The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-25
THE TERRITORY'S
RAPID GROWTH
A Record Of Progress That
Outstrips Any Other Sec
tion Of the Country.


Of the Kansas City Star has compiled
an interesting array Of statistics, as
follows:
The summer and fall Of 1904 will
witness the greatest immigration TO
Indian Territory of any year in the
Ahistory Of the territory. Thousands
bf those who come win be ignerant OF
he conditions, areas and people here.
grhe total land area Of Indian Terri
'atorv is 81, 600 square miles. The pop
lulation iii 1890 was ls01s2; in 1900 II
s,vas 392, 900, an average yearly increase
|Df 21.76 per cent. AZ this rate the
Population for the year 1908 was 657,-
k55, and at the close Of the year 1904
win be 796,034. There are $1,000 In
Sians and 10000 negroes on citizen
bhip rolls.
The only school system In Indian
Territory Is that Of the tribal schools,
maintained by the several tribes. This
las been augmented this year by an
appropriation Of 100000 by congress,
(which sum will be used to strengthen
he tribal schools, especially new
tchools in the rural districts, and 70
provide for attendance OF white chill
len at all tribal schools. In all the
towns there are public schools, main
8ained by taxation. Each towndirects
rs owa school system and pays the
aAxpensrs. II IS estimated that there
&re 100000 school children in the ter
4Itory-
TWENTY DAILY PAPERS.
There are POO newspapers published
n Indian Territory, twenty Of which
Are dailies. There are forty-fye presi-
&ential postofices, according 70 the
lsport Of 1903, ana their gross receipts
l5r that year, ending September 30,
kere $4,000. There are $50 fourth
ass postofiices, which ls a greater
Yumber than is found In one-third Of
be states OF the Union. Since the
1ensus Of 1908 there have been 250
lostoiiices established.
The per cent. Of the population en-
aged in agriculture IS exceeded in
laiy three states, Mississippi, Okla
Iona and Arkansas. There are now
PSanks IN Indian Territory. One
Windred OF them are National banks.
III fhesehave been established within
lie past fourteen years, and within
BE last two and half years there
hve been established seyenty-iiSe
ktional banks, i've times as many as
4 a established in an Of the New
Inaiand states combined during the
lme period.
san 1900 there were 2.50) miles Of
lilroad ia Indian Tcrritory. There
now 1900 either IN operation or
hder course Of construction. There
Is been more railroad building Ia In
an Territory and Oklahoma within
last three years than in any other
- states Ia the Union combined.
here are now six railroad companies
hiding new lines in Indian Territory
MILLIONS OF ACRES or LAND.
lThe available farm land ia Indian
krritory is estimated at fifteen mill
4n acres. These figures are taken
km the records Of the Dawes com
ssslon. OF this, 10 per cent was in
ntlration last year There viii be
lincrease Of az feat 8 per cent this
u. There are about two million
OF land where pine is found in
Numerical quantities. and there IS
abundance Of hard woods Of all
has. The latest statistics obtain
= gives the value Of farm animals
llfty-hve million dollars.
her farm products are valued at
,anlion dollars. There were one
II lrth million bales Of cotton raised
year. which was about two thirds
crop. It is estimated that, on ac-
Int 81 Increased acreage, 10000
es VIII be raised this year There
IS million bushels Of corn raised
year Potatoes will be one nf the
hing crops Two crops each year
khe same land is the rule. It ises.
. Gated that the farm lands Of indian
frit0ry are worth 800 million dol
exclusive Of pilllCn acres Of
and and the pine lands. There
"a OH belt which extends from
tlesellle south l0) miles and is
miles wide. This ,ie'd lss been
Ied. y may be larger The num-
(of manufacturers in 1912 was 7s-.
Us mere than doablet Nif'hn tae
4 alslreay years.