The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-18
lare ImporLant poaItIon he hns been

more important position ho has been
called 10 III ia loXas, AZ has already
been announced, he has accented the
position OF general superintendent Of
the 'leNas Pacific railroad, Of which
Hon, Thomas Scott Is president aud
which N 10 he one of the grepl, per-
hAps the leading, arterial line across
the continent.
The managers Of that magnificent
enterprise have shown their good
Judgment In the selection of Mr. Noble
FOL this important position. We do
not believe they could lave found n
better man for II IN The entire country
Than lac h, lie possesses some Of the
most remarkable qualifications for the
superlnlendonce Of M important rail-
rOnd Of any man we have over known.
lilo seems t0o0mblne Ia himself all tho
qualities necessnry for efficacy, popu-
mllly aud sIioeesi,
N the FIRST place he h practical
RAILROAD man, lie IN "nalyo aud 10
the manor horn lie has grown up
III the business, Step by step and by
degrees he has worked his way from
the lowcsl round Of tho rniIroad ladder
TO tho influential and responsible posi-
ton he now bold, Iflbore Is any
thing about the operation OF NIallroad
that George Noble does mol know, II
viii hardly be worth while for
anybody else TO try 10 lind II
out, He Is neither afraid nor
ashamed TO work. lie IL not above
bis business This practical education
has been of great service 10 him Ia
experimenting railroad affairs IN this
new country aud will bc 80 where he h
going, II gives The employees CONT
donce IN him aud love for HIM We
have Travelled on the Kansas Pacific u
great donl ever since lis opening, aud
have had more or less acquaintance
with nearly all Of It's large list Of en-
ployes, aud We never yet heard IN un-
kind or dlsrespectflll word spoken by
u single one Of them Of George Noble.
This practical knowledge of his may
also have something 10 dowith the fact
TINT the Kansas Pacific road hus been
operated lis entire length during the
past year with but II single engine of
tho track. oh EaH EnFH
Mr., Mobiles practical railroad cduca-
ton, together with other excellent
traits Of character, enable him 10 be
what 80 few men seem capable of be-
ing-good railroad men and popular
with the people ut the same time. 1t
Is easy enough, rs u matter of course,
for u generous, good fellow, with n dc
sire to be POPULAR to make himself u
very popular railroad superintendent.
He can easily achieve II splendid, pop
nlar regard at the expense of the inter
esls of his company. But to be loyal
TO the company and the stockholders,
TO he able to say "nOW when II Is for
their interest thnt u favor should he re-
fused, and AT the same time TO retain
the cordial regard and good feeling of
The community oil those whose
request FOR iavors had been declined
Is very rare aud remarkable accom-
pllshmcnt, But II Is one that Mr.. No
bic possesses to II very eminent degree.
lie possesses both the unbounded con-
ildcnce of The company aud the cor
dial good will Of the public all along
the line of the road. Even during the
rage of the anti-monopoly fever, and
the poor opinion IN which most rail-
road officials are held by gentlemen
from the rural districts, George Noble
seems TO have held his own in the
friendly regard of the general public.
Such II man Ii worth more than his
salary every month to the company he
serves The people like him, have
confidence IN him, believe in him, and
his silent influence is more eflicacous
in preventing hostile legislation and
lessening hostile court damages than
score of blabbing attorneys hanging
around n legislature or undertaking to
bamboozlc u jury. Tho stock men es-
pecially will miss Noble. He has been
their best friend aud chest holdn in
this country. The whole of them will
regret his departure, but the road
which he takes charge of Is TO be an
important one for stock, and stock men
will find in Mr.. Noble IL man who un.
derstands their business exactly, and
who viii spare no pains to facilitate il
IN such manner ms will be both pleas
ant and profitable to them.
The people of Lawrence will feel the
loss ofMr, Noble. He has been one of
our very best and most enterprisil. q
citizens. Wedo not know of another
man whose departure would make
n greater vacancy in our ranks. He
has no enemies and is universally re-
spccted. lie has taken Il lively Inter
est in every enterprise looking to the
moral or material advancemcnto of our
city, His departure is regretted by