C. R. Brink, A. B. Williams, Red Wing… (The Saint Paul Daily Globe, Friday Morning, October 3, 1879, Page 4)
Sibley Street Block. The contractors are: For the brick work, Messrs. Brink & Williams, of Red Wing… The whole has been placed under superintendence of Mr. Wm. Brink, of the firm above named. Mr. Brink may be said to be a builder by blood, inheritance and training, his great grandfather, grandfather, uncles and cousins having followed the business, and his father, a leading contractor in New York, having placed him in charge of important work from the time he was fifteen years old. He was principal of his firm when it had the brick work contract at the union depot, when his late uncle, the Hon. C. R. Brink, was a member of the firm. The firm is now composed of William and Alonzo Brick, brothers, and Wm. B. Williams. (The Saint Paul Daily Globe, Friday Morning, May 6, 1881, Page 2)