The firm made another large deal in August 1910 when they purchased the Hopen Land and Cattle Company near Pinedale in Navajo County for an estimated $100,000.
[20] The company continued to expand over the next few years, including the purchase of the large cattle property of Joe Rudy in the Skull Valley area in March 1911.
[21] Upon the purchase of the Burnt Ranch, the Crabbs moved to Pinedale, but retained a residence in Phoenix where the family could spend the winters.
[22][23] In August 1914, Crabb declared his intent to run for the state senate seat from Navajo County.
[26][27] He was appointed to several committees during the first session of the legislature: Judiciary; Appropriations; Constitutional Amendments and Referendum; Suffrage and Elections; Agriculture and Irrigation; Live Stock; and State Accounting and Methods of Business.
[3] The Crabbs moved to Escondido, California, in 1937, where Delmore began operating a small cattle ranch.