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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-03-19
GREAT COLORADO "EMPlRE
BUILDER" sUccuMBs TO DIS.
EASE IN NEW YORK.
HAD WONDERFUL RECORD
Dead Man Is Said 10 Have Done More
for His State Than ANY Other Per.
Wisest and Mos. Just of Rich Men
--Moffat Road His Big Venture.

New York. March 1S.--David II.
Moffat. banker and railroad man OF
Denver. died here today from the after
effects of the grip. Mr. Moffat yes
terday was up and about his apart -
nents in the Belmont hotel In usually
good spirits. Shortly after o'clock
today he had chill and returned to
bed. a short time thereafter he died
while being assisted TO turn over by
his nurse. He was 70 years old.
Several years ago Mr. Moffat had
severe attack OF pneumonia which
weakened his lungs. Two months ago
he came here on business and four
days ago caught n heavy cold which
the doctors diagnosed as grip
symptoms of pneumonia developed,
but the superficial indications after
death were that only small part OF
one lung had become congested. Death
was due directly 10 weak heart, Sc
vcrely taxed once before, which sue
cunbcd TO what not otherwise would
have been a dangerous strain.
In fact. although Mr.. Moffat kept to
his rooms from the time he was taken
III, he was not confined to his bed.
but spent part Of his time lying down
and part Of IL In an easy chair with
few occasional steps from room to
room. His business associate. William
q. Evans. who Is president Of the
Denver City Tramway company. and
vice president of the Denver, North
western. y Pacific railrqad, of which
Mr.. Moffat was president. was not
alarmed for him. Only the house
physician and the nurses were in the
room.
Mr. Moffat came to this city short
ly before Christmas with Colonel
Leonard Eicholtz Of Denver, president
of the Western Coal company of that
city. and also director of the First
National bank of Denver. Mr.. Etc
holtz returned to Denver In a few
days, where he died. This death. to-
gether with the deaths of Senator
Hughes of Colorado and Senator Ell
kihs. of West Virginia. greatly op-
pressed Mr.. Moffat and. according 10
the house physician. he frequently re-
ierred to his departed friends and
grew melancholy
Funeral arrangements had not been
announced tonight. but II Is assumed
that the body will be taken to Dan
yer for burial.
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El Paso, March tS.--Wherever Ma
dcro and his 1000 insurrcctos are en-
camped. his movements and designs
arc causing unconcealcd speculation
among the federal troops at Juaroz.
Mexico, which Is guarded by only 500
men. At casas Grandcs, 125 miles 10
the southwest, Colonel Garcia Cuellar
OF President Diaz's personal staff. ac-
cording TO late reports. Is still nurs :
ing a wounded arm. lie ~ preparing
to march northward with his 700 fed
eral troops which form tho main
strength of the Mexican army in the
north.
Between cnellar and General Nayar-
ro at Juarez. Madero il drawing to-
ward him all the insurrectos who
heretofore have been scattered, with
view to preventing a junctnre of the
federal forces. That Madero again
will attempt to take casas Grandes
and establish In II Il base of supplies
and by keeping down the bridges
along the Mexican National and Mexl-
can Northwestern railroads. VIII en-
deavor 10 prevent any addition To the
federal strength at Juarez, Is given out
by the junta here as IA fact based on
messages from Madero himself
For 10 days Madero Is reported To
have been busy equipplng his men
Herds Of cattle have been driven into
the war zone held by the insur-
rectos and the lnsurrecto leader Is
reported TO have been able 10 give
each of his men 200 rounds Of am
mnnltion. Refugees who have been
able TO get through from casas
numerous nsurrecto bands. one Of
the latest arrivals stated that several
hundred insurrectos We're Il few miles
south Of Juarez. In the last week the
federal troops have not yentnred out
of Juarez.
Reports that nsurrectos e'tored III
Paso within the last "A hours aAd
were reinforced by more Americans,
received partial confirmation today
when at daylight 1t was found that Il
cannon which had adorned the public
square had disappeared. North from
Chuhalhau To the Texas border the
people living in small towns are re-
ported to he enduring great suffering
because of the stopping of railroad
traffic. Terrazas has a smelter, where
about 200 people, some of them Amerl-
cans, are employed. The members Of
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More Troops Arrive.

