The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-04
IMMIGRANTS
FLOCKING TO
OKLAHOMA
Every Train Crowded With
Home Seekers
FROM ALL THE STATES
They Are Coming TO the Land
of the Fair God.
FROM ALL THE STATES

Guthrie, o. r, April 8.-AImost every
train coming into Oklahoma is crowded
with people anxious to see the country
and to secure homes here If possible. The
people of this territory have little idea
of the large people making excursions
from the east to the territory which is
rapidly forging abead. Real estate men
and emigration agents state that the in
fux is remarkable and that it means that
Oklahoma viii be increased in population
at q remarkable rate of speed. Hereto
fore it has been Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska people coming into Oklahoma in
larger numbers than from any other
place but now excursions are being run
from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa and
from the states just mentioned. This is
enough to denote that people are looking
toward Oklahoma as the place for future
residence and the betterment OF the hnan-
cial and physical condition.
People who come from the states north
at this time ofthe year, as they are doing
now, are surprised at the climate which
Oklahoma possesses. Storm coats are laid
away and the baImy sunshine makes it
seem as though spring was a matter of a
short time and summer would be on in
fun blast. The green wheat fields make
it appear as though me ground had been
covered with green paint so luxuriant is
the growth and with the conditions it IS
no wonder that the eastern and northern
people are focking to Oklahoma
w M. Spurlock of this city, a real es-
tate man and Santa Fe emigration agent.
was asked some questions ~--s afternoon
by the Eagle correspondent regarding en-
grafton. He said: 1T is very remarkable
the number Of people who are coming to
Oklahoma. The trains are crowded with
sight seers and prospective home buyers.
There has never been time before this
that they nave been coming this way and
it means that our population is increasing
rapidly. The men who held farms in Ok
lahoma for speculation is selling out and
each farm is being occupied by men with
families. The time that men bought farms
for investment in such large numbers is
past and now it is the period for the far
mer from the north arc east.
what effect will the opening of the
new lands have on Oklahoma"
ut viii mean that there viii be plenty
of disappointed people in the new land
contest and that they will secure homes
in Oklahoma, buying farms as soon as the
new country is setued up This viii be
benefit to Oklahoma in this respect-for
the people who really want homes and are
disappointed in the Kiowa-Comanche
country win buy homes in the old part of
the territory. 1t VIII not be the investors
and the men who are looking for an easy
dollar. but the people who really want
homes and are from the east"
rs there much property being sold?'
yes sir there are changes in the own
ership Of property every day in all parts
of the country. Different men located in
this city have been the agents in farm
transactions and there are many new
families coming to this country from the
east"
People who have not looked into this
thing have no idea Of the magnitude of
the emigration to Oklahoma territory 1t
is simply marvellous. Train loads of peo- !
pie are coming and it will keep up, too.