The Caldwell tribune., 1916-11-24
City and County Intelligence
FORMER CALDWELL MAN
IN BIG SHEEP DEAL
M. B. Gwinn and Associates Buy Out
Malheur livestock Company.

Hon. NJ. B. Gwinn of Caldwell and
Boise was one of the first business
men to locate in this city. From the
very beginning of Caldwell until about
1896 he was one of the leading spirits
of this community. He was foremost
in business, active in politics and
leader in all public enterprises. He
was leader among circle OF busi-
ness men who were among the most
iarsceing and public spirited in the
northwest.
In 1896 Mr.. Gwinn sold out his mer
camille establishment in Caldwell to
Mr.. w. H. Redway and Mr.. T. K.
Little, the former taking the hardware
and grocery department, the latter the
clothing and dry goods department
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Gwinn moved
to Boise. He became the state man
ager of the New York Life Insurance
Co., secretary of the Idaho Wool
Growers association, interested him
self in wool growing, banking, politics
and other affairs which naturally at
tract the attention of capable, enter
prising men.
Back in Game.
A few,years ago Mr.. Gwinn closed
out his livestock interests. He could
not keep away-and the latter part Of
last week Mr.. Gwinn in association
with Robert n. Stanfield Of Stanfield,
Oregon, G. E. Stanfeld, Glen McCul-
Tough and H. L. Stanfield, purchased
from P H. O'Neil and sons the prop
erty of the Malheur Livestock & Land
Co. 1t is stated that this property has
valuation of $o50,OOO.00, and that
that figure was approximately the
amount involved in the transaction.
| The livestock holdings consist of
10000 head Of young, select breeding
ewes about $4,000 acres of decided
land and 2S,O00 acres of leased land +;
some cattle and other livestock. The
land is located in Malheur, Grant,
Harney, and Baker counties, Oregon.
included in the real estate holdings is
the famous Crowley ranch, consisting
of II ,2UU acres, at the head OF Bar
rem Valley. Ibis ranch is irrigated
IRON storage reservoir which is
closed by cement dam 20 feet high
Big Acreage to Be Cultivated.
| There are 1000 acres now in al
falfa and cultivation, and it is the
intention OF the present owners to inn
mediately develop and place in culti-
vation an additional 1900 acres, which
will make $500 acres of alfalfa fields
in one tract.
The offices of the Malheur Live
stock & Land company have been in
Boise, and it is the intention of the
present owners to continue their
headquarters there. The officers oi
the new company are: Pdesident, R
n. Stanfield vice president, G. E
Stanfield; secretary and treasurer, M
B. Gwinn; directors, H. L. Stanfielc
and Glen Mccullough.
The enterprise is being conducted
by an efficient organization, and il
is the intention of the present owners
to maintain the same organization anc
increase the plant to its full capacity
which will mean 5000 to lOO00(
breeding ewes.
Already Have 100000 Sheep.
Stanfield Brothers, who have pur
chased interests in this enterprise, are
owners of and are now running abou
100000 sheep in eastern Oregon ano
western Idaho, and it is their inten
ton to concentrate their interests il
and about the Malheur Livestock 8
Land company's holdings.
1t is am interesting fact in connec
ton with the deal that Mr.. Gwinr
sold to P. H. O'Neil & Sons onl,
about year ago, and is now buying
back into his original investment.
P. H. O'Neil, when retiring, said h,
had examined all the principal live
stock and especially sheep plants il
the United States, and at the time h'
purchased this plant he believed tina
he had purchased the best in the west