The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-29
New Cotton Mjll.

Guthrie; James A. Davis. the indus.
Trial commissioner of the Atchison,
Topeka h Santa Re railroad, 10 plan.
Ming 10 make trip over the company's
lines In Oklahoma next month 70 select
points at which 10 locate new indus
tries In Oklahoma, ~ In all Of the
states and territories traverscd by this
great railroad system, mills and factor.
les have been established under his d..
rection. and he now proposes TO in.
crease the number Of enterprises In the
territory. The establishment of a cot.
ton mill, In Oklahoma or In southern
kansas. for the manufacture Of the
oklahoma product into cotton goods is
contemplated, and when the industrial
commissioner takes his April trip Il
viii be In search Of Q favorable location
for this institution.
In selecting . location for = cotton
mill there are three important points TO
be considered" said Mr.. Davis ut IL
quite a. important 10 have q good wat.
er supply and convenient labor rs 10 be
IN close proximity to the cotton fields.
Inc oklahoma or southern Kansas
town which offers the best inducements
In these directions will In all probs.
aility be chosen for the mill. 1 have
Investigated far enough TO predict that
either Oklahoma City or Guthrie In ok.
lahoma, or Wellington, Arkansas City
or wichita In Kansas, will be chosen.
1 believe the ncighborhood Of these
cities offers excellent opportunities for
II.
such an establishment. When the
acreage In considered, Oklahoma's crop
last year was greater both In quality
and quantity, than that Of any Of the
cotton producing states"
Mr.. Davis has another plan In view
which should result In the establish.
ment Of another successful business in
okIaboma. II IL TO start a house for
the manufacture of castor oil, at Perry
or sornc other town In the castor bean
As Is we'll known, Perry IL
the greatest shipping point for castor
beans In the world, and the bean rails
ing industry has proven a financial sue.
cess to scores Of farmers In Payne, No
bic and Pawnee counties. Mr.. Davis
has made study Of the question. and
having found that castor oil factory
could be established and mai aimed at
n comparatively small cost, Is inclined
to urge the carrying out OF this plan.
The industrial commissioner con.
fesses that he can scarcely find words
with which to express himself upon the
subject of Oklahoma and its D, ospects.
In performing the duties of my po-
hi'ion cover u territory aggrcgating
Z 800 miles, but find that In no other
part OF IL is there such great and .gcn.
eral prosperity and such wonderful fu-
ture possibilities a. in Oklahoma. No
other state or territory approaches ok.
lahoma In the advance being made
hlong industrial and commercial
lines and the most encouraging feature
Of the situation In that the real dcvcl-
opment Of the terriiory's natural re-
has scarcely begun. What the
future has In store for Oklnhoms can
be estimated.
IL have an abiding faith that along
our lines In Oklahoma are rich mineral
deposits which have never been discov.
ered. From very hurried examination,
have been led to the belief that there
Is platinum and other metallic sub
stances, and men from my department
are now at work trying To locate min.
erals and metals.
"A great part of my Office work con-
s'sts IN answering inquiries OF pros
pcctive investors regarding opportuni.
ties for Investment in Oklahoma. No
other territory and no other state at
tracts anything like so much attention
from people Of this class. OF late
have been answering these inquiries by
copies Of Governor I,arnes'
latest report, which l consider one OF
The most complete, accurate and, ut the
same time. concise works Of this kind
ever compiled anywhere"
During the year 1899 the industrial
Of the San.a Fe system di-
rected the establishment OF five flour
Ing mills In the two territories. They
are located at Ncwkirk, Tonliawa and
Perry, q. r., and at Davis, I. 4. The
Newkirk mills burned recently. but
they will be rebuilt without delay,
says Mr.. Davis. II receive letters cv-
cry day from men Of capital who arc
looking for just such opportunities and
! have one man In particular In mind
who will be interested In this milling