The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-17
BUSINESS
OUTLOOK


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and stationery. The aacke store
does strictly cash business All
their goods are bought from the IA.
nous blind merchan, Charles Broad.
way Rouss, in New York. Mr. Rouss
I is Interested in 10000 stores in the
United States and will only sell goods
to one merchant In a city
j. S. b. Han had intended o sell
out his confectionery and ice cream
stand but when interviewed by the re
porter, said he intended now to re-
main in the business, that It had been
exceptionally good, in fact, had been
three times better than last year Mr..
Hall has sent for an expert candy
maker and VIII go into the confec
tionary business on more extensive
plan
Colonel Henry f. Burt, represent
ing the National Life and Trust com
pany has been doing business In the
territory for several years but only
recently located his offices and resi-
dence here. When approached he
said. 'I have been doing business in
Oklahoma most of the time since the
opening. and | have found q steady in
crease have also found more than
100 per cent increase since / moved
my business to Oklahoma permanent
ly and established offices here a.
Guthrie. | attribute this increase to
the natural conditions Of the country.
In no other country that have ever
seen. and l have Travelled extensively
can be found climate that will pro
duce out Of the soil cotton and corn,
wheat and fruit equally and success
fully. as In almost any part Of Okla
( homa. other countries will exoell
possibly in cereal, but The fruit will
be conspicuous by its absence. With
climate in my opinion equal to Cali
fornia. and II we would all remember
this country is only ~ years old, and
realize that when it gets of age, tha.
lis. 21. the people who arc fortunate
enough to live in Oklahoma will be
looked upon with almost Jealous
! eve by people who have no. been for
tunate enough to live in this most de
Ilightful climate. | look upon Oklaho-
ma as the future fruit belt Of the
world, and believe the time will
come when long trains of cars labeled
with fruit from Oklahoma will be
carrying our fruits all over the Uni
ted States, and If people only come to
this country and remember that ma.
ture win do two-thirds and they need
do only one third, / am certain thai
Notwithstanding we have ain occasion
al drouth. but remembering that these
drou.hs attack ali portions of this
country. everybody who is now livins
in Oklahoma, or contemplating com
ing here, is simply fortunate. give
you my opinion after long years Of
business experience In this country
and If this interview will be channe
through which some one may be in
Iterested 10 benefit his condition. | an
only too GLAD to express to you m,
ideas Cor the greatest good to the
creates number The educational ad
vantages of this country are of such
high order that it is not necessary foI
anyone to be without he advantage
of either a common school or a col
llegiate education, and at last but no
least. I, seems to me that there is n'
country on earth where, take It al
lin all. there is such q general desi1'
for the higher order of civilization an
progrossion, both intellectually an
morally as there is in this new coun
try. and where we ourselves do no
realize the great advantages thot W
have. I honestly believe after one ha
become acquainted and familiarize
himself with this country, and in tn
event he should move away from here
he would become dissatisfied and "a
timately return here and then h
would see the great advantages b
comparison of living in oklahoma