The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-18

raise the staple From that time cot
ton growing has extended, until this
year nearly 100000 bales are being
marketed.
without the prejudices of the older
communities, the farmers of the new
land quickly adopted the most up TO
date methods. This liz especially true
In the raising OF corn, which in the
new State is not In danger Of killing
frosts. as 1t natures by September
l. The crop this year will amount to
more than 5O,00O,O00 bushels. The to-
tai income from all agricultural pro-
ducts in Oklahoma this year is esti-
mated at $60,000,000 a healthy asset
for the latest OF Uncle Sans family.
Those farmers who have migrated
from New England and the Middle
States have tried to transplant some
Of the conditions they knew at home.
Hence the extensive orchards OF ap-
pies. peaches. pears. plums, grapes,
and cherries, the products Of which are
shipped to New orleans, Kansas City,
and st. Louis And as the climate Of
the new State enables the gardener
to supply the table with fresh veg
etables seven months of the year, from
April to November, truck gardening
has become an important industry
Oklahoma melons are famous. Two
crops OF potatoes are grown on same
ground in one season. In 1900 five
carloads were sent North. This year
more than 600 carloads were shipped.
Oklahoma livestock raisers took
some Of the best prizes at the st.
Louis Exposition.
Oil is a big industry in the northern
or Indian Territory. portion Of the new
State, but during the past few months
1t has fallen off temporarily, because
the supply has exceeded the demand.
1t is claimed that the Standard Oil
Company has reduced prices in order
to make production Improbable. The
further growth OF the oil industry
seems to be dependent upon the up
building of manufacturing towns.
The people of oklahoma Territory
alone have been taxed only GA mills
on s9S,13O,721, which is only 16 2-3
per cent of the total valuation of $3.50,
100000. The people of the new State
will be equally free from heavy tax
alton.
The growth of the new State has
been so rapid that the railroads have
been unable to keep pace with it, de-
spite the fact that during the past
year and a half about 1000 miles have
been added to the transportation ia
cilities of the State.
Every country in the State will be
well supplied with transportation, and
several cities will have from three to
five lines running in and out, thus pla-
cling the producer, manufactures, and
merchant in competitive touch with the
markets Of the larger cities,
Two lines to the Gulf bring the mar
kets of Europe within reach. Seven
teen new roads were chartered in 1905.
The Atchipson, Topeka and Santa Fe,
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, and
Frisco roads are the principal trunk
lines. And yet it is fact that Okla
homa shippers are hampered because
Of want of cars to haul their products
to market
All the railroads throughout Okla
homa are heavy carriers of passen-
gers. The people of this region are
restless, wide-awake keen-eyed Amer
leans. Tradition has no weight with
them. They are fond of smashing pre-
The newspapers of Okla
homa are up-to-date, inclined to be
and always outspoken.
Some of the larger cities are as finish
ed, in spots as the cities of the East,
Trolley lines run everywhere, uniting
country and town, and illustrating vi
wildly the change that has come over
rural life in the United States. Isola-
tion is becoming a memory