121 Years Ago
The August 18, 1904 Colorado Transcript included an article titled “Golden Furnishes Much ‘Staff of Life’ Material,” which described Golden’s two flour mills. Both were powered by Clear Creek.
The Rock Flour Mill on 9th Street had a capacity of 400 sacks of flour per day. Their warehouse on 8th Street had a storage capacity of 30,000 bushels. They produced two brands of flour at the time: “Shogo” and “Pride of Golden.” They also sold hay and feed, averaging 75 carloads (railroad freight cars, that is) per month.
The Rock Flour warehouse is still extant, on 8th Street at Cheyenne.
The Golden Milling Company was located on Ford Street, on the north side of Clear Creek. They produced 300 sacks of flour per day, their brand being “Pride of the West.” Their elevator, which was located next to the railroad tracks on 8th Street, had capacity to store 50,000 bushels of wheat. They also sold hay, grain, feed, and other mill products, ranging from 75 to 100 carloads per month.
The Golden Mill produced flour until the 1950s and continued as a feed store for another 60 years. Today, it’s a wildly successful food hall. They still sell fine grain-based products.
