Steve Roemer
Benson
Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913

Many of the most important business enterprises in Benson 
owe their inception to the organizing and ability of Steve 
Roemer and their continued prosperity and development to his 
resourceful business ability.  He is a business man, financier 
and politician and has done able work along all lines.  He was 
born in Kentucky, February 18, 1869, a son of Gus and Margaret 
(Dickas) Roemer, natives of Germany.  The father removed to 
Kentucky in the early 1860's and followed the cooper's trade 
in that state until his death.  His wife has also passed away.  
In their family were ten children, four of whom died in 
childhood.  Those surviving are: Adolph, a resident of 
Bowling Green, Kentucky, Emily and Charles also of Bowling 
Green; Joseph, living in Memphis Tennessee; Julia, the wife 
of J.W. Nash of Whitewright Texas and Steve of this review.

  Steve began his career when only fourteen years of age, 
when he learned watch making following that occupation 
until he became identified with the lumber business when 
he was twenty years of age.  Four years later he left 
Kentucky and came west, entering the employ of the Wells 
Fargo Express Company, with which he has since been 
connected in various capacities, being today one of 
the most able and highly esteemed men in the service 
of the corporation.  He began as a porter in California, 
and by his industry he worked his way steadily upward, 
winning promotion after promotion.  He came to Arizona 
as messenger and was soon afterward appointed agent at 
Benson in which capacity he served for twelve years 
before he was transferred to Tucson.  In Mary 1912 he 
was appointed route agent at Phoenix and on the 1st of 
July 1915 was appointed general agent at El Paso, Texas.  

In 1905 he organized the Bank at Benson and was elected it's 
president the following year.  In 1909 he organized the 
Southwest Lumber Company with a capital stock of fifty 
thousand dollars and he has been its president since that time.




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