The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-19
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Responses to TOasts at the banquet
TO Col. Noble.

Responscs to TOasts at the banquet
TO Col Noble.
Owing to the lateness of the hour Thursday
night, our reporter could not write up in full
his notes of the banquet given Col George
Noble by his friends in Dallas.
The tables, spread in the dining hall of the
Grand Windsor hotel, were arranged in the
shape Of three sides of a square and one
hundred and eighty~siy persons. ladies and
gentlemen, we're seated. II would be super
fluous work to give the menu. 1t was all
that art and taste and money could make IT..
Floral decorations in skillful array added
greatly to the beauty of the arrangements
while their perfumes ladened the air. There
was the sheen of silver and the CLEAN of
crystal everywhere and viands that would
have filed tho soul of Epicurus With
delight we're lavshly abundant. 1t was just
such feast rs when Lucullus dined with
Iuculus. Toasts were drank and responses
made, for when was there ever an American
banquet when post prandial eioquence did
not effervesce?
In response to, Captain Adams toast
COLONEL NOBLE
sail:
7, DIES AND GENTLEMEN: / heartily ap-
preciste the honor conferred upon me Dyyou,
NV friends of Dallas. The changes that
have taken place upon this spot since FIRST
saw it some seven years ago are pleasant TO
contemplate. In fact, when L landed on the
outskirts of Dallas, when it was impossible to
say where city ended and the country began,
[ was uncertain whether l. dare venture
within your borders. have been LIFELONG
republican. II gives me great satisfaction to
be able to say that my political prociivitiess
have never barred me from happy social aud
commercial relations with your people. the
question of politics has never been touched.
No democrat could have received a hesrtier
welcome than /. While have always been
been personally interested in the growth and
prosperity of your city, lending my aid and
the influence Of my position to her advance
mept. can say you will find In my successor,
n. M. Hoxie. az warm friend as have been,
I commend him to you. While l deem it
nv duty to myself and my family to with
draw from the labor of my position, am
happy to say that you still have my old and
we'll tried friend, Governor Brown with you.
He will remain, and in his hands your
interests will be guarded, as he has
always interested himself in your behalf.
Again thanking you for the distinguished
honor conferred upon me, by these magni.
f,ent festivities, l can assure you that
Dallas and her people will always have
warm spot of remembrance in my heart.
Capt. w. Conner then toasted
GOVERNOR BROWN,
vice president of the Texae g. Pacific, who In
response said in substance that while he did
not propose 10 make d sci speech, ~ Afforded
him genuine pleasure TO attest the worth and
abilities of his friend, Col. Noble. when
that gentleman came TO Texas and entered
upon his duties as general superintendent OF
the Texas & Pacific road the road was but
fairly begun, but few miles OF 1t compare
lively was in running order, but during the
seyea years OF his toll, commanding against
obstacles almost insuperable, he had seen
the road proceed mile by mile to the west
ward. He had seen towns and young
nopulstion pour into the state and farms
opeped up on every hand. During all this
time be had been the same genial, pleasant,
generous gentleman, devoted TO his every
dutv. untirirg In bis exertions, exact In bis
JUDGMENT and inexhAustible in resources. lie
had been bis friend, and il was his
pleasure and his pride to respect
and 10 honor him as such.
From but few miles comparatively OF rail-
road when Col. Noble took charge Of II, II
bad crown and developed until now II
extended thirty miles beyond the COLORADO
river. where the shrill whistle OF the loco
motive revsrbersted over the prsiries.
Now there are eight hundred miles
of tbs road in actual operation,
with trains Of freight and passenger cars
daily passing over II, ard every day there Is
mile ana half Of track laid on westward to-
yvsrd III Paso. Dsllss has Ia this time grown
from but q thriving town TO = beauhiui
Young city, with the coroDet OF splendid
future on Der brow. Our reporter u unable
20 do Justice 10 Governor Browne happy
effJri, and bis report OF II hss but ai.ini
senblsDce 10 the original.
Mr.. BAKSKTT GIBBS,
responding 10 repestsd calls, made lev
snnroprists remsrks felicitously eTpr-ssed
apd in harmony with the occasion. conclod-
inc with come pertinent alluHors % tne
N7s our Pscifc. the msgnitu3e OF The en-
ternrise and the vondrous bensft 70 accrue
from il 70 TersA This brought TO his feet
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