The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-10
A NEW TOWN IN oklahoma
ON THE CHOCTAW EXTENSION, THIRTY
NILES NORTHWEST or Ell RENO.
TO BE NAMED GEARY
And opened 20 the Public May g. 1898
The Best Opening in the south
west for ALI Kinds OF
business.

The Choctaw, Oklshoma q Gulf
Railroad company has purchased 320
acres Of land near the postofi .e of
GeAry, in Blame county, Oklahoma,
which they are now surveying and
plating into townsite. The town
will be named Geary. Look on the
map and see where it is. II is about
so miles northwest of Ell Reno in the
North Canadian valley. 1t is about
eight miles north Of Bridgeport aud 20
miles south Of WAtonga. 1t is in the
center OF rich and we'll developed
country. The soil is most fertile and
well WI sred There has been no crop
failures .ace that country was opened
10 settlement in 1899. In 1897 there
was an immense wheat, corn and cot
ton crop; and oats on this townsite
yielded 100 bushels to the acre. The
town is on the upland facing the North
Canadian valley, and eau be seen from
points up the North Canadian for q
distance of 25 miles. 1t is beautiful
site and the best laid out town in the
territory.
1t will be distinctly q railroad town.
The company has selected extensive
grounds to be used for switches, yards,
elevators, cotton platforms, and oil
kinds Of business that should be near
railroad. This company will erect q
passenger depot and u separate build.
ing to accommodate the large freight
business that will be done at that
point
The Choctaw Railroad company
points with pride 10 the growing pros
porous city of Shawnee as an example
of whSt II can do in town-building
rhe railroad company has made Shaw
nee city Of 5000 people within three
years. Geary will be railroad town,
and have the cooperation, encourage
ment AMI fullest support Of all the
officers of the company Grain, cotton
and cattle buyers will be enabled to
! pay the same prices for farm products
at Geary as at Ell Reno or other promi-
nent points in Oklahoma, as the freight
rates on same will be no higher.
GeaTy will be the center and distribut-
ing point for all of the Cheyenne and
ArapRhoe counties and a good portion
! OF Woods, Day, Custer, Roger Mills
and Washita countits and All Of the
western part of Canadian county and
south western part of Kinghsher
county and will be the gateway 20 the
Caddo ana wichita country when that
reservation is opened TO settlement.
Geary will gst all OF the trade west
and northwest OF il for distance of
at least so miles. and all of the trade
that comes down the North Canadian
river and much from north OF that
river.
1t will be as miles from Tslogs, the
county seat OF ID county; 40 miles from
Cantonement, which has a large In
dian school, supported by the govern
ment, and large issue station for the
Indians, SO miles from Kingflsher and
| 40 miles from ArapRhoe. The country
around GeAry is as good and the soil as
rich as around El Reno, Oklahoma
City aud Shawnee. II is the same
Canadian valley country. The country
tributary to Geary is as fine a wheat
corn, cotton and fruit country as there
is 10 Oklahoma territory. 1t has raised
good crops every year for three years,
and had good crops when there were
crop failures in central Oklahoma 1t
is also fine stock country, and Geary
will be good stock market.
The opening OF this town which will
soon become city, offers the best OPP
portunity in the south west for live,
energetic men with small capital as
we'll as large capital, to engage in all
kinds of business, to secure homes,
grow up with the country and make
fortunes II is a splendid fie d and is
now unoccupied. Those who secure
the best locations, and secure them
first, will occupy the feld and control
the business.
This town will be opened TO the pub
lie by a sale Of lots at private sale at
the company's Office on the townsite OF
Geary at 10 o'clock a, m, on the 3rd
day Of May, 1898, of both business and
residence lots. Those who desire lots
for trade and business and for homes,
and who desire TO become permanent
residents of the town will be favored
as TO terms and prices OF lots
The railroad will be graded to Geary
by May /, and trains wall be running
there by about June /, ls9s
Further information will be fur
nished on request. Those who desire
property In advance of the opening for
actual business purposes, in order tc
be ready 70 help supply the necessary
demands for business at the opening
can address OF call upon,
j. w MCLoUD,
General Solicitor, South MeAlester
/ Il. j. K. HOLDEN,
Traffic Manager, South McAlester,
II.