The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-22
TWO WOMEN RANCH OWNERS
ONE HAS /, 100000 AND THE 9TH
rR OWNS 1900, 600 ACRES.
Their Immense Possessions Are in
Texas, and They Are the Largest
Women Land Owners i'm
the World,

the World.
with the recent purchase of 1907
am acres of land in Texas Mrs. H.
N King of Kingsville becomes the
,o.oost woman land owner in the
norld Her landed possessions now
#aggregate 1,47O,OoO acres. The next
,oroast woman land owner is Mrs.
= Adair, whose ranch, situated in
4ho Texas Panhandle, aggregates l.
hoo. 700 acres.
The King ranch is one of the most
boautiful spots in southwest Texas.
The great pastures are dotted with
aoving artesian wells, which afford
N annie supply of fresh water for
no thousands of head of cattle and
Otbor live stock. Farming is also
aona on an extensive scale upon the
ranch. the water for irrigation being
Cbtained from artesian wells. Only
tho hest breeds of cattle and horses
are raised The active management
bf the vast property is in the
hands of K. ]. Kleberg, a SON
n-law of Mrs. King. In all matters
bf Importance, however, Mrs. King
consulted, and she keeps in close
ouch with her business interests at
III times. The ranch home is a
arge twO-story building, situated in
perfect oasis of semitropical YER
hue. The residence contains many
suest chambers, which are always
Ready for the accommodation of visit
brs to the ranch.
Mrs. King also has a beautiful
Residence in the town of Corpus
christi, pretty town on the Gulf
BOAST, 80 miles from Kingsville,
writes a Texas correspondent. She
8ivides her time between these two
8elightful homes. Mrs. King has
lever had any desire to travel. A
lew trips to San Antonio, Browns
lille and other towns Of this part of
he state constitute the world that
be has seen. But she is a great
bver of books, and her reading has
ken a wide range. Capt. Richard
ling her husband, who laid the
pundation for her present great for
lne, died many years ago. He had
accumulated land to the amount of
fyeral hundred thousand acres at
be time he died Through careful
BID judicious management Mrs.
fling has more than doubled the for
lne that was left her by her hus-
bnd. She experienced trying times
hd severe hardships during the early
bys when this part of the frontier
las the rendezvous of bands of Mex
Jan thieves and cut-throats.
Mrs. Adair, the other Texas WO-
Ian who is running Mrs. King a
ose second in the amount of land
ldings, is of an opposite type from
Hrs. King in many things. Mrs.
dair is a great traveller She has
elegant home in London, Eng,
here she spends a part of each
ar She is royal entertainer, and
ualv when she returns each year
pm Europe she brings back with
one or more members of the no
lly and entertainS them most
mptuously upon her ranch. She
dulges in wolf-chasing and other
cltlng outdoor SPORTS, and her
eSts never suffer from ennui dur
their stay
Most of the ranches in the terrific
where Mrs. Adair's big tract is
, fated have been cut up into farms
ring the last few years. The imam
IN the hoe" has made a success
conquest of that whole region
IN the exception of the ranch be-
4 Pglng to Mrs Adair. She could
pose of the vast property at an
Ormous advance in price over what
land originally cost, but she still
r ldS the big tract intact. In this
/ pect she and Mrs. King are alike.