The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-31
GODS COUNTRY.


without sacrilegious intentions, the
Indian Citizen, the newspaper pub
lished at Atoka, has the following
which, while true as gospel, may
seem puffed up by those who are not
aware of the conditions Of our coun
try and climate. Regarding the no
tice of allotment OF the Indian lands
in the Chickasaw and Choctaw ma
tions the Indian Citizen says:
After many long years of waiting
by the Indians and whites II has been
officially announced that the allotment
OF lands in the Indian Territory will
begin on the 18th day OF April, 1903
For fifty years the Indians we're not
allowed to sell any part of their lands
to the whites nor could the whites get
title to town property; but now all
these barriers have about passed
away. Today hundreds OF white peo-
pie are buying town property and get
ting title to same; thousands of 9TH
ers are renting and making leases
with the Indians for a term Of five
years, and yet the country is in It's in
fancy. Each man, woman and child
is to receive 800 acres OF average al
lotable land, one-hslf OF which is to
be held as a homestead and the other
half sold to whites in one, three and
five years. The allotment of lands
means that the Indians tribal form Of
government is soon to pass; II means
that the thousands and tens of thous.
ands of farmers and business men in
the old states will be able to buy good
homes cheap in one OF the richest
means that the large cattle ranches
are to become yellow with wheat, the
timber lands black with green corn
stalks instead OF trees; it means that
the black bottom lands are to be
made white with cotton that will
make from one-half to one and one
half bales per acre and bring $45 to
$50 per bale; II means that new towns
will be started and built and thousands
of business men given golden oppor-
tunities in every branch of business.
AS this is the last new country in the
great West all the railroads in the
southwest are trying TO get into the
Indian Territory as soon as possible
in order to carry the large number of
people who will come to this country
in the next year or two.
"In this great country there is room
and demand for men of every profess
sion or class of business. The men
with the money have good chances to
invest and get immensely rich in a
few years; the farmer has a chance
of a lifetime to buy a good farm
cheap or take long leases on reason
able terms; the laborer can get EN-.
ployment from year to year; the car
penters are on the strike all the'time;
business men are employing more
clerks to sell goods and the whole
country is enjoying a wave OF pros
perity.
The Indians of this country are
civilized and friendly toward the
whites and all honest whites who
come to this country are given a warm
and cordial welcome by the citizens
of the entire country. We have many
schools and are going to have free
schools in every part Of the country
in short time. II you want to better
your condition as a laborer, business
man. stock dealer, farmer or investor,
this is certainly the country for you.
II is new, II is rich; 1t is free from
drouth and hot winds and is in the
middle of the rain belt of the United
States. We raise good wheat. corn,
oats, cotton, potatoes. tomatoes and
fruits and vegetables of every kind in
great abundance Come west and
make your future home"