Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-21
THE GREAT RESOURCES
Surprising immensely of Undevelopod
Product Astonishes New Conner
Rated Better Than Kansas.

like Minerva, Oklahoma comes into
being full grown mentally aud physi-
caIy, full clothed and full equipped.
Oklahoma is very strong, but is not
ba>y. She takes her place in line
with hen sisters, but that place Is not
the end of the line, the foot. No,
Oklahoma spells better than more
than one-half in the row, and takes
place accordingly,
Simple statements as to countries,
so much discussed and written about
as Oklahoma, are liable to the crtl-
cism that they are presumed to be
known, but the man who writes Is
frequently surprised by the contrary.
1t is a good deal like lawyer who
once was arguing case before the
supreme court and proceeded to lay
down some very elemental doctrines
of the law. a solon stopped him and
remarked that it could be fairly pre-
sumed the court was familiar with
such simple and well known legal pro
positions. "That was the mistake |
made in the lower court, y replied the
unabashed and determined barrister.
In dealing with this new state with
some regard to fundamental PROPOSE
tons, the writer at once realizes that
different from other states Oklahoma
had no pioneer days. All open, unset
tied and untitled land it was, some 20
million acres of it, when whist the
land is taken, esttled, faimed, people
all over the land in cities, towns, vii
lages and on farms, the materlallty
Of progressive civilization In evi-
lence everywhere and you have Okla
homa. Acre for acre | believe it is
a state of greater resources than Kan
sas, and with an eye to crops one can
not help but notice that it is better
watered. There are more streams,
and these have more water in them.
Let me tell you, too, right here
when this MissOurian gets out his pad
and pencil to write of Oklahoma, he
is "kinder" pestered. The immen-
sity of the thing is very confronting
and somehow feel that | had better
have stayed in Saline county, Mlssou-
ri. this summer and tackled surpris-
inc and unexpected peach crop. The
.randdaddy of old man encyclopedia
himself would have his work cut out
for him in Oklahoma. Little details
like nearly million and IA half of
population. over 81 per cent American
born. a percentage of illiteracy OF
So per cent, 96,523,500 bushels of
corn last year, 2S,4S2.00O bushels of
wheat. 10.000,000 bushels Of oats and
6SS,Sl3 bales of cotton, also one OF
the most numerous and patriotic set
If office seeking politicians, that
crowd, you know, who have been
faithful servants Of the grand old re-
publican and democratic party and
want to keep on being so, all these
letails piled on to plain man incline
him to stagger and have an inclina-
ton to Get out from under.
There are something like 100000
Missourians down here and, well,
What interests one interests the rest.
You never saw so new a state where
feelings and affiliations are so near
kin.
Now come back to the encyclope-
liza. There is a pecuiarity about the
new sctate of Oklahoma in that by
virtue of portion, being in degree
'nalienabe. because of it has been
set aside for the Indians, the poorest
lands. the farthest west lands, those
that are more arid, der to be plain.
are the most thickly settled and the
mere productive. DO not think these
lands are poor. They are only so by
comparison. and any man can do well
upon them, in spite of the old time
cattleman's dictum. | had a little of
t in me. was here a few tines
TO the effect that whole lot of gran
gers would starve to death on Wolf
creek and the Beaver. The grangers
are there and not starving. They are
fat.
The land in that part of the new
state which was formerly Oklahoma |
territory are freely alienable. The
lands in that part of the new state
known as Indian Territory are not
so freely transferable. There seems
to I've GOOD deal of confusion in re-
ference to these lands. the proper ac-
quiring of record titles, but the mat
ter is simnlifed when you lock at Il
ri~htlv. The title to all Indian land
is in a tribesman. The tribesmen are
restricted from selling homestead |
lands for term Of years. These vary |
among the different tribes and among |
these tribes that are different condi- !
tions as TO transfer and leasehold Of |
land outside of his homestead. Pv |
proper care you ear easily ascertain
if vour grantor's title. is alienable. |
rf II is not. let it alone. Sixty per