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The romantic 1 ise of Frederick of directors of the B. P .0. E. thatNoble, newly appoiiRed manager-of mflde possible the erection of the ele-the American Beet Sugar factory her *pant homeis told in an article in the Rockv FordGazette-Topic of October,r~o9Mr.of the Elks this city so proudly boasts of and thoroughly en-HeNoble has been manager of the fac-joys. He is a thirty-thirdMason and is a member ofdegreeSt. Johntory at Rocky Ford since 1911. The article reads:Ixtdge No. 75 of this city and hasserved as master of the lodge, a mem-It is very truthfully said that ‘no man can tell what another day may bring forth. Tuesday of this weekber of the Chapter, also a member oftininannouncement of the change the management of the Americanmanagement Beet Sugar interests of this vallevcame as a shock to the people whohave learned to love Frederick Noble,the manager who lias been transferredthe Knight Templars of La Junta, allof which is evidence of the personal regard entertained for Mr. Nobleamong his associates He is a man that spreads glory, good feeling and progress in his every movement and our city will have to look far to replace the loss sustained in the deto the Oxnard field of the AmericanBeet Sugar Company in California. The sudden change being brought j about by the death of Col. Riffleparture of Fred Noble and his mostexcellent family.“While we are pleased to learn ofMr. Noble’s good fortune in receiving! (Major J. A. Driffill, who has beenthe promotion and the financial gaini in charge of the large mills of the! company in the state of California,which called for the biggest and bestman in the employ of the company to fill the vacancy. After considerabledeliberation, Mr. Noble of the RockyFord factory was induced to acceptthe position, and with his family will leave Rocky Ford Monday nexttomake their future home at Oxnard.“The new position accepted by Mr.Noble is one that carries with it manythereto attached,him.we regret to loseHis life is a story of fiction, hisforward movement has been continuous. and his success is attributed tostrict devotion and study of his chosen vocation. He started in thesugarbusiness in the year of 1894 at Chino, California, where he was on theground when the factory was started.and waited at the gate for a positionfor 14 days, when he was finally givennew duties, including the managementof the corporation railroad, but noone doubts the ability ot Mr. Noble to cope with every exigency andcope witn every exigency his efforts will bring with them the same success that has made for hima job in the yards shoveling beetsout of cars. In those days they didnot havewedrop bottom cars like have today, From that position he was promoted to the filterI!an enviable reputation during hisyears of stay in this city.presses,from the filter presses he was promoted to second carbonation, thence tofirst carbonation, and from there hei ♦ nFred, as he was more familiarlyknown, has been a friend to the farmer, he has been a friend to the laborer, he has been a citizen whose interworked on all stations throughout the house. He was made beet end foreman at the age of 19 years and advanced to the position of superintendent at the age of 21, and served ins*est in the welfare of Rocky Ford andthat capacity until he came to Rockyithe Arkansas Valley will be sorelymissed, as there was no movementfor the betterment of mankind andthe progress of the community as a whole, that failed to receive hishearty co-operation He has servedas director o fthe ('at 1 in Canal company.Ditchdirector of the Rockv FordFord at the age of 26 from Oxnard, {,California, June 4, 1904, and startedin running night shift as superintendent of the Rocky Ford plant.fn■:|21905 he was promoted to the super- j cintendency of the plant and in 1911 j twas made manager of the Rocky Ford 1 (Association, president of theLamar Canal Company, vice-presidentof the Manval Canal Company, director of the Arkansas Valley Fair Association, director of the Otero county Agricultural Club, and was instrumental in aiding the development ofthis club, which has been recogniz-factory and in 1912 wras made manager of all the American Beet Sugarcompany interests in Colorado, including the Las Animas, and Lamar factories and the farms of the Ark-iansas Valley, and today has reachedthe high position of manager of thelargest sugar mill under the controlof the American Beet Sugar comed as the most progressive and educational instution of its class in theUnited States today. Mr. Noble wasrecently elected president of the StateDuroc-Jersey Association; he is a stock holder in the Rocky Ford Na-pany.*♦WEATHER♦♦Fair tonight and Tuesday ♦♦ with westerly wind.♦Ijttional bank; he was one of the boardf
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Oxnard Daily Courier
Oxnard, California, US
Mon, Oct 29, 1917
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