Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24


her income well and she Is rich and respected
TabOr's son Maxcey is a successful business
man. and he l. fast accumIlatlng fortune.
He manages the Brown Palace Hotel here and
his wife Is considered the most beautiful woman
in Denver
How A CARPENTER MADE FORTUNE.
This hotel is one of the finest buildings in the
Union. and the story of its construction gives
some idea of the ups and downs of this western
country. 1t was built by a man named Henry
Z. Brown, who began lie mere a carpenter
and who worked for years at regular days
wages He managed to save enough money to
buy tract of $50 acres of land on the cactus
hill! near the village of Denver. and he paid the
government for this 81 % per acre. The land
had no water and the people all laughed at his
folly. too Denver gradually grew and Browns
land became valuable. For years ii was all he
could DO to pay the taxes, and he was advised
to sell He preferred to starve and hold on
Then the Leadville boom came and money
flowed into Colorado. Denver prospered and
it soon surrounded his farm. Ten acres of it
was bought for the capitol building and the
rest WAS cut up into town lots, and upon these
the finest houses of Denver are built The re-
suit was that Brown made fortune. and he put
something, like a million dollars OF 1t into this
hotel 1t has been finished only about year.
but / am told that his managers are already
making profit of 800 900 month out OF it.
MoFFAT AND HIS MILLIONS.
David II. MoffIt il another Denver millionaire
who has nai a varied career. He began life as a
messenger boy in the New York Exchange Bank
.ad ne now has bank Of his own here in
Denver and owns mines and stocks and gold
galore. He II one OF the chief owners of the
Creed mine and he took hold ~ the property
winch Greed discovered and built q railroad TO
II. He ,lere!Ope1 the mines thoroughly that
Creet Il today one OF thc largest shipping ports
IN the United States. and /: l. said that the
opening Of this camp saved the Denver and Bio
Grande road from bankruptcy. NOffas made
his first money In mining sDeculatlOns In The
Little Pttsburg. which Melted him a large
sum. His first capital here was made in bank
ing. He came from View York to Iowa TO take
place as teller in n bank IN Des Aoines Here
he attracted the attention of capitalist who
wanted to start a bank in Omaha. and Young
Moffat was made the cashier of that bank.
He was in Omaha when the Pixies Peak ex-
citement came and at that time he came
west He specialized here in groceries and
other staples which were needed for shipment
TO the mines and he soon got into banking. He
J. now president of the First National Bank OF
Denver. ard he was acting as such when the
famous bank robbery of a few wears ago oc-
Cured Every one remembers the storv 4
man came into Mofats private room a. the
bank and holding up a bottle which he said
contained nitro glycerine said he would blow
Moffat. the bank and himself into eternity if
NOffat wouli not write ont for him check
for $4,000 and give him the money for it.
Moffat looked into the mans eve and he
thought he was desperate and to make long
story short. he walked with him To the cashiers
desk and gave him the money. The man took
II and rushed out. and though the police were
Immediately put on his track he escaped. lam
told that in seeking him they found the bottle
which had terrified Mofat. and this on being
analyzed found to contain nothing but
water Not long ago a man stepped into Mof-
fats private room at the bank and said
Mr.. MOffat. there comes time in every
mans life when if assistance ia given him he
BECOMES a wealthy man and il refused he be-
comes a beggar. am in Just that situation"
II hnve been in that situation myself" re-
Piled Moffat. land Mr.. Chanee mlde me what
! am What is your proposition? If 1 can
hep Won 1 will"
The man told his story and the result WIS
that Moffit s.aked him and made him fortune
THE KoUNTZ BROTHERS.
Among the richest bankers in the United
States are the hountz Brothers. They have
banks in New YORK. Omaha and here, and their
operations extend to all parts OF the United
States. They come. / think. from eastern
Ohio originally. and they were brought up on a
farm where their father hId located when he
landed in this country from Sayony. Aftera time