Olin Family Society

John-Henry-Caleb-Benjamin-William-Edgar W. OLIN

His OFS webcard: http://olinfamilysociety.org/webcards/wc17/wc17_112.html

Edgar W. Olin was a pioneering Pueblo entrepreneur and businessman. He was born on March 30, 1839, in Canton, New York. He and his wife, Henrietta, were married on March 5, 1867, in Canton. Edgar Olin eventually operated a lumber and flour business in De Kalb, New York. After 1880, he moved to Pueblo with his brothers Fred E. and Ceylon E. Olin. They immediately embarked upon a number of business ventures. Around 1886 the brothers established a steam bottling works that was touted as the largest of its kind in Colorado. The Olins bottled soda water, ginger ale, champagne, and pear cider. The Olins’ icehouse was the largest in southern Colorado. They cut ice from the City Reservoir on the north end. The Pueblo Vinegar and Pickle Company was another successful Olin enterprise. The factory produced 15 barrels of vinegar a day and employed around 30 people. Other Olin businesses included Olin & Olin Undertakers & Embalmers, the Olin Dairy, and Olin Grocers.
He died in February 1915. His brother Fred E. Olin remained in Pueblo where he continued as a prominent businessman and became president of the Pueblo Board of City Commissioners.
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