The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-11-19

anti-republican Neither the democrats
nor populiets have ever carried the ter-
ritory alone or controlled either branch of
' SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS.
Many misufOrmed people in the states
look upon oklahoma as the home of the
saVngv and scene Of outlswry ana bare
batism. when nothing caf-ae further from
the truth The people OF the territory. as
"a rule Rre intelligent, cultivated, and
educated 20 a degree beyond those OF the
majority of the older communities. Social
life has much the same aspects as m the
there are no distinctions Of caste or class
to he found here.
oklahoma has been settled by a remark
ably strong. seif-reiluut. and energetic
element from an the stotes-who brought
with them neither ''prrse nor scrip, set
tied upon homesteadA lf l6o acres, each
man relying upon his NJ IN resources. often
consisting of but a sa ng right arm and
an intelligent mind. to build for himself
home surrounded hy the comforts and
privileges Of "a civilized life.
On. progress has nten lhenomcnaii and
tlc wisdom of the homestead law, which
encourages the citizcn 60 own his own
home and successfully employ his own
labor. has been fully demonstrated here
We bave here "a thoroughly democratic
community. where aii have equal Oppor-
tnities for advancement ana prfermcnt
aud where oN are prosperous. We have
I amy very NM NtlI any INIMItf
class. and the homes of an our people are
reasonably supplied with the comforts Of
/ life
While the growth OF Oklahoma m the
past has been most phenomenal believe
that the increase Of population viii be
still more rapid in the future. The fact
that almost a million and quarter acres
of land were filed upon fo- homestedds
in the various organized counties of the
territory during the past year would ndi-
cate an increase I'm population, by the
taking OF these homestead lands OF from
$1,000 70 5000 md the growth of the cities
and towns and of rural communities
we'll as in the localities where there was
no homestead land--in addition 70 these,
would Indicate an Increase over the figure
Of the 1900 census sufficient to make the
population of the territory at this time
1 fully 10000. and the opening OF a large
area Of indian land TO settlement within
the next sixty days VIII bring another
| great influx of people, carrying the ag-
gregate population of the territory 90 .
point in excess OF half a million inside on
ninety days.
The peeaIe Of Oklahoma are cosmopoli-
] tan, coming from every section Of the ma
/ ti0n. and FEW from foreign iands. iii5y
are energetic, progressive, and industrious
I to an extent that has caused them 70
/ build np IN the space of decaoe a com
/ monwealth which has never been equaied
/ for progress anywhere In the history OF
/ the world They are distinctiveiy Ameft-
| can. with less than per cent OF fo-eign
birth and with a per cent OF illiteracy less
/ than that of three tugrths of the states
/ of the union They are hosptable and
open hearted. patriotic and loyal, not
only t0 the nation but to their own ris-
( ing commonwealth which every man.
woman or child. resident therein believes
I to be superior TO any other under similar
( cond TONS and coming state which
shall be euualed by few and exeeled by
none.
TAXABLE PROPERTY.
HtaIf Of all
the Territory as returned for taxation IN
1901 was S6o 464 696, and increase Of ML-
I26035 over 1890. or this amount Si0aS, =
875 was railway property, Sl7219,SO9 farm
lands. SS,062.G5T town property &,oo25j3
moneys and credits and $2S6Sl,olS other
personal property
Farm lands weer returnedat an average
Of S3s5 per acre cattle at Sl25S, horses at
Si7l4. sheep at $l.30, and hogs at S2f6
which shows that property Is returned AZ
very small part Of its real value.
The total assessment Of each OF the
counties is given below for three years
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