The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-07

travelling fhbHengef agents anu
General Passenger Agents Of the
lines on which the inquary may
located, with the object that no
stone may be left unturned 10 SO.
cure the passenger and furnish
him with all the information be
may want.
Our low rate excursion from the
North on the first and third Tues
days Of each month, for prospect
i've home seekers and land buye 8
have been means of inducing
thousands Of people to visit the
Indian Territory, either to locate
permanently or to leok over the
ground. II is utterly impossible
to say or to give 10 figures the
number OF passengers availing
themselves OF these rates and pro.
portion Of these excursioniats who
have located In the Indian Terri
tory, but we do know that the
population is increasing rapidly;
that the stations along the line Of
the NJ. X. d 7. By, are growing
and the country continues being
developed all the time. This cam.
paign OF education and indu ce
ment has ment no little work and
expense on the part OF the M, X.
& +. Ry. Company, but we feel
that The results OF the future will
justly the effort.
The work OF which we have
spoken has been the individual
work OF the NJ. X. & T. System.
Besides this, the NJ. X. & 7.
Railway System Is one Of the Eve
members OF the Southwestern
Agency, the prime object Of which
is to advertise the Great South
west. The preliminary work be.
gan In November, 1902, but II was
not taken up and actively pushed
until January Of this year, the fret
step being the issuing OF month
Ily paper entitled Farming IN the
Great Southwest. The oirculn-
ton Is already 10000 and II Is
growing rapidly, because every
line OF railway is vitality interest.
ed and endeavoring to procure the
names and addresses Of anyone
living 10 the states east Of the
Mississippi River, who is inter.
eeted In the great southwest. Far
mers, their wives and daughters,
school teachers, doctors, clergy
men, merchants In The smaller
towns, anyone who has something
10 say are invited TO write letters
and longer articles about the par
ticular locality In which they live.
For the beet letters premiums are
bsing offered as an inducement 10
The writer, and the articles are
prepared by The editor and pub.
liUhed IN this paper.
Another individual feature is the
industrial department of the NJ.
X. 4 T. Ry., in charge Of compe.
tent men, the object Of which Is te
locate along lhe line, industries ol
all kinds beneficial TO the com.
mnuily In which they are located
The field Ii naturally one with q
very large scope, and inquiries
reach ua from every state and Ter.
rilory In The Onion. Each inquiry
ia given careful attention, aud per.
sonal letters are written, visitt
made where 1t is possible, per.
sonal trips arranged, and in every
instance inducements are held oul
and offered for The location Of per
manent industries conductive ltt
the growth and development oil
the locality Ia particular and The
territory In general.
Il has been our constant aim Il
evolve waya to reach and put be
fore the people Of this broad land
the opportunities and advantages
there are In the Indian Territory
and We feel that IN this work We
will have the aid and 90 operation
Of every editor In The Indian Ter,
Fllofy. THE i = subject In whiuh
We ara so very much interested