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In an effort to placate suspicious farmers who felt CM&E [the Colorado Milling & <br />Elevator Company] was a monopoly guilty of price fixing, Mullen looked for ways to <br />improve CM&E’s image. J.K. instituted several measures designed to reestablish trust <br />in his company. In order to provide a sense of local ownership, subsidiary mills acquired <br />or opened by CM&E were named for the community …. <br />In this connection, it should be noted that the first and longtime name of the Louisville <br />Grain Elevator was the “Louisville Milling & Elevator Company,” and it appears to have <br />been selected for the public relations reason noted. Other legal owners of the building <br />were the Northern Colorado Elevator Company and the Colorado Milling & Elevator <br />Company. It was also called the “Denver Elevator” and the words “The Denver <br />Elevators” were painted on the side of the building even while it was owned bythe <br />Colorado Milling & Elevator Company. Despite the name changes, all of these <br />companies are believed to have been under the control of John K. Mullen. <br />(Please refer to attachment for complete history of the property.) <br />HistoricalPhoto–date unknown <br />3 <br />