Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-21

| the memories of Olden days in vivi1
contrast Ia The comfort with which
She i surrounded on the identical
spot which furnished many Of the most
thrilling scenes IL re reproduced On
these walls.
Hot water pipes, electric fans snt
lights. an elevator and the modern
4 Icouvcnicnces used IN the most com
plctc city homes are included in the
plans for the new building.
The ranch with the historic old
home. built like a fort, has long been
one Of the show places of Texas. rep
rrScntng a. ii does an era in Texas
! history that i passing. The new
ranch house Will continue to be one
of the places sought by sightoeers. be-
cause il Will be the most elaborate
mansion of the plains. located on a
ranch which i a southwestern land
mark
Tie uld KING home was buit III
1852 hy Capt Richard kim. lwo years
batter hc settled i'll Texas. 1t was con-
~IrucIcd Iihr fortress. with cannon
lrotnrtiu~ the approach ou account
MI iho number ut Mexican outlaws
~Iich men ro1mod mat locality. Many
Times dwu- the early years or Iua
ranch Capt. Kiu- aad h~ wife n.d
cause 10 hr thankful that their home
was harrirtd'd and t1Jl two cannon
-uardrd thrir front door.
There were times when the cannon
were th" only agencies Of law and or-
der left iu the country to help lh-
captain ond his wife protect lhr.a-
selves AGAINST tine raids Of or-auizoI
bands of drSperJdoee.
ln thrir frequent da,hr~ with au,-
la>N, one band If lrrror> il par,IruIAr
seemed determined thM ihr kn.,
We're in their Wly ana that thoir pror-
'rty W'o t"o v,I,nhir \" leave in Their
possessions. This band was lrd INV n
moicd nulJaW chief called Cartina,.
~"\rrM times carliul~ proclaimed ,nll
n" Intended 1" conWrr thc owner of
'ir" kIn- ranch ana drive Hin Ara ni,
Family from 'hr plains. several times
"" made the attempt. bu) -5rl iu.
.A" courage Of TIE r,uchmau ana hr.
wifi. h"hud li~ -rm rauaou r.u-..
Ills bands 90 Withdraw in Disorder
An-"r'd .t oar If the rapu.~e~. o.r.
'n5~. proud of h,~ power and mua.n. :.
announced .aa %. would seek ra>..-..
'> 'i''rhu- the .oun Of Corpus Chris
4 t..< mi.n~ away nad a~lu- IT'S
Residents from tho.~ homes
Many NJ t'u families of o.r,g-
Christi lor Itr.r homes aud -..I-l,
safety on lar uul vi .u. propo-,i r,I
onf lha mrn 4nd hyl- v.r. ion N.
m'kr Y determined resistance Y. n,a
outlaws. The defenders m"t wv, hlpI
nf d"oprrador~ near thc rity N u rl,r.
called The Mntl~" ana A battle on-
sued. The outlaws were routed altar
thrr" "f their number aud I citizen
had been killed.
such were tn" events in the carly
rays If Texas when the KIM ranch
Wa> established IN spite "r the dif
faculties ana unsettled conditions cap
tain ku~ slowly added &" hi ranch.
The original tract was increased uu,I
lh" Who'll" ranch in Nuerc> and Gem.
'rou counties comprised 1850. 600
acres. All of it was stocked with Tex
o. cattle" ~ tho time Of hi- death
Captain KIM va~ rrputed o. h- the
largest cattle owner in the state
Not content With owning the most
ri,hor,t" ranch house IN thr world.
,nd re,olutinnIzug the methods ~ raj-
fir raising ~ Texas. Mr.. King hls
increased hrr ovrr-ccr~ again ia
chang ihr rauch business methods !v
raising cn~ilaGr ou TIE ranch with
which a. fIlteu the cattle. - that lhe
r.ucher- viii get the profits which
hitherto have gone TO northerncrs who
ftteucd the cattle and prepared them
for the markets. Her SOn-in-Iaw. Rob
rri J. KleherE. i now in charge of
the business and Will carry out the
plans outlined by his wealthy mother
in-law. who gained her extensive
knowledge from actual experience.
The stock of the ranch is now of
an improved breed. Mrs. King owns.
il is said. the finest herd of short
horn cattle in the world.
For many years the Texas ranch
ers have had the expense Of raising
the cattle while small farmers in the
north got the profits by buying them
and fattening them for the market.
II has been proven that the cattle
may be fattened as we'll in Texas as
in the north, and Mrs. King has de
creed that the Texans shall get the