The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-07
STATEHOOD AND IMMIGRATION.

passage OF the sta 'hu)i tN is as'
.ured That the outcome u ;his hll
X watched with Interest not only by
the reopic Of the territory bu; ia many
Of the states as well 10 hD0n b. he
prominence the newspapers u the
large cities give IL
In addition 70 the statehood bill
there is also pending In congress the
Curtis bill. which provides for the
winding UP OF The agairs of the ave
civilized tribes. one OF the most i'm.
porant provisions 10 that removing
tne restrictions from all Indians Of
less than fun blood and permitting
them 10 dispose OF their surplus
lauts. Iu th, case Of the full blood his
-osthcuons may be removed by the
secretary Of the interior upon showing
mat u g. fcr his hest interests 10 do
so.
The 81 Louis Republic says that
,hs people OF the two territories are 20
ho congratulated upon the prospect
- the early passage Of the bill and
that IT. cannot be- postponed beyond
'ho end Of March That there will be
a rush Of immigration to indian Terri
tory unprecedented in the history Of
nov countries Is admitted by all. That
large number Of the farmers OF
Missouri. Iowa. Illinois and many OF
the southern states contemplate
making this country their home is sv.
idenced BY the numerous letters of In.
qulry received by land men and the
commercial clubs. The price OF land
In the older states Is much higher
than in the territory and money in.
vested In lands In the territory will
purchase more AMI better land than
can be had In any OF the old states
The class Of immigration will be oi
the substantial kind, the young farm.
cr Of means with his family will be
uf the greater number This will be
their permanent home They make the
! best Of citizens. They are neither too
rich nor too poor.
The Chickasaw nation offers unpar.
alellod advantages. It's rich bottom
lands produce bale OF cotton. 80
bushels OF corn and 20 bushels Of
wheat TO the acre on It's rolling prai-
ries all kinds of fruit can be grown.
Here the Alberta peach reaches the
highest state Of perfection. Luscious
grapes can be prodiced without any
great expenditure OF either time or
labor. At the ST. Louis Exposition. Ard
more's exhibition OF grapes, Elberta
peaches. cnntaloupes. melons and al
falfa received many favorable com
mcnts and bronze medal was award
ed for the special Ardmoroite small
fruit display.
The removing q the restrictions
and permitting the mixed blood In
dian to dispose Of his surplus lands
will throw millions of acres OF the
, finest agricultural lands In the world
on the market The surplus lands oI
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians 1,
100 acres 10 each man. woman AM
child. The lands OF the Chickasaw na
tion are famed for their richness
The valley of the washita Is unexcell
cd for it's fertility and susceptible,
10 cultivation. II Is conceded 10 he th'
finest agricultural land Of the two to-
ritories. The best land can be pur
chased at from SIS to s25 per acre al
compared with $50 and s75 per acre
In Oklahoma. The Indians having thei
, homesteads. which are inalienab.C
will dispose d this surplus. thus ,?
, portunlties TO purchase will! be offe. p
to all. The farming lands Of the te ri
tory have been developed but litte
+, The Indian ai his bes. loing n POI
farmer. what has been done was h!
9 white tenants under the lease system
, and division OF crops With active
enegetlc farmers owning the land
what can and will be accomplished II
, the development OF this country car
: hardly be foretold A total failure o
p crops Is unknown the climate is idea
' and the possibilities unlimited. Tn
, towns have kept and will stlll kec!
pace with the growth OF the c7un
try That Indian Territory has do'ti
oped 80 remarkably under The pr
}. ont conditions Is indicative OF who
p may be done when perfect titles ca
!, De had Il Is estimated that only abou
b one-tonth Of the land e. now beln.
} cultivated. The territory offers man,
a advantages and opportunities 10 mel
c ~ brains and energy and We vii
]. Gladly welcome such among us
. do
7 The prediction made by Thomas W
lawson one year ago TO the effee