The Washington times., 1908-04-11
MRS. KING OF TEXAS
HAS LARGEST RANCH
Greatest Estate Proprietor
in Country, or Even
in World.

Mrs. IL II King. whose magnificent
home is situated thirty miles from
from Corpus Christi. has added another
tract OF land, embracing $4,000 acres, TO
her holdings. The purchase CT chis land
few days ago from Capt. John Tod
and associates makes Mrs King the
largest landowner ia the United States
ano probably the largest IN thc world.
Her landed possessions now aggregate
10000 acres. The next largest woman
landowner - Mrs. G. Aaair, whose
ranch situated N the Panhandle or
Texas. aggregates $4,000 acres Until
Ms. King made ner purchase Of an
additional $4,000 acres a few days ago
Mrs Adair held the record OF owning
ElUre land than any other woman in
this country
Mrs. Kings ranch embraced 1,0SG.00]
until tho years ago. when she pur-
chased an adjoining tract Of 5000
acres Reports have been current from
time 20 time, that, now that this region
is oUened Up - settlement by the
building OF Z, railroad through here 10
Brownsville, Mrs. King would divide
her great ranch into farms and sell the
land At the big advance IN prices re-
sulting from the building OF the rail-
road Instead or selling her land she
IS constantly adding 10 the enormous
acreage The price paid for the $4,000
acres which she purchased from M
Tod and associates was approximately
s. 600. 90 Most or Mrs Kings land IS
valued st SIS 20 so per acre, and her
total wealth OF cattle. land and other
property Is estimated at 5000. 90.
The King ranch Is one OF the most
beautiful spots in Southwest Texas.
The great pastures are dotted with
flowing artesian wells which sfrord an
ample supply OF fresh water for the
thousands OF head Of cattle and otne-
1--we stock. Farming IS also done On an
extensive scale upon the ranch. the
water irrigation being obtained from
aTtesian wells. Only the best breeds
OF cattle and horses are raised. The
active mana cement OF the vast prop
I erty IL In the haads OF P J. Eieberg.
a Soa-in-laW OF Mrs King IN all mat
tiers OF importance, however. Mrs King
~ consulted and she keeps il close
all times. The ranch home is a large
I two-stOry building, situated In a per
feet oasis OF semiJropical verdure- The
residence contains many guest cham
beTs. which are always ready fo- the
| accommodation or visitors 10 the ranch.
Mrs. King also has a beautiful res
ldence IN the town OF Corpus Christi
she divides her time between these Two
delightful homes. Mrs. King has never
( had any desire TO travel 4 Few trims
10 san Antonio. Brownsville and other
/ towns Of this part OF the StaUe con-
stitute the world that she has seen.
But she is a great lover OF books and
her reading has taken a vide range.
Capt Richard King, heF husband. who
] laid the foundation for her present
great fortune. died many years ago.
He had accumulated land 10 the amount
OF several hundred thousand acres at
the time he died Through careful and
ludiciOus management Mrs King has
more than doubled the fortune that
vas left her by her husband. SHe ex-
! perienced trying times and severe hard
ships during the early days when this
/ part Of the frontier was the rendez-
vous OF bands Of Mexican thieves and
cutrhrOats-
Mrs. AdaIr- the other Texas woman
Who IS running Mrs. KIag a close sec
end in the amount OF landed holdings.
is OF an opposite type from Mrs King
! IN many things Mrs Adair is a Ere5U
traveller She he's an elegant home IN
London. England WIei s. she spends q
part or each year She is a royal en-
tertsiner. and usually when she returns
each year from Europe she brings back
with her one or more members OF the
| tuously and eutertains them most Sump-
riOusly upon her ranch. She INDUCES
iD wolf-chaSinE and other exciting out
/ door sports anC her guests never suffer
from ennui during their stay--Ex-
change