The St. Louis Republic., 1905-01-01


| IL not enough Of the grain grown TO suppl
the non. consumption. There Is iarg
Jay,ssii'se colony nov in the :icinity q
Houston ctIitivaiiiIG rice successfully. an
Heron MatsudsIr. has returned to Japa
to enlist japanese capital In extensive ric
planting In Texas
MONEY IN TRICK GARDENING.
The Eastern Texss country is the xsrde'
for the Middle West. The states east o
, the Rockies and west of the Mississippi
draw upon fnis section for early ve8eta
i.les and fruits. Th. prcdominatins crOga
~. cotton. rice and cane. their imivor
iaEc. icing In the order namcd. aud. whii'
the farmers of this section draw thei
greatest TcseiIu. from these. there IL I
new industry row developing. whici
. brings in money at u time of year wher
all other crops are Just being Put int" th'
srouDI 1T beginning 4. grow. This II ,ruci
gardening. which. though only yet in IL,
infaECy. T. producing ALREADY i-.en,!e Al
S;,..O.su.
Tits great country heretofore ha'
been Ona vas; cattle ranch. and Up Il
s:x years ;-go vas badly Handicapped /,
lack Of water ard railroad facilities. I:u,
flowing wells now eXist la numh"rS- and
ranch lands have been cut up into small
truck fAtms. which are obtainsbic at ron
$40 1" SIS per acre. Truck gardeners r'ss
ing a speciality of bermuda onions. cab
bags. sugar b-ets. tomatoes and other vs.
eiabies are getting rich. One man pro-
6UceG "n "giif@cn acres Il crop of onions
that brought sIl.p". wl,ii- the cost "f tine
lsn.l Including the wells. WAS only G.es,
Through the FIRST class railroad fAciiiti":
existing thsr. now and ia" early s-asci
these onions were got 10 S"w York ;:h' al
VI the FLORIDA aud California oniOna.
r" the farmer OF the SorIh and E.ns'
Who hary"-tS but one s-i "f crops u
ysar. the long winter ts.ing an unpr"du,
tive Irrio"t 'h" continuous. iracti''aIi.
all-the-y"ar yI".ds of the Southwest III, 81:
doubled snd even Gua3ripi.d sours'. nf
wealth. There is 81" i'll" season. N.2e-
iabl.. and fruits begin To Yield in earis
winter. and every month from January I"
B"csmber produces something thai sar
l.. exchanged for money. y" longer d"s.'
the Texan have to d-p"n! nn on. cop.
AMI u-ach"s. :nsiOns vegetables. tobacco
End Small fruits divide with cotton. sugar
cane cstii. raising dB!rying AM IT,.
cereals the attention "f "nt-rrris- $50
capital
The gr..I' ~ ni ur T.>ss my b. sp-
prec!at-d wien ~ l. sisted th't I; s.
large enourh To give every nan. wDnEiL
and child III The !'ri'..,t Stai..- fHD acre
of ground IL has IL. ,t0.ts1 acres ~ lind.
-" 900 .I,Iaf- mil"s az which "E:T =
per cent ~ und.. ruliivaii"r. hen ::
is considered that hom"st"ais In ifis yas'
area composed of rich pr"?u"iN. Land.
C3n IN bought low u AMI 81" ,.'
acre. III" man VIII" .k.s uIt :,n rXisf.n'.
ia the Eh0' "r rented land. for which D."
pays Tia. arn''.Ini ~ thi. pur"iiass. pri'-'
annually for i,n'. Is {" h. ri'i"'' t'"'"-'
h- does NOT 'ak" li"rs"- Gr.-l"y's a'iyi'.
aud 50 Wet Til. variety ~ rr~iI''S iG
Texas. running tn. panIut through cotton
corn. WHEAT. "tts barb. ~" hay i!".,.
fruits ami Vegetables. grar"s. tuirs,ro. s,''.
iumb"r cattle COTTON seed meal and .ii.
peanuts. beans. broom ru'r. 'oa. s:cIr.
iron. dairy nr"'Incts and poultry amI Egg
* sUCd that scarcely any man hut s...'
ind his specially.
THE EENT STAR
TIL" development Of Texas Il nn a NOR.
mammoth and NOR" varied scale bat tts
respect t. time than tina: Of okishJma.
Fifteen years have seen Oklahoma
rise from population OF e. Is, 10 s:a"in
From section sparsely peopl"d 10y In
dianS il is now prospective State who's.
population according to tn. census OF
1870 was sr.a;cr In propor'inn "a area
than thai or twelve other stats a: TIA.
