The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-23

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Good Land Cheap
end Vrexcelled
Business Opportunities
In the
IndiAn Territory.
1900. 600 Acres Of Fine Farming Land t.
be opened in February. A good oppor.
tunity to Secure Homes Cheap. Money
will be Plentiful and Opportunities foa
Business Unexcelled.
On FEBRUARY 3rd, 1905, the Frisco will
run an excursion to this section at rate
Of one fare plus $500. Free reclining
chair cars. Personally conducted by H
Detail and furnish all Assistance possible
ABOUT THIS COUNTRY.
Ten millions OF acres Of farming land are to Be
divided among the Indians IL tho Choctaw and
date the United States viii opsn up government 1
land office at Atoka, and each man. woman and
child in the two nations will b given $40 acres oil
average allottabs lands owned BY tho two tribes In
additionto the 600 600 acres Of lands that are
to b given to the indians tho government will also
sell to the whites more than 2.00o, 900 of farming
and grazing land in the Choctaw nation. When an
lowed to sell off the part not reserved as home
stead one-fourth in one year. cne-fourth in three
years and the remainder in five years. For thirty
five years the Indians have had control Of these
lands. and they would not permit the whites to own
one foot OF it. but now the lands are to Be allotted
among the Indians. the surplus sold to the whites.
and each red man given the rRhtto sell his holdings.
Tho white man now has the golden opportunity OF
the age to get q good homs cheap This is
the last new country 10 the West, and this is good
news to the farmers In the States who have had the
Western fever and strong desire to carve out their
work. but they are compelled to support themselves
and as consequences their first thought will be to
sell the lands which have bser allotted to them
and the land produces great crops OF corn, cotton
wheat potatoes cabbage hay and fruits OF all kinds
Great soft coal fields arc in the soft coal county,
ana hese mines are 70 e soa within the ns1t three
railroads in the country and others coming. With
new roads come thousands OF whites: new towns
start and general wave Of Development and pros
ton are being sold BY the government Of the United
States and the Choctaw nation and titles to property
issued.
The members Of tho choctaw tribe will be the
most; most wealthy people in the world after the coal
allotments are sold and the money paid out to them
by the United States It Is estimated that each man.
woman and child will get about $4,000 in addi-
hon to their respective homesteads.
Tho natural resources Of the country are great
There coal fiede. lead deposits zinc in paying
Quantities, asphalt to supply nation, and enough
timber to supply this and other States for many years
to come"
For circulars and other information con-
corning the country or the excursion
Address any agent of the FRISCO, or H. E.
Blakeslee, Tupelo, Miss.
The Trip of q Lifetime.
For scenic grandeur and diversity of
country and conditions. the Frisco route to
the Indian Territory which will be covered
by the excursion Feb. Srd is without an
equal anywhere. Those who take advantage
Of this great offer will be many times paid
for the trouble and expense BY the beauti-
full scenery and points of ir.srest to be
seen from the train.
Leaving Memphis. the busiest metropo-
lis of the South. the traveller. luxuriously
reclining in the elegantly appointed and
richly upholstered chair cars of the Frisco,
is whirled across the mighty Mississippi
on the ponderous and truly wonderful
steel bridge into the rich iluvial lands
which extend for nearly hundred miles
to the northwest. All have read Of the un-
surpassed fertility of the Mississippi bot
tom and its simmeasurable resources. Here
is an opportunity to see it as it is for your
self with its ever changing and interesting
scenes.
At Black Rock, Ark. IS miles from
Memphis. the Black river is crossed and
the country undergoes sudden transfor-
nation, the train literally plunging into the
heart Of the famed Ozark mountains.
Winding its way in and out. the railroad
gradually ascends amidst scenery that is
grand and aws-inspiring. past Mammoth
Springs where large river bursts from
the mountain side and falls with gigantic
leaps in its course to the sea. When West
Plains, Mo-, is reached the country be-
comes smoother and fertile farms system
atically titled are presented to view, con-
tinuing until the train rolls into Springfield.
The manufacturing and industrial center Of
south Missouri.
Here the road bears away to the south
west gliding through beautiful fields Of
growing wheat that extend as far as the
eye will reach and orchards of big red
apples that seem to lose their rows in
each other in the dim distance. Here too
are towns that are honey -eombed with
liberal producing zinc mines, yielding i'm
mense quantities Of rich ore Of great value.
Soon the line OF the Indian Territory is
crossed and the promised land" unfolds
to the wondering eyes of the astonished
traveller, diversity of soil, products and
conditions to please all and abundance Of
crops, for the laborers hire.
At Vinita the cars are transferred 10 the
M. K. T. and the Journey resumed through
q country blessed with the endowments
Of nature and offering a haven Of rest,
peace and plenty TO the overcrowdsd
toilers of the old states back east Lands
being broken and made TO bring forth the
earths richest blessings, towns springing up
as il by magic, the wheels Of industries
being set in motion and the one time wild
erness being made to blossom as the rose.
Wagner, Eufula, South McAllister,
Atoka are reached and the delighted pas
senRers have scattered to their different
points of destination loudly singing The
praise Of the Frisco system, its magnifi-
cent equipment, polite and obliging officials
and excellent service.
This excursion will leave North Miss.
points Tuesday Feb. 3rd for all points in
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma and
Texas. Rate for the round trip, one fare
plus $500, return limited to 81 days from
date Of sale. Mr.. H. E. Blakeslee has
been employed to personally conduct this
excursion, see to the comfort Of passen-
gers furnish information concerning routes,
connections, the country IS be visited etc
For further information apply to any
Frisco agent or H. E. Blaksslse, Tupslo
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