galveston, Texas, March ls.-WitlI
the arrival today at Fort Crockett of
approximately 5000 soldiers from coast
artillery posts along the Atlantic sea
board, the movement Of troops TO Texas
apparently has been completed. The
men who arrived on the TRANSPORTS
sumner, Mcclellan and Kllpatrlci;
after an eight-day voyage from Hamp-
ton Roads. We're keenly disappointed
when then learned that an air OF
mystery still enveloped the so-called
inaneuvers. They expect their stay
mere To be of short duration
The transports brought 30 days ra
tons FOR 1000 men and half a million
rounds Each man aboard ship was
provided with two pairs of strong rus
set shoes after they left Hampton
Roads. indicating that some hard field
service Is expected of them.
The brigade to be commanded by
Brigadier General 4. l.. Mills Is now
complete. the troops who arrived to-
day forming the two other provisional
regiments. one regiment is In COM
inand OF Lieutenant Colonel c. =.
To"nsley and the other is In charge
OF Colonel John b. White.
The brigade will be held ready 10
move on moments notice,
More supplies are being ordered and
VIII be stored aboard the transports,
which indicates that the three ships
VIII remain here. The contract fot
b,o00 pounds OF frozen beef was
awarded tonight.
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colonia Dublan Surrounded.

colonla Dublan, Mexico. March H..
via III Paso. March lS.-ThIs town,
which is few miles from Casas
Grandes, is surrounded by insurrectos.
IT Is believed Madero Is near here and
Is planning another attack on casas
Grandes. The federal troops keep
closely IN the town. Several days ago
some troops appeared outside the
buildings to bury some soldiers, pre-
sumably those Killed in the fight with
Madero. How the people around here
are going to live has become serious
question, as the presence of troops
from both sides makes journeys into
the country dangerous. Fortunately
the natives are able to live on tor
tlllas, or corn cakes, and the supply Of
corn is not yet exhausted.
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NEXT MOVE OF GOVERNMENT
FEvERiSHlY AWAiTED-SAN
ANTONIO FILLED.
STRANGE PREPARATIONS
Southern Pacific Yards Are placed at
Army's Disposal and ARRANGEMENTS
Are Made for Quick Get Away
stock Cars Stand Rcady-Troops
Continue to Arrive.

san Antonio. Texas. March ls.--.rhc
ar was electrical tonight with rumors
oi important developments in Mexico
anu oi the movement of the man
euver division to the border. The
return OF lose Yves Lmantour To
Mexico IN part accounted for this.
newspaper man who returned
from the city of Mexico said sensa-
tionnl developments were TO be ex
pected lie said the story of the ston-
His OF The Diaz palace was untrue.
At the mancuver camp nearly overv
preparation was denial of the story
oi mere drill and tactics Eight tracks
nave been cleared In the Southern
Pacliic yards. "Skids" and runways
nave Dccn constructed so that loading
OF eight troops can be effected stimuli
iancously The entire yard has been
cleared 50 that nothing will hinder the
regular army in the cxent of any
emergency.
That these eight tracks arc at tho
dlsposal' of the government was nd
ihitted by an official OF the Southern
Pacific. who, In the same breath, told
OF the bedding" Of lot or stock ears
mat are being stored In the Southern
Pacific yards.
second official said Il representa-
i've OF the government asked him
'hat II IN the event stock cars were
not available for the shipments of
horses, how many animals could be
loaded into ordinary 30 or 4O-foot box
cars. Inquiry was also made If the
railroad would undertake 10 handle
soldiers In box ears in an emergency.
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DRINKING A CRIME
FOR AUTO DRIVERS

