In the final quarter of the 19th century, Dave Wood was the supply chain guru for the Western Slope of Colorado. His local endeavors included freighting, roadbuilding, stage line operator, ranching, wholesale distributor, and rancher.

David Wood was born in Ohio in 1851. Like many families they moved west looking for new opportunities and ended up in Kansas just as the Civil War was beginning. Bleeding Kansas was a Union State and Dave’s father Samuel was a devout Quaker who hated slavery. He e...