Albany-Johnson County WY Archives Biographies.....Coble, John C. 
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Author: Bowen & Co. (1903)

JOHN C. COBLE.

   One of the most successful stockmen of Albany county, whose address is
Rosier, Wyoming, is the subject of this sketch review, and a native of Carlisle,
La., his birth occurring on June 4, 1858, the son of John and Hettie (Williams)
Coble, prominent and highly respected citizens of that state. John C. Coble grew
to man's estate at Carlisle, there received his early education in the public
schools and subsequently attending Duffs College, also Chambersburg Academy at
Pittsburg, also Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa., and pursuing thorough
courses of study at these institutions, being graduated in the class of '76.
Desiring to avail himself of more favorable business conditions than he found in
his native state, he left the home of his childhood and early manhood and went
to the North Platte valley of Nebraska and entered upon the business of raising
cattle until the following year and then removed his residence to the Powder
River country in Johnson county, Wyo. Here he continued the same industry and
met with great success, remaining in that locality until 1887, when he removed
to Albany county, where he now resides. From small beginnings he has increased
his herds and landed possessions until he is now one of the largest properly
owners in his section of the stale. His success and present standing in the
community as a prosperous man of business has been due entirely to his own
efforts, and to the industry, ability and good judgment with which he has
handled his operations. He has given his exclusive attention to the cattle
business to the neglect of all other branches of industry, no matter how
inviting as money-making ventures. and has kept down the expenses of his
enterprise within reasonable limits. It is to this feature of economical
management that he attributes a large measure of his remarkable success, holding
firmly U> the belief that the majority of failures in the stock industry are
directly due to the lack of safe and economical methods of carrying on the
business. His own success in all his business transactions would seem to
vindicate his judgment. He is now the owner of immense tracts of land in Albany
county and other sections of the state and is one of the solid and most
substantial business men and property owners of Wyoming. For many years he has
been conducting experiments in the raising of fine breeds of cattle and horses,
and has a large number of the finest and most valuable animals in Wyoming, his
especial pride being thoroughbred stallions and high-class cattle. He carries on
his business operations under the name of the Iron Mountain Ranch Co., and his
home ranch is one of the most perfectly equipped places for stockraising on a
large scale. Mr. Coble has never been married and fraternally he is affiliated
with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and with the Masonic order,
taking a deep interest in fraternal life. No one in Albany county has done more
to pro-mole the growth and development of his section or to promote the welfare
of the people. Public spirited, progressive in his ideas and enterprising and
straightforward in his business methods, Mr. Coble stands high in the esteem of
all classes of his fellow citizens and represents the best type of the
successful men of the West. A man of education and force of character, he might
be prominent in the political life of his slate if his ambitions led him in that
direction, but thus far he has preferred to give his entire time and attention
to the care and management of his extensive business interests and to leave
public affairs in other hands.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

ILLUSTRATED

A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will
never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote
generations.—.MACAULAY.

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN & CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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