Colfax County NM Archives History - Businesses .....Cimarron 1912
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  CIMARRON. Pop 1,200. Colfax county. It is located on the St L R M & P and C &
N W Rys 47 miles s w of Raton the county seat. Cimarron is known as the key to
the "Kingdom of Colfax;" the title is said to be peculiarly fitting for the
prosperous little city in the eastern foothills of the Sangre de Christo range
in truth holds the great wealth of mountain hill and valley of forest mine and
stream in a territory 35 miles s e to w by 50 miles n to s and the key to the
western slopes of the Rockies to Cimarron Canyon and Taos pass the lowest pass
in the great range for trans-continental railways. It has an ample supply of
pure water reservoirs high up in the mountain pockets piped down. The natural
advantages and resources all tend to make this the coming city of the county of
Colfax and give it much prestige as an agricultural and mining center. There are
great coal fields in the Ponil valley nearby and millions of feet of uncut pine.
Vast herds of cattle and sheep graze on the adjacent ranges. The region all
about is one of the finest in the world for apple orchards. The best watered
valleys in the west are here making this locality one of the richest garden
spots to be found anywhere. Irrigation is making this a very attractive and
prosperous country.

These irrigated lands are yielding prodigious crops and the system of irrigation
is being extended and- enlarged every year through a systematic distribution of
the inexhaustible water supply. The lumber, mines and orchards are already
producing large fortunes. There are no insects here and apple orchards are very
healthy and frost damage is very rare. The largest orchard in this region has
met with but one crop failure in thirty-five years. There is enough choice
orchard land now under irrigation to grow 1,500,000 apples. There is an
excellent water system. A franchise for an electric light and power plant is now
pending and a well-equipped plant will doubtless be erected at once. There are
several churches, fine schools, a good bank, 5 hotels and the Bell telephone
service. A weekly newspaper the News and Citizen is published. Exp W F & Co. Tel
W U. 
Geo Chandler P M. 
ANTLERS HOTEL, BYRON L Connell Propr, Modern Throughout, Rates Reasonable.
    (See adv.) 
Barela Candido, gen store. 
Bass Clarence R, phys. 
Brooks Mercantile Co, Fred W Brooks mngr, gen store. 
Brush Lyman, drugs. 
Charette Eulogio, saloon. 
Chesworth Jno E, architect. 
Cimarron Building & Loan Assn, Norman Wilkins sec. 
Cimarron Furniture Co, Jas T Fulton mngr.
CIMARRON HARDWARE CO, W B Hickman Mngr, Hardware, Paints, Oils and Plumbing.
    (See adv.)
Cimarron Improvement Co. 
Cimarron Lumber Co, Chas O Pease pres. 
Cimarron News & Citizen, Alb E Schroeder pub.
Cimarron Townsite Co, D B Cole sec. 
Cimarron Valley Land Co. 
Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Co, H G Frankenberger gen mngr. 
COLE DAVID B, REAL ESTATE, Loans and Investments, Notary Public.
CONNELL BYRON L, PROPR Antlers Hotel and Dealer in Real Estate. (See adv.) 
CONTINENTAL TIE & LUMBER CO, H G Frankenberger Gen Mngr.
Cook Oroville, feed. 
Cordova Perfecto, saloon. 
Cox Aurey C, garage. 
Ellis Herman C, jeweler.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Capital $25,000), H H Chandler, Pres; C R Bass and
    J M Heck, Vice Pres; A W Vasey, Cashr. (See adv.)
FRANKENBERGER HENRY G, GEN Mngr Continental Tie & Lumber Co. 
Funke Herman A, propr Swastika Hotel. 
Grand Hotel, Mrs Mary Lynch propr. 
HICKMAN W B, MNGR CIMARRON Hardware Co and Justice of the Peace. (See p 173.) 
Hoover A C, blksmith. 
LAIL & WILKINS (JAS T LAIL, Norman Wilkins), Farm Implements and Blacksmiths. 
Lambert Henry, saloon. 
Livingstone Jas, saloon. 
Lynch Mrs Mary, propr Grand Hotel. 
Masten H B, phys. 
Matkin Supply Co, O F Matkin mngr, gen store.
Menapace Jos, saloon.
Moreno Valley Land Co, D B Cole sec. 
New Mexico Land Sales Co. 
OXFORD HOTEL, GEO SULLIVAN Mngr, Bar and Cafe in Connection. (See adv.) 
Proctor Jas A, saloon. 
Remley Geo E, lawyer. 
Riddle Jno L, restaurant. 
ROGERS, WHITEMAN & CO (JAS O Rogers, Wm E Whiteman, Thos A Brooke, Geo Crocker),
    Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Furniture,  Drugs and Feed. 
St James Hotel, Henry Lambert propr. 
Schroeder Alb E, pub Cimarron News & Citizen. 
Sims Jno H, gunsmith. 
Sivran Henry, hardware. 
SULLIVAN GEO, MNGR OXFORD Hotel. 
Swastika Hotel, Herman A Funke propr. 
Toson Jno, baker. 
Valentine Robt, barber. 
Watson Frank H, barber. 
Whitmarsh Alice M, dentist. 
WILKINS NORMAN, GENERAL Insurance. (See adv.)
Willson Geo W, harness.
Willson Geo W & Co, G W Willson mngr, saloon.
Wiseman Steve, meats.


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POLK'S NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
PICTORIAL STATE GAZETTEER
AND
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FIRST STATEHOOD EDITION
1912-1913
VOLUME NO. 1
R L. POLK & CO., PUBLISHERS
MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS ST. PAUL, MINN.
PUBLISH ALSO GAZETTEERS OF
TEXAS, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, WYOMING, UTAH, IDAHO,
OREGON, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, WEST VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA, IOWA, KANSAS, MISSOURI,
ALABAMA, OKLAHOMA, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI,  KENTUCKY, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN,
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CALIFORNIA.


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