The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-05

Establishments with a capital OF s5,976,
900, with s76s wage earners and with
products valued at s10s7e,ooo. What
is known as the 1905 census dealing
with figures brought down TO Decem-
Der 81. 1904. confined its canvass to
manufacturing establishments con-
ducted under what Is known as the
factory system, and excluding neigh
borhood industries and hand trade.
The 1905 figures are not, therefore,
10 be compared with the original cen
sus figures Of 1900. but the census bu-
reau. for purposes OF comparison, re-
vised the 1900 figures. eliminating
nearly 1900 establishments, nearly 81
00o. 900 of capital, about 1900 wage
earners and more than 100000
worth Of products. In that way q
basis for safe comparison was thus
obtained. ana Il shows an increase in
the number OF establishments from ass
TO 1923, or 62s, equal to about l27 per
cent; in capital from s4,o54,3s1 to
s1el24,4l7, or $1,000, ,o26. equal to 2s7
per cent: in the value Of products
from ss.133.s2s to s24,45s,lC7, or s16,-
325,l71. equal to 200 yer cent, and in
the number OF wage-earners from 23s1
to 5456. or So75, equal to about 125
per cent.
Comparisons in agriculture have
within them the confusing element Of
bad seasons, and, in two or three items
the use Of figures later than 1900. But
it is gratifying TO note that while the
showing for wheat and irish potatoes
may not be as satisfactory as one
might infer from the soil capabilities
OF the state that is to be, its pro
duction OF corn increased within the
I'VE years from S2,O27 ,256 to 110,442.-
s6s bushels. of oats from s,0s7,es0 to
+ 16.974,49s bushels, of hay from 1885,
57e to 493, ,69s tons, and OF cotton from
s56,642 to 64S.9O2 bales OF 500 pounds
e each. Its cotton production-and only
4 beginning has really now been made
I there-was in 1905 greater than that
e either OF Arkansas, or Louisiana, o
s North Carolina or Of Tennessee in tn,
. cotton belt proper The crop OF Texas
S the greatest cotton-growing state, wa
y less than four times as much, and tha
? Of Georgia, which ranked second Il
D. 1905, was something more than twic
e as much. In corn production the stat
y that is to be was exceeded only b,
{ Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri
u Kansas, Indiana, Texas and Ohio, tn
e. last-named state raising only 1000
& GOO bushels more.
e Somewhat akin to agriculture is In
e lumber industry which is yet to
N developed in the new field. The tw
K territories have a wooded area OF "a
n 400 square miles and the growths ii
'e clude pine. blackjack, post-oak an
Ia more valuable hardwoods Exploits
n ton OF minerals there has made som
ie advance, the output of coal abol
Tn doubling in five years to more tha
" 100000 tons in 1905 and of petroleul
IN increasing from $500 barrels to 1,5Ot
OOO with natural gas development b
=. coming a greater and greater aid
~ industry.
SO What the two territories have dor
o7 In the past FIVE years and What the
ara no,, ORC enough 10 qonnnal tho
,st immediate admission jointly as a stat
Iss and are the sure promise Of the grea
.sl ness of that region which to its natur
W advantages has been added the adva
tage of full statehood enjoyed by son
,7s of The most progressive Of Amerlci
"a citizens.