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The "Big Four" are the major investors in the Transcontinental Railroad (known at the time as the Pacific Railroad) They were Theodore Judah, who unfortunately died early while it was being built, but he was the father of it. Leland Standford, who later became governor of California, Collis Huntington, and Charles Crocker.
Claude Crocker died December 19, 2002, in Clinton, SC, USA.
The Chinese immigrated to America to build the Transcontinental Railroad because they needed to earn money. The people in China often had to sell daughters into slavery in order to pay off financial debts. Charles Crocker hired the Chinese because he said, "If the Chinese could build the Great Wall, why can't they lay down the tracks to a railroad?".
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Between 1890 and 1920
Charles Crocker was born on 1822-09-16.
Charles Frederick Crocker died in 1897.
Charles Frederick Crocker was born in 1854.
Charles Crocker, Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, and Mark Hopkins
The Central Pacific Railroad was planned by Theodore Judah but financed by the Big Four of Sacramento, California. They were Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins.
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Charles Crocker was a famous railroad industrialist. He created the Central Pacific Railroad company in 1863. He had an estimated net worth of $20 million when he passed away in 1888.Pullman
Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker, Colis Huntington
Charles Crocker was considered a robber baron, as he amassed considerable wealth and power through the Central Pacific Railroad, often through unethical business practices such as exploiting workers and engaging in corruption. He was one of the "Big Four" railroad tycoons in the late 19th century who controlled much of the railroad industry in the United States.
Labor ShortageIn early 1865 the Central Pacific had work enough for 4,000 men. Yet contractor Charles Crocker barely managed to hold onto 800 laborers at any given time. Most of the early workers were Irish immigrants. Railroad work was hard, and management was chaotic, leading to a high attrition rate. The Central Pacific management puzzled over how it could attract and retain a work force up to the enormous task. In keeping with prejudices of the day, some Central Pacific officials believed that Irishmen were inclined to spend their wages on liquor, and that the Chinese were also unreliable. Yet, due to the critical shortage, Crocker suggested that reconsideration be given to hiring Chinese. He encountered strong prejudice from foreman James Harvey Strobridge
Charles Crocker has written: 'The visitor's Chichester guide' -- subject(s): Guidebooks, Description and travel, History 'The vale of obscurity, Kingley Vale, the Lavant, and other poems' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'The Vale of Obscurity, the Lavant, and Other Poems'