The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-13
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Ringing Resolutions Gdepssa BY t.se
Convention q. oklahensa City.

Ringing Rssoluticns Edcptsa BY tire
Convention q: oklahenaa City.
Oklahoma City.-Iuly lathe Okla
horna and Indian Territory Statehood
convention was attended by fully 1000
delegates. The proceedings were char
acterized by great earnestness.
The following resolutions concerning
statehood were adopted:
I'VE. the 1000 delegates. representing
The million and a half American citi-
zens who reside in Oklahoma and In
dian Territories do hereby declare In
convention assen bied the said terrific
ries are entitled TO, and of right ought
to be. Immediately admitted in The
american Union as one free and indie
pendent state, on terms of equality as
between themselves and on an eoual
roofing with the other states. We have
out one petition and one request to
present to the American congress. and
That Is immediate joint Statehood he
granted to Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tories on their own merits. and with.
OUT reference 10 any right or claim 81
other territories asking admission 10
the American Union.
In support Of the foregoing declare.
tlan we offer the following resolutions.
l. our area Is sufficient The aver.
age area OF all states west Of the Ala.
EheheV mountains Is $4,000 xotta q
miles. of those states west of the Mia.
siSsippi $4,000 square miles We have
10000 square miles
= Our population rs sufficient The
population OF each territory il ESQ ooe
our combined population IL 900 coo
four times as many as any state has
mad AT the time Of admission. and euu.t
10 the average population of an the
states now In the union ana ua ara
therefore entitled to seven members in
the lower house Of congress
J. Our resources are Sufficient We
nave property subject to taxation worth
billion dollars. We have 500 ooe acres
OF eoal lands aud We produce hitnu1i.
nous coal OF quality not surpa ssed
os any state In the Union We have
natural gas fields containing single
wells which produce 20 oae 600 cubic
rect per day. We have extensive osI
bearing fields now containing hundreds
oil producing wells and equal To the
celebrated fields at PENNSYLVANIA ana
Kansas. We have mountains Of gran
lite and extensive beds OF excellent
stone. asphalt and marble We have
developed mines OF lead and xine we
nave great areas of untouched forests
and millions Of acres of fertile plains
which rival the valley of the RED river
o8 the north ia its production II wheat
the praifies Of Iowa i'm production ~
corn aud the Pacific slope ia the uuan-
nty Of fru ~. We haze 5000 mites of
railroads TO convey cur products ia
market, and these traverse every conn.
try In both territories.
=. The character If our gssr,
entities as to immediate Admission f.sav
fathers live ia eeArs state Of rs. tEssgess
We were born and bred iu the RffnnN-
phtre 81 American liberty and dignity
IN 1900 she percentage u tlatsraey AL
oklahoma was SIS ard in tha ftslfAa
Territory is. the general average fuM
since then the population has nearly
doubled naf Il Is safe 30 amaare thar aH
the newcomers ARE Htegute hpsanas
those ~na have the rlack Wa# eneYwv
:" move have tta Intelligence ta rsset.
II IN ugw therefore. saf,. 10 s#x thas
IA the fso territories she a*sfaws ~
ilHteratF Ia nut over pgr eeut az
oa' tatal population only Tag Bes ase
~ fndisa extraction ARID az ttsa8a ags
haa are faa blessed Indians ard 81
These le@a than half are t3aasat fna3.
ans and they aFa asa calraus ~ tfso
Iaite4 States
The convention adJoms.B after
aeuutine the reau3Htinnn