Arizona republican., 1910-02-21
NEW CHAIRMAN 0F
 BOARD OF CONTROL
What the Colorado People Think of Patsy Dugan, Who Should Have
 Been an Arizonian.

Readers who closely follow irri- gation news no doubt noticed the announcement two or three weeks ago that P. J. Dugan. of Pueblo, had succeeded J. H. McCorkle as chairman
 of the local board of control of the Eighteenth Irrigation congress. Some might have feared it was the result of differences on the board. but it was solely due to MT. McCorkle's
 health. The facts and conditions are
 well set forth in an editorial in the
 Pueblo Chieftan as follows: '"rhe action of the Board of Control ,, of the National Irrigation Congress in selecting MT. P. J. Dugan to succeed Mir. J. H McCorkle, is eninentiy wise one. In Mir. Dugan the board has a man of large experience. splen- did capacity and much special knowl-
 edge regarding the matters he will
 be called upon to handle. He may 1 be expected to carry out the work
 already undertaken to the best ulti- mate advantage. and despite the un- | fortunate illness of his predecessor. coming just at time when his work was heaviest. it is quite certain that the great congress will be pushed for
 ward to as brilliant success as if l MT. McCorkle had been permitted to continue the excellent work he had already inaugurated.
 The initial selection of MT. Me- ! Corkle was wise. In the time dur 1 ing which he served as chairman he has done excellent work. laboring at
 the expense of his health and without | regard for personal considerations i Unfortunately his present illness rem i ders him unavailable at d time when d master hand is necessary at the helm, and he recognized the condition
 of affairs by rendering his resignation ! just prior to his taking trip from the city for the sake of his health ! That Pueblo contains other men
 than the one first selected who may be depended upon to advance the 1 interests of the great congress, is shown in the selection of Mir. Dugan
 He is unusually we'll qualified for tho position and it is quite certain that
 the great enterprise will not suffer
 moments setback as the result of
 the regrettable breakdown of his es-
 teemed predecessor"
 ! In the selection of MT McCorkle's
 successor. Patsy" Dugan. it appears
 that Pueblo still has man that will
 measure up to the job and he is ! said to be one of the best known
 and best liked men in the state
 Moreover. he came very near being
 an Arizonan once, as is related in
 the following sketch of his career
 which is reprinted in part. because 1 it gives sidelights on MT Dugan. and tI fAly it, nr-fh NTh
 It was published in the Colorado | Chieftain Of a recent issue:
 That famous literatus. old Cap Col 1 lier-no relation to James l.. of The Other Fellow fame-narrates that old Geronimo. the guerrilla chief of the Apaches died a natural death in the i boudoir Of his tepee.
 1 The old Injun probably never knew
 how the lack of a railroad ticket pre- ! vented his being bumped off to the happy hunting grounds via the Me-
 Mahon & Collier coroner route with 1 his nloccasins on.
 | This is cantata about the boy who
 started out to put old Geron and his tribe to s'death. It goes back twenty
 nine years or around the 1881 designa
 ton.
 1 In them days. as the nouveau riche
 have it. this particular boy was en
 route from New York city to Arizona. ! He landed at Pueb with nil save
 charts on how to catch and fry an | fnjun The brakesman wouldn't ac cept these redsllin cook rules in lieu Of transportation and the boy un-
 loaded.
 1 It's a good thing he did. In that 1 time he has amassed great position and wealth. By right of his eminence | he could upholster his baptismal name i if he so desired He could by reason
 of his John A. and Mahlon D. bank account renoVate his name so that 1t would read "P. J. d'Ugan." But the saints be praised. Glory be. He's not altered it a bit and is still Patsy" Dugan.
 P J. was born in Oswego. the county
 seat of Oswego county. in New York
 state. Oswego is on Lake Ontario. Os
 wego river and canal. and about fifty miles south of the head of the St. Lawrence river. Besides being the birthplace of P. J. it is also the home of the largest starch factory in the world.
 Some who have rubbed F. J. the
 wrong way believe that he must have
 brought an over cargo of that self same starch or stiffness to Sunville,
 owing to what they term his unpliant
 and constrained attitude.
 Just as that illustrious American. Jack Johnson. has his detractors. so has P. J. his critics. It is the penalty of greatness. Some contend that P. J.