Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-05
THE RAILROADS.
Croker Says Huntington's
Statements Are Untrue.
He Makes Several Specific De-
malls Of Allegations.
The Two Nab0bs Apparently on the
Verge of War.
The Colonel Says He Does Not Wash
His Linen the Way Hnnting
ton Practices-Notes
and Gossip.

AhO VOL OObWOOA OOAOAOh Os = .
Crocker and President Huntington of
the Southern Pacific company is reach
ing crisis. In short time somebody
will have to drop. In Mondays San
Francisco Examiner Colonel Crocker
virtually gives Mr.. Huntington the lie.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Hunt
ington few days ago had published a
letter from him to Colonel Crocker, in
which he stated that he was surprised
that the Colonel had stated that he
knew nothing about the removal of
General Manager Bassett of the coast
division until it was made, as he
Huntington had discussed the matter
with Colonel Crocker before acting. In
porter, at Truckee, the following state
ments were made:
Colonel IF. Crocker was seen today
by your correspondent and shown cop
les of the Huntington letters which ap-
peared in this mornings Examiner.
When asked if he desired to make
any reply to the subject-matter of the
letters the colonel said that by replying
through the press to the questions con-
tanned in them he would at once provoke
a newspaper controversy between Mr..
Huntington and himself, a result he was
anxious to avoid.
"The letter directed to me-" said Mr..
Crocker, "and dated June 18th last, was
duly received and was replied to by me,
the answer being written two or three
days after its receipt. 1t would have
been better, when giving out his own
letters for publication, had Mr.. Hunt
ington also produced my reply. That
would have settled the matter beyond
further controversy"
"Will you outline the substance of
your reply to Mr.. Huntington ?" was
asked.
To this Colonel Crocker replied that
he was not willing to quote from men,
ory. the contents of his letter to Mr..
Huntington, when the latter's letter
had been given verbatim in extenso.
"To what does Mr.. Huntington par
ticularly refer when he speaks in his
letter to Senator Stanford about inter-
views said to have been. had with you
by newspaper men?" was next asked.
"He refers to the sending of his
nephew, H. E. Huntington, to California.
When that rumor got abroad newspaper
reporters came to me and asked if the
report was true. By referring TO the
press of that time, you will see that my
reply was to the effect that / had abso-
lutely no knowledge of such PROPOSE
tion, and that i regarded such an ap-
pointment as highly improbable"
SIS it true, as Mr.. Huntington alleges,
that you fully discussed the question of
Al l. l. l. - kI,, .>f
1890, and again that fall, and that you
told him to do as he liked in the mat
ter?"
SIT is not true" replied Mr.. Crocker,
emphatically. II had no conversation
with him at any time upon the subject,
and neither had Senator Stanford. /
had no intimation whatever of the
change until after Mr.. Huntington's
letter had been received by Mr.. Bassett
and his resignation. had been sent in.
Under the circumstances Mr.. Bassett
could have done nothing else but resign.
"But in view OF Mr.. Bassett's valu-
able services to the company, thought
it due to him that the public should
know that he had not been deprived OF
his position for cause, for incompetency,
neglect or dereliction of duty. | there
fore addressed him the letter which was
published.
''But the statement that had any
knowledge of the change before it was
made is absolutely untrue. Regarding
the affair as purely business matter,
supposed that my reply to Mr.. Hunting
TOMS letter of June 18th had ended the
discussion. 1t is true that in his con-
Guiding paragraph he expressed hope
that would give his letter to the press,
but did not do 80 for the reason that
do not wash my linen in that way"
NOTES.
The depot of the Terminal railroad
company, at the foot of First street on
the east side of the river, is nearing
completion. 1t is the intention of Gen
eral Manager Burnett to make use of it
on about the 18th instant. On the 18th
it is the intention of the company to
commence track laying on the San
Pedro line.
G. E. Green, private secretary of Col.
Fred Crocker, arrived in the city yester-
day, called here by the death of his
father, Postmaster John w. Green.
A. III. Seekatz, the able officer OF the
Arcade depot, is enjoying well-earned
vacation of two weeks, his first lay off in
six years.
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