 He established the Triangle Ranch, where he raised cattle and drilled newfound oil.A decade later, from 1923 to 1925, he acquired the Pope Ranch and the McAdams Rach in Foard County, Texas as well as the Moon Ranch formerly owned by W. Q. Richards, in Cottle County, Texas.A few years later, in 1929, he purchased the YL Ranch (formerly part of the OX Ranch) in the Paducah area.