The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-06
RED
LETTER
DAY
WHEN PRESIDENT SIGNS
CONSTITUTION
NOV. Is
MANY THOUSANDS
OF LETTERS.
Of Special Import to be
Sent Over the
Country

On Nov. rs, the day that President
Roosevelt signs the proclamation that
makes Oklahoma a state, cred let
ters' win be mailed from all over
Oklahoma to thousands of people in
every state in The Union, advising
them OF the event The Oklahoma
immigration and Industrial Develop
ment association, composed of the
commercial organizations and repre-
sentative business and professional
men OF the state. has been organized
for the purpose Of exploiting and ad-
yertising the resources and Op|portuni
ties of Oklahoma. with "a view to i'm
creasing the already large and steady
Influx of new settlers to our state.
Thousands OF special letter heads.
upon which is printed matter descrip.
tive of Oklahoma and its advantages.
are being prepared by Secretary J.
G.. Jones at the association head
quarters at Pauls Valley. Okla. These
letter heads. with envelopes also bear
ing advertising matter. all printed i'm
red. will be distributed to the people
of the state through the commercial
organizations. Every public spirited
citizen is expected to write to friends
outside. upon this red letter station
cry. telling of the wonderful opnor-
mnities afforded by the new state in
every line Of business. agricultural.
mechanical and industrial. All of
these letters are to be mailed on the
day that President Roosevelt issues
the proclamation admitting Oklahoma
to the Union. The association hopes
by this plan to thoroughly cover the
| United States and thereby attract
many new settlers to the new state.
The immigration association is under
taking a great work for Oklahoma,
and il is hoped that the hearty sup
port and cooperation OF all the peo-
pie will be given to this, its first ei
fort.
On the letter head Is the following:
"Oklahoma offers a hearty welcome
to an who seek to improve their CON
ditiOn and unsurpassed opportunities
10 the merchant, banker, capitalist.
farmer. labOrer, manufactures, and ar
tisan. Oklahoma has a place for you.
no matter what your vocation is. Ok
lahoma is bounded on the north by
Colorado and Kansas. on the east by
Missouri and Arkansas. on the south
by Texas, and OF the west by Texas
and New Mexico. II is 325 miles from
east 10 west ard 225 miles from north
TO south containing an aggregate area
of 70,057 square miles. The altitude
varies from 400 feet IA the valley Of
the Red river TO Owe $500 feet on the
prairie I'm the extreme northwestern
part of Beaver county. There Is a
wonderful variation I'm the character
of the land and soil. The broad al
luYial valleys of the numerous rivers
the nine Niles OF oklahoma. run
across the antire state. The climate
is uneXcelled. The mean average
temperature for a period of twelve
years Is axactly sixty degrees Fahren.
heit. The average annual rainfall
varies from a total Of owe forty inch
es in the southeastern part to less
than twenty inches I'm the northwest.
ern part. oklahoma is pre-emineutly
"a land Of sunshine. averaging over
| two hundred clear DAYS annually. Il
is primarily an agricultural state. IT'S
broad fertile prairies and rich alluyial
valleys will produce abunantly every
character of crop grown i'm the tenn
perate zone. There are vast undevel-
oped deposits OF coal, iron, lead, zinc,
oil. natural gas. asphalt gypsum, ce.
ment and brick shale, glass sand, salt