He had goblets made of silver to award the winning competitors. Agriculture in Corpus Christi brought many wealthy families to the area that helped bring success through the ages. Corpus christi has subsisted mostly on agriculture based in sheep, cotton, and cattle. King ranch subsists mostly of cattle. They have the running w brand. He sent he fenced his land in barbed wire. That stopped transporting of any goods through his land without his control. Since he controlled who was on his land, he also controlled the cotton that could be smelled around the Union Blockade and eventually sold to mexico since they could not get it out of the ports in Corpus Christi to sell for profit. King ranch has been one of the prominent wrenches in the area. They own most of the land between here and mexico which control the lot of the commerce happening during the mid to late 1800s, before the railroads came into town. After the civil war, with all the ranch money being made by king, entity and others,
i don t. some people don t think i m tough enough. i think it takes a mother who doesn t give up on her kids to change the city. [ applause ] reporter: but today s farewell was not just about little hiram. a vigil will celebrate the lives of hiram and 2-year-old carlos nava a toddler caught in the crossfire of an east oakland drive by in august. activists say the families of both boys hope tragedy will breed change. talking to the mother and father, uncles and everybody, they just don t want no more violence. they want the violence to stop right now. reporter: organizers said they are expecting about 200 people here tonight. everybody from faith leaders to just everyday people who want to show support for the two families. oakland police have detained six people in this case but have made no arrests. christin ayers, cbs 5. it began with a beer and ended with san jose police killing and shooting a man in his own bedroom. it started when police tried to stop another man