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DAVID H. MOFFAI AS STATE BUILDER GAVE HIS LIFE AND MONEY FOR THE WEST. Denver and Salt Lake Railroad His Last and Greatest Effort-Others Taking Up the Work From Which He Was Called by Death. . (Rocky Mountain News.) No story of state building, in Colorado or elsewhere, can be complete without some reference to the men whose energy and clear vision have been necessary for the development of the natural resources of the state. And no list of state builders in Colorado, however short, could be complete without the name of David H. Moffat, who for fifty years was a pillar of strength in the structure of Colorado's business, and who in that period was untiring in his effort to forward the growth and the prosperity of state and of the city of Denver. The career of David H. Moffat, told in the tersest language, is romantic and full of Interest. He be gan life as a poor farm boy in New York state, and after a career of business triumphs and financial suecesses that come to very few men, he died under such circumstances as to warrant the statement that he gave all he had, and even life itself, to forward the plans he had laid for the advancement of the Interests of the community in which he lived. And, in spite of his personal disappointment, the value and practicability of his purposes have so commended themselves to other men, that their realization already seems to be well assured. He was born in Orange county, N. Y., July 22, 1839, and at the age of 12 he left home and went to New York city, obtaining work in the New York Exchange bank as a messenger boy. His services were pleasing to his employers and his promotion was rapid. When he was 16 he held a position as assistant teller, and soon after received an offer of employment in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was for a time teller for the firm of A. J. Stevens & Co. In 1857, when he was 18, he was offered the position of cashier of the Bank of Nebraska, in Omaha. He filled this responsible position satisfactorily for four years, and when, through no fault of his own, the affairs of the bank became entangled, the difficult task of settling its business was- assigned to him. The work of liquidation was splendidly performed, with the final result that a" surplus was distributed among the stockholders, where a complete loss had been expected. At this time the undeveloped wealth of the Rocky Mountain region was beginning to arouse interest in the East, and Omaha was the starting point of many overland parties. David Moffat detremined to join the company of Pike's Peak adventurers, and laid his plans with a care and good judgment that went far toward insuring their success. In partnership with C. C. Wool-