People

: James Pearley Johnson; He was born in Whatcheer, Iowa, and worked as a mine foreman, a laundry wagon driver, and as an employee of U.S. Bank. After two years in Gilman with his new wife, Alice (Glasco) Johnson, they moved to Mesa County, where they raised tomatoes in greenhouses on River Road beginning around 1912. He suffered a heart attack shortly after getting their highly successful tomato business off the ground, and his wife took over much of the labor until they were able to get hired help. They then lived for a time in Gran junction, where he worked as a bank teller. They later moved to Pomona, and he again farmed.

: James Philip Maxwell; James Philip Maxwell was elected to the first Colorado state senate in 1876, and again in 1896, both times serving as president pro tem. He was elected mayor of Boulder in 1878 and county treasurer in 1880. From 1882 to 1888 he surveyed land in western Colorado, including Steamboat Springs. From 1888 to 1893 he was appointed state engineer by the governor and lived in Denver.

: James Philip Maxwell; Elected to the first Colorado State Senate in 1876 and again in 1896. Elected mayor of Boulder in 1878 and county treasurer in 1880.

: James R. Silliman; He arrived in Collbran in the 1910's with his wife Maria Silliman, who had tuberculosis and was advised to move to a drier climate. Had a beef contract to feed the convicts who were working on the Plateau Canyon road.

: James Rufus Franklin; He was born in Missouri, but was living in Arkansas just before moving to Roan Creek, Colorado, where he homesteaded with his wife and children in 1887. He was a farmer.

: James S. James; Superintendent of mining for the Radium Company of Colorado in the area around Gateway in the 1920's.

: James Scott Shaw; He was born in Pennsylvania. He came to Mesa County, Colorado in 1910. His doctors advised that he come to the West because of his asthma. He had the Little Dolores Ranch on Pinon Mesa. With the backing of Eastern capital, he also leased the S Cross Ranch, one of the biggest ranches on the Western Slope. He ranched for a few years until he got interested in mining. He mined for vanadium in the Polar Mesa, Utah area, which is near Paradox, Colorado. He later co-owned an auto dealership called the Midland Garage, with H.O. Eastman and Ray Eastman (the Eastmans had previously been in the livery and feed business). According to James Earl Shaw, his son, the business was located at 619 Main Street in Grand Junction. It opened in 1916 or 1917 and sold Collier, Pam and Mitchell automobiles. The Harris Garage later occupied the same spot. He owned the first car to drive into Gateway.

: James Seymour; Photographer based in Aspen, Colorado in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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