The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-08

There are half a dozen good Sectarian
| schools and colleges in the territory and
| excellent Indian schools, chief among them
/ being the Chuocco schools in Kay county,
/ with an attendance OF over 800 Indian
| youths One Of the most interesting pic
! lures accompanying the report Is a photo
graph OF this years graduating class az
! ChEocco, representing five different tribes.
In social and religious way the people
| OF Oklahoma compare favoraoly with those
OF any other state IN the Union. All Of the
leading religious denominations and fra
:ernal organizations are wei represented.
There are in the territory C5l churches.
with property valued at 1865 900; 1909 sun
day schools; 10 Christian Eadeavor So
cieties; "a Masonic; 81 ODD Fellows; e
knights Of Pythias organizations. and
many other kindred fraternity bodies.
There are 1876 insane, an increase Of fifty
three during the past year. and their care
cost the territory SCI. 80, but owing 10 a
new contract at one-third less there will
be saving Of over $4,000 the coming year.
During the past year incoming settlers
fled upon 1127, 426 acres Of government
land, but there are still several million
territory subject 10 homestead entry, and
some Of it the best farming land. The
vacant land in each district is as follows:
Guthrie district. none vacant; Oklahoma
City district 49,. 270 acres; Perry district, p
153 acres; Kingfsher district, 1.063 004 acres;
Enid district, $50 acres; Alva district, 372.-
513 acres; Woodward district, 4,762. 1873
acres; Mangum district, 667. III acres.
The school land office is the largest de-
partment OF the territorial government.
There are under control of this depart
ment 10000 quarter sections Of land, and
the cash receipts for the year were $685.
7S4.49, a large portion of which was divided
per capita among the school districts Of
the territory. Twenty-three thousand dol
lars was divided among the territorial
colleges, and the same amount put into
the permanent school building fund. Dur
ing the year the office collected $3S,472 Of
old back due rent, and the work done in
Guided the making of $500 new leases, and
leasing of 1900 quarter sections never be-
fore leased. The office now has on hand
Loss rent notes aggregating in amount
$3.50. 1884
The saline reserves, with their wonder
full deposits of salt, are described. and
congress urged to donate the entire 1O0,-
00O acres TO the territory for the benefit
of the higher institutions of learning.
The condition and business of the banks
Of the territory as given in the report tell
a wonderful story Of progress and pros
perity for the territory during the year.
There are forty-nine territorial banks all
in good condition. and but one failure dur
ing the year. There are six national
banks, and the aggregate paid up capital
Of all the banks in the territory is $751;
1860. Six new banks were started during
the year. The following statement shows
the condition of the banks and the gain
made during the year:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. 81, 420 202. 90
Warrants and bonds............. 7S,3SS. "A
Overdrafts 800. .................. So, %
Cash and sight exchange........ 1,56l, 262. 81
Real estate, furniture, etc........ 159 1886
LIABILITIES.
Capital ...... observation-disclosures 500 $50. 60
Surplus and profits................ POS 1928
Deposits ............ 1850 4S5. IS
Total ....................$3,27 5 425. Is
This shows gain in reserve of 60 per
cent; in deposits of 70 per cent during the
year. The average reserve of these banks
is four times as great as required by law.
The national banks show $3.50. 2S916 in
loans and discounts; cash. SOL O6O.52 and
other items to aggregate resources to
81. 1874 49,. a. to offset which they have $780,
900 capital paid in, $45, 25316 surplus and
profits $67.49O circulation and deposits of
81 ,071, 30 The national banks gained for
the year 50 per cent in deposits, 125 per
cent in loans and 50 per cent in cash on
hand.
There are in the territory four building
and loan associations, paying dividends of
from 6 to y per cent semi-annuaIy.
During the year s.. 567. 271 of fire insur-
ance. $9o6,132 of life insurance, and $40. 121
of casualty and indemnity insurance was
written in the territory.
No new territory ever had such railway
facilities as Oklahoma. The Santa Fe and
Rock Island routes pass across the terri
tory from north TO south and the Choctaw
railway from east to west conencting in
the Inditn Territory woth the Missouri
Kansas and Texas, Frisco. Missouri Pa
ciic and Pittsburg and Gulf. The Hutch
inson and Southern road runs into the
territory from the north extending about
forty miles to Blackwell Kay county.
and the Santa Fe Pan Handle branch
extends across the northwestern corner of
the territory. During the year the Hutch
inson and Southern built a twenty-six
mile extension. me Choctaw built nine
teen miles west and win build twenty-six
miles further 70 Weatherford Custer
county. the Frisco built into the east
erH part of the territory as far as Stroud.
and Will reach Oklahoma City by Octo-
Der T. while the Kansas. Oklahoma Cen
JraI is grading near BartlesviHe on the
route from CoffeyVille. kan. to Pawnee.
Saltwater, Guthrie and Il Reno. Half a
dozen other lines are projected for the
coming yef several Of which are sure
Il be built.
The home and foreign trade OF the ter
ritory has more Jhan doubled the past
year. The shipments Of -four alone snow
- ears ont on the Choetaw. SO on the
Rock Island and nearly 500 on the Santa
Fe, which shows the rapid DEVELOPMENT
Of the milling business in the territory.
The report gives fun statistics Of the
amount shipped 70 and from every station
in the territory.
As an agricultural country oklahoma IS
without superior TIE crops Of last year
We're such as - 2st3nish The world and
the season 50 . has been such as %
insure even srs'-er crops for IlsS The
wheat crop 81 1897 was lSoa)oll bushels
bringing to the farmers Of the territory
N3o35ooo or $4,000 ooo. Tdts year the. acre
ase was greater, hut the yield nor quite
as good. 50 RE aggregate crop will be