The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-18
ERA OF THE SOUTHWEST;
NEW MISSOURI TERRITORY.


purchasing and holding land. they are
adding a quality 10 the population which
makes III. country. as a whole. one OF
the most advanced 10 IL, found anywh-r".
There is the usual percentage Of float
crs which are usually dissatisfied with
anything anywhere. oklahoma has such
a class. as well as does any other State
or Territory.
II - also the class which l. em;sratiug
to newer fields and making room for th"
newcomcrs. II Is their land which Is for
sale. and not much III that. and the pTiC"
ranges between y" and 81" with little
varia ion.
In figures this Is what Canadian Coun-
~ has in the way Of assets: Area. 5.>. 80
acres. population. in the n.ishb"T hood uf
2Jv": Il total taxable valuation of 'ipproxi-
matey Si.-S"u: 100 improved farms. 100
school districts and iirst-Class school I'm
each one. wIn about 500 school children:
an average of one farm home 10 each
quarter section Of land: al energetic
city of lo"S inhabitants. plenty q; good
ROADS a:!G BRIGGS and all the comforts of
home
Canadian County started in the cct-
ton business in 1S9, That year. the iirs:
in the history oi Oklahoma, there were
three counties which furnished cotton for
u" 'nafn Z, si:ri IanaC.aH was one Of the
triumvira.e
most desirable. for manufacturing pur-
poses, the land has proven itself adapt
'ibi" to TIL" raising of the plant. and ut
III" present tim".wi-h the exception @; III.
wheat. cotton * the leader IN tha products
Of the county.
The Canadian River whsa. country has
4 reputation all it, own Canadian CoIn-
~ Is border"d on its south by the Cana
dian ani h"si'i.~ has no less than thirty
seven smaller tributaries ~ this stream
which flow through its confines
Every creek basin Is good wheat ccun-
try and therefore wheat is the principa!
ia.tor ia the prosperity OF the county.
Every little town has It's elevator and
q n.H nt IL. h..
railroads thoro are elevators where there
q. nothing "lS" beyond section shanfy.
There ar" more v-hea: elevators out here
than there are stock yards In the strictly
livestock regions
The mills make enough -four to supply
IN. domestic i.mard and ship hundreds
of carloads in addition. In sixteen years
there have been two seasons when There
WIS something Of an approach to short
CROP. They have wheat here I'm Western
Gkiahnmn when other wheat belts have
The corn L. here. but is no. So highly
esteemed as the wheat and cotton. Many
farmers Will not plant corn som. of
them are cotton mad: most or them fni
NOR" profit in tho wheat and other com
modities.
ahoma is experimenting somewhat. This
present Is tho first generation In Okla
hnma- They have tried out tbs. ,tre,
principal productions and are satI.fis.,
The fruit takes time ard land and ths-c
diSiosi'!on 20 Keep IN. profits com
ing In instead 81 waiting on 4 sss.son
or two while the young orchards are com
Inc !Gtu bearing
There are plenty .. orchards. however.
AMI IN" results h1v" been far above the
"Nre' tations. So successful have been IN"
experiments that infant orchards dot IN.
country Ia very direction and III. nuT-
se:yEEen W" having r4hstantlal boom.
Eventually. sEcvl! there H. "A con'lnua-
IF 20 s4y1sf to, -.
cotton rG!He-.. r.ary % the cotton fields
will lie Transformed irt" orchards. espe-
CiTily among The Northern newcomers.
who d" not uDdsrstan,! tine ethics nor the
practical side o: cotton raising.
Willie = Reno - ny natural f'-ros!':on
Inclined 10 be OF cons. rvative pDlCg In
It's Str.y!Tcs for greater :hincS. tn" nl'u-
raj surroundings are making Il "A lively
but suhzt tutial city.
Conditions which sX.s; render nsCcssary
n. establishment OF wholesale houses IN
certain lines Of rrHds. and these are doing
n comfortable business.
Ther. are no manu:ac.Orie, os surpass-