The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-09
0bt Dailp Aromorfite,
THE INDIAN AND OKLAHOMA TER
RIToRIEs-AREA, RESOURCES
AND POPULATION.

in reference TO the Indian and Okla
homa Territories. His remarks were
listened to with much interest and the
senators from the older and smaller
states prlcked up their ears and heard
with surprise OF our marvellous growth
in population. great resources. natural
advantages and extensive area He
said:
. Three congresses have considered
hi. question Three years ago bill
pased the house of Representatives
providing for statehood Tor Oklahoma
with provisions for later including In.
dian Territory. but failed 90 pass the
senate on account OF provisions for
Two states for New Mexico and Ari-
zona. one year ago In the last con
grcss a bill similar to this passed the
house and also the senate, but failsd
In conference because OF differences
between the houge and senate iu re
lation 10 statehood for New Mexico
the house insisting on one state for
Arizona and New Mexico and tho sen
ate insisting on making New Mexico
a state.
This bill has passed the house and
is now being considered here. Three
years ago there was little objection 10
the part OF tho bin relating 10 okla.
homa. One year ago there was no OBJ.
lection TO the part OF the bill making
state of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory This year there Is substantial
objection to tho part Of the bill pro
yiding for statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Il wish briefly to refer To the crime
against Oklahoma and Indian Tcrrh
tory that has denied admission TO
them. Notwithstanding their repeated
petitions for statehood In the crea-
tlon OF new state, the elements 10
consider are area, population and re-.
sources. developed and undovcloped.
oklahoma aud Indian Territory
comprise an area somewhat smaller
than either Kansas or Nebraska, but
larger than Arkansas or Iowa and
about the same size as Missouri The
governor Of Oklahoma In HIS last re-
port estimated the population Of Ok
laifoma juno 30 as not less than 500.
900. Tho officials OF the department oi
the interior on the same datc estimat
ed the population OF Indian Territory
at not less than 100000. The estimates
OF the bureau Of census for the year
1905 give the population OF Indian Ter
rltory as 49s.0O and oklahoma SOS,
26i. or total for the proposed state
OF Oklahoma OF i.O56.26i. Using the
same estimates on other statea. th'
population o. the proposed state o
Oklahoma is within 100000 OF the
combined population of the following
states. Delaware. Idaho. Montana, Ne
.ada, Utah and Vermont.
These states are entitled TO twelve
senators In this chamber. and yet OK
lahon,a Is denied the privilege of send
Ing two The population OF the pro
posed state is nearly equal 20 the com
bined population OF Montana. New
Hampshire and Oregon. II Is create
than North Dakota and South DakotI
combined II Is nearly twice the popu
latlon OF the state OF Washington. !
Ia half again rs large as Maine. II &
nearly four times the population o
Montana II Is greater than that o
any New England state except Mass
achusetts.
"oklahom< cast for delegate TO con
gross at the 1905 election n total o
i09.Ia6 votes. This was greater thar
the total vote cast in any Of the FOL
lowing states; Alabama, Delaware
Florida. louisiana Maine, Mississippi
Montana. Nevada, North Dakota, or
egon. Rhode Island, South Carolina
South Dakota. Utah, Vermont an
Wyoming. II was 1900 moro votes tha
tho state Of Utah cast at the last oleC
ton. There Is no reliable way OF est
mating the vote In that part OF IN
proposed state Of Oklahoma known 4
Indian Territory yet there Is proba
bly, practically as many votes In In
dian Territory as IN Oklahoma, an
this bill recognizes that situation b
giving an equal number of delegate
In the constitutional convention :
each Of the two territories.
"Thc total live stock value a IN
proposed state Of Oklahoma for tn
last year was s9l,62O,723. This
greater than the live stock valuatio
OF the states of Idaho. Nevada, Uu
and Vermont combined II Is alm0s
exactly that OF North Carolina an
South Carolina combined II is l2 M
hon dollars greater than South Dak>.