The spring of 1884 witnessed further changes in the Bay State developments. Three quarters of a million dollars had already been spent in acquiring Creighton's and other ranch possessions. Now the company reached over to the North River and bought out the Coads, paying therefor seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The Bay State people ran over fifteen thousand cattle by actual count, although when they bought, they obtained a book value of about twelve thousand from Creighton's and about ten'thousand from Coads.

Coads had a nice bunch of horses that went with their possessions, and as the Creighton horses were not very good, the co.wpunchers of the Bay State were pleased when the Coad horses came into Bay State ownership.

This put the ranch at the head of Pumpkin creek about the center of operations, and it consequently became the Home ranch of (he company.

The new organization was G. W. Simpson, of Boston, president and general financier; John A. McShane. of Omaha, was interested, for the Omaha people had taken some stock in the new concern. H. H. Robinson now (1919) living in Denver, became the range manager.

John Snodgrass had built a large dwelling on the north side of the railroad track, east of the Pumpkin Creek Trail at Antelopeville. This he made his headquarters. Kimball, who was one of the big eastern investors, spent a great deal of his time at the different ranches of the company, getting in touch with the business first hand. It was in his honor that the Union Pacific and the post-office department, changed the name of Antelopeville to Kimball.