! mon. I'.' citizens confidently t"'Ii...-
that either a!"n.. or in connection with Ia
dian Territory i: Will he the next Stat.
of ih- Gnior. II comprises some .i.1s'-
'sS acres Of - fertile and productive land
as can 10" found III any country. located in
tHentysi- counties. and Is as large
Deiawsr- LITyis"'t. MAssa rhusetts New
aud New Jersey combined. Its
climate IL similar ;o Northern Texas.
Tennessee" and North carolina. The Ter
r,tory's advsr"emen; has he"n bv leap,
and bounds. and Perhaps III" hest evidence
~ Its crowih * {" Ee found In four facts.
namely. that u leads Ia railroad building
having over $50 miles -; main track and
srad. completed. that IL has :. ~: Gistr'".
school houses. with an ati.ni.rra Of l.>
s6S children. h.si!"S seen higher iustItg-
iiouS "f l-arnins. that til. wealth of it,
iiizsrs IL s+S.0h1."-. and thu; II has ..:::-
territorial :luI sev.niy-uiu. nstionaI b:i MS
A kH~ l..t : q
s., aith deposits upward ~ s-,.oS".,
rh. T-r.i-ury haS sixty fiouIial, mills wii..
3, combined "ail"iIH al over !"'." barrels
y-'r tiay. au! -. grain "!-ra;orS M.ih Il
.ata.!ty ~ ,.-.'s" hu~h-i< The Uh.4r
crop is ov-r :5."D.".' ami the corn rrvl
over ',1S.. bushels Th- w"nIcIful
only 10 rh- "i!-:cy - III. people. VII"
Went from ohio. Michigan. Wisconsin.
Iowa. Illinois. Missouri. Nebraska. Nan
ss.. ;he pakrtaS. W y"minH Minn"."ts.
West Virginia. Virginia. PcnEsyivan mis-.
Kentucky and Tennessee. tu: In a yerA
large measure ." Ih- gr"a, f"rtilit, Of soil.
favorable. 'iin!a;". noiInGafi'c or rainfall
md bosnt-ous cr.ps % fruits and cereals.
O:FpRTi'N;TIES IN OKLAHOMA.
Tn. ntiur..i resources vf Oklahoma ar,.
\, AN and "a lied. bYt remarkable as La>
..a., ,n. !rri.S % inimirratiun. they have
ye, been but iit:l- developed. COMPARED
with the future possibilities. Beaver am
counties contain Lon yacaE:
.,.s Government EUmeStcaiIs. well suited
FOR stock raistns. uins grass 'nn's. w'I
aI-r~s ty rivers. creeks and running
s.r-.;ns While this land ia the past h..
.l..--ru mu-tl. used uN "Hiii-fE'II. during the
last thee ur four wears IL. rrnIie Of III,
Territory have ben ur's j...rpUs au.
..aL, ratsei such imn-r-e "rn;,s that thu
sranr land :, Ius being settled upon aE.
~. atgi-r-r Griy.n 10 ether paris
scsm LANDS in sixteen Unuuties accr.eat-
. .!ui..t. y=~ sources .n The Immense gyistI,u
:. p.eli. ~ Oklahoma. estimated al over
I .. nu.tSts' tons. tn oil and natural pa>
gold nn! CoIJ-r. salt. clay and mountains
,. lvi sfS,ii- AMI limestone. Success IN
. .guiT.1g homes am. wealth In "A f-W wears
has .uCorras.d the great Immigration {"
phlshoms. III" rWnb-r of for-.sn-lSru
!, .;.- ia oklahoma IS "ilI /. per cent.
I axes ar. low and ih. ciins'a i mid in
y l.rer ana no; IN summer. though IN.
r-,; = tempered and rinsr ~ ;h. tays
u uade d-LghtfI. hv - si"ai, GIIf b,e-z".
The nights are cool and r.fr. shirg. IT,.
building II raiiway- has
.~su the scsn'y br which The natural az
sartaces Of ris!ahcIu, weI. brought {,
Ire attention ~ m" world; Th" Territory
a limits 'lsr II. greatest debt 4. OWN. to
the Nvrat rai'roa! systems.
, MEM PROMISED LAND
II. history o. okishona will no .ioub;
be row rep. at.i bv the history or the
{ - clopmsut % I1IiIr Territory Il -
just on tf- verge - an .poch-the spcch
o: settlement and evolution The locr TO
Il - 4, last o:-D- The r'.Sh into Indian
Territory prshstiy vii! exceed that into
oklahoma. The time has a: last com.
y. Zen the white man can secure lands IN
ire Territory ~ To the present .l'n.
Immigration has he"r Nch. a. lend
raa.d not b. sought from the Indian.
T~- entire Territory Us- h-lE in common
hy n. Fiy. civii's~i rrtSr< 'h.ckasar<
.-h.ctlws Ch~ruke.s. Creeks ans: Sem