The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-09
DEVELOP THE
RESOURCES
Citizens OF vinita not Living up
10 Their Opportunities.

Nha, Niulla ueeas just now @ ~.
CREASE business, inyits uem enter,
prises aod 70 grow Ia size aud beauty
IS not the employment q a boomer
~ 20 mach per day, neither IS u Tor.
olgn advertising a. ~ much per page,
nor yet she issuing Of pamphlets and
folders 70 he scattered broadcast over
tbs world These may hc AL righi so
far a. they So but the fault 5 no, va
che stars but ln ourselves. that we
are uudelilngS u b. an un1lsputed
fact that the people oi this locality
are not living ap thelr opportunities,
Chance fate. ~ the exnruise ot good
judgement and foresight landed d
&o0dls gumber Of good people into
This locality and with their iadieian,
~ and united industry economy and
perseverance, tbey have bult good
homes and established good com
munily The foundation IS laid
bread ana sure Cor city and farming
community here that viii in>Ure
thrift aad happiness % the future
psase yors ef these fertile heds thaf
surround Ninlta Having paesed
ibe days of The frontiers hard
tlmes aud secuted title 60 the lelas
aud orchards We ought now 60 unloek
Nature Stogeh8use and take from
her vaults llat which will make lly.
tx clegpef and thereby lessen lhe
burden ~ taa
lt requires auA glance at the
eolnsieai map fo see that sc are sit
ting "a the np of easi wealth West
of us ihe rocks yieia geld 90 the
mmef's pies south ol Is ire plains
sllsA forth tieers Of ell at The touch q
lte dfifef's blt Nsfii 0f b. we iind
lhe greatest sali deposits in the
known world aud east Of a. arc the
rich ziue mines % Missouri and. 10
fact sli around IS TIE hiiS aud plains
are yielding mpalth - oNefl miners
shaft and seatcheg's cave
Favored IS 81 srr 81 fht advantage
ai location ~ afe still paying tribute
60 the whole surrounding country
We are shipping n salt, 80 emoHf
brck and a considerable quantltY e
coal We are paving a ROYALTY % the
labor 81 other communities an al
thsse thaKs. aud ~ are mg.n-
thousands 81 doilae freight that ought
70 be- paid hy others We could with-
cut doubt. and ae shauld te. shipping
something. cat Instead Of everything
ia.
+ this tie part e rlse mem i itI
progressive enfefpfiseY Readily comes
The answer 40 Then what Should
he doneY WINS, develop the reaurces
II oar locality las, lie people u ether
localities have done theirs The time
las lsen when We could not Neli b
THAT within ourselves. bat tiat tine
Las passed Our bank vaults are guIl
# money seeking investment. seeking
borrowers a. reasonable rates Il in.
tefeSt cur people have ceased q he
a borrowing populare ard have BE-
come i aepasltlnK people Tire mousg
Is heFe' the good Judgement ana itr
siastfg q ear people IS Resident here
and here aga nuw should - apteldp
thu resauues that asait auf eaufts
md halld a community the pcef q
ans in tlle lsnd This istise paFt -
progressive men We mua 81 forth
IN the vanguard eg progress - tecome
lhs camp followers That meFely axlsl
6u the lsasIne, n the advancing
army
There IS coal sas and oll lu the
ground beneath Is, there i mlueal
here 81 neaf IS. and Sc need gaif
llttle unitevl effort a. develop tiamI
al