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Show C- P. It. IV Arthur N. Towoe, Esq., who commenced his railroad life as a brakoman considerably less than a euoro of years ago, is now tho General Superintendent of more miles of railway. rail-way. than any othor man in tho world. Last week tho Han Francisco and Northern Paeitio and California PaciGc roads wore placed under hia control, together with tho steamers heretofore belonging to tho hut named company. Previous to thU lft3t honor, he was General Superintendent of the Central PaciGc and Southern Pacific railroads. We question if any country oould produce a better man lor tho immense duty devolving upon tho managing head of such a vast oouoern. Conversant Con-versant with each and every detail of tho business, with raro judgmont in his selection of assistants, with a cool head in overy emergency, it niayj safely be assorted that very much of the success of the Central Paeilio has boen duo to his wisdom and eiper. ioneo. Wo felt during his serious illness ill-ness at tho Cosmopolitan Hotel, in San Francisco, last May, that his loss would he an irrcparablo ono, aliko to tho great corporation .which ho so ably fcoires and to tho States and Territories Terri-tories whose material welfare is 30 intimately in-timately connected therewith, 'day he live to soj his most sanguine anticipations anti-cipations in behalf of tho '"Central," fully realized I When that time arrives, the fondly anticipated "million a mouth" wilt be largely exceeded. |