1911 Colorado Business Directory, Swink, Otero County http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/otero/directories/1911-swink.txt Transcribed by Joy Fisher December 26, 2004 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 ================================================= SWINK. A thriving little city in the best farming country in the Arkansas Valley, on the main line of the A., T. & S. F. R. R., and at the junction of the A., T, & S. F. R. R. and the Arkansas Valley Railroads One of the largest sugar factories in the state is located here and employs a large force of men annually. Altitude 4,200 feet. Population 700. Beaty-Reynolds Trading Co, W E Gaines mgr; genl mdse & lmbr Burshears F H, livery; constable Clink Mrs L, grocer. Columbia Land & Cattle Co, C A Reynolds mgr. Deweese Mrs J R, rooming house Dowdell Lee, saloon. ENGLISH LUMBER CO R W, E C Sleeth mgr. Fanchier E E, blacksmith. Frontier House. G W Burchett prop. Gaines W E, justice peace. Glysson Geo E, saloon. Gross Geo W, barber. Hartman W E, mgr Swink Merc Co. Holmes T J, editor Swink Advocate; city clerk. Jenks O M, prin school. KINTNER W M, mayor of Swink KINTNER-POTTER MERCANTILE CO, genl merchandise. Kroboth J D, meat market. Lauster F B, plumber. Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev A Davis pastor. MORRIS F P, notary; postmaster and cash C A Reynolds & Co. O'Brien A M, R R and Exp agt. Reynolds Chas, pres C A Reynolds & Co; town treas. Reynolds & Co C A, bankers; C A Reynolds pres, J N Beaty vice-pres, F P Morris cash. Ryland T J, cigars and pool. SAVAGE S H, phys and surgeon Shelton M D, marshal. Sleeth E C, mgr R W English Lumber Co. Swink Advocate (w), T J Holmes pub. Swink Beet Sugar Factory, W H Wiley mgr. Swink Commercial Club, J B Yeoman pres, J M Powers sec. SWINK MERCANTILE CO, W E Hartman mgr, genl mdse. Swink Town Co, Chas A Reynolds pres-mgr, F P Morris sec. Todd Mrs R L, restaurant. Wall J B, fuel and feed. Woldridge H W, barber. Wright Edward, restaurant. Yeoman J V, drugs. ================================================================= 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.