, 1875-04-17

hneu 10 QQWebt!c FothtH, Anu dit. hAfrAH FtA[ld9
In the relation OF pioneer to atrat1c vh,cl. muat
eventually provo enormous. That this pars!cu-
lar branch haa grown important In due rather
Of tho requirements and posr|biiittaa of
tho trade. than to tho facilstiea for
itA operations. rt,ich offered thenlssl7ea, whnn,
IN 1867. llc eetab:shed his headquarters in tiiis
city. n1r Warren wah connected, far nAn7
yoars. with tho watl-known hnuae Of ". +. Nc
Leson Il Go. In Milwaukee, whefa he first begau
business Oil hiB own account in 1869. Hoon af.
tor lila removal to Chicago be esnyassed the
question Of direct cIpoFta!tun to Great Britain,
and booamo convinced OF tho feasibility of tho
project. In lbCs tho first shipment wau tnade
and since then the trade aa tl,riyen and in
craasod. Regular constgnmeats are forwarded,
by 1ir. Warren. to London. Liverpool, G1AeEow,
hnd several put-potts Of the United Kingdom
These shipments embrace provisions, fotir, aud
grain. and ara purchased hero In conspaancs
With orders. mostly autographed by Gable, from
water.
While 1t would be difficult to give exact 0g-
ures in connection with this tilect export, It Is
nafo to eAy ttrt last rear It amounted 10 fuy four
of tito keorot4ty Of tue Board OF Trade makeA no
mouton OF this interest, All overnight Which
appears singular when tho exhaustive nature Of
that ropors IL considered. lu addition To this
! account Of New York. PHILADELPHIA, and Doaton
| erain.dotlc.s. and t,oasesaoh In that direction
| business groater than = ma jnrity OF the ship
| pcrs from this cisy, Involving ; la1gs capital,
| with &c6ults Aattering to hls msnagemnht. Ca
uadian ceutrea, notably Montreal, draw conAid.
! crAbly for thcir grain through Mr.. Warrens
| agency. Aud will soon increasa their or
dafa. Tho propoaod now l.nn of steam mud
sailing vessels, in which Mr. Warren IN Bi,aEo-
holder, will afford him superior advantages in
that direction. II TO I'll these his option bual-
netA 10 added, aoms idsa sill bo conyere1 Of the
| magnitude Of tho operations in WHICH lls is nn-
gagged; tl,pse ortiu,lA are entirely and altogether
| dealt in on cDmmiAnlon.
Mr. Warren llns nttaincd dignity and ac-
| qulred Information fitting linn for tho position
| Of an authority on the Bubjoct Of Direct Trade
with England. through tho various channels Of
communication, and his statements and theories
arc most highly regarded BY gentloneu and
officials Immediately Interested therein.
| At the present timo be Ia being coi,-
sulted b4 Gov. Deyeriago on The subject.
With D Wow OF maturing opinions IN be
promulgated hereafter. In tho necessarily ro-
strtctod limits of this article, It ia impossible
to fully describe d businoss OF the variety sud
| extput which rllaractcrizes This ono OF Dir.
Warrene Suffice 1t to Hay that It ia to tho adsau-
tags OF himself and tho wlole grain intnrest.
and tllat it il conducted OH Buch Rnund financial
principles that its prosperous future IL ssaurcd.
lta example ts ono that cannot but excfte others
to try tito magnificent possibilities, and give
Chicago tho benefit Of tho wllola proi; Of q vast
grain export to foreign countries hir. Warren
has held Office In the Board OF Ttads for the
| past five or six yoaEs.-actiuE a. an arbitrator
or pirecto.,-npl Ia Inost highly regarded by h.a
associates.