1911 Colorado Business Directory, Blanca, Costilla County http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/costilla/directories/1911-blanca.txt Transcribed by Joy Fisher November 20, 2004 1911 Business Directory listing for Blanca, Costilla Co. This file was extracted from: 37th Annual Volume The Colorado State Business Directory WITH A Complete Classified Directory of the Entire State, Including Mines, Reduction Works, Etc. 1911 DENVER, COLORADO THE GAZETTEER PUBLISHING CO. ESTABLISHED 1871 JAMES JR. IVES, MANAGER 1911 ================================================= BLANCA. A new, prosperous and rapidly growing town at the junction of the San Luise Southern and D. & R. G. R. Rs. in Costilla county, 20 miles east of Alamosa. Beautifully situated five miles from the base of Mount Blanca. Has an abundant supply of water and good wells can be had at a depth of from 4 to 40 feet. Population 1,000. Allen V D, meat market. Andrus H L, clothing. ARTHUR M, mgr Costilla Lumber Co. AUDRAIN L C, physician and surgeon. AUDRAIN BROS DRUG CO, drugs, stationery, etc. Barrick E C, photographer. Bean Luther, prin school. Bean W G, fuel and feed. Beaulieu E, furniture and undertaker, mayor. Big Bear M Co, J S Gilbert pres, J A Marshall sec. BLANCA CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CO, M Arthur treas and mgr, R Q Mills sec. BLANCA CONSOLIDATED MINES CO, L C Audrain pres, L F Bottens vice-pres, A F Neely sec. Blanca Employment Agency, E C Barrick mgr. Blanca Hotel, J B Milford prop BLANCA LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLE, A M Potts prop. Blanca Paint & Wall Paper Co7 J D Copp prop. Blanca Public Hall, Krapff & Coordes prop. Blanca Record, F E Griffith ed. BLANCA STATE BANK, T D Nash pres, W F Cerveny vice-pres, R F Carr, cash. CARPENTER REALTY CO, H B Carpenter Jr and John I Carpenter, real estate, loans & ins. CARR R F, cash Blanca State Bank and town treas. CEBVENY W F, vice-pres Blanca State Bank. Colorado Tel Co, W G Raish local mgr. Commercial Club, Harry Roe pres, T N Peterson sec. Connor R R, r r and exp agt. Copp J D, town marshal and street commissioner. COSTILLA LUMBER CO, M Arthur mgr, building supplies of all kinds. COSTILLA SECURITY ABSTRACT CO, A E Mackintosh pres and treas, J L Furnee vice-pres and sec. Curry W A, plasterer. Duke R S, grocer. Evans & Griffith, props Blanca Record. FURNEE J L, vice-pres, sec The Costilla Security Abstract Co Gentry W B, second hand goods GOOCH RICHARD, blacksmith and horseshoer. Good G H, barber. Gordon R, barber. Hancock L, hardware. Hotel Waldorf, Rance Johnson prop. Hunter Bros, flour and feed. Kelly J W, genl mdse. Keown T D, grocer. KRAPFF M D, gasoline lamps and fixtures. Krapff & Coordes, cigars and pool. LIGGETT J R, justice peace and police magistrate. LIGGETT & SON J R, hay, grain and livery. Lucero Carpio, hay and grain. MACKINTOSH A E, pres and treas The Costilla Security Abstract Co. Mang Chas A, shoemaker. Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev H C Warner pastor. MILLS R Q, sec Blanca Concrete Construction Co and postmaster. MINOR C S, hardware and farm implements. Morris & Price, carpenters. NASH T D, pres Blanca State Bank, real estate, notary, town atty. NEELY A F, San Luis Valley lands, loans and ins, notary pub. Newton Lumber Co, A A Ladd mgr. Old Kentucky Home, Mrs J W Sale prop. Paige E M, notions. POTTS A M, prop Blanca Livery, Feed & Sale Stable. Rainbow Skating Rink, Lawrence & Lytle props. Raish W G, auto garage. SAN LUIS VALLEY NEWS (w), George E Wood ed and pub. Simpson Chas, confectionery and ice cream. Skinkle J W, genl mdse. Skinner C N, jeweler. Smith C H W, civil engineer. Southern Hotel, Mrs Katie C Bishop prop. Spangler F A, plumber. Stephens A E, grocer. Stersic C E, bakery and restrnt. Warner H C, town clerk. WEAVER A M, real estate, loans and insurance. WOOD GEORGE E, editor and pub San Luis Valley News. Young C J, whol hay and grain. ================================================================= All files are contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives Project (http://www.usgwarchives.net/). USGenWeb Archives Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as the source and contributor name remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual without the express written permission from the author/contributor.