Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-04
AGRICUL TURAL COUNTY OF THE TERRITORY
THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF OKLAHOMA.

. llson "a president, Robert Martin Vice
/ president, and b. r, stll cashier. Tex
as capital Is behind this bank.
The Citizens State bank has a capl-
! tai Of $4,000. II, Il. Smith 10 president
| George b. Orput vice-presldent, and
| Otto A. Shuttle cashier
The Stock Exchange bank also has
/ capital OF $4,000 GuHtave Tholln Is
| president, John W, Nyce vice-president
/ aud Michael Elohotf cashier All Of
| the banks OF I'll Reno are IN flourish
| inE condition.
In re- ia one OF the prettlost-bullt
/ cities IN Oklahoma, II o0vcFH oonsld-
/ cradle ground. has plenty OF elegant
/ cottages and commodloua houses, sur
rounded by well kept lawns,
The streets are Wide. vol graded,
/ and good sldewalks are the order or
] tho day
The business portion IS not confined
! to one street. but embraces large
| area, located In the heart OF the town.
Both the residence and business Sec
| tons are rapidly growing and the
| city bids fair TO soon attain to the
I dignity supposed to be embraced In
/ 10000 population.
[ III Reno has Rreater number OF
! outside resources contributing 10 her
/ greatness than any other town IN the
! territory For miles around she is en-
| compa5Ecd by the rich and fertile lands
! Of the Canadian valley on the North,
I South and East Tor a distance OF more
1 Than twenty miles, there are no towns
| of amy size 10 divide the trade, and on
| tHe West and Southwest she has undIs-
/ putUd control Of all the trade for n
distance nf more than so miles, nj
/ Reno ia tho only accessible railroad
/ point that tho three leading counties
! organized % short time ago ln the ChCy-
enue and Mapnhoc country have to
ship from, These three counties lie
directly West of ill Reno, aud embrace
the best lands To- be- found In the Chcy-
8nna unl ArapUhuc country They
are ihlctly populated and have made
wonderful De guiuumeuts In every de-
pnrimont Tile bun, OF the entire trade
trom tina vast arcu comes tn ~ Reno,
Cunudlnn county ls the banner agri-
cultural county OF the Territory. IL
took ita name from tho two rivers,
the North ana South Canadian. The
North Canadian traversas the entire
length OF the county from east 10
west, and the South Canadian forms
tie southern boundary These two
rivers, with their numerous tributaries,
water u series OF gentle rolling prnl-
rlHd ana broad. beautiful valleys. UNI
surpassed la fertility hy any section
ot the country In the great southwelt.
The valleys of the far-rpme1 Canadians
have ever ELECTED the highest encoul-
ums from All who have ever had The
county ctnhracga an area OF 30N36 miles
of these rich Nnd beautiful valley lnnds.
In Wow of the rapid settlement aud
development Of this country Il behooveh
tho Investor to mako good use OF his
tine and TO select hl5 Investments be-
fore the golden opportunity Is forever
gone
sg.ln,r,t,,,r Mil ,t,,., .t.-t-..l
oklahoma as being Gods beautiful
land"
En PEASANT, It will be timely TO move.
gOuurally desorlboa the oharacterlstlch
OF Ohahomp generally, as well nB I'll
Reno ANA Canadian county The do
Hcrlption "a uQunlly applicable 10 butn.
What has long boon known n8 Okla
homa proper conaiatn OF 2,00000l acres
opened to settlement April g2 1859 sub
scaueutly adjacent reservations on tho
east, west and south admitted ~ 0O0.ol
acres move and now there are $4,000,
GOO acres settled and open 10 settle
{ ment
The soil Is red and doop black al.
/ luvinn In depth ranging from two 70
| 10 feet. The rainfall over the entire
1 territory, az recorded at the various
/ government bureau stations, nveragoa
/ so lnchea, the greater part OF which
| fulls between March ] and August l.
and there have neen only two drluths
during thirty years, The soil produces
! everything that can be raised IA any
part Of the United states In wonderful
abundance and the facts rogardinp
the Yields sounds like fiction Last
year wheat averaged over twenty bush.
cls to the acre while Individual Yields
amounted % over 80 To the acre oats
range between so and 100 Fruit
OF an kinds hunrishca IN grent alum
dance, The climate rs mild The thor
mometor reaches The extremes Of e'
ana 0 degrees, with an average OF o,
degrees The prevalent good health o.
tho country ~ a matter of universal
remark, and a matter OF complnm
among physicians. Tho altitude 1901
TO tiOO feet above the sen level nnt
country having nrst-class uatura
drainage Thorn Is always pitra ALI
free from malarlsl inhnencDa, Rhcuua
uam Is unknown unless brought here
and patlenta experience great Improve
ment and frequent reeoyorlea ar,
known.
II Is q matter Of scrlous heller amoni
many " the people OF the north ans
east that the Indians are a monac,
20 the people. such Is not tho case
They are outnumhered many times by
the whites; ana are naturally peaueabi,
disposed and are fast copying ate
the example set them by the whites,
They ARE in no way dependent upui
the whites, having the government al
lowanccs which they spend nt home
Many OF them are well educated. an,
these extend Wholesome respect 10
civilized ways among others not al
well Informed, Each county has
county scat whose population number
from 1000 20 1900 people. and In nearl,
every county are other towns aud VII
lagos ~ 1000 people. Tha lands within
five miles Of those towns range In yalu
from $1,000 to $500 per acre at
distance OF ten miles out the value
range from IS 10 $50 per acre Nh
values are atfccted 10 u considerable
eNtont by tho amounts OF improve
mentH aa wen also rs the lay Of tn
lands with reference 70 streams, tim
Der, etc The average population o
Oklahoma counties IS $4,000
a description OF El Reno would no
be complete without mentioning FOR
Rene the historic military post 90 Oltla
honia, located four miles from the cit
pf.El Reno Here tho government dis
hptfes annually more than 81 ,OO0. 600 4
the soldiers and Indian police. aud 10
murray auppliea,
Last season this post furnished
market fer 5000 cords OF wood, $500 ton
OF hay sioO,cco pounds o. corn. 2ooe, %