The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-27
REMARKABLE
PROGRESS OF
NEW COUNTRY
Farmers Instituting System in
a Chaotic Prairie.
FINE TOWNS BUILDING
Formative and Constructive
Genius Shown Everywhere.

Guthrie. o. T, July 26.-The develop
ing OF a new country is an srduous task.
II means days. months and years Of
tireless labor. Yet with a" Of the hard
ships that must be endured. American
people are anxious to do this work. IN
Oklahoma wonders have been accom-
plished by the energetic farmer ii
short period Of time. Less than on
year ago the Kiowa. Comancke and
Apache country was not open to settle
ment. During the month OF July thea
sands of people were focking To Fl Reno
and Lawton for the purpose OF register
ing for chances in the great American
drawing IN August the new country
was opened and from that time the work
OF building a new country has rapidly
progressed. Thousands of people secured
homes. Houses were built on land used
by the Indian and eattleman. Big herds
OF cattle were displaced by the settler
and in their places the ever increasing
burrows in the prairie sod that donated
the mastery of an enterprising hand.
one year has wrought wonderful change
in this country. Houses have been cree
ted. fences have been constructed, trees
have been planted and everywhere are
evidences that the improvements IN the
new land are to be on a par with other
portions of Oklahoma.
In the far southern part Of the terri,
tory, in Comanche county. the settler IS
just as energetic as the settler in C,addo
county. He has improved his land and
started in TO raise the crops which bring
the finance that makes the OlSlahoma
farmer famous the world over In Co
manche county there are splendid fields
Of sod corn Cotton in all of its glory
grows under the care OF the farmer
Fields are being prepared for the sah
seeding Of wheat. Every quarter sec
ton has its house and barn and in many
Of these homes are evidences Of refine
ment and luxury. New towns are spring
ing up in Comanche county. The Rock
Island has a lire graded from I-awton
10 the main line in the Chickasaw ma
ton The steel will be laid by September
LIST. The business men have not waited
for the railroad TO be In operation. but
are already established In their buud-
ings and are taking care Of the new
II.
heart OF southeastern Comanche county.
is the new town Of Temple Temple
was opened on June Goth, and in one
month the people Of this little city were
claiming a population OF 800 inhabitants
A newspaper, Touring mill bank. cot
ton gin and other enterprises simply
denote how rapidly towns are building
in Oklahoma. Temple will secure por
tion Of its water supply from springs and
this is feature that has not been over
looked in the location OF town
At the junction OF the Lawton branch
with the main line the Rock Island PEG
pie have established the town Of Wau
rika. This town, yet young. Is attract
ing attention in Oklahoma What l.
true Of Comsnche county is also true
of the other new counties. II Is "A rush
and hurry. Buildings are soon erected.
Stocks OF goods are soon in place and
the work OF town building IS energet-
ically looked after.
There is every indication that the nov
country will be an agricultural country.
Its rainfall this year indicates that.
When the fields are in a state Of cuItiva-
ton, the soil VIII retain much more Of
the moisture than at the present time.
The new country is sure 10 become one
OF the important business districts OF
Oklahoma and the residents Of the nep
country are already making themselves
known In business and other lines