, 1918-10-31

IS q state, and gave his help and in
fluence to avery movement tending
to develop its industries. He was one
of the original projectors and the first
president OF the Wheatland Colony
enterprise. and. with his associates,
built the unnel and canals and inaug-
urated this work of reclamation of
lands then looked upon as a desert
waste.
In Railroad Enterprise.
Recognizing that there should be
direct railway connection between the
northern and southern portions OF
Wyoming, he first proposed the issu-
ance of county bonds to build such a
line in cooperation with the Gould
and Dillon Union Pacific interests.
Later he proposed and effected the
organization of the Cheyenne &
Northern Railroad company. becoming
its president, and led in the move
ment to vote and issue bonds for con-
struction. The building OF the rail-
road, while imposing an indebtedness
GU Laramie and Converse counties.
brought about rail communication be-
tween the southern, central and fin
ally northern portions of Wyoming
and the final consummatiou OF plac.
ing Wyoming on a through north-and'
south line from Seattle to the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Mr.. Warren. as president of the
Chamber of Commerce and Board Of
Trade of Cheyenne, succeeded in a
movement to have the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy system build into
Cheyenne. and also to have the Union
Pacific establish its machine and car
shops in the city. in preference to
Nebraska and Colorado cities which
were bidding for them.
For many years after reaching
Wyoming, Senator Warren was en-
gagged in the mercantile and livestock
business. In 1871 he bought half of
the mercantile business from his then
employer, A. R. Converse. and the
firm became Converse & Warren.
Six years later Warren bought his
partners interest and established the
firm of F. E. Warren 81 Co. Several
years later the business was merged
into a corporation termed the r. 70.
warren M~eTCduLlle
Long Public Career.
BY instinct and inclination a man of
public spirit. Senator Warren from his
early manhood has taken part in all
of the great movements having for
their aim the upbuilding of the west
and the development of the entire
country. For over forty-five years he
has taken part in the activities of pub
lie life. He did not neglect the duty
a citizen owes to his community, and.
in spite of exacting business cares. he
served the city of Cheyenne as one of
It's earliest trustees, in 1872 and 1873.
and again was a member of h city
council in 1888 and 1884. Before he
was 80 he was elected a member Of
the territorial legislature and was
president Of the upper branch council
in 1884. The experience he gained in
parliamentary methods by that service
proved valuable to him when later he
became a member of the United
States Senate. In 1884 he was elected
mayor of the city of Cheyenne-no
%sinecure in those days. n was also
made treasurer of the territory of
Wyoming. He resigned the treasure
ship, also his membership in the leg
islature and his office as mayor Of
Cheyenne, when. a few days before the
Inauguration of President Cleveland.
he vas appointed governor of the ter
ritory of Wyoming by Mr.. Arthur, who
was about to end his term as Presi-
dent. Ordinarily an appointment of
that kind would terminate just as soon
as the new President could find an
other man for the place. but in this in
stance Governor Warren, a staunch
Republican, was retained in office by
President Cleveland, a staunch Demo
crat, for nearly two years.
Declines Nomination.
Prior to receiving the appointment
as governor, Warren had been unani
mously nominated by the Republicans
of the territory as their candidate for
delegate to Congress. but he declined
the nomination. And when his party
desired him to accept the appointment
as governor. even tho II appeared his
term of office would last but q few
days. he decided to accept It, belle
ing that a removal for political rea-
sons would not reflect injuriously upo
him and also believing that he owed
his party something for having de
clined to be its candidate for Con
gress.
AS soon as President Cleveland was
inaugurated and his cabinet was
formed. Governor Warren expressed 7
President Cleveland and to Mr.. Lamar.
the Secretary OF the Interior. his will
ingness to resign at any time. and
then awaited removal. But circum-
stances arose which kept him in office
for a longer time than he or his friends
expected. His party friends and
many Democratic friends urged him
to hold on to the go~vernorship at least
until after the close of the