
MI. Croker was chosen hnt vice.
President, aud was thus made a full
PARTICIPANT Ia the administration OF
tseo ana f.ao f''i"' '"'N ."
n was moi b.can.. M. 4. An. an NJ .
millionaire tbat hs has sch,sysa shis
to.ItIon hui lecauss II. bas .ho-r hin'
IN imm Nj bayhooJ 10 H.. asw.vs 49,.
perIor Ia M. onno,,,, mr.. nj ~,
,s.dv N 40 M. H., ~ mn.,s w.
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M. .nac,ss h. bs. r..ma,nsd ,,,,a ~ ~. ,ha
lueAloi american manhood. He has