The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-10
OKLAHOMA CITY.

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turing concern, the jackson Plow Manu-
featuring company, with a capital of $50,
900. This is the elimination, or outcome,
of an invention Of new double plow by
/ Captain jackson. The plow has been
tested. tried, criticised, AID fually heartily
approved by men who know what plow
is and ought 10 be. or course, the new
double plow will be the drawing card for
the new factory, but other good plows
will also be made by this firm.
We want, and must have, a good cotton
factory. Here is first class cotton. and
Very C cap living. and when the Choctaw
| railroad Is completed 10 McAlester we
will have cheap fuel. Why should our
cotton be shipped east rs raw material
and returned to US in the different manu-
factured articles of muslins, sheeiings,
etc. This. OF course, is what we did IN the
early history OF our country. !. e., shipped
our wool, cotton, ETC., to England Ht
mere nominal price, and then we purchas-
ed the manufactured goods, made out OF
onr own raw material, at rulnnus prices.
Mnny and many yard of English calico,
full of paste, has the writer sold at 311s
cents per yard, and of an inferior article
at % cents per yard. Such goods would
not sell now at any price. WHAT suIcliai
policy for AN Intelligent people to pursue?
A very large fruit tree nursery Is being
located south of the city. This is doing
the right thing atsthe right time. The
state of Oklahoma will beat little New
Jersey badly Gn short time) raising fine
peaches, apricots, ounces, grapes, etc.
The four winters past the mercury has
averaged, from Nov. l, TO March l, ALI de-
grees Fahrennet
The Protestant churches of our city are
"preparing the way" for the evangellstic
services OF Rev. Sam Small, The central
ly located and large and handsome Baptist
church has been offered by the congrega-
lion and pastor for this work.
The board of regents of the territorial
university met in this city this week, and
after transa.ting routine business, of al
lowing bills. etc, adjourned. They are
looking auxiOuSly forward to the bill pass
ing Congress enabling the governor to
lease the two sections Of land Ia each
township set apart for educational Instiiu-
tons. Professor Buyd's executive ability
appears more and more As time goes on.
and the corps of professors Is Il credit to
any state or territory.
The Teachers Territorial association
meets at Oklahoma City Oh Dec. 81, 2S and
20. An excellent program has been pre-
pared, and the teachers will be the guests
of the citizens of this city.
A great deal of interest is manifested In
the coming Investigation to be made by
the grand jury, which sits the coming
week. Hon. Horace Speed, district at
torney, has left no stone unturned to brin g
all the evidence bearing on land frauds in
cident to the opening of the strip to the
attention Of the aforesaid jury. People
are divided in regard to the outcome. The
administration seems to be inclined TO
have thorough Investigation. 1t ia
natural that it should protect itself, and
not allow the antagonistic party to make
political capital out of the matter. Tue
jury is made up of fair men, and if indict-
ments should result, they will be the re-
suit of plenty of evidence.
The statehood question Is in the mouth
of every one. Hon. Henry z. Asp and
Hon. Sidney Clark have been selected to
represent the statehood interest at Wash
ington. Two better men could not have
been chosen. 1t is we'll known that Mr..
Asp is interchangeable in everything that
he undertakes, aud there is no question
that his efforts, ably seconded ny Mr..
Clark, will have weight with congress.
The attempt OF a few disgruntled men
in Beaver county to have that section at
tached to some other state Is laughed at,
aud IL is not believed that Congress will
entertain any such idea for moment.
When it is remembered that about one
half dozen men control the interests of
that Vast tract of land, and that the afore-
said men wish to manipulate it to their
own personal interest, aud not for the in-
terest of the aJority of those who will
eventually live IN THAT section, it will be
readily seen THAI their efforts will be
futile.
Major Neal is doing splendid work in
the allotting of the land to the Kickapoo
indians. NO better man could have been
selected, as he is thoroughly couversant
with the matter and personally acquainted
with the ma1oaity of the chiefs and MEM
bers of the tribes They have found by
experience that he cannot be trified with.
1t seems that Tom King the notorious
horsethief and all-round sport. has escaped
from the authorities at Ell Reno. AS
] Ill breaker, she Is II success, and how she
accomplishes it can better be explained by
those who are better acquainl Ell win her
than the correspondent. Suffice it to say
tnat when the time comes to give her the
six feet of earth TO which We are all eu-
titled, she will have to be buried about
twenty-seven times before she will stay
under, there are SO many Of her TO keep
track OF.
The silver excitement in the Wichita
mountains amounts 10 nothing. Ii Is
scheme gotten up by lot of sharpers 10
induce the tenderfeet to invest their money
IN Il dead sure-thlDg-to the schemerS.
Mr. Renuie, the treasurer of the Chicka-
saw nation, passed through here the other
day on his way TO Mlnco, and reports mat
tiers In that country IN u most excellent
condition The feeling in favor OF taking
lands in severslty IS growing. and the near
future will find that nation foremost in its
desire for statehood, and that with Okla
homa.
Wheat is looking fine, and the indica-
tiOns are that the crop wall be greater next
wear than ever before.
Money matters Sre easy, and there Is a
growing feeling of security.
The reports of suffering in the strip are
without foundation. Those who We're too
poor to stay there during the winter with
out work have goue back to the states
while those remaining have enough to Keep
them over the winter, and TO pay for the
putting IN OF their crop in tne spring.
Substantial Improvements are being mad,
aud many OF tue houses that were built IN
the Burton addition to " ichIja are being
uoved down aud put TO good use. The
new towns In the strip are all Furnishing
aud have muRlcipal organizations tuaL
would do credit to Older towns.
The territorial coucis have beaten the
record in di,po,ing OF the dockels, aud the
lawyers, as result, be gin to realize tuat
they can get case OUT "f court well as
get il in. The bar OF OklahomA is COM
posed of bright, ycuag, aud energetic
men,
The amount of cotton raised this year is
greater than ever raised before, and thu
prices fair.
Tue Agricultural college at Saltwater is
dong good work It's bulletins are Of
great beuvtis TO The farmers. Tue results
obtained Toy experiments are Interesting,
ami viii add thousands Of dollars to the
wealth ut TIE territory
Tge past week mas been one Of unusual
activity ia the social world. Marry lug
anu giying "a mar1.ase are the order oi
The day.
Ga Wednesday Nr. Thomas Neal WAS
married at E. Reuo 10 Mss Matte Gheek,
!. sister or Mrs. JuGgs Buford- The