The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-23
Marvellous Extent and Resources
OF the Lone Star State.
STRIKING VIEW OF oUReREATS2s

Iecent 'u4loTlstl ou TUE greatness OF
the United states.
Consider the single state OF Texas.
Lay Texas on the face OF Europe.
and this giant with his head resting on
the mountains of Norway. with one
palm covering London. the other War.
saw, would stretch himself down
across the kingdom Of Denmark, across
the empires OF Germany and Austria.
across northern Italy and lave his feet
In the Mediterranean"
Thus accurately and POLITICALLY the
Rev. Josiah Strong describes the great
state OF Texas. Every American is
part owner OF the nation OF which Tex.
as Is one feature II the state of Tex
as were as dcnsely populated as is
England today. II would contain over
100000 OF people. II could easily
feed all OF these
II cultivated only reasonably well
and with our present limited. primitive
and ever changing agricultural proc.
esses, that single state could feed dou-
BILE the present population of the United
States. After feeding all OF these peo-
pie on 10000 square miles OF its agri.
cultural lands Il could furnish the
worlds entire supply OF cotton or dou-
BILE that supply II necessary, and in
addition It would have cattle ranges,
public parks and unused lands thor.
oughly fertile exceeding In area the
territory OF the state Of New York;
all of this without taking account OF
10000 square miles of inferior lands
now looked upon as deserts. but un.
doubtedly reclamable.
And all this without taking account
OF the untold wealth that lies beneath
the surface OF mighty Texas. Stored
up for hundreds OF centuries. there lies
under Texas ground oil to heat and
light the whole world, power to bring
to her the half thousand million human
beings who will live some day upon
her bounty.
The United States Is the greatest OF
nations because opportunity and for
tune and the goodness OF Providence
have dealt more kindly with us than
with any other nation. One.half OF
| one single state-TeXas-could easily
take care OF all the people of the ma
ton. A thousand million souls could
find homes. comfort and actual wealth
here even with imperfect production
and distribution aud still all OF Alaska
and hundreds OF thousands of square
miles OF territory would be held us a
reserve.
The material wealth Of the American n
nation. its lands and mineral posses.
sions are past our comprehension, but
they are as nothing compared to the
mental wealth of the nation. II is the
brain OF man, not the soil. that makes
mans prosperity. In the American
brain, happily free from prejudice ex.
empt from traditions. caste aud fore.
ordained social barriers, the nation
finds Its greatest wealth.
Herbert Spencer said:
Beyond question. In respect 10 me.
chanica appliances Americans are
ahead OF all nations"
They are ahead OF all nations be-
cause their brains Invent. The Amer.
lean government issues at least four
times as many patents as does the gov
ernment of Great Britain and Ameri-
can inventiveness lies not alone in the
man who takes out n patent. II is even
more important in the workman. who
uses his brain and invents quick ways
OF finishing his task. Every man i'm.
bued with the American spirit Is an IN
yentor.
The great advantage OF America re-
sides In the fact that hs men think as
couragement have not combined TO
make machines OF the individual na.
tional atoms.
Heine said of the English:
III their machines are like human
beings, II must be said that their hu.
man beings are like machines"
That cannot be said and will not be
said OF Americans until the national
character shall change.
This nation. the most powerful In the
world today. able TO check any other
nations unjust ambition. courted by
all. ruled by no individual man. still
governed by the people. is possession
which should fill the national mind not
with pride, but with humble thanks
giving.
We have Inherited a great fertile sec
ton OF the world. We haze been re-
moved from tho domination and iutlu-
ences OF old aud dccaylng powers. We
have lived and worked tree from SUI
perstition. free from accepted tradi.
tons. The old countries have given us
the benefit OF their best thought, the
labor OF their best men and women.
and they have taken nothing from US.
Pride in this nation would be folly
and ingratitude. Young America is
like boy that has Inherited an enor-
NOUS fortune, 1t should be grateful TO
Providence. flled with a desire TO use
rightly the power that is giver to it