She opened a pit of excellent sand, erected…
source date: 1889
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ore would have a big paving bill, sent to El Paso for ex- perts to instruct her. The first concrete side- walk to be laid in Silver City was in front of her office on Bullard street. She had so much success that others in Silver City asked her to do their concrete work. She opened a pit of excellent sand, erected a rock crusher at Bullard and College avenue, then opened a saw mill, and carpenter, black- smith and paint shops, and a rock quarry. To the success of this venture many impressive buildings and much stone and concrete work testify.

She opened a pit of excellent sand, erected a rock crusher at Bullard and College avenue, then opened a saw mill, and carpenter, black- smith and paint shops, and a rock quarry. To the success of this venture many impressive buildings and much stone and concrete work testify. The hospital-work was only one of Mrs. Warren’s civic activities. She was always work- ing for her city. She was a wheel horse in the movement, put under way by John W. Flem- ing, one of the early mayors, to raise funds for sending representatives to Santa F6 to wangle an appropriation from the Legislature to estab- lish a Normal School in Silver City. This grew into State Teachers College. She was early a member of the Women’s Club, and secretary of the Board of Education. She was a moving spirit in the Business and Profession- al Women’s Club. She was one of the prin- cipal contributors to the building of the Episcopal church and parish house in Silver City. The silver plaque which the Grand Chapter of the O. E. S. presented to her on its 25th anniversary was symbolical of the love and respect with which she was held, not only by her fraternal group, but by the community of her choice — and the larger community that was New Mexico. It was in January, 1945, that death came to this grand old pioneer — in the hospital she had visioned 63 years before.