The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-07
COFFIN BROS. TO SELL RANGE

Time and the development OF the
country have brought about the end
of another of the big stock ranches
of Washington. Coffin Bros. of this
city propose to subdivide and place
on the market their tract of $4,000
acres which lies across the Columbia
river and in the country directly south
of quincy and north OF the Saddle
Mountains. Demands of the fast in
creasing population of farmers for
more room for ranches has brought
about the change and the immense
range where thousands of head of cat
tie have grazed and fattened is to
become the home of wheat farmers,
fruit growers and general agricul-
turist
Land TO BE Subdividcd.
Messrs Coffin Bros. own Ii sections
of land south Of Quincy and have
many other holdings in that portion
of Washington. 1t Is a particularly
favored section and crop failures have
been practically unknown to the men
who have had ranches in that portion
of the country. The land is now be-
ing segregated and that which is to be
irrigated will be pl"ced on the mar
ket at prices ranging from $50 to $500
an acre while the wheat and grain
land will be sold at from $15 to $50
an acre. 1t is proposed to make the
terms most liberal and the require
ments will be a fifth down and the BAL
ance in five years 6 per cent A 10
per cent discount will he given for cash
the first year.
Buy Thousands of Cattle
Cattle to the number of 1000 head
have been purchased in the Methow
and other northern valleys and will I've
placed on the range this year to be fat
tened for the market this fall This
will be the last big band. in all prob
ability, to rove the hills as the big
range has Of necessity to give way to
the small rancher. Messrs. Coffin have
some Is miles of fencing in the section
and below that. farther down the Col.
Iumbia river have winter range SC
that their stock has done exceptionally
we'll but development has changed
the conditions.
Great Northern to Build.
The Great Northern railroad, follow.
ing the example of other lines, in
tends. according to report to extend
its line along the Columbia river from
below Wenatchee. following the course
of the Columbia until It strikes in to
the North Bank line at Pasco. This
extension Will, in MI probability. be
through the Coffin property or near to
it and in addition to the river trans
portation will give additional facil-
tiles in that section and open up the
land to rapid settlement. The Milwau-
kec railroad Is nov running a small
steamer regularly between Trinidad
Beverly and many other signs and
promises of development are heard.
Incidentally it may be said that all this
will be good news to a large number
of Yakima people as there Is consid-
cradle land in the section referred to
held by people of this city. DR..
George Sloan and Il number of others
hold large int rests there while many
private investments of more retatled
kind have been made there.
Land VIII Re Irrigated.
All the land is to come under irri-
cation, or very large proportion OF It..
y es'N "iAe'e thC itiSdtioi SyStcHl Will
be has not been determined. That IL
general matter affecting a very large
section of country but whatever is de-
termined upon Will bring under water
one of the largest bodies Of land un-
der an irrigation system in this state.
The subdividing Of the Coffin land
however. as already stated, marks a
change in conditions. 1t takes from
stock range an imEiAnsc tract and
places it in the hands of the husband
man. it opens up some of the best
lard in Washington to the horticul-
,urist and II carries the developing in
fluences of the small acreage plan into
n new section of the state.