Chicago March lS,--Drlnking while
on duty as chauffeur or before go-
ing on duty viii be considered mis-
deineanor in Chicago hereafter, ac-
cordlng to Municipal Judge Newcomer,
who today fined Charles Jones, chauf-
feur for T.. |, Cudahy, $50 and costs
Il consider II one Of the very worst
offenses that can be committed" said
the judge, ITO drink when you have
to drive an automobile. We have got
to do something to put Il stop 10 this
wholesale killing of people and we've
decided to begin here"
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New York, March 1s,-The Mexican
vice consul here, Manuel 4. Esteya.
made long statement 10 the press
today in which he confirmed that un-
derstanding that Senor Litnantour. the
Mexican minister of finance, Is the
bearer of proposals FROM the insur-
rectos to the administration.
Permit me - say" he urged.
that 1t seems to me u great mistake
tor the newspapers to print from day
10 day rumors from the Texas border
as to whether Mr. Limautour Will be
permitted To make the journey safely
across Mexico. He is returning 70
Mexico with important plans regard-
lhs reforms and the general iuproye-
ment Of the country"
This fact" tho vice consul argued.
should be regarded as Of the great
est importance but the publication of
rumors that insuroetos may burn
bridges ahead Of Senor Limantour's
train, he believes. might "incite indI-
FIduals who had not thought of such
a thing to interfere with his prompt
return
As matter of fact, II Is known
that members OF the Madero family
here have advised Francisco |. Ma
dero, provisional insurrecto president,
not to block Senor Limantours jour
ney
Heretofore all the government pros
nuneiamentos have referred TO the in-
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VATICAN AND PREMIER
STILL REMAIN AT ODDS

Madrid, March lS-The yatican's re-
ply to the most recent note from the
Spanish government has been received
and proves to be IA reitsration of the
earlier refusal to resume negotiations
regarding the application of the re-
llgious associations law until the GOV
ernment reaches an accord with the
vatican before the measure is intro
duced In parliament
Premier canaleias insists he will as
slst in tho presentation of the bill
without consulting the Holy See.
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Only a Great Test.

Washington, March lS.-One of the
principal questions which the war de-
paftment hopes to settle as result
OF the maneuyers In Texas and Cali
fornia Is whether the army as noN
organized is provided with an over
stock or with an insufficient equip
ment of wagons. tents and supplies.
THIS Is u matter over which there
has been n division of opinion among
army officers, some holding that the
army would be hindercd on a march
by the large amount of impedimenta
it carries, while others think 1t should
be even more heavily equipped
Major General Leonard Wood, chief
OF staff, in discussing the maneuvers,
said that another question which was
to be. decided was whether there
should DE reorganization of the cav
airy. 1t ls contended this branch of
the service should be more In accord
with the system in use in several
European countries where the size OF
the cavalry with each division of the
army Is much smaller than in this
country. He explained that on the
present army basis a division OF
troops when on complete army foot
Ing would spread over II or II miles
when marching.
To determine whether this was too
unWieldly a body and whether il
could be reduced in certain respects
the troops will be formed into COM
pete divisions.
More Preparations.
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NEWSPAPER INDICTED.

Savannah, Ga, March 1s.-The Daily
News Of Brunswick Ga, was indicted
by the United States grand jury
which adjourned here yesterday, for
violation Of the postal laws by pub
fishing ayertisements of a lottery. on
January 25 last, the paper advertised
a drawing for a lot and that issue
was excluded from the mails. Other
offenses are charged.
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Moffat's Career.

Denver, March lS.--tor many years
David II. Moffat has been recognized
as Colorado's leading citizen. His con-
nection with the development Of the
state had gained for him the name of
empire builder" Perhaps his greatest
recent work of development was the
Denver, Northw cstorn * Pacific rail-
road, known as the Moffat road, In
honor of the builder, This road. 'ex
tending from Denver TO Salt Lake
through rich but undeveloped sec.
tion of northern and northwestern
Colorado, was started In the year 1903
and has been completed beyond Steam
boat Springs. Colo. Since traffic
started over the line several years ago
the road has been a money maker.
Mr.. Moffats connection with the de-
velopment of the mining industry of
the state dated back to the early days
of Leadyille ana other OF the older
camps. He was interested in nHre
than 100 mining companies either as
sole owner or as heavy stockholdcr.
II was perhaps as a banker that Mr..
Moffat was best known throughout the
'"'''''' 40 pi'HiHNit ~ lil' tTSl
National bank Of this city, which he
was instrumental in founding, he saw
THAI institution grow from a compare.
lively small banking house to the larg-
est in the state and one Of the larg-
est in the west,
Mr.. Moffat was rated many times n
millionaire, his wealth being estimated
as high as $40 900 900
Born in New York.
Mr Moffat was born In Orange
county. New York, July .22. 1899. when
IL years old he became messenger to
the New York Exchange bank of New
York City and was soon promoted to
Il elerkshlp.
In 1855 he accepted the position as
teller to the banking house Of A. j.
stevens d Co, Des Moincs, la, ana
there became acquainted " it'll u, f..
Allen, who rendered him the position
of cashier in the Bank of Nebraska
at Omaha.
After four years of service in this
capacity Mr. Moffat started for Den
Yer by wagon train, attracted by the
stories of gold discoveries in Colo
rado,
Shortly after arriving in the cipital
city of Colorado Mr.. Moffat entered
into partnership with c. c. Wool.
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a colony Of II Greek church are at
candelarla ana at Ahumada body Of
Mexican customs officers are said to
be marooned. All these with n score
Of villages orr from the railroad but
usually supplied by wagon trains, have
been without outside aid for weeks.
Appealing messages have come from
some Of the points asking for ter
mnution of the instruction.
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INNOCENT MAN RELEASED.

