The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-09
STORY OF A rLuCkY WOMAN.


S0tue @u0o A030ot0Gs
A woman who has wrung success from
failure il Mrs Lillian D. Gregory. the
proprietor and editor OF The Kings and
Queens OF the Range" and she has ac-
complshed IL through characteristics that
usually bring success. indon,itahie conr-
age. perttnac.ty and foremost desire to
be Of real service 10 the women Of tho
West
Mrs. Gregory il the widow Of John r.
Gregory, who founded the cattle business
of Kansas City. AT the death OF her hus.
band she found herself with an estate
to settle which carried her into the cattle
country. There were suits 70 be brought
and cattle claims to settle and In this
parsuit she visited many OF the county
seats OF Colorado. Wyoming and Texas.
Thus she met the families OF mary OF the
cattle breeders and II did not take her
long to discover that the wives OF sheso
men, notwithstanding their wealth. often
led desolate lives One OF these impressed
her particularly. She had not been away
from her home In ten years Her husband
was frequently away from the ranch In
Kansas City or Chicago with shipments
OF stock. white she staid at home ana
cared for the children. She was an In
teliectuai woman and her children were
well bred. ana for years. like good wife.
her chief interests had been for these and
knowing several women like this that tho
germ Of the idea that developed into The
Kings and Queens Of the Range entered
Mrs. Gregory's brain.
But Mrs. Gregory was not 10 see the BE-.
ginning OF this yet awhile. When she re-
turned 10 Kansas City she opened q cafe.
In which enterprise she failed Then she
undertook To increase the subscription list
OF local monthly magazine, which aha
did with such success that tie income be-
came greater by $500 month through her
Efforts Her work attracted the attention
OF a daily newspaper manager and sho
went TO work for him. hut hero sickness
INTERVIEWED and for long time she was
helpless. Ii was then that she resolved
to publish cow bock.'' a. she calls II.
In which there would he beautiful pic
lures and entertaining matter for the
wives OF stockmen, as well as business In
formation for the stockmen themselves.
AZ soon she was able TO arise from
her bed she went 10 work on her rev en-
terprise. The first day she went 10 the
stock yards, and before night had con-
tracts for 10000 In subscriptions and ad-
versising. This was In December, 1896.
January Is. 1897. the nrs number of The
Kings and Queens OF the Range was
published. Ella Wheeler Wilcox con-
trtheted story. and the new maya zine
was received with much praise. The sec.
ond month the magazine made 1e60 ana 70
has continued 10 be n success ever since.
Nut not without dIscousagemenss and even
harishsps. In September. 1897. Mrs. Greg
ory's house burned. ard rs1e lost S.00n
She had a severe fall. and was for a long
time incapable Of personally conducting
her business. which suffered In her alb.
senee. But through II all she perxevered
and has succeeded In making The Kings
and Queens Of the Range crobstiy" the
iA.fx
I'm March. lsas saie Published Texas
edition OF The magazine in which were
pictures and articles relating 10 the cattle
ranges In sixty five counties. besides much
valuable general inforr.ation concerning
live stoek interests Of the state. An edi.
ton OF is."o copies was readily disposed
Of.
the city OF Denver. and ii.eoo copiea were
sold.
THE last ana mast notable special edition.
Of the Kings and Queens ~ the Range
issued on the day Convention hail
was dedicated. This beautiful souvenir az
the occasion was the most expensive
magazine ever issued in The West II cn~e
IN produce. thiriy-on@ cents A cory It
contained an illustrations IN co.ors. which
Included portraits of prominent Kan~as
Cltysns ard pictures OF sh. city In ffs I'm
fancy. first edition of sno copies vas
soon exhausted. second edition is being
prepared and there will likely be a third
Mrs Gregory In two years has built
up publishing property on pure pluck.
Sire did not have doi.ar 10 start with.
Mrs Etegury's Efforts have been much
appreciated by the cattismsn and sbe
has always been admitted 20 their cony~u-
tsor* Last year she WAS elected n isSs
member Of the National r1ve Stock asso-
citation. the first woman Ia he u, houe~sd
Sac tn also a. member OF the Cattle Rais-
erz' association NJ TEXAS and the Kansas
state Cattismsss's association. Sire was a
delegate from the Texas association 70
the National Live Stock association meet.
lag ia Denver sast January
Last month Mrs Gregory was inssru.
mental IN having All Office and reception
rooms ea5ensf In The Kansas City Live
stock exchange for the cnnsenssaee OF the
wives 81 visiting eattienaen. The stock
yards company gave ore room free OF
charge, the others were rented AMI hanj.
Sofssalv furnished oy Mrs. Gregory In
them is iona distance teterhone. a roxyu
IN which Ia check baggage. writing mater.
sals and every DESIRABLE coryensence