The San Francisco call., 1897-07-22
NOW AWAITING
THE TESTAMENT
To-Day Crocker's Will Will
Be Read to the
Children.
Belief That William e. Crooker
and Henry T. Scott Are
Named as Executors.
No Haste Will Be Made to Fill the
Office of Vice-President of the
Southern Pacific.

A regular meeting of the board of direct
Ors of the Southern Pacific Company will
be held to-day at the office in the yellow
building, but no steps Will be taken to fill
the vacancy in the office OF vice-president
caused by the death of Colonel G. +.
Crocker. Some time may elapse before
the various interests concerned can agree
as to the man best fitted to assume the
duties OF the Office.
According to all accounts w. H. Crocker
is not anxious to assume the responsible
ties OF the position. George Crocker has
business interests in New York which de-
mand his attention. While he is familiar
with many features OF rairoading e has
not been in close touch with the manage
ment OF the great corporation. The truth
is that neither w. ii. nor George Crocker
is on terms o: friendship with G. P. Hunt
ington. In fact, Will Crocker is hardly
on speaking terms with the president Of
the corporation. He is one of the few in
dependent spirits of California who has
neither courted the favor nor sought the
influence OF c. P. Huntington.
When the latter was here some months
since he wanted to know why Colonel
Crocker's brother viii did not speak 10
him. 1t is acknowledged that w. H.
Crocker has the ability and business train
ing to fill the Office of e-president, but
his selection might not be acceptable TO
the Huntington interests.
In the railroad camp there is a general
desire to avoid any more discord. c. P.
Huntington raised such terrible COM
motion years ago when he opened the
fight on Leland Stanford that every one
will be careful to prevent recurrence OF
such hostility IN the camp. Huntington
himself has had his lesson and Will not
make another break.
Mucn interest centers in the will of the
late c. F. Crocker. 1t may be filed to-day
and it may not be presented to the Pro.
bate Court before next week. In response
to some inquiries on this subject w. H.
Croker said yesterday: Nothing will
be made public until the will is filed in
the Probate Court in the usual manner
It's provisions will not be discussed or
given TO the press for publication until
the document is filed. My brothers. dis
position was to shrink from any public
discussion of his private affairs, and his
wishes will be respected as far as posi-
ble."
be read to the children of the late Colonel
Croeker some time to-day ana would after
that be read to others of the family. Mr..
Crocker said he did not himself know the
contents Of the will or even whom the
executors of the estate were. He sim ply
knew that nothing would be given out for
publication until the document was filed
IN court.
1t is believed that deeds will be found
conveying much of the property to the
children of the testator. Colonel Crocker
was careful and intelligent man of busi-
ness affairs and surely had the advice of
able lawyers, hence the disposition of his
estate may not add much TO the account
of the inheritance tax. The interests OF
the estate in the Crocker Company are of
such a character that they will doubtless
remain undivided and be managed by the
executors of the will and the guardian of
the minor children.
There will be some disappointed trus-
tees of the Academy of Sciences If that
institution is not remem bered in the will.
Charles Crocker, the father of the colonel,
gave the academy in direct donations at
least $4,000. A short time ago Colonel
c. f. Crocker offered to purchase and give
to the academy a collection of South Sea
curios but when the collection was SUBJ
jected to close inventory it was found that
many of the specimens offered were dupli-
Gates of those in possession of the institu-
tion. During SIX years past Colonel
Crocker served as president of the board
OF trustees, and manifested deep interest
in the affairs of the institution.
Regents of The University Of California
expect to receive some recognition of the
institution at Berkeley. 1t is called to
mind that Colonel Crocker as a regent
gave close attention to the affairs OF the
university
While nothing is known definitely as to
the names of the executors of the will,
there is a strong belief that William H.
Crocker is one and that Henry T. Scott or
Russell ]. Wilson is the other. As George
Crocker. one of the brothers of the testa-
tor, resides in New York, it is inferred
that he was not selected to assist In the
administration of the affairs of the estate.
he was at the Office of the late Weep
dent yesterday afternoon, attending to
rrespondence.