was released from the penitentlary
here after serving twenty years for a
crime he did not commit 10th was
accused of numbering a fellow work
man at the Braddock furnaces and
sentenced 10 prison for life. Recently
II was discovered he was half a mile
away when the crime was committed.
Governor Tenor signed the pardon.
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TRAIN is SAFE.

SaitIllo, Mexico, March is
Southbound passenger train No. 2,
with the Llmantour party aboard.
left Saltillo at 1910 II. IN. Having
passed this point. railroad officials
feel absolutely no uneasiness for its
safety SaltIllo is 2S5 miles south
of Laredo.
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The Big Difficulties.

Perfectly, naturally 1t was the same
difficulty that was encountered by
those who pressed forward the home-
stead law The east OF those days did
not understand the need of having
homestead for the well-watered west,
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DANGER POINT
PASSED IN
SAFETY
SPECIAL TRAIN BEARING MEXl-
CAN MINISTER SOUTHWARK
is uNmoLEsTEo.
REFUSES TO Be SEEN

Are Denied and Mission
Of Minister Is Unknown-Capital
Will Give Returning Finaneier
Spectacular Weleome-Said to Be
Bearer Of Tidin9s Of Peace.
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Roosevelt, Ariz., March fS.--Stand-
ing on top of the great storage dam
President Theodore Roosevelt, at
tric button which set IN motion
mass Of grinding machinery
which in turn raised three Of the six
massive iron gates Weighing 5000
pounds apiece by this act lie off
cally opened the Roosevelt storage
dam. q part of the Salt River irriga-
tion project.
The motors. which raise the gates,
had hardly begun 10 turn before three
raging taIreais- ~ ~ ter--c9 ule- rlIshlng
through the three openings at differ
ent levels and ran madly down the
valley, where, after racing fully 60
miles, II viii be used in the irrigation
of about 250,00o acres Of land.
The scene from the dam was a
striking one. The motor cars In which
many people besides the Roosevelt
party made the 75-mile journey from
Phoenix. were packed along the road
above the artificial lake, each with
its roll of bedding strapped upon It.
as the guests must spend the night
here. on the hills hundreds of sad
die horses grazed,
Along the top of the dam. graceful
standards, bearing electrical globes,
had been erected. and Miss Roose-
welt set these alight by touching d
button, the concluding features of tho
day.
Along the top of the tower several
hundred people were crowded, ana
when Mr.. Roosevelt machine came IN
sight on the twisting road, n tre-
nendons salute Of dynamite greeted
the former president in military fash
ion.
The ceremonies were opened bv
President Ormc of the salt River Val
ley Water Users association. after
Mr.. Roosevelt had mounted the stand
and Mrs. Roosevelt, Archie and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt grouped themselves
below. President Orme introduced
Governor Sloan as chairman, and the
latter. In turn, presented all speakers.
Those who spoke were Lewis HilI,
engineer Of the project: G. j. Blan-
ehard of the reclamation service, who
read letter from Dr. Newell, and Dr,
Il. y. Fowler, president of the Ma
tlona Irrigation congress. Bishop At
wood led tho spectators In the Lords
prayer, and, later, pronounced the
benediction.
In the course of his address, Mr..
Roosevelt said.
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The Speech.

