East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-28
Fourteen Thousand Head OF
Sheep and Lambs and rs Z
600 Acres of Property Are
Included in Concern nss
PURCHASER IS WALL0WAl l9as
COUNTY STOCK RAISER
Big Wool and Mutton Institu-
tion, Started Several Years
Ago by Charles Cunningham
Sold in 1905 for $z3B, 600.

The Cunningham sheep & Land CO..
plant. one OF the largest sheep con-
Germs in Oregon has been purchased
| by Fred w. E-aIconer. OF EsnterpriBes
| for a sum exceeding ss0o.600- The
| deal was announced today by r. NJ.
Keeney. OF Portland. vice president or
the company.
No transaction ever made IN Urna
, tilla county has been of such d mag
nitude. it is said in local financial ctf-
cles- The deal includes ruore than
$4,000 head OF sheep and lambs. s26.-
900 acres OF land iR UmatiIla and 1rors
row counties. barns and houses and
dogs. Mr.. Falconer takes possession
July 1. IN
shippers OF Mutton, wool es
The ranch lies in the south OF tl1s
county. the home place being near.
Pilot Rock. The company y one q
the largest shippers Of mutton. lamba
ana woof ,.fnst,ses ,1siswt-- --ItorIs dixtrict
and under the management OF thu
late J. n. Burgess. who. until his death
was president, grew to be one OF the
states largest sheep concerns
Mr.. F'alconer. who purchased the
property without associates. is also
one of Oregon's largest sheep owners
and his new purchase win put him In
a class with the Stanfield interests, ie
is said. He has been engaged In the
stock business in wallowa county TOR
a number OF years and is regarded az
a very successful stock raiser.
Started by Cunlingbasus
The Cunningham Sheep q Land Coz
is an institution of Is years standing.
In 1905 it was purchased from Charles
Cunningham for figure reported to
have been s2ss.0oO. J. ", Burgess
was president OF the new company,
ana his associates were J. NJ. Keeney.
Dan J. Malarkey and r. A. Kelsey. At
the time OF Mr.. Burgess death lastsfn1f
the properly was owned by himself
Mr.. Keeney and Mrs Malarkey. At
present the owners are J. NJ. Keeney.
the Burgess estate and Donald Came.
ron, foreman at the ranch -vt.
DIR. S. w. Mcclure. secretary OF the
National woolgrowers. Association.
has been manager of the ranch since
last December. following the death OF
Mr.. Burgess. 1t is not known here
Mr.. Falconer has arranged TO
DIR. Mcclure as manager. but
ager will return to his iuterests In
idaho. Mr. Cameron. Mr.. Keeney saia
.oday, will be retained as foreman.
Recently Consummafed
The deal was contaminated In the
past 10 days. Mr.. F'alconer having only
recently opened negotiations for the
purchase of the property. n has been
xnown here that deal was probable
Is soon as a buyer was found
Mr.. Keeney. who maintains res
dence in Portland. hns given no
hought to his future operations. he
aid today. He has other business In
erests. but intimated that he might
inter the sheep and wool business
gain.
Pendleton accepted the news OF the
leal today with considerable exctt4-
nent, owing to the magniture OF u.
Wheat land sales running into six
igures have not been uncommon IN
he recent years. with prices at q high
evel. Never. however. has o deal
'een turned involving more than o
alf million dollars.
The faith of Mr.. Faleoner in the fu-
ure of sheep and wool " also ed-
enced by his investment at this time.
tockmen point out Wool. although
n good figure now. -
howing a very unsettled tendency east
nd foodstuffs. especially meats. are
Iavering in the markets OF the eoun-
rs.