The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-09
OKLAHOMA HOMES
GOOD ENOUGH
After An Extended Trip to the
North Frank Franklin Advises
Neighbors to Keep Homes.

Frank Franklin who has just retured
from a trip to Madison, Wis, has the fol-
lowing to say relative to his trip;
Being asked for writeup on our re-
cent trip to Madison, Wis, will say that
we saw a part of six states and Chicago
St. Louis, Kansas City and other cities, !
noticed conditions closely. They we're
no better than here. Some of the
corn is so poor that it wont be worth
gathering. The drouth conditions were
about the same as here. in Illinois, Iowa.
Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin so we as
farmers should be satisfied enough to re-
main in Oklahoma, with its great advan-
tages and inducements for all classes, es-
pecially the man with moderate means
and came back more pleased with my
state. AS farm lands can be bought from
$40 to $50 an acre here and as the ones
in the states just mentioned that will cost
500. to $3.50. per acre, so you see our
state offers more land for homes at l-5
the money. than the older states. You
that are selling your homes must do some
serious thinking is this win be the last
home you will probably ever own in your
life, and this little pittance will soon be
spent and you will afterwards be glad to
rent the place you so unwisely disposed
Of. The ambition of nearly every
American is to own home. Now you
home owners stay with them, as we never
appreciate what we have until it is gone.
The greatness of Oklahoma or any other
state is in its farm homes. A section
where large tracts are owned by corpora
tons win never amount to much as
renter or leaser and has not enough in
terest in the place to do very much for it.
Those states are farmed much better than
ours. as saw very few weeds in fence
corners and highways and none in the
corn fields. | found farmers satisfied
with conditions but merchants, laborers
and in fact nearly all living in cities and
towns complaining Of very hard times
There were at least thousand dele
oates at the Farmers National Conven-
ton. Most of the states of the union
were represented. There were seven
DELEGATES representing Oklahoma. They
were: Ewers White, McLoud; j. H. Con-
nell, Saltwater; Robert Newberry, Salon
s. E. Ranfe, Sulphur; John D. Bench
Hayt; j. L. McCorkle, Weber Falls and
Frank Franklin, Vinita. The sessions
were of unusual interest and some of the
best speakers of the day entertained the
audience with sometimes as many as
six thousand listeners to the speeches
Some of the most noted speakers were
Taft, Bryan, Hill and Mrs. Don Laws.
cannot refrain from commenting on Mr.
Hills speech. James j. Hill for allhe has
achieved through his own industry ambl-
tion and perseverance. The greatest rail-
way creator and operator in America, il
not in the world believes in intensive
farming as the future salvation OF this
Republic, With a lot of figures ne show
ed that the population was increasing at
a rapid rate, and unless a change takes
place there will be a population in the
United States of 20O.OOO,000 inside Of
the next fifty years and not enough loaves
to 90 around, he said the remedy is in di-
viding the farms and obtaining more
from the land by fertilization and intelli-
gent farming He cited Germany where
the soil was not so good as in this country
by scientific farming more than doubles
our Yields per acre. Great Britain also
more than doubles our average per acre
on land that has been cultivated success
sively for thousand years. His was the
best speech of all.
Madison is city of 10000 people sit
uated on high and dry land between
Lake Mendoza and Lake Monona, which
help to make rock river. These lakes
vary in depth from one hundred to one
hundred and sixty feet in depth and
several miles in length and breadth