About week after | became
president, Mr.. Frederick Newell. al
rector Of the reclamation service, and
Clifford Plnchot called upon me and
told me the expectation In congress
was that the national government
would take up the irrigation projects
Of the west as an administration pol.
icy.
II knew the utter Impossibillty of
expecting tho larger schemes u be de-
yeloped by private enterprises unless
We We're content 10 have the larger
schemes become private monopolics,
which ] was not content 10 have, and
was therefore anxious to have this
piece Of work done by the only indl-
yldual that could do It Uncle Sam.
Thanks to the admirable work %
the reclamation service, under the die
rcction Of Mr., Newell, western sena-
tors and representatives In congress
were already fully awake to the needs
Of the adoption Of a national policy
for the development Of the arid and
seml-arld west through irrigation.
The difficulty, Of course, lay IN the
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for the long grass west, and In 1902,
wc found both the old east and what
YOU might call the homestead law OF
the west ignorant of the needs of n
totally different kind of work for the
development of the arid and semi-ard
west, which could not be properly de-
vclopcd except on a different line.
'rhe reclamation act. like the home
stead law, was "a law for the small
mana law for the 20-acre farmer
law for the man who farms his own
land and | say that one of the main
reasons why / desired to put 1t through
az a part of the national policy was
because the only alternative. If these
water projects were to be developed
ut all. was to have them developed
In the shape of private monopolies.
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The Dam.


The dam has been about five years
IN building. The foundation was sur
yeyed May Il, 1901. The first stone
was laid September 20, 1906, and tho
last stone was placed in position in the
parapet walls February d, 1911. The
structure Is declared to be the largest
storage dam of its kind in the United
States and. With one exception. the
largest In tho world II Is exceeded in
size only by the Assouan dam on the
River Nile
There are $4,000 cubic yards of
masonry in the dam, according to the
records of the reclamation service, and
$4,000 barrels of cement manufae-
tured from material found In the vi
cinity, We're used in its building. The
structure Is of sandstone and cement
and rises 2s4 feet above the river. II
Is l,OSO feet long on top and 10 feet
'hlck at It's base, An acre of ground
Is covered by the foundation alone
running along the top, which Is the
length Of about two city blocks, Is a
roadway 20 feet wide
The dam forms reservoir % miles
long and more than 200 feet deep. It's
capacity Is approximately 56.628, 900, 900
cubic feet, or, according To the officers
Of the reclamation service, enough
water TO submerge the state of Della
ware IN water one foot deep.
The waters from the dam will ba
used to irriSate about 100000 acres Of
Land In the Salt River valley. After
lhe water leaves the dam, aud before
II reaches the point where it is to he
used, 1t flows a distance of about 60
miles It Is then distributed through
out the land 10 be irrigated by means
Of a diversion dam.
The valley, 1t Is said, will become
one Of the richest agricultural valleys
IN the world. Crops can be raised IL
months IN the year 1t is estimated by
=. j. Blanchard, statistician for the
reclamation service. that one full crop
from this valley will equal more than
tne entire cost of the irrigation works.
lie declared that land that was not
worth one cent per acre before tho
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Congratulations and Thanks.

Il wish to congratulate all who have
taken part In this extraordinary work
here and. gentlemen, first of ALL
want 70 thank YOU for having named
the dam after me. | do not know II
u is Of any consequence 10 man
whether he has a monument | know II
Is OF mighty little consequence whether
he has a statue after he III dead
IF there could be any monument
which would appeal to any man,
surely II is this. You could not have
--dIne iAuytaln which Mould have
pleased and touched me more than To
name this great dam after me, and
thank you from my heart for having
done so.
The two material achievements
connected with my administration Of
which | am proud are this recama-
tion work in the west and the Panama
canal This reclamation act we got
through congress; the Panama canal
we got with congress tagging "A little
behind. Things happened TO come SO
In connection with Panama that | had
two alternatives before me.
'h' NaS 70 Nfile report With
recommendations and put II before
congress so that they might debate on
II, In which case they would be de-
batting 1t still, and the Panama canal
would have been 40 or 80 years In the
future; the other WAS to take possess
sion of Panama, start the canal and
then force congress TO debate me in
stead Of the canal.
"'fhe former alternative Is carried
on with great spirit in certain news
papers to the present day, and as
long as II pleases them. | certainly
have 10 objection whatever. But,
meanwhile, the canal is going on"
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More Preparations.
Portland, Ore, March 1S.--Adjutant
General FINER of the Oregon Ma
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Fair.
TolnorfOW--I'alr. T..
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THE CONTEST

Is Well under way. Now Is
the time 10 enter.