Located at the west corner of G and Second streets, a lumber yard had been established by V. C. Davenport, with a railroad siding in the rear. A load of wood roof shingles was ready for delivery to a new home site. The fenced area (at left) was a livery stable that became the base of operations for E. G. Hellman’s Turret & Whitehorn Stage Line in 1903. Steve Frazee Collection., The Salida Lumber Company was located at 200 G St. in Salida, Colorado. V.C. Davenport was the president and manager of the Salida Lumber Company, the Salida Granite Company, and First National Bank.
