Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-12-24
HONOR nOFFAT
WITH AN IMMENSE LOVING CUP
celoraeo's Great Railroad Builder Pre-
senseo With Magnificent
Token Of Regard.

Denver. Dec Is--Dayid H. MofYat
Denver's multi-miisionAire banker. rail-
road protector. empire builder" was
given an inkling Of the position he oc-
cupies in the hearts OF his fellow
tognsrnen al the State capitol yester-
day afternoon when he was presented
with great silver loving cup. the larg.
est loving cup ever made. The pre-
sentatlon took place In Governor Pea
body's Offices. before perhaps the most
representative gathering Of Denver
business men. considering the total
number present. ever gathered to
gether.
The presentation address was made
By former Governor Thomas. The cur
was given to Mr.. Moffat by Denver
business and professional men in
rsoogni,son Of his great work Of. single
handed. building the Denver, North
western q Pacific railroad. better
known as The Hofrat Road" which
when II ia completed from Denver 10
Salt Lake City. viii shorten the dis
A<sAN@ Ds-AHfEH ift-Aft& anu Inc IdEl1C
coast by several hundred miles. and
will open a practically new country 10
the home builder More than sixty
miles of the road are already In opera
tion: the remaining $40 miles are be-
Ing rapidly hurried TO completion.
In his presentation speech Governor
.1Omas paid a glowing tribute 70 Mr..
Morat's ability. integrity and remark.
able enterprise and foresight. together
with his kindliness and generosity.
In reply Mr.. Monat simply said:
Gentlemen, ! fully appreciate this
great honor and thank you everyone
from the very bottom of my heart"
The loving cup Is of sterling silver.
forty-two and one-h half inches In height.
including the base OF Italian marble.
which is twelve and one-haH inches
high and heavily oTnamented with sill
yer. II has capacity Of seyenty-hye
pints. On one side OF the bowl is a
bust picture OF Mr.. AoHat in bold re-
lief Ave inches ia height and sur
rounded by columbines. the state
flower. The treatment OF the colum-
bine throughout the ornamentation OF
the cup is a marked feature.
On the opposite side OF the bowl 10.
in relief. Ia the following inscriptions:
Presented
TO
David H. Monat
By his business associates
of
Denver
As q tribute 10 his energy as an EN-
pire builder. his loyalty TO every in
terest of his adopted city and state.
aud above all to that broad citizen
ship. which will remain an inspira-
tion for ali the years to come In the
upbuilding OF Denver and Colorado
Also on the bowl will be found. IN
letters large and In relief:
"Mofat Road.
The Gateway OF the Rockies.
Denver. Northwestern 4
Pacific Railway
on the entire cup are eight etched
scenic views taken from photographs
Of scenes along the Moffat road. -Four
are on the cnp proper. two on the base
and two on the silver covering he
pedestal. These scenes are shown:
Sentinel Rock. Black Canon. Monu-
ment Craig, Giant PAlisade. Sphinx
Pass. Echo Clin and Trout Dome. al
within forty miles OF Denver.
The two great handles Of the cup are
silver oak branches entwined and With
applied oak leaves and acorns modeled
from nature All Of the work was done
by hand. The marble base about
which the silver has been so skilfully
applied adds dignity and strength 20